Robert W. Boyd Jr. ’32

BOB BOYD, a long-time resident of Old Greenwich, Conn., died of natural causes at home Oct. 5, 1994. He enjoyed a long and varied career, starting as a make-up man for NEWSWEEK in 1933. He joined TIME in 1938 and spent 38 years there, working his way from production manager, to senior editor, to director of computer composition, pioneering TIME’s entrance into the era of computerized typesetting and editing. Upon his retirement from Time, in 1975, he joined Moroso Performance Products in Guilford, Conn., as director of technical communications, and also established a new advertising and catalogue department.

He enjoyed spending summers at his vacation home in Roxmor Colony, in Phoenicia, N.Y., where he was instrumental in founding the Roxmor Realty Corp., serving as its first president until recent years. He also initiated and ran numerous children's activities, including swimming meets, council fires, square dancing, and arts and crafts.

Bob is survived by his wife, Ruth; three sons, Robert W. III, James K. and Richard H.; two daughters, Nancy Boyd Moroso and Ruth Boyd-Kletzander; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The class offers its condolences to all of them.