Kenneth R. Boyden

Kenneth R. Boyden died April 8, 2025. He was 79 years old.

Born March 31, 1946 in Fresno, California, he graduated from California State University, Fresno where he earned a bachelor's degree in industrial technology. He served in active military service with the U.S. Naval Reserve during the Vietnam war and continued service with the Naval Reserves. He retired as a commander. He also obtained a master of business administration degree from California State University, Long Beach while working full time at Hughes Aircraft Company.

He worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) from 1981 to 2012 in mechanical engineering as a mechanical coordinator and a quality assurance associate. He worked on many programs, including NOVA, AVLIS, MFTF, ATA, Brilliant Pebbles, and others. Before LLNL, he worked at Hughes Aircraft Company as a project manager on the F-15 Radar manufacturing program. He also was a part-time instructor at Las Positas College while working at LLNL.

No services are planned.