William Jasper Boyd

1928 - 2021

William Jasper Boyd
August 30, 1928 - December 22, 2021
Alvin, Texas - William "Bill" Jasper Boyd, age 93, of Alvin, Texas passed away December 22, 2021, surrounded by his closest loved ones, due to long-running medical conditions, and complications brought on by colon cancer.
Bill was born on August 30, 1928 to parents William Robert Boyd and Bessie Harness Boyd in Pearland, Texas. His childhood years were primarily spent living in that area, then later in Alvin, Texas, where he attended and graduated from Alvin High School. He was always very involved in church, school and community activities, and as well was quite the writer, scholar and musician.
After high school graduation, Bill left home with virtually nothing to his name, in order to enroll at the University of Texas and pursue a career in engineering.
Two years later, in 1950, he paused his college course of study, in order to enlist in the Army of the United States during the Korean War. He served for 2 years, primarily in the area of radio communications. After honorable discharge from military service, he returned to the University of Texas, in order to continue his pursuit of a college engineering degree.
Despite many odds against him, coming out of impoverished conditions, often struggling to have enough food to eat or a roof over his head, he earned and received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, in June 1958.
His engineering career took him, along with his wife and children, to various U.S. states throughout the years--TX, VA, TN, LA, NC, SC--but his two greatest passions were simple: his family and his faith.
He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, kept a positive outlook on life, rarely talked down to or about others, and often had a huge grin on his face that could light up any room. Not to mention, he rarely missed an episode of "Jeopardy," even in the last few months of his life.
His first marriage was to Patsy Joyce Cavenaugh, of Wallace, NC, in 1959. She passed away September 2, 1991. His second marriage was to Shirley Lee Mulhollan (formerly Johnson), of Houston, TX, in 1994. She passed away December 31, 2017.
He is survived by daughter Pamela Denise Boyd Sullivan and husband William of High Point, NC, son William Randall Boyd and wife Kristie of Raleigh, NC; stepchildren Rob Johnson of Singapore, Rick Johnson and wife Jennifer of Houston, Sharon Dawn Tucker of Alvin/Katy, TX, and John Johnson of Beaumont, TX; grandchildren Kristen Sullivan, Kyle Sullivan, Jessica Boyd, Kayla Boyd, Stephen Johnson, John "Mack" Tucker, Elisabeth Johnson-Brinkman, James Johnson, and Jade Johnson.
Bill was also one of 11 children. He is survived by siblings Martha Boyd Peterson, Robert Wayne Boyd, Rachel Boyd Moll, Donald Roy Boyd, Jane Boyd Bohannon, and Joseph Alexander Boyd. He is preceded in death by siblings Lawrence (Larry) Ferdinand Boyd, Lois Boyd Williams, Frances Boyd Rhodes, and Elizabeth Boyd Stevenson.
He was laid to rest on December 29, 2021, with military honors, at Southpark Cemetery in Pearland, TX.
To view the funeral service, pay tribute, or share memories, visit the Southpark website link: https://www.southparkfunerals.com/obituaries/William-Boyd-29/