This post is written in memory of Boyd and Doris Haynes.
I didn't know Boyd and Doris Haynes, but they tragically left this life together to unite with their heavenly family on July 13, 2011. Boyd was born April 8, 1924, in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Clyde and Hazel Haynes. Doris was born exactly one year later, April 8, 1925, to John and Myrtle Mae Keef in Union City, Oklahoma.
They were united in holy matrimony on March 20, 1943, in Oakland, California, and later that year Boyd entered the U.S. Army serving during World War II in Germany. After the war ended, they returned to their home state and lived in the Oklahoma City area for the remainder of their lives.
Boyd and Doris owned and operated B&B Hearing Aid Service for many years before retiring in the 1980s. They were charter members of the Willow Creek Golf & Country Club and active in the South Oklahoma City community until health issues restricted their involvement.
The Haynes Family tremendously enjoyed golf which sometimes included family tournaments. Besides golf, Boyd enjoyed making wooden patio chairs and other woodworking projects. But the family really relied upon him for “fixing things” in his garage. When a small appliance or item was broken, family members easily responded, “It’s okay because ‘Dad’ or ‘Granddad’ or ‘Pampa’ will fix it!”
Doris, also known as “Mother”, “Grandmother” and “Great” was known for her baking skills. She loved giving birthday dinners for her family which would always include their favorite birthday cake or pie. And if you were lucky enough to be a recipient of her famous cookies, chocolate sheet cake, peanut brittle, coconut bon-bons, or any other of her numerous treats, then you were special. But then, that was just Doris…she made everyone feel special when you were around her. When weather prohibited golf with her golf buddies, the ladies settled for a weekly game of “tripoly”.
As Terry stated, “Mother and Dad were the greatest parents and grandparents in the world.” Their legacies will live on in each of us, and their presence on earth will be deeply missed.
Boyd and Doris were murdered. Tristan Owen, a neighbor boy who was high on drugs, threw two molotov cocktails and set their house on fire. They were scheduled to move into assisted living the following day. Tristan has been sentenced to six years in prison. I don't think that's justice.
"Teen gets 6 years in deaths of couple." The Dallas Morning News; June 17, 2013; p. 3A.
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What have we come to when two lives are worth a mere six years?
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