John Hanson Boyden Jr., formerly of Ridgefield, died July 18, 2015 at Heron Point in Chestertown, Maryland. He was 94.
He was born July 4, 1921, in Bowie, Maryland to John Hanson Boyden Sr. and the former Margaret Lillington Parker.
He married the former Ann Davy Offutt on February 9, 1945. She survives him, as does a sister, Mary McRea Boyden of Baltimore. He was predeceased by his sister Margaret Lillington Krebs of Baltimore.
He is survived by four daughters, Ann Davy Harwi of Philadelphia, Mary Boyden Hinely of Lexington, Virginia, Sarah Boyden-Smith of New Oxford, Pennsylvania and Katherine Merriwether McCormick of Hudson Township, Ohio, and six grandchildren.
Following graduation from St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Del., he commenced studies at Johns Hopkins University, leaving school to do his duty for the war effort, joining the U.S. Army Air Corps, in which he served as navigator for a B-24.
He resumed his studies after the war at the University of Virginia, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta, graduating with a degree in chemical engineering in 1948.
His professional career began with Davidson Chemical, followed by the W.R. Grace Company. He retired from AMAX Corporation in the early 1980s, soon thereafter building a home on Kinnairds Point near Worton, Maryland, where he resided until moving to Heron Point.
Throughout his life, he enjoyed gardening, sailing and photography.
“Long known within his family as Practical Jack, he was a good and loving husband, father and grandfather who will be missed,” his family said.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Attn: Membership Department, 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403 or Camp Wright, 400 Camp Wright Lane, Stevensville, Maryland 21666.
Arrangements by: Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, Chestertown, MD. www.fhnfuneralhome.com
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