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 William G. “Bill” Boykin, 83, died Oct. 14, 2009, in Austin.
Boykin served as general manager of the Texas Press Association from 1971-73.
He died from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car while crossing a six-lane street on foot. He was using a walker at the time of the accident.
A native of Shidler, Okla., Boykin served as a radioman in the U.S. Navy in World War II. After the war he graduated with a degree in journalism from Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, which became Oklahoma State University.
After college, Boykin worked in broadcast news and in advertising sales for newspapers in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
He was employed by Oklahoma Press Association from 1955 to 1957. He later was employed by Allied Daily Newspaper Association in Seattle and then Florida Press Association, where he served as manager for 18 months before joining Texas Press Association in 1971.
He left TPA in 1973 to accept a position as manager of Inland Daily Newspaper Association in Chicago.
He was a longstanding member of the National Press Club. |