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About Help Contact login Rev Douglas Boyd SJ Title: Rev First Name: Douglas Middle Names: William Gavin Preferred Name: Surname: Boyd Order: SJ Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1928 Place of Birth: Sea Lake VIC Country of Birth: Australia Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 12-Jul-1995 Place of Death: Melbourne VIC Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 17-Jul-1995 Place of Burial: Melbourne VIC Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208173548 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Boyd, Douglas Teacher, spiritual director; born Sea Lake, Victoria, 9 June 1928; died Melbourne, 12 July 1995, aged 67. Douglas Boyd spent his secondary education at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, before joining the Society, 1 February 1947. Apart from his tertianship in Connecticut, USA, 1963, all his Jesuit studies were in Australia. Boyd was not a natural student, and his studies were difficult for him. His regency was shared between Xavier College, Burke Hall, where he taught junior English and religion, and St Ignatius' College, Riverview, because the provincial of the time had been disturbed by perceived excessive 'liberty' of the scholastics at Burke Hall. He scattered them to other houses. Before tertianship, in 1962, Boyd was appointed director of the new Jesuit Seminary Association, which successfully raised funds for the education of scholastics. When he returned from tertianship he showed great entrepreneurial skills and became a great lover of American culture. Almost twenty years of his priestly life were spent in schoolwork at Xavier College, teaching religion, geography, English and Latin, as well as being deputy headmaster from 1974-78, bringing a joyful spirit to the staff. After that, he had a year in Perth working in the spirituality ministry, and then worked on the staff of the retreat house at Campion College, where his kindness and wisdom as a spiritual director was much appreciated, especially by religious. He was involved with the teams of Our Lady, and encouraged the articulation of lay spirituality, especially married spirituality. For recreation he enjoyed playing golf and attending the horse races. In his last years, he suffered much from bad health but it did not lessen his cheerfulness, his approachability and his generosity. He was remembered for his thoughtfulness of others and the warmth of his hospitality. Members of his community appreciated his cheerfulness and sympathetic ear - he was an encourager. He made friendships easily. Above all he taught many to pray. His death was sudden and unexpected which saddened those who knew and respected him. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Douglas

Middle Names:

William Gavin

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Boyd

Order:

Date of Birth:

09-Jun-1928

Place of Birth:

Sea Lake VIC

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

12-Jul-1995

Place of Death:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

17-Jul-1995

Place of Burial:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208173548

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Boyd, Douglas

Teacher, spiritual director; born Sea Lake, Victoria, 9 June 1928; died Melbourne, 12 July 1995, aged 67.

Douglas Boyd spent his secondary education at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, before joining the Society, 1 February 1947. Apart from his tertianship in Connecticut, USA, 1963, all his Jesuit studies were in Australia. Boyd was not a natural student, and his studies were difficult for him. His regency was shared between Xavier College, Burke Hall, where he taught junior English and religion, and St Ignatius' College, Riverview, because the provincial of the time had been disturbed by perceived excessive 'liberty' of the scholastics at Burke Hall. He scattered them to other houses.

Before tertianship, in 1962, Boyd was appointed director of the new Jesuit Seminary Association, which successfully raised funds for the education of scholastics. When he returned from tertianship he showed great entrepreneurial skills and became a great lover of American culture.

Almost twenty years of his priestly life were spent in schoolwork at Xavier College, teaching religion, geography, English and Latin, as well as being deputy headmaster from 1974-78, bringing a joyful spirit to the staff. After that, he had a year in Perth working in the spirituality ministry, and then worked on the staff of the retreat house at Campion College, where his kindness and wisdom as a spiritual director was much appreciated, especially by religious. He was involved with the teams of Our Lady, and encouraged the articulation of lay spirituality, especially married spirituality. For recreation he enjoyed playing golf and attending the horse races.

In his last years, he suffered much from bad health but it did not lessen his cheerfulness, his approachability and his generosity. He was remembered for his thoughtfulness of others and the warmth of his hospitality. Members of his community appreciated his cheerfulness and sympathetic ear - he was an encourager. He made friendships easily. Above all he taught many to pray. His death was sudden and unexpected which saddened those who knew and respected him.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Douglas Boyd SJ

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