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Alan S. Boyd, Nation’s First Transportation Chief, Dies at 98

2020-10-19T13:56:44+0000

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

2020-05-18T19:53:58+0000

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

2019-09-25T23:05:49+0000

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

2019-01-23T23:53:47+0000

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

2018-06-06T19:17:31+0000


Boyd Jarvis, Whose Synthesizer Fueled Dance Music, Dies at 59

2018-03-01T22:42:50+0000

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

2017-02-03T19:08:52+0000

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

2015-07-04T21:22:15+0000

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

2015-03-02T15:52:14+0000

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

2015-01-17T21:43:47+0000

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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C. Richard Kramlich, Early Investor in Silicon Valley, Dies at 89

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 22:00:30 +0000

He was among the first backers of Apple Computer and 3Com, earning windfalls, but it was his humaneness that distinguished him from other venture capitalists.

Susan Alcorn, Voyager on Pedal Steel Guitar, Dies at 71

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:58:05 +0000

With a daring avant-garde approach, she pushed the frontiers of an instrument best known for speaking with a down-home accent.

Irv Gotti, Streetwise Hip-Hop Music Mogul, Dies at 54

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:29:19 +0000

A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 records that made the Billboard Hot 100.

Valérie André, Daring French Army Copter Pilot, Dies at 102

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:25:17 +0000

She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman to become an army general.

Paul Plishka, Prolific Soloist at the Met, Dies at 83

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 17:35:47 +0000

Known for his liquid bass tones and flawless diction, he appeared in 88 roles, many of them comic, over 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera.

Ernest Drucker, Public-Health Advocate for the Scorned, Dies at 84

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:12:22 +0000

He marshaled epidemiological research to press for changes in drug policy, alternatives to prison and needle-exchange programs to slow the spread of AIDS.



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