Celebrating the Life of Walter James Boykins

Walter James Boykins was born to mary and Ernest Boykins in Fluker, La., on August 6, 1938. His is the third child of seven. Walter attended West Side Hight School in Amite, La where he played quarterback on the school's football team. In 1958 toward the end of the football season, Walter broke his neck and had to stay in the hospital for two years. Once he recovered, he attended Xavier University for 2 1/2 years. Mr. Boykins later dropped out fo school to help his moother and father in their time of need. He got a job at a chemical plant where he worked for years.

Walter met and married Rosalie Boykins. They married for 50 years in February. In 1982, Walter started working for Goliath in the field for 1 1/2 years and then began driving trucks for the company. He has been with them for 26 years now. Over the years, he had learned a lot just being around all the great workers from the company, especially  Harry Lazarus. Even though his work days have come to an end, he deserves to sit back, relax, and enjoy life with the remote in one hand and Brandy inthe other. He preceded in death by his mother Mary Boykins and father Earnest Boykins Sr., borhter Earnest Boykins Jr., Jerry Boykins, Lonnie Boykins, Ellis Boykins, and his sister France Boykins, his Florence Boykins, his children children Patrick Boykins, Antoinette Harrell, Zelda Mitchell, Edward Johnson, Kennedy Johnson, Shelia Johnson, Charlie Williams, his grandchildren Kanika Thompson, Renesha Scott, Joseph LaCoste, Bernard, LaKeith Grear J., and his great-grandchildren Tyrik Brigalia, Ky'Lel Thompson, Tiffany Morris, Tyanune Morris, and Patrice Morris.