ROBERT RICHARD BOYD
Administrative Law Judge
Reserve Army Colonel
Died March 10, 2006. He was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he grew up on a tobacco farm. He often joked that he was determined to get a college education so that he could "get off the farm".
Nevertheless, he was proud that he bought a bicentennial family farm in 1946, and when he sold it in 1995, he was proud that it still remained in the family.
Judge Boyd, or Colonel Boyd, he was proud of both titles, attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1941, with a bachelors degree in agricultural economics.
After graduation, he worked briefly in the state office of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Blacksburg, Virginia. In the fall of 1941, he left Blacksburg to become an assistant county agent in Brunswick County, Virginia. He left there in April 1942, to enter the United States Army.
Upon leaving active duty in March 1946, he again returned to the agricultural field to become a tobacco specialist in Danbury, North Carolina. Judge Boyd's next big step was to enter law school at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
He enrolled in the law school there on February 1, 1947 and received his law degree exactly two years later on February 1, 1949.
He practiced law for a short time in Mecklenburg County in Boydton, Virginia. Boydton was named after his great-great-grandfather, Alexander Boyd, the Elder.
He entered government service in October 1949. In his 30 years service with the U.S. Government, he rose to become an administrative law judge and to be the chief administrative law judge at the National Transportation Safety Board.
Judge Boyd was admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. Tax court, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
He was a contributor to the William and Mary Law Review on two occasions. In his military career, he rose to the rank of captain and became a company commander in World War II.After the war years, in order to keep in touch with the men of the 224th QM Salvage Repair Co. which he commanded, he was instrumental in organizing their annual reunions which he enjoyed very much.
In the U.S. Army Reserve, in the 310th Transportation Group, he rose to the rank of colonel and was a group commander. During this time he was graduated from the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. He was presented his graduation diploma by the Honorable Harry S. Truman.
Judge Boyd was a most enthusiastic golfer and was a longtime member of Belle Haven Country Club. He served on the Board of Directors of that club for three different terms and chaired numerous club committees including the golf committee. Among other boards that he served on were the Boyd Family Memorial Foundation Board which he helped form with the late William B. Hill and the Boyd Tavern Foundation Board. Both foundations are headquartered in Boydton, Virginia. Through his hard work, he was able to obtain recognition for the Boyd Tavern, as the Boyd Tavern was eventually placed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
Judge Boyd was also a member of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Sticky Fingers Investment Club of Alexandria, Virginia. Judge Boyd was a longtime member of Christ Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia, and was in attendance there on occasions when Presidents Eisenhower and George H.W. Bush were among the worshippers.
Judge Boyd married Anna Hall Loving Boyd in 1950; and they have continuously resided in Fairfax-Alexandria, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Anna; three sisters; and one brother. His siblings all live in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, in the town of Clarksville. They are Nancy Elizabeth Boyd Baker, Otis Barrow Boyd, Mary Ann Boyd Oettinger and Joan Boyd Easley.
On Saturday, March 25, 2006, at 2 p.m., a Memorial Service will be held at Ephesus United Methodist Church, 2612 West Orgainsville Road, Clarksville, Virginia 23927. Afterwards, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Harold Gielow will receive friends at their home.
Burial with modified Full Military Honors will take place in Arlington National Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 3, 2006.
After the burial service, the family will meet friends at 12 Noon for a reception at the Fairfax Retirement Center, 9100 Belvoir Woods Parkway, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.
On Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at 2 p.m., a Memorial Service will be held at Christ Episcopal Church, Washington St., Alexandria, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Boyd Family Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 183, Boydton, Virginia, 23917 or the Ephesus United Methodist Church at the above address.
Published in The Washington Post on 3/25/2006.
Administrative Law Judge
Reserve Army Colonel
Died March 10, 2006. He was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he grew up on a tobacco farm. He often joked that he was determined to get a college education so that he could "get off the farm".
Nevertheless, he was proud that he bought a bicentennial family farm in 1946, and when he sold it in 1995, he was proud that it still remained in the family.
Judge Boyd, or Colonel Boyd, he was proud of both titles, attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1941, with a bachelors degree in agricultural economics.
After graduation, he worked briefly in the state office of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Blacksburg, Virginia. In the fall of 1941, he left Blacksburg to become an assistant county agent in Brunswick County, Virginia. He left there in April 1942, to enter the United States Army.
Upon leaving active duty in March 1946, he again returned to the agricultural field to become a tobacco specialist in Danbury, North Carolina. Judge Boyd's next big step was to enter law school at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
He enrolled in the law school there on February 1, 1947 and received his law degree exactly two years later on February 1, 1949.
He practiced law for a short time in Mecklenburg County in Boydton, Virginia. Boydton was named after his great-great-grandfather, Alexander Boyd, the Elder.
He entered government service in October 1949. In his 30 years service with the U.S. Government, he rose to become an administrative law judge and to be the chief administrative law judge at the National Transportation Safety Board.
