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William Clement Boyd , age 82 of 604 Eagle Trace, died Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 5:17 am. in Blessing Hospital.He was born June 9, 1924 in Quincy, Illinois the son of Lewis and Carrie Willey Boyd. In 1958 he married Luise "Margie" Decker in Heidelberg, Germany. She survives.Mr. Boyd was a graduate of Quincy High School and the University of Illinois in Urbana. He served 13 years in the Army in World War II and Korea. He retired as a Lieutenant. He was a civil engineer at Klingner and Associates. He was responsible for working with almost all of the area water supply facilities in Illinois and Missouri. An unrecognized contribution was that he helped found the Water Operators Association to assist small towns. He also helped with the Sny Drainage District. He was a former member of Quincy Rotary and a member of People to People. He loved to read.Survivors include his wife, a daughter, April Born and her husband Mark of Fowler, 3 grandchildren Brittany, Ashley and Cassidy Born of Fowler. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Lewis and a sister Karen.The family is following the wishes of William with cremation and no services. |
