Texas A&M Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Robert Boyett Jr.
LONGVIEW — Robert H. "Bob" Boyett Jr., 88, of Longview, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at his other home with his daughter in Dripping Springs, Texas. Bob was born October 22, 1924, in Marshall, Texas, to Robert H. Boyett Sr. and Thelma Moore Boyett. He attended Texas A&M University, where he played in the Aggieland Orchestra and studied engineering until the war interrupted. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps on December 14, 1942, went through pilot training and graduated 2nd Lt....