Lynn Boyd
1944-08-05 2018-01-13
Lynn's wife Dee provided this information about Lynn in lieu of a published obituary:
Lynn was born August 5, 1944 in Denver, the only child of Thelma Maxine Allely Boyd and William Robert Boyd. He graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in 1962, having been active in student government, athletics and music during his high school years. He started his college career at University of Colorado Boulder, then switched to University of Colorado Denver, then switched one final time to University of Denver where he graduated with a BS in Finance in 1966.
Lynn never served in the military, marrying Suzanne (last name unknown) after college graduation. They moved to the San Francisco bay area so that both could enroll at UC Berkeley. That marriage ended in divorce as did his second one (Nancy Bruun). His third marriage to me, Denise Van Sandt Boyd, took place in Yosemite National Park on November 12, 1983. We lived several years in the SF Bay Area before moving to Sacramento in 1989 and then to Pennsylvania in 2000 where Lynn became the Executive Director of Claims at Wellspan Health. He retired from Wellspan after having had a 40 year career in the Health Benefits and Insurance industry. We moved to East Texas in 2009 in order to assist in the care of my ailing parents living in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Lynn and I were married 34 years and had no children of our own. However, he has a daughter, Teresa Louise, aged 47 by his first marriage and two sons, Jeffrey Daniel, 41 and Michael Richard, 38, by his second marriage.
A strong advocate for higher education, Lynn chose to become a participant in the UT Southwestern Medical Willed Body Program in Dallas, Texas, hoping its medical educators would be able to glean useful information regarding his rare neurological disease called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
Lynn was born August 5, 1944 in Denver, the only child of Thelma Maxine Allely Boyd and William Robert Boyd. He graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in 1962, having been active in student government, athletics and music during his high school years. He started his college career at University of Colorado Boulder, then switched to University of Colorado Denver, then switched one final time to University of Denver where he graduated with a BS in Finance in 1966.
Lynn never served in the military, marrying Suzanne (last name unknown) after college graduation. They moved to the San Francisco bay area so that both could enroll at UC Berkeley. That marriage ended in divorce as did his second one (Nancy Bruun). His third marriage to me, Denise Van Sandt Boyd, took place in Yosemite National Park on November 12, 1983. We lived several years in the SF Bay Area before moving to Sacramento in 1989 and then to Pennsylvania in 2000 where Lynn became the Executive Director of Claims at Wellspan Health. He retired from Wellspan after having had a 40 year career in the Health Benefits and Insurance industry. We moved to East Texas in 2009 in order to assist in the care of my ailing parents living in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Lynn and I were married 34 years and had no children of our own. However, he has a daughter, Teresa Louise, aged 47 by his first marriage and two sons, Jeffrey Daniel, 41 and Michael Richard, 38, by his second marriage.
A strong advocate for higher education, Lynn chose to become a participant in the UT Southwestern Medical Willed Body Program in Dallas, Texas, hoping its medical educators would be able to glean useful information regarding his rare neurological disease called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
Lynn was a fun loving guy in high school. I remember he liked to slng, and was pretty good at it. He will always be remembered fondly. So sorry to hear this news of his passing. Condolences to his wice and family.
tribute by Caroline TaylorLynn and I were best friends from sixth grade through our freshman year at CU. I tried to contact him several times the past few years but was not successful. Lynn worked at an ice cream shop at 29th and Kipling during high school. He encouraged Barb and me to meet there, after a year of our being apart. We realized pretty quickly that we were meant for each other and have now been married 54 wonderful years. Thanks, Lynn!
tribute by Scott Hightower