Alan S. Boyd
Alan S. Boyd | |
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John Volpe | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | July 20, 1922
Died | October 18, 2020 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 98)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Flavil Townsend
(m. 1943; died 2007) |
Children | Mark |
Education | University of Florida (BA) University of Virginia (LLB) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Unit | U.S. Army Air Forces |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Alan Stephenson Boyd (July 20, 1922 – October 18, 2020) was an American
Early life and education
Boyd was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on July 20, 1922, to Clarence and Elizabeth (Stephenson) Boyd. His maternal great-grandfather was John Stephenson, a coachbuilder who invented and patented the first streetcar. Boyd's father died when he was two years old. He graduated from Macclenny–Glen High School in 1939, and went on to study at the University of Florida. However, he dropped out at the end of his sophomore year. He subsequently joined the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 and remained there through the end of World War II.[1]
Boyd married Flavil Juanita Townsend, a high school teacher,[1] on April 3, 1943.[2] Together, they had one son (Mark).[1] After leaving the service in 1945, Boyd returned to college and received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1948.[1]
Career
Early positions
Boyd practiced law in
Secretary of Transportation
Boyd became the first
When
Later life and death
After Boyd retired, he and his wife moved to Seattle.[10] He received the Tony Jannus Award for his contributions to commercial aviation in 1994. He also received the 2009 Philip J. Klass Award for Lifetime Achievement from Aviation Week & Space Technology. The citation read: "... for his lifelong service to aviation, including shaping policy in the U.S."[11]
Boyd published an autobiography, A Great Honor: My Life Shaping 20th Century Transportation in August 2016.[12]
Boyd died on October 18, 2020, at a retirement home in Ravenna, Seattle. He was 98, and suffered from failing eyesight in the last five years of life.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g McFadden, Robert D. (October 19, 2020). "Alan S. Boyd, Nation's First Transportation Chief, Dies at 98". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ISBN 9780313265938.
- ^ a b c "Alan S. Boyd (1967–1969)". Miller Center of Public Affairs. University of Virginia. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Knight, Jerry (February 20, 1981). "Amtrak Asks More Aid Than Reagan Proposes". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Stover, John F. "The Management of the Illinois Central Railroad in the 20th Century" (PDF). Retrieved February 9, 2006.
- ^ "Ax for Amtrak". Time. March 19, 1979. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
- ^ "Today in Florida History for January". Archived from the original on July 22, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
- ^ "Alan Boyd". National Academy of Public Administration. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Appointments – Companies". The Washington Post. March 7, 1994. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Apgar, Fred (January 19, 2012). "Distinguished veteran and public servant addresses VFW Post". Edmonds Beacon. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Aviation Week & Space Technology January 12, 2009, "Laureates 2009", p. 57
- ^ A Great Honor: My Life Shaping 20th Century Transportation. Artisan Island Press. August 6, 2016.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Media related to Alan Stephenson Boyd at Wikimedia Commons