Judge Boyd was admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. Tax court, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
He was a contributor to the William and Mary Law Review on two occasions. In his military career, he rose to the rank of captain and became a company commander in World War II.After the war years, in order to keep in touch with the men of the 224th QM Salvage Repair Co. which he commanded, he was instrumental in organizing their annual reunions which he enjoyed very much.
In the U.S. Army Reserve, in the 310th Transportation Group, he rose to the rank of colonel and was a group commander. During this time he was graduated from the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. He was presented his graduation diploma by the Honorable Harry S. Truman.
Judge Boyd was a most enthusiastic golfer and was a longtime member of Belle Haven Country Club. He served on the Board of Directors of that club for three different terms and chaired numerous club committees including the golf committee. Among other boards that he served on were the Boyd Family Memorial Foundation Board which he helped form with the late William B. Hill and the Boyd Tavern Foundation Board. Both foundations are headquartered in Boydton, Virginia. Through his hard work, he was able to obtain recognition for the Boyd Tavern, as the Boyd Tavern was eventually placed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
Judge Boyd was also a member of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Sticky Fingers Investment Club of Alexandria, Virginia. Judge Boyd was a longtime member of Christ Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia, and was in attendance there on occasions when Presidents Eisenhower and George H.W. Bush were among the worshippers.
Judge Boyd married Anna Hall Loving Boyd in 1950; and they have continuously resided in Fairfax-Alexandria, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Anna; three sisters; and one brother. His siblings all live in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, in the town of Clarksville. They are Nancy Elizabeth Boyd Baker, Otis Barrow Boyd, Mary Ann Boyd Oettinger and Joan Boyd Easley.
On Saturday, March 25, 2006, at 2 p.m., a Memorial Service will be held at Ephesus United Methodist Church, 2612 West Orgainsville Road, Clarksville, Virginia 23927. Afterwards, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Harold Gielow will receive friends at their home.
Burial with modified Full Military Honors will take place in Arlington National Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 3, 2006.
After the burial service, the family will meet friends at 12 Noon for a reception at the Fairfax Retirement Center, 9100 Belvoir Woods Parkway, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.
On Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at 2 p.m., a Memorial Service will be held at Christ Episcopal Church, Washington St., Alexandria, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Boyd Family Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 183, Boydton, Virginia, 23917 or the Ephesus United Methodist Church at the above address.
Published in The Washington Post on 3/25/2006.
ROBERT RICHARD BOYD
Administrative Law Judge
Reserve Army Colonel
Died March 10, 2006. He was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he grew up on a tobacco farm. He often joked that he was determined to get a college education so that he could "get off the farm".
Nevertheless, he was proud that he bought a bicentennial family farm in 1946, and when he sold it in 1995, he was proud that it still remained in the family.
Judge Boyd, or Colonel Boyd, he was proud of both titles, attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1941, with a bachelors degree in agricultural economics.
After graduation, he worked briefly in the state office of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Blacksburg, Virginia. In the fall of 1941, he left Blacksburg to become an assistant county agent in Brunswick County, Virginia. He left there in April 1942, to enter the United States Army.
Upon leaving active duty in March 1946, he again returned to the agricultural field to become a tobacco specialist in Danbury, North Carolina. Judge Boyd's next big step was to enter law school at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
He enrolled in the law school there on February 1, 1947 and received his law degree exactly two years later on February 1, 1949.
He practiced law for a short time in Mecklenburg County in Boydton, Virginia. Boydton was named after his great-great-grandfather, Alexander Boyd, the Elder.
He entered government service in October 1949. In his 30 years service with the U.S. Government, he rose to become an administrative law judge and to be the chief administrative law judge at the National Transportation Safety Board.
Judge Boyd was admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. Tax court, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
He was a contributor to the William and Mary Law Review on two occasions. In his military career, he rose to the rank of captain and became a company commander in World War II.After the war years, in order to keep in touch with the men of the 224th QM Salvage Repair Co. which he commanded, he was instrumental in organizing their annual reunions which he enjoyed very much.
In the U.S. Army Reserve, in the 310th Transportation Group, he rose to the rank of colonel and was a group commander. During this time he was graduated from the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. He was presented his graduation diploma by the Honorable Harry S. Truman.
Judge Boyd was a most enthusiastic golfer and was a longtime member of Belle Haven Country Club. He served on the Board of Directors of that club for three different terms and chaired numerous club committees including the golf committee. Among other boards that he served on were the Boyd Family Memorial Foundation Board which he helped form with the late William B. Hill and the Boyd Tavern Foundation Board. Both foundations are headquartered in Boydton, Virginia. Through his hard work, he was able to obtain recognition for the Boyd Tavern, as the Boyd Tavern was eventually placed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
Judge Boyd was also a member of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Sticky Fingers Investment Club of Alexandria, Virginia. Judge Boyd was a longtime member of Christ Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia, and was in attendance there on occasions when Presidents Eisenhower and George H.W. Bush were among the worshippers.
