Boyd Merrell ’43 *48

Boyd died peacefully May 26, 2017.

He was a graduate of the John Burroughs School in Clayton, Mo., where he was active in sports and senior-class president.

At Princeton he was photography editor of the Bric-a-Brac and on the board of the Nassau Herald. His major was mechanical engineering, and he graduated with honors. He was a member of Campus Club.

After serving in the military, Boyd returned to Princeton and earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering. He then joined Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, and stayed with the company for 38 years until he retired in 1979.

Upon retirement he spent a lot of time doing volunteer work for Meals on Wheels and People Working Cooperatively. But the main focus of his retirement years was his family, especially his late wife, Betty, to whom he was married for 58 years.

He is survived by sons Spence and Steve, daughter Melissa Stenger, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.