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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.