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Brian BOYNTON Obituary
With a broken heart we must tell all friends and family; that brother, son, step-dad, and beloved husband Brian Boynton passed suddenly Monday afternoon in Boynton Beach, FL. He was only 56 years old and is survived by his wife Tana, step son Cris, mother Shirley, sisters Lori and Judy, niece Jes, nephews Austin and Justin. His wish is to be cremated and "go home to Illinois and the mighty Mississippi". There will be a Celebration of Life Ceremony on Sunday December 18, 2016 in Boynton Beach, FL. In lieu of flowers please send any donations to one of Brian's favorite charities. American Heart Association, The Humane Society, Southern Poverty Law, or The Ocean Conservancy. To those of us who loved him he was larger than life and will remain forever so. We love you Big Bri - always have - always will ..... 4 ever & a day.
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Memories and Condolences
for Brian BOYNTON
Shell lasky
May 4, 2025
Brian, hey it's she'll lately I've been thinking about you and momma and of course cris, I miss all the good times we used to have. I know life surley isn't the same without you there's certain shows that come on and reminds me of you so much I wish you didn't leave us so soon. But I'm sure you know but I have a little boy now his name is ryker. He's my world.but keep watching over us all and one day when the time is right we will all be together again.
Paul Hoffman
December 11, 2024
Brian Boynton was larger than life. He lived his life his way. And was smart enough to marry Tana. As a bonus, he got me. We wish our time was longer but very happy for the time we spent together in Florida and your visit to Georgia. We all miss you
and we will all be together eventually.
Tana
December 11, 2024
Honey the anniversary of your passing is coming again and I still find myself missing you everyday. I am stronger and I sometimes smile when I hear your voice in my mind or smell you near instead of crying. I hold you in my heart always. You are with me for every step, joy, laugh, tear, fear, and challenge. I love you. 4 ever & a day
Angela foster daughter
January 12, 2024
Tana if you get this I´ve been trying to find you, I miss you and would so love to talk and catch up !! Please call 717-830-4878 please leave a message if I´m unable to answer love and miss you Angie
Tana Boynton
January 4, 2024
Happy Anniversary honey. I miss you as always & still talk to you everyday. I remember the first moment that I knew we were destined. You put your arms around me from behind. I closed my eyes and felt home. When I opened them, you were looking at me in the mirror. You knew it too. When I found you, my heart knew it was home. I love you still, always have, always will...4 ever & a day.
Tana Boynton
December 13, 2023
Honey I tried to celebrate yesterday and even put up & decorated our tree just for you. I know your joy at Christmas and how you always went over the edge with it! But I couldn't stop thinking it's been 7 years since I last heard your voice. But I picked myself up today and want to celebrate your life. I love you now & always...4 ever & a day.
Lori Hoffman
December 10, 2023
One of my very favorite memories of us. The day you walked me down the isle on my wedding day to Paul and we just celebrated 22 good years.
Thank you for that beautiful day and memory baby brother. Sending you love this Christmas and hugs to dad too.
Tana Boynton
December 12, 2021
Honey today is 5 years since I last heard your voice, felt your touch, and kissed you . It's odd how time goes on and my life with you stopped in time and plays in loops of our memories, our tears, our laughter, & our love. You changed my life and it will never be the same. I was recently thinking of all the lives you touched and we share our stories often and in that way...you will live forever with us. I miss your adventure and do my best to live it for you and with you. I love you...always have & always will...4 ever & a day.
Tana
December 12, 2020
I miss you everyday honey and always until we are together again. 4 years today finding my way without you. I hope you're proud, I'm living our best life as best I can. I love, always have & always will...4 ever & a day.
Tana M Boynton
December 12, 2020
Miss you little brother. Hugs from your family.
Lori Hoffman
December 10, 2020
The world seems a little different without you. 4 years away from you.
December 17, 2019
Tana, my heart still breaks every moment of every day for you. When we lose someone so close to us there is nothing that can be said that eases the pain we still feel inside from that loss, no matter how much time passes, nor how many great things we may discover outside of our loss.
However, our loss takes precedence over everything and anything until we are re-joined with our loved one once again. Until then, we are only going through the motions of life until we make it through the gates of Heaven ourselves and hold the hands of our loved ones for all eternity!
Diane
Miss you little brother. Love Lori and Judy.
Lori Hoffman
December 10, 2019
Merry Christmas in heaven Brian.
Happy Easter - Sending hugs
Tana Boynton
April 1, 2018
Tana Boynton
April 1, 2018
Happy Easter Honey. Here's our 2nd Easter apart. I still hold on to your smile and laughter to get me up every day. I thought I would evolve in a straight line but that hasn't happened, for every step forward I stumble & fall back but I hear you yelling & I get back up again. I'll keep working at it until I succeed. I still keep Snoopy close.....I love you...always have..always will. 4 ever & a day
Angela Mendoza
February 19, 2018
Tana (mom) I'm so sorry for your loss. I have been trying to find you. I miss you and would love to talk. 717-830-4878. Again I'm sorry. Hope to hear from you. I love and miss you
We've only just begun....
