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BOYD, RALPH SAWYER JR., 79
BOYD, RALPH SAWYER JR., 79, of Greensboro, died unexpectedly at his home on December 12. He was born Jan. 12, 1933, in Tacoma, Washington, the son of the late Ralph S. Boyd Sr. and Helen (Haugen) Boyd. He graduated from Cranford High School in Cranford, N.J. in 1951. He later graduated from Norwich University in Northfield in 1955. Ralph joined the U.S. Army on Nov. 13, 1955. He served his country in the Signal Corps at Fort Dix, N.J. First Lieutenant Boyd Jr. was honorably discharged Nov. 12, 1957. On July 23, 1955 he married Susanne Perry at the First Baptist Church in Barre. Ralph was employed all of his working years by the telephone company including: Western Electric, Bell Labs and AT&T. He retired in 1988. Following his retirement he and his wife moved from Cranford, NJ. to Greensboro, where he spent his remaining years. He attended the First Baptist Church in Barre. He served on the Greensboro Nursing Home Board of Directors and volunteered many hours installing Life Line to the area elderly. He will be remembered by family and friends as a kind, loving and generous man with a big heart. Survivors include his loving wife, Susanne, of Greensboro; four children: Ralph S. "Chip" Boyd III and wife, Linda, of Plainfield, Laura Cote and husband, Richard, of Manchester, N.H., Ellen Boyd and husband, Wally Lene, of Clearbrook, Minn. and Alison Boyd and husband, Brian McDonald, of Arvada, Colo..; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren soon to be born; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
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