Lorence Boyde Fritz, The Woodlands, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 following a brief illness. Boyde was born on June 11, 1928 in St. Francis, Kansas. He was united in marriage to Paulette Ramsey, and to this union three children were born, Susan Davio of West Charleston, Vermont, Barbara Raben of Berea, Nebraska and Kevin Wilson of Golden, Colorado. Later Boyde and Paulette divorced and Boyde married Barbara Davis Kiely on February 17, 1978. This union blessed Boyde with two step daughters, Donna Kiely of Montgomery, Texas and Lydia Wolf, of Phoenix, Arizona.
In addition to his children, Boyde is survived by 7 grandchildren, Wayne, Jerald, Abby, Max, Ken, Ian, and Sean. He has 9 great grandchildren, Darren, Oliver, Layla, Violet, Maddox, Benson, Cayden, Callen, and Logan, one of whom (Maddox Boyde) was named after him. Boyde was preceded in death by his parents Lorence and Mattie Fritz, his brothers Linfred, Curtis, and twin brother Bruce, and sister Shirley Ann (Fritz) Holton. Boyde’s beloved wife Barbara also preceded him, shortly after they relocated to Conroe, Texas in 2005.
Following his graduation from Denver High School, Boyde entered the Navy in November, 1947 where he was stationed in Guam as a Radio Operator during the Korean War. His career in the Navy spanned 9 years. After the Navy, Boyde attended Wartburg College West, in Denver. He then joined the General Services Administration (GSA) Communications Division in August, 1958. Boyde transferred with GSA to the Berwick, Kansas office in January, 1966. In March, 1973 his dream of becoming a Texan came to fruition, and he was promoted to Austin’s GSA Branch, as a Computer Communications Relay Operator (what we’d now call IT). Boyde retired from GSA in June, 1983 after 25 years of service, so that he and Barbara could enjoy a life of leisure on their 7 acre spread in Wimberley, Texas.
Boyde was loved by all around him, he was funny and charming. His interests were fishing, reading, Bingo and Bible study. It was said he was an accomplished singer and dancer but none of us actually saw him dance so that now becomes his story and we are sticking to it.
Although Boyde will be greatly missed by all those that he touched, his presence will be felt in the hearts of those who knew and loved him. Even though his time here is done, the things he taught us all will live forever. We will never say good-bye, we will just say “we’ll see you later”.
Boyde will be buried next to Barbara in Hopewell Cemetery, Liberty Hill, Texas, in a private family gathering. The family requests any memorial donations be directed to The Cancer Research Institute at http://cancerresearch.org.
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