Edwin F. Boynton ’5

Edwin F. Boynton ’52, of Rockville, Md., and Naples, Fla.; Jun. 18. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War after graduation. He was deployed to Washington, D.C., where he served as a commissioned officer in the Department of Finance. On weekends, he worked part-time for the Wyatt Company, an actuarial consulting firm, where he spent his entire professional career following his honorable discharge from the Army. He worked for 32 years as a consulting actuary for the Wyatt Company, advising Fortune 100 companies on pension plans and retirement benefits. He testified before the U.S. Congress as an expert for important pieces of legislation, including the 1972 Supreme Court decision in Flood v. Kuhn in which major league baseball’s reserve clause was upheld under the antitrust exemption granted to it by Congress. He gave testimony and was one of the architects of the landmark federal legislation Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which established minimum standards for pension plans in private industry, and he helped to preserve and extend retirement benefits when he served as the subject matter expert to Congress for the passage of the Social Security Reform Act of 1983. He served as an officer on the board of directors of the American Academy of Actuaries, including the role of president from 1977 to 1978. He also served for 20 years as chairman of the board of actuaries for the Civil Service Retirement System. He retired in 1987. Phi Beta Kappa. He enjoyed being a snow bird and scuba diving coral reefs, playing golf and bridge, reading, photography, and travel. He is survived by his wife, Mary; five children and their spouses; 12 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.