SR 94 (161st Virginia General Assembly)

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 94 Celebrating the life of Madison Boyd, Jr.

Agreed to by the Senate, January 28, 2021

WHEREAS, Madison Boyd, Jr., an esteemed general contractor, a devoted spiritual mentor to young people, and a beloved member of the Lancaster County community, died on April 12, 2020; and

WHEREAS, for many years, Madison Boyd lived and worked in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, where he was initially employed by Bionetics Research Laboratories in the early 1960s through the early 1970s; and

WHEREAS, after leaving Bionetics Research Laboratories, Madison Boyd founded a heating and air conditioning business, which he would later expand into a general contracting company; through his company, he served countless customers in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area with honesty and integrity for nearly a half-century; and

WHEREAS, relocating to Lancaster County in 2005, Madison Boyd demonstrated a strong commitment to the betterment of his community through various actions and deeds; he served as a math tutor for area youth, led Bible studies, volunteered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northern Neck, actively supported his local chapter of the NAACP, and coached in a church softball league; and

WHEREAS, with firm determination to address the problem of recidivism impacting his community, Madison Boyd founded the 2nd Chances Ministry in 2012, offering spiritual guidance and other encouragement to young men and women who had run afoul of the law and were looking to get their lives back on the right path; and

WHEREAS, Madison Boyd recently established the 2nd Chances Ministry as an official ministry of the Northern Neck Baptist Association, Inc., leaving a legacy that will continue to meaningfully improve the lives of young people for years to come; and

WHEREAS, an experienced waterman and avid fisherman, Madison Boyd was a dedicated member of the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association, contributing greatly to the organization’s conservation and education initiatives; and

WHEREAS, guided throughout his life by his deep and abiding faith, Madison Boyd enjoyed worship and fellowship with his community at several churches over the years, including Beulah Baptist Church and Hartswell Baptist Church, both in Lancaster County, and First Baptist Church of Merrifield in Falls Church, where he served as a trustee; and

WHEREAS, preceded in death by his first wife, Delois, and his second wife, Vernell, Madison Boyd will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his children, Rosa, Barbara, Marenita, Anne, Joyce, Joy, Barney, Noland, Bruce, and Anthony, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Madison Boyd, Jr., a treasured member of the Lancaster County community whose kindness and devotion left a profound and lasting impression on innumerable lives; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Madison Boyd, Jr., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s respect for his memory.