Tana Boynton
January 3, 2018
Missing you honey.Tomorrow is our 2nd anniversary since you've been gone.
I remember a quote from the song of Solomon,"Many waters cannot quench love & neither can the floods drown it."
That is us-in the beginning we had no idea what the years would bring & what we would face & how we would grow. All we knew was life didn't make sense if we weren't together.
We had dreams & joy & we ran at life-mostly with you grabbing my hand & running like the wind. I've never been the same since.Sometimes loving you made me wish the minutes would last for hours & other moments made me afraid they'd never end.That's life & marriage-traveling thru time with my best friend & I'm forever grateful.I wish I could travel back to so many precious moments & put time on pause so I could live those moments again & again-cherishing every second.
From the 1st moment you put your arms around me-my heart knew it was home.
Happy Anniversary honey.
Love you 4 ever & a day...
Always have ...always will.
Tana Boynton
December 12, 2017
1 year ago today, my life changed forever. Time stopped & a broken heart became my constant companion. Most days I carry it better but today I'm living every moment again. I guess it's normal to mourn every word & action not said or done and I find myself wanting to scream to the world to stop fighting. Just stop & give love - don't waste a precious moment. I pray that you know how much you mattered & are loved. God knows what a mess we sometimes made of our lives but we always fought our way thru it. We were bound together - frick & frack - yin & yang. I miss you so & I love you, always have - always will...4 ever & day.
Tana Boynton
October 3, 2017
Today my love, is the anniversary of the day I first took you to the hospital and I'll never forget the fear & pain I felt for you. From that moment until 12:23 pm on December 12th, pain was your constant companion & I was only the observer. I could hold you, take care of you, cry for you, & pray for you but I couldn't stop it. At least my love I now know you feel pain no more. I love you honey just as much as then. Every day, every moment, is a memory. You touched my heart & soul & I'll never be the same. Love you still...always have, always will...4 ever & a day.
September 20, 2017
We made you wife smile and cry today. We sent her flowers on your birthday. Your first birthday in heaven.
We are sad you are not here with us but know you still watch over us and keep us safe.
This day is a bitter pill, but as with medicine a must to swallow. We love you always.
Lori, Paul, Mom and Austin.
PS: Tana survived her first Hurricane without you. I'm sure she's told you all about it!
My Knight & Carriage
Tana Boynton
September 19, 2017
Happy Birthday Baby.
Tomorrow is your birthday and that irony breaks my heart. I still cry every day but I know I cry for me because you have no pain and only have joy and love. Our love was and is a promise to hang on. Such a love that even when it wasn't easy..we hung on. We hung on to share our laughter, our woes, our joys and dreams. I miss you every moment of every day but I know I will be with you again for all eternity. We have seen each other thru our best and worst times and shared a history of memories that belong only to us. It is still impossible to imagine how to get thru the days without your kiss. I'm hangin' in there honey because I am your partner still, but this the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. Be happy my love...till you hold me once more. I love you..always have, always will...4 ever & a day.
Tana Boynton
May 12, 2017
Today is 4 months without you by my side. I guess that's my life now... Counting the days, weeks, & months without you. I hear you sometimes and even feel you near me and I'm grateful for sleep to dream. I'm grateful for all the memories and adventures so I can hold them close to me now. I know we'll walk together again and until then, I'll live our plans, our dreams, and our adventures - praying that your there with me to share them. I'll plant our lilac bushes, and build our gazebo that you promised me while the whole time I complain about the weeds in the garden. And I'll hear your voice and name in every breeze. I love you honey... always have, always will. 4 ever & a day
Lori Hoffman
April 17, 2017
Hey baby brother. Your Dahlonega family is missing you this Easter. You should have had more time here on earth but happy you can still hear our words to you everyday. Keep an eye on us and you have our hearts and love always.
Lori and Paul
Hugs to dad and grandma too.
Snoopy Easter just for you
Tana Boynton
April 16, 2017
Happy Easter Honey.
They say you can only go as far as you dream & if that's true, all who knew you must thank you. You showed how to reach for the stars & dream. Your spirit, your drive, enthusiasm & passion have touched & made a difference in us all. Sure do miss you. I miss the excitement of you, every moment filled with passion - right or wrong - you took a stand & drove your passion. I even miss you making me crazy. Life was never dull. We danced when their was no music & sometimes you would laugh out loud & say YOU CRACKED YOU UP! I would laugh not at what caused you to laugh as that was seldom funny but how you laughed. Pure joy. Those memories hold me now. Loving now...4 ever & a day.
Tana Boynton
April 11, 2017
Tomorrow will be 4 months since you've been gone & I miss you just as much as did & love you even more. I am getting ready to take you back to the river & I wonder how I'll be on the trip. Traveling with you was always one of my favorite things. You & I could share the silence of the road & enjoy the beauty. A peace & calm came over you when you were at the wheel of your truck & just listening to the miles click by. We knew every bit of that journey home by heart but enjoyed it as if we were seeing it for the 1st time. We awed at the big Cross in Effingham & the fields of windmills outside of Divernon. I see all the memories clearly & dream of them often. Coming or going - didn't matter just long as we were on the road enjoying the journey together. Love you honey. Always have...always will. 4 ever & a day.
