Karl W. Boyes (March 1, 1936 – May 11, 2003) was a

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member of the

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Biography

He was a 1959 graduate of

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and attended classes at

Allegheny College he, תגל ערבה ותפרח כחבצלת , mottoeng = "Add to your faith, virtue and to your faith, knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5)"The desert shall rejoice and the blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35:1) , faculty = 193 ...

and

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. He was first elected to represent the 3rd legislative district in the

in 1980, a position he held until his death on May 11, 2003. He was also a Millcreek Township Supervisor from 1966 until his being elected to the Pennsylvania House in 1980. The Karl Boyes Multipurpose Trail is a 13.5-mile bike loop through

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. The $100,000 Karl Boyes Northwestern Pa. Memorial Stakes race at

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is held each year in honor of the former house of representative.

References

External links

* official PA House profile (archived) 2003 deaths Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1936 births 20th-century American politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub