William Walter "Bill" Boyer Jr.

It has been a year since the sad passing of Dr. William W. Boyer, but the heart warming memories of him have remained vividly alive. I dare say that he is alive, in every heart and every mind he has touched and nurtured. Once married and enrolled in the graduate program, both Professor Boyer and Mrs. Barbara Boyer invited us to their home on numerous occasions. Both treated my wife, a graduate student from Thailand, with much appreciated affection. We left Delaware for Iran in 1973, but kept...

I am so sorry to receive the sad news of my professor and mentor Dr. William W. Boyer's passing. My wife and I both have had the good fortunate to have had him as our highly respected teacher. We cherish the memory of our last visit a couple of years ago and the wonderful few hours spent with gracious hosts Dr. William and Dr. Nancy Boyer over lunch, a tasty home made frozen yogurt desert, and a most pleasant conversation. We extend our sincere condolences to the family with great affection.

The world needs many more folks like Bill. We should all strive to model his caring.

I'm so sorry to hear of your loved and deepest condolences are extended to you. Something that's helped me through the death of loved ones is to reflect on 1 Corinthians 15:26.

My wife Sandi and I send "Our Prayers for the Peace that Passeth Understanding" on the passing of Prof. Bill Boyer.

Bill and I met in the 1975-76 school year, when I was in the first 3-member cohort of a new PhD program in Public Policy / Public Affairs in UDel Political Science. He was one of my professors.

I'd just moved to Delaware in April 1975 where I became State Capitol Bureau Chief for the News Journal Papers, covering the Governor and General Assembly, which put me on...