Fulton Boyd ’45

On June 6, 2013, Fulton Boyd died of cancer in his home in São Paulo, Brazil, where he had lived for many years.

Fulton grew up in Philadelphia and prepared at St. George’s School. He came to Princeton following in the footsteps of his father, Joseph Fulton Boyd Jr. 1909. He majored in economics and was a member of Cottage Club and the Right Wing Club. His Princeton career was interrupted by service in the Army Air Force during World War II, when he was stationed in several European countries. He was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant in June 1946 and returned to his Princeton studies, graduating in 1948.

After a brief period on Wall Street, Fulton joined an investment bank in Rio de Janeiro. He held executive positions with various financial institutions in Brazil and Argentina during the next 50 years.

In 1956 he married Jean Paterson, and in 1969 they settled in São Paulo, where Fulton led an active business and social life. He enjoyed playing squash, tennis, and golf. In recent years, the Boyds traveled throughout the world.