Bradley Harold Boyd

Bradley Harold Boyd, 01/17/1951-06/02/2022, was a man of few words but the obituary he wrote for himself was a page long, so we'll keep this short. Son of Harold and Edith Boyd. Brother of Delaine Boyd and Hope Redeker (Spouse Jeff Redeker) as well as a proud uncle to Michaela Redeker. His greatest accomplishment was and will always be his two daughters: Morgan Delaine (Spouse John Noble) and Dayton Marie (Spouse Chad Paden) that he had with the love of his life, Patricia Alteslane (Spouse Russ Cannon.) He was also a great brother-in-law, step uncle and friend to everyone that knew him and everyone that was fortunate enough to call him family. 1976 Graduate of Southern Illinois University. 28+ year carrier in the transportation Industry having won numerous awards for Terminal operations. Proud Republican and conservative. Very evidently believed in the Right to Bare Arms. He was the greatest storyteller and could make anyone laugh. US Army Veteran from 1970-73' and served in the Vietnam War, achieving rank of E-5, Helicopter Aviation, MOS 67N20.

-Basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO 1969
-Aviation training at Ft. Rucker, AL 1970
-1st Aviation Brigade, 118th Assault Helicopter Co, Bien Hoa and Vinh Long 1970-71
-1st Infantry Division, D Troop, 1st Squadron 4th Calvary, Ft Riley, KS 1971-73

Firearms collector and competitive shooter. Started in 1994 after the Rodney King Riots in Los Angeles, CA. 27-year member of the NRA. 25-year member of the US Practical Pistol Assoc.19-year Certified Range Officer. Ranked in more competitions than we can list.

Last sentence he left us with that we hope all can remember him by: "All around decent man with a sense of humor"

Love you pops, MorDay.


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