Tana Boynton
February 12, 2017
It's two months today since I lost you & I miss you just as much as I did December 12th. I go to work & eat & take care of the dog but I struggle to be a me and not a we. You have been my life & light for so long now. You didn't just touch my life you gave me life. You have always been a dreamer that embraced life, excitement, & joy with sheer abandon. Children & animals were drawn to it and so was I. You were always a better man than you knew...but I knew. I am doing my best to move on but it is the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. You were & are loved. 4 ever & a day.
Got a fish
Tana Boynton
January 26, 2017
Been keeping in touch with Phil & therefore staying touch with the heart of the river. Phil loves you now as he always had and he hurts for our dreams as much as I do. As the days & weeks pass, I am comforted by the love.
Still missing you honey, every day, every hour...4 ever & a day.
Chilling on the River
Tana Boynton
January 15, 2017
It's been over a month since you're gone & yet I'm still smelling you, hearing you, & reaching for you. Time has stopped with your first kiss to your last. I miss you but I go thru the steps of the day remembering every word. I will find a way to live our dreams and to find my path till I'm back in your arms. As I look at our pictures over & over again, I see you dragging me thru adventures to see the world in all it's beauty as you did. I saw so much because of you & I promise to open my eyes again to see it. I know now, I grounded you while you showed me the heavens. Thank you for my life & light. I love you - always have - always will...4 ever & a day. Now you are MY Angel.
Lori Boynton-Hoffman
January 9, 2017
Little Brother Bri....what a void you have left in so many peoples lives. You made an impact in someones life everyday with your stories, songs, and by just being you.
I will admit you were a wee bit of a pain in the butt in your younger years in Galesburg but you grew so much when you met Tana the love of your life. I am proud of the man you became.
Mom, myself, Paul, Judy, Chris and Shelly will watch over Tana and each other in your absence. There comes a bit of peace knowing you have joined dad and grandma Lucy and that all of you will watch over us each day. Love ya and miss you. Lori and Paul.
Tana Boynton
January 4, 2017
Happy Anniversary Honey. I prayed for 20 more years. I miss you & I'm trying to hold it together but time has stood still for me. I see the rest of the world moving & turning but for me, my life started & stopped with you. From the 1st moment you held me & I knew I was home. I love you now & always...4 ever & a day.
Cris and shell Davis
December 25, 2016
brian Cris and I love you we both miss you. One of the funny things we all did together was when we where getting ready to go to Illinois and you were so excited and you just where telling us allll about your old stomping grounds and how much fun we're going to have and you were right we had so much fun. Driving up there Cris and I would joke and say if you ain't first you last Ricky Bobby lol. Until we all can be together again watch over us all love Cris and shell impact and bud and even sugar loves you too daddy especially mom loves you too
Tana Boynton
December 24, 2016
Merry Christmas Honey. I cherish the memories & the joy. Missing you now & loving you always. This page has become a living thing & place where I can talk you & I'm grateful.
Neil & Lois Schwalb
December 22, 2016
We only knew Brian through the work he did on our home, but we found him to be very honest, very meticulous in his work and a breath of fresh air every time we saw him. His stories about his adventuresome life delighted us. Our deepest condolences to the family.
Diane Rodriguez
December 22, 2016
Tana, my heart aches for you and your family. The memories you have with Brian will forever be held close to your heart and you know he will be watching over you each and everyday still blasting The Eagles music. So remember that every time you hear their music playing that is really him letting you know he is right there with you as he always was.
Tana Boynton
December 21, 2016
Missing you so much all the time. Went to work to keep busy but it is so hard. I find I don't know how to be me because all I know is us. But I will do my best babe. I will never get over this but because of your love - I will get thru it. I love you - always have & always will...
4 ever & a day. Sleep well my love until we meet again.
December 19, 2016
May peace be with you all at this time.
Mike Anders
Janice Van Hooft
December 18, 2016
My heart is heavy with the loss of your beloved family member....he will always be with you in your heart and memories.
American Heart Association
December 17, 2016
May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family today and always.
C James
December 17, 2016
To the Boynton Family,
May the memories of joy and laughter from a shared past,help carry you through the days ahead and may the peace that God Provides guard your hearts. (Philippians 4:7)
December 17, 2016
My deepest condolences to the family. May the God of tender mercy comfort you at this sad time. Psalm 40:1
Judy Demoore
December 17, 2016
Oh my brother. I miss you already. You have been called up way to soon. The heart ache is all consuming.
I do find comfort in knowing you are not suffering nor in pain anymore. Please rest peacefully and keep your light upon us.
Kiss dad and grammy for me. And F.Y.I. "Woman" will be loved and cared for'
R.I.P Big Guy R.I.P
xoxo, your sis Judy
Tana Boynton
December 17, 2016
I miss you & love you...always have - always will. You gave me laughter, light, & tomorrows and I am forever grateful.
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