A Smart Career Choice

“My father and older brothers were all involved in the construction industry,” says Boyd. So from an early age, he was indoctrinated in the business of building homes.

“I was working in construction at the time I was drafted into the Army in 1965, and ultimately the Vietnam conflict,” he says. “Upon returning from the Army, my former father-in-law—a news compositor with the San Jose Mercury News—suggested I consider printing as a career.”