JOHN W. BOYER

BOYER
JOHN W., former chairman & CEO of Philadelphia Suburban Corporation, which later became Aqua Pennsylvania, passed away in Italy on August 30, 2016.
Mr. Boyer was born in Wilmington, DE and graduated from the Wilmington Friends School. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1950 and went on to complete work at Rutgers University School of Banking before attending the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia was Mr. Boyer's first professional adventure in the world of finance. In 1958, he became an officer of what was then Provident Tradesman's Bank & Trust Company. In 1981 he became President and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Philadelphia Suburban Water Company that later became part of what is now Aqua Pennsylvania. Mr. Boyer retired in 1993.
He was a respected & beloved trustee of Eastern University in suburban St. Davids and close advisor to several Eastern University presidents during some of the most important decades of the University's history. In later years, he served as an Emeritus Trustee. Also, he was a founding elder of Proclamation Presbyterian Church in Bryn Mawr, PA and Valley Forge Prayer Breakfast.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Lidia Plugaru, whom he married on June 18, 2013. He was married to Barbara Boyer, who passed away in October, 2008 with whom he had had 5 children: Jay (deceased) and wife Betsy; Margot B. Barsamian and husband Tarkis; Elisa Moneymaker and husband David; Creighton and wife Lori; Dillon and wife Susan.