More detail on this person: Paul Edward Boyd, 62, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002. Born in Saint
Marys, Pa., and a graduate of Methodist College in Fayetteville, N.C., he had been a Hampton
resident since 1979.
In 1981, he retired as a Major from the U.S. Army, having served 20 years, including two tours in
Vietnam. Mr. Boyd then went to work in Civil Service at Fort Eustis where he worked as a planning
specialist.
Mr. Boyd was a member of the Wicomico Hunt Club and a volunteer for the Friends of Sandy Bottom.
He had been a volunteer and was named Volunteer of the Year at the Fort Monroe YMCA.
Mr. Boyd is survived by his wife, Shirley M. Boyd; two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Adel
Boyd of Dupont, Wash., Eric and Tanya Boyd of Natchez, Miss.; one sister, Adrienne Baumgratz of
Saint Marys, Pa.; and two grandchildren, Brandan Boyd of Hampton and Danielle Boyd of Dupont,
Wash.
A funeral service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home. The
family will receive friends before the service from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Relay For Life.
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