Obituaries Related to "Boyd" from New York Times Archive
Alan S. Boyd, Nation’s First Transportation Chief, Dies at 98
Lyndon B. Johnson chose him to lead a new department integrating vast air, sea and land systems. He also led Amtrak and the Illinois Central Railroad.
Cleon and Leon Boyd, Vermont Twins Tied to the Land, Die at 64
They boiled sap at the family farm, groomed the ski slopes and played country music. The brothers died of the novel coronavirus, which also sickened many in their extended family.
Robert Boyd, Journalist Whose Reporting Shifted an Election, Dies at 91
He shared a Pulitzer for detailing how George McGovern’s initial running mate in 1972 had undergone electroshock therapy for depression.
Mary Boyd Higgins, Wilhelm Reich’s Devoted Trustee, Is Dead at 93
She volunteered for the job with a father of the sexual revolution, even though she had never met him. She protected his legacy and republished his books.
Notable Deaths 2017: H. Boyd Woodruff
Boyd Jarvis, Whose Synthesizer Fueled Dance Music, Dies at 59
Mr. Jarvis played a synthesizer alongside dance music DJs in New York in the early 1980s, building a sound that anticipated house music.
H. Boyd Woodruff, Microbiologist Who Paved Way for Antibiotics, Dies at 99
Dr. Woodruff was instrumental in isolating microbes that led to the development of streptomycin, the miracle cure used to treat tuberculosis and other diseases.
Boyd K. Packer, Advocate of Conservative Mormonism, Dies at 90
Next in line to become president of the Mormon Church, Mr. Packer spoke for those in the church who resisted social change.
Rev. Malcolm Boyd, an Author, Activist and Counterculture Rebel, Dies at 91
Father Boyd was among a handful of white clergymen who became nationally known for civil rights and protesting war, and — after disclosing in 1976 that he was gay — fought for women and homosexuals in the church.
Bob Boyd, Who Battled a Basketball Giant, Dies at 84
As basketball coach at Southern California, Boyd had a 216-131 record, with 11 winning teams in 13 seasons, but he went 2-25 against John Wooden’s U.C.L.A. teams.
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Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.
Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film
His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.
Doug LaMalfa Is Dead: Republican Congressman From California Was 65
A Republican in the House since 2013, he portrayed himself as a voice for his constituents in his northeast district. His death narrowed his party’s slim majority in the chamber.
Bela Tarr, Titan of Slow-Moving Cinema, Dies at 70
The master Hungarian filmmaker’s movies included “Satantango” and “Werckmeister Harmonies.”
Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96
Freed from Auschwitz, she was silent about her ordeal for four decades. Then she decided to dedicate her life to educating people about the dangers of prejudice.
Robert Heide, Daring Playwright and Warhol Collaborator, Dies at 91
He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and turned his fascination with collectible Americana into books.
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