Boyd Edward Milton Beacraft

Boyd Beacraft, a lifetime Taco- ma resident, died June
27, 2004. He attended Edison Elementary and graduated
from Lincoln High School. He was a lifetime member of
the IBEW Local #76 and a member of the Catholic
Church, attending different churches throughout the
area. Boyd started at Tacoma City Light as a
wire-man#s helper February 18, 1948, and retired as a
journeyman wireman December 1, 1977. He lived in a
close-knit neighborhood and was always willing to help
out when a neighbor needed assistance. #We will miss
Boyd#s subtle blue eyes hidden behind the Tacoma News
Tribune, which he read every day, along with his dry
sense of humor and wry wit.# Boyd was preceded in
death by his wife Laurine in 1985, and his sister
Elizabeth. He is survived by his family: Anne, Jim,
Sara and Brooke. Funeral services will be held
Thursday, July 1, 2004, 1:00 pm at the 1002 South
Yakima Ave. Chapel. Private interment at Calvary
Cemetery. Arrangements by Gaffney Cassedy Allen and
Buckley King Funeral Home.

Pub Date: 6/29/2004
Tacoma News Tribune