Gerald Lee Boyd

Gerald Lee Boyd, 91 of Fayetteville passed away September 3, 2022. Born March 31, 1931 in Omaha, Nebraska to Earl and Mildred Boyd. Jerry’s childhood years were divided between Dallas, TX, Chicago, IL, and Mission, KS. He attended college at Kansas University in Lawrence where he earned a degree in Geology and participated in the Navy ROTC program. He then served several years as a Navy officer during the Korean war. Next up was attending law school at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. He practiced law for 10 years in Puerto Rico before settling with his family in Fayetteville, AR in the early 1970’s where they invested in rental property, many of which he built personally. Jerry lived a full life and was loved by everyone around him—he had a legendary sense of humor and managed to use his sharp wit to make people laugh right up to the end of his life. He was always surrounded with a close-knit group of friends who entertained each other with frequent and often epic dinner parties. He travelled the world extensively and one of his last trips was a cruise to Antarctica! He loved his animals but this was not limited to cats and dogs--he had several interesting pets throughout the years including a squirrel, parrot, geese, and sheep. He loved gardening and working outside in his yard. He was an enthusiastic bridge player and loved the various groups in which he played. Although his personality was light-hearted and fun, he was very scrupulous and committed to building trust in all his personal and business relationships. In addition to running his rental property business, he also served for many years on the Arkansas Geological Commission and the Fayetteville Board of Adjustments for zoning matters. He is survived by his daughter, Caroline Boyd and her husband Sean Groh, son, James T Boyd and his wife Andrea Boyd of Dallas, and son C. Andrew Boyd and his wife Autumn Boyd of Little Rock, and grandchildren Sophie Michell, Eli Mitchell, and Isabella Boyd. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale. Online condolences may be left at www.siscofuneral.com

Gerald Lee Boyd

March 31, 1931 - September 3, 2022