Boyd Warren NEWMAN Obituary (2024)

Boyd Warren Newman was born August 18th, 1925, in Magna, Utah and passed away August 23rd, 2024, in Yakima, Washington, just 5 days after reaching his 99th birthday. His parents were Vern Isaac and Lavetta Clark Newman. Boyd had one older brother, Lowell. Boyd grew up in Magna, attending Webster Elementary and Cyprus High School. Anyone who knew Boyd well knew that he loved math and was very good at it. Interestingly, he did not do well in geometry during his junior year of high school. That is, until his mother, a firey red head, confronted the math teacher and called him to task for not doing a very good job of teaching. Mr. Folsom was upset for a few weeks, but then he and Boyd became good friends. Mr. Folsom offered to teach a college math course in Boyd's senior year, which he excitedly signed up for, along with eight other boys. Mr. Folsom was a strict taskmaster, and those eight boys learned a lot. Boyd attributed his love for math to this great teacher who saw the potential in these young men and worked to help them prepare for successful careers. In his youth, Boyd enjoyed hunting and fishing with his dad and uncles. He also enjoyed playing basketball, baseball, horseshoes and cornhole. Later in life he switched hobbies from playing sports to fixing things and became very knowledgeable in construction, repair and electrical issues. After graduating from high school, he went on to attend Utah State College in Salt Lake City, Utah where he received a degree in Electrical Engineering and put those hard-earned math skills to work. As a young man, Boyd worked at Kennecott Utah Copper Mine during the evenings and attended college during the day. He was an exceptionally hard worker and dedicated to achieving his goals. In June of 1945, he married Dorothy Collings, his high school sweetheart. In March of 1954, they were sealed together in the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Together they had three children, Sue, Kent and Beki. Currently, there are 16 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Boyd and Dorothy lived in Magna, Utah; Denver, Colorado; Burien, Washington; Kent, Washington and finally, Yakima, Washington. After graduating from college, Boyd worked with the Bureau of Reclamation in Denver, Colorado and then later, in January of 1955 he got a job with The Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington. He retired in 1986, after having worked there for over 30 years. As a member of the Church, he served as ward clerk, bishop, executive secretary, high Counselman, high priest group leader, temple ordinance worker and then he and Dorothy served a two-year senior couple mission at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii. Boyd's children remember good times playing games together as kids, such as Spoons and Pin-the-Tail on the Donkey. As a family, they went hunting, fishing and camping. His kids grew up watching him play softball on the local Church team. Boyd was an excellent pitcher and they even made it to Salt Lake City for the "All Church Softball Tournament." Boyd was known for being exceptionally honest, hard working, respectful and forgiving of others. He had great integrity in all that he did. He is well loved and respected by many and will be greatly missed.