Elmer 'Sonny' Boyd, who was one of the Dallas police detectives who investigated President John F. Kennedy's assassination, died March 24, 2024 at the age of...
Boyd was the last living Dallas police detective who investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, according to his online obituary.
Despite his connection to one of the most notorious moments in U.S. history, his daughters say their father wanted to be remembered for his commitment to his family. Boyd was born September 1927 in Cryer Creek, according to his online obituary. He moved to Blooming Grove in 1946 and graduated high school there. Boyd then served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 until 1948.By the time he joined Dallas police in 1952, he had started a family with his sweetheart, Yvonne. The pair met at a skating rink in Irving, Roach said. They married in 1950, and stayed together until her death in 2015.In the mid-1950s, the Boyds lived on Dutton Drive in Oak Cliff, Roach said.
Rhyne said she thinks her father tried his best to make sure her and her older sisters grew up without worries and troubles. He didn’t let the stress of his job as a homicide detective affect how he treated his family.Pamela Boyd said jested that her father “tried” to be strict, but that the sisters gave their father a “hard time.”Pamela Boyd said her father loved to tell stories and had an impeccable memory:Fishing was one of her father’s favorite hobbies, she said.
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