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Monty Boyer was born June 1, 1962 in Forsyth County.
He graduated from West Forsyth 1980 and later attended and graduated from NC State with an Aerospace Engineering Degree.
He worked at Patuxent River Naval Air Station and then later moved back to Clemmons where he attended Piedmont Bible College.
Tragically Monty died in a Motor Vehicle Accident on July 27, 1987 while traveling with his brother. His brother survived the accident.
Monty was survived by his mother, two sister and twin brothers.
There is a Facebook site set up in memory of him if you would like to visit it.
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Alan Myers
Monty was my roommate my first two years at NCSU. More than that, he was a very good friend. We often talked - debated is probably more appropriate - religion and faith. He was more conservative than I was but that never stood in our way (at least, I hope it never did). We both respected each other's opinions but enjoyed the discussion.
I vividly recall a conversation we had during the early part of our sophomore year. I remember we were talking about majors. I told Monty that he was in the wrong major. He said that he was truly interested in aerospace engineering. I told him that I didn't doubt it but that wouldn't be his life's work. He asked me what I thought would be.
I remember telling him that I had no doubts that he would graduate with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and would do well at it. He would even land a job in the field but I told him that within five years of graduation, he would leave that field. He asked me what I thought he would do. I told him that he would get his pilot's license and become a bush pilot missionary to deepest Africa or South America. I wasn't far wrong on my predicion and it only took three years, but I often wondered if maybe our conversation didn't plant some seeds that were growing those years later when he was heading back to NC to attend Piedmont Bible College to become..... a missionary (to Russia... ok, I missed that).
I missed his funeral as I didn't find out about it until the afternoon it was occurring. I was down in Raleigh and getting ready to start work so I had no chance to make it to the funeral. That made his death seem a bit unreal to me. I still often think about Monty and wish I could share so much of what I've seen and learned - about myself and my journeys over the years. Monty - know that you are missed!