Boyd Arthur Faithful

Boyd Arthur Faithful, 85, passed away on December 19, 2024. He was born April 25, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Boyd Leon Faithful and Christine Amelia Breihoff. He was a 1957 graduate of Lansdowne-Aldan High School in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He was in the Army reserves for three years (1959-1962).

After retiring from IBM, in East Fishkill, New York, he moved to Virginia with his late wife, Gertrude Mary (1949-2022). As an early retiree, he was a proud school driver in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and a part time pharmacy delivery driver for Central State Hospital in Petersburg, Virginia.

He had been with the Boy Scouts of America for over 40 years; Troop #17 in the Fairview area of the Town of Poughkeepsie, New York, and Troop #178 in Colonial Heights, Virginia. He was a Cubmaster for Pack 178.

After witnessing the hard-fought performance by the Whiz Kids (nickname of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies) as an 11-year-old boy, he had been a baseball fan until he passed. Ironically, he closed his life chapter as a Yankee fan. In addition to baseball card collecting as a hobby, he also loved to collect coins.

He is survived by two sons, Daniel and Robert; granddaughter, Kristyn Nicole (Aaron Sr.); and great-grandson, Aaron Browand, Jr.

O, Art my faithful,

O, faithful my Art,

What a wonderful Faithful

Thou art!!