Judge Boyd married Anna Hall Loving Boyd in 1950; and they have continuously resided in Fairfax-Alexandria, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Anna; three sisters; and one brother. His siblings all live in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, in the town of Clarksville. They are Nancy Elizabeth Boyd Baker, Otis Barrow Boyd, Mary Ann Boyd Oettinger and Joan Boyd Easley.
On Saturday, March 25, 2006, at 2 p.m., a Memorial Service will be held at Ephesus United Methodist Church, 2612 West Orgainsville Road, Clarksville, Virginia 23927. Afterwards, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Harold Gielow will receive friends at their home.
Burial with modified Full Military Honors will take place in Arlington National Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 3, 2006.
After the burial service, the family will meet friends at 12 Noon for a reception at the Fairfax Retirement Center, 9100 Belvoir Woods Parkway, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.
On Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at 2 p.m., a Memorial Service will be held at Christ Episcopal Church, Washington St., Alexandria, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Boyd Family Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 183, Boydton, Virginia, 23917 or the Ephesus United Methodist Church at the above address.
Published in The Washington Post on 3/25/2006.
Administrative Law Judge
Reserve Army Colonel
Died March 10, 2006. He was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he grew up on a tobacco farm. He often joked that he was determined to get a college education so that he could "get off the farm".
Nevertheless, he was proud that he bought a bicentennial family farm in 1946, and when he sold it in 1995, he was proud that it still remained in the family.
Judge Boyd, or Colonel Boyd, he was proud of both titles, attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1941, with a bachelors degree in agricultural economics.
After graduation, he worked briefly in the state office of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Blacksburg, Virginia. In the fall of 1941, he left Blacksburg to become an assistant county agent in Brunswick County, Virginia. He left there in April 1942, to enter the United States Army.
Upon leaving active duty in March 1946, he again returned to the agricultural field to become a tobacco specialist in Danbury, North Carolina. Judge Boyd's next big step was to enter law school at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
He enrolled in the law school there on February 1, 1947 and received his law degree exactly two years later on February 1, 1949.
He practiced law for a short time in Mecklenburg County in Boydton, Virginia. Boydton was named after his great-great-grandfather, Alexander Boyd, the Elder.
He entered government service in October 1949. In his 30 years service with the U.S. Government, he rose to become an administrative law judge and to be the chief administrative law judge at the National Transportation Safety Board.
Judge Boyd was admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. Tax court, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
He was a contributor to the William and Mary Law Review on two occasions. In his military career, he rose to the rank of captain and became a company commander in World War II.After the war years, in order to keep in touch with the men of the 224th QM Salvage Repair Co. which he commanded, he was instrumental in organizing their annual reunions which he enjoyed very much.
In the U.S. Army Reserve, in the 310th Transportation Group, he rose to the rank of colonel and was a group commander. During this time he was graduated from the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. He was presented his graduation diploma by the Honorable Harry S. Truman.
Judge Boyd was a most enthusiastic golfer and was a longtime member of Belle Haven Country Club. He served on the Board of Directors of that club for three different terms and chaired numerous club committees including the golf committee. Among other boards that he served on were the Boyd Family Memorial Foundation Board which he helped form with the late William B. Hill and the Boyd Tavern Foundation Board. Both foundations are headquartered in Boydton, Virginia. Through his hard work, he was able to obtain recognition for the Boyd Tavern, as the Boyd Tavern was eventually placed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
Judge Boyd was also a member of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Sticky Fingers Investment Club of Alexandria, Virginia. Judge Boyd was a longtime member of Christ Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia, and was in attendance there on occasions when Presidents Eisenhower and George H.W. Bush were among the worshippers.
Judge Boyd married Anna Hall Loving Boyd in 1950; and they have continuously resided in Fairfax-Alexandria, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Anna; three sisters; and one brother. His siblings all live in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, in the town of Clarksville. They are Nancy Elizabeth Boyd Baker, Otis Barrow Boyd, Mary Ann Boyd Oettinger and Joan Boyd Easley.
On Saturday, March 25, 2006, at 2 p.m., a Memorial Service will be held at Ephesus United Methodist Church, 2612 West Orgainsville Road, Clarksville, Virginia 23927. Afterwards, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Harold Gielow will receive friends at their home.
Burial with modified Full Military Honors will take place in Arlington National Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 3, 2006.
After the burial service, the family will meet friends at 12 Noon for a reception at the Fairfax Retirement Center, 9100 Belvoir Woods Parkway, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.
On Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at 2 p.m., a Memorial Service will be held at Christ Episcopal Church, Washington St., Alexandria, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Boyd Family Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 183, Boydton, Virginia, 23917 or the Ephesus United Methodist Church at the above address.
Published in The Washington Post on 3/25/2006.
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