Donald E. Boyd (1934-2015)

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Donald E. Boyd (Fluxus West) died on October 3rd 2015. This group is for sharing memories and to honor him.

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Donald E. Boyd, 81, of 8357 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon, OH passed away on October 3, 2015 at Mount Vernon Health and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by loving family and friends. He was born February 20, 1934 in Sparta, OH, the son of C.W. and Correl (Downing) Boyd. Don not only lived a colorful life full of art and humor, but taught thousands more how to live that kind of life for themselves.
Don was a graduate of Sparta High School. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Ohio State University in 1956, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Harvard University in 1961, and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa in 1966.

Don taught art throughout his career, including at Kenyon College, South Dakota State University, the University of South Dakota, Muskingum College and the Mount Vernon Nazarene University. His artwork has been featured in numerous gallery exhibits across the U.S. and overseas. He has been listed in “Who’s Who in American Art” since 1973. In 1975, Don received a National Endowment for the Arts grant to produce a public television series promoting his modern and bold art community. Also in 1975, Don was named the Director of the Fluxus West art movement and served until 2015, inspiring generations of young artists to carry on the Fluxus movement.

He is survived by his loving wife of 16 years, Karen Boyd; two sisters, Jean Hendrickson of Centerburg and Mary (Wetzel) Thompson of Mount Vernon; three stepbrothers, Richard (Rosa) Robertson of Mount Vernon, Harold (Louise) Robertson of Mount Vernon, and Jessie (Barbara) Robertson of Marengo; four children, Bentley of Virginia, Laura (Bob) Robertson-Boyd of Bexley, Jonathan (Amy) Boyd of Alabama, and Beth (Shaun) Rainey of Illinois; eight grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, James W. Boyd, Paul Boyd, and Walter Boyd, a sister, Mary Boyd, and his stepmother, Nevada Robertson Boyd.

Friends may call on Wednesday, October 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Dowds-Snyder Funeral Home, 201 Newark Rd., Mount Vernon, OH. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 8 beginning at 11 a.m. at the Owl Creek Harmony Primitive Baptist Church, 7397 County Rd. 22, Chesterville, OH. Burial will follow in Bloomfield Cemetery in Centerburg, OH. Elder Jack Griffith will be officiating.

Memorial contributions in Donald’s name may be made to the Memory Keepers for Don’s Alzheimer Walk.

To share a memory or leave a condolence for the family, visit www.snyderfuneralhomes.com

The Dowds-Snyder Funeral Home of Mount Vernon is honored to serve the family of Donald E. Boyd.

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Comment by Ruud Janssen on October 4, 2015 at 6:25am

Comment by Ruud Janssen on October 4, 2015 at 6:19am: I grew up on a small farm in Morrow, County, Ohio, became interested in sheep when a neighbor gave me an orphaned ewe lamb. Helped my dad operate one of the biggest apairies in Ohio. (He was a state bee inspector) At one time we had 500 hives.I specialized in registered Horned Dorsets and had enough to put me through several years at Ohio State when I left the farm at age 18. In 1970, I purchased my own farm near Gambier, Ohio, but I had to sell out and move at my wife's request in 1973. Since that time I have worked primarily as an art professor.

source: http://whoisabout.org/Don-E-Boyd/103788127023131747910

Comment by Ruud Janssen on October 4, 2015 at 6:17am

Comment by Ruud Janssen on October 4, 2015 at 6:17am

Comment by Ruud Janssen on October 4, 2015 at 6:17am

Comment by Ruud Janssen on October 4, 2015 at 6:02am

Comment by Ruud Janssen on October 4, 2015 at 6:02am

Comment by Ruud Janssen on October 4, 2015 at 6:01am

Date Span:	1959-2003
Creator:	Fluxus West
Extent:	45.00 linear feet.
Collection Number:	MSC0763
Repository:	University of Iowa Special Collections
Summary:	Organization representing the work of the Fluxus group and its members in the Western United States. Original artworks and relics by Fluxus West members. source: http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?MSC0763&print=true

Comment by Ruud Janssen on October 4, 2015 at 6:00am

Comment by Ruud Janssen on October 4, 2015 at 6:00am

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