Sandy Boyd
David Alexander (Sandy) Boyd passed away on Sept 22, 2015 at the age of 62 in Chilliwack, BC after a lengthy illness with his loving wife Laine Wise and his brother Ken at his side. Laine provided ongoing support and ensured his comfort in his final days.
Sandy was born on July 20, 1953 in New Glasgow NS.
He was a graduate of:
Trenton High School, Trenton, NS
Acadia University, Class of 1978, Wolfville, NS
Goethe Institute, Freiburg, Germany
Institut des Etudiantes Etangeres, Aix-en-Provence, France
University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Sandy was an artist, linguist, musician, and chef.
He was an accomplished artist. This was his lifelong passion. Sandy also worked as a trained chef in Toronto, ON, New Orleans, LA and Houston TX, and as an Instructor of the Gaelic Language at the University of Toronto and the University of the Fraser Valley.
Sandy was extremely proud of his Nova Scotian and Scottish heritage. He was an accomplished Piper and spoke Gaelic fluently as well as French, German and Spanish.
Sandy was the beloved son of the late Jean and Stan Boyd (Trenton, NS/ Kingsport NS)
He was predeceased by his daughter Abigail Bryant, Halifax; Father of Mairead, Toronto and Douglas, Texas. Brother of John Boyd (Margaret-Ann Fennell) Summerstown, ON/ Naples FL; Ken Boyd (Mary Ann McKinnon) Wolfville, NS; Uncle of Robert Boyd, London UK; Andrea Boyd McNally, Montreal and Megan Boyd, Toronto.
Cremation has taken place.
Memorial Donations may be made to any branch of The Canadian Diabetes Association.
Sandy lived his life on his own terms.
"Chan fhiach cuirm gun a còmhradh” (A feast is no use without good talk.)