Alan Kinnear Boyle

Albany, NY - Alan Kinnear Boyle died at Harper Hospice in Stuart, Florida on Monday, July 28, 2025, from a head injury he sustained at home. He was born in Troy, NY. on January 3, 1947, the son of the late Charles W. Boyle and Elizabeth K. Boyle and the brother of the late C. Douglas Boyle of Skaneateles, NY. Alan was a longtime resident of East Chatham, NY as well as various locations in South Florida, ultimately settling in Stuart. In 1966, Alan enlisted in the Army and completed Basic Training at Fort Dix. He went onto Advanced Infantry Training followed by Jump School at Fort Benning, Georgia. From there, he was deployed to Vietnam as a replacement soldier serving in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, C/4/503rd Geronimo Battalion. On May 17, 1967, his platoon was ambushed by Vietnamese soldiers, whereby he sustained life threatening injuries and was near death while all his comrades lost their lives. When discovered alive, Alan was taken by helicopter and airlifted to Japan. From there, he began a nearly two-year ordeal of intensive medical care stateside beginning at the world class USAIR Burn Center Fort Sam Houston. He was then transferred to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he underwent numerous surgeries to treat his severe spinal injuries. Next, he received spinal cord injury rehabilitation at the Bronx Veterans Hospital and was discharged. A highly decorated soldier, Alan received a Purple Heart; the Republic Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device 1960; the Vietnam Service Medal; the National Defense Service Medal; along with Parachutist and Combat Infantryman badges. Alan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College and enrolled in the PhD program in American Studies at Brown University where he was awarded a Master of Arts degree. After completing his degree Alan pursued a career in teaching at both the Darrow School New Lebanon, NY and Lenox Memorial High School. He was a voracious reader and had many interests including sailing, land conservancy and development, travel, historical building restoration, and gardening. He is survived by his wife Eva Istvan of Budapest, his son Brendan C. Boyle of Gulf Stream, FL (Katherine Busch Orthwein Boyle) forever cherished and remembered by his grandson Hunter and granddaughter Alexandra; his siblings and their families: brother Steven P. Boyle (Rosemarie) of Slingerlands, loving nephew Sean K. Boyle and niece, Maura W. Boyle of Los Angeles, and sister, Ellen M. Boyle of North Chatham, as well as many dear cousins. His family and the many people Alan befriended will dearly miss him. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 11 a.m. at Mater Christi Church, 40 Hopewell Street, Albany. Friends, and relatives are also invited to call at McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen St., Albany, Monday, August 4th from 4 to 7 p.m. Interment will be private for the family at the Cemetery of the Maples, Black Bridge Road, Canaan, NY on Wednesday, August 6th at 130 p.m.

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Alan Kinnear Boyle

January 3, 1947 - July 28, 2025