Watchung, New Jersey
1917 - 2017
H. Boyd Woodruff Research microbiologist Dr. H. Boyd Woodruff died peacefully at his home in Watchung, N.J. on Jan. 19, 2017, at age 99. The family will receive visitors at Higgins Home for Funerals, 752 Mountain Blvd., Watchung on Friday, Jan. 27, from 5 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held...
Read MoreBoyd's impact on the Waksman laboratory and resulting discoveries have a lasting legacy in microbiology. Our most heartfelt condolences to your family.
- Amy Cheng Vollmer, President, Waksman Foundation for Microbiology
Amy Vollmer
January 25, 2017 | Wilmington, DE
Your beloved one will truly be missed. No doubt many will appreciate your beloved one for the efforts she's made in her lifetime. God's word says, "A good name is better than good oil, and the day of death is better than the day of birth." So encouraging to all.
January 24, 2017 | Woodbridge Twp, NJ
Our heartfelt condolences to the Woodruff family. Boyd's remarkable longevity has left an ever dwindling number of scientists alive who were either hired by or reported to him at the Merck Research Laboratories in the mid 20th century. My wife Jean and I were among those fortunate individuals whose careers .. and life together .. depended directly on Boyd's support and encouragement. It is a testimony to his quiet but inspiring character that his subordinates redoubled their effort to fulfill...
Fred Kahan
January 23, 2017 | Scotch Plains, NJ
Condolences to the Woodruff family. Boyd was a wonderful person!
Len Schwartz
January 22, 2017 | NJ
