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NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL
FUNDRAISER ISSUE
FEBRUARY & MARCH 2014
Membership Meeting - April 22
G & G Farms - Glenn & Gary Thigpen’s
TYRIE ALVIS BOYER
1924 - 2013
The Boyer’s children with Betty and Tyrie A. Boyer
Ken, Lee, Tyrie, Carol
A 1992 NFCSCI newsletter cover with Tyrie
in Namimbia with trophy elephant
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Officers & Directors
2013-2014
PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT-ELECT
VICE PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
TREASURER
Shawn Pringle
Ron Stafford
Robert Bracewell Tom Powell Janet Pringle
Derrell Griner Humanitarian, Conservation Fundraiser, Sensory Safari
[email protected]
Fundraiser Chair, Sportsmen Against Hunger, Sensory Safari [email protected]
Meeting Planner, Fundraiser, Sensory Safari [email protected]
Meetings,Sportsmen Against Hunger, Fundraiser Hunt, Sensory Safari [email protected]
Education Sables, Fundraiser Docs, Sensory Safari
[email protected]
Budget, Shooting Sports Fundraiser, Sensory Safari [email protected]
DIRECTORS
Carol Blodgett
Jeff Boyd
Jim Davis
James Frudaker
Stan Goeckel
Dorothy Gillette
Betty Griner
James Higman
Dale Loosier
David Mann
Clara McGehee
A. J. Pionessa
Georgianne Pionessa
Shuri Speed
Doug Speed
Gary Thigpen
Patricia Vane
Terry Vane
Paul Workman
Education Sables Co-President, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Fundraiser, Education Sables, Shooting Sports, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Sportsmen Against Hunger, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Sensory Safari, Fundraiser Fundraiser
Grants, Fundraiser, Shooting Sports, Humanitarian, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Fundraiser, Sensory Safari, Family Fun Shoot, Sables Tea Chair
Treasurer Assistant, Education Sables Rep, Budget, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Government Action, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Sensory Safari, Fundraiser Sensory Safari, Fundraiser, Education Sables
Shooting Sports, Sportsmen Against Hunger, Famliy Fun Shoot, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Photographer, Newsletter, Sportsmen Against Hunger, Family Fun Shoot,
Sensory Safari, Fundraiser Education Sables
Education Sables, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser, Family Fun Shoot
Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Webpage, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Newsletter Editor, Education Sables Co-President, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Government Action, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
Sensory Safari, Fundraiser
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PAST PRESIDENTS
Tom Powell
Ray Pringle (2)
Cliff McGehee (3)
George Bowser
David Alan DeBerry
Terry Vane
Bill Pullen
Bob Olson
353-3181
766-1347
998-9339
645-9050
757-8424
353-8285
281-252-8083
630-7389
Sharon Temple
Steve O’Hara
Doug Speed
Craig M. Larimer
D. L. Seals
Warren A. Tyre (3)
Rene Dostie
Charles R. Bassett
260-3303
346-3166
280-5265
1953-2009
285-8602
398-5100
880-6441
1932-2005
Scott Miller
396-9371
Mitch Montgomery
821-7171
Fred Kitchens
Tyrie W. Boyer (2)
398-1194
Mag Black
310-550-1980
M. Gordon Vines, Jr.
389-6687
Murray Black
1930-2004
Tillman Cavert, Jr./Founder 1916-2013
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Ernest F. Dorsey
Willie B. Dyal
Tyrie A. Boyer
Joe Colvin 706-945-4066
1921-2009
1924-2013
-2000
Cover Photos:
Judge Tyrie A. Boyer and 2 Spring Georgia Gobblers
NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL FEBRUARY-MARCH 2014
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President’s Report ~ February - March 2014
Hello to all!
Well our successful fundraiser has come and gone. It was a
whole lot of fun for me and I hope everyone had as much
fun as I did.
I would like to extend a special thanks to Ronnie Stafford,
fundraiser chairman for all his hard work he put into making
the fundraiser a great event, I would also like to thank all
of the Fundraiser Committee members and volunteers
who have spent many hours throughout the year getting
ready for this event, including especially Jeff and Beth Boyd,
Carol Blodgett, Derrell and Betty Griner, Dorothy Gillette,
Clara McGehee, A.J. and Georgianne Pionessa, Tom Powell,
Janet Pringle, Doug Speed, Glenn & Gary Thigpen, Wayne
Weber, Patricia and Terry Vane and Carol & James Higman.
Georgianne Pionessa gets a special thank you for her
tireless work with ticket and table sales.
It’s turkey season and I hope everyone is having good luck.
I have killed 2 so far, I’ll tell you about it at our next member
meeting which will be at Gary & Glenn Thigpen’s G &G
Farms. I hope to see y’all there.
I was recently in Las Vegas for the national SCI board
meeting. I learned the clubs in Michigan are doing some
great things to make it where the wolves can be hunted.
If what they are doing works, it will snowball across the
nation to other states that are having some bad troubles
with the wolves.
I would like to see some of our younger people involved in our club. If you know some younger folks that love to hunt
and are passionate about our hunting future, please invite them to one of our member meetings so we can get them
involved. They are our future and without them we have no future.
Good hunting and god bless.
Shawn T. Pringle
President, North Florida Chapter Safari Club International Inc.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2013 - 2014
December 6
December 8
January 6
January 7
January 20
January 25
February 3
February 4
February 18
February 28
March 1
March 2
April 1
April 5
April 11
April 22
April 16
May 6
May 20
May 21
June 3
June 10
June 17
Christmas Party, Sleiman Home
Delivery of toys to USO
Fund Raiser Meeting - Powell Office
Board meeting - Athens Cafe
Fundraiser Meeting - Powell Office
Family Fun Shoot - Jacksonville Gun Club
Fundraiser Meeting - Powell Office
Board of Directors Meeting
Membership Meeting, TBA
Fundraiser Set up - Morocco Shrine
Fundraiser - Morocco Shrine
Take Down - Morocco Shrine
Board of Directors Meeting
Sables Tea With a Twist - Queen’s Harbour Sports Complex
Mini Sensory Safari at FSDB
Membership Meeting - Thigpen’s Farm
Brooks Adaptive Shooting Jacksonville Skeet & Trap Club
Board of Directors Meeting - Athens Cafe
Membership Meeting - Jacksonville Gun Club
Duval County School Science Fair
Board of Directors Meeting - Athens Cafe
Elections for the Sables Board
Membership Meeting - Wild Creek Plantation
Brooks Adaptive Sports Trap Shoot
meets at the
Jacksonville Skeet and Trap Club
at 4:00 PM
the 3rd Wednesday of each month
Volunteers are welcome
and needed to help the shooters.
INSIDE THIS EDITION
President Message 4
Karen Tutwiler Member Meeting 6-8
Fund Raiser 2014 GAC Notes- Terry Vane 9-19
20 & 24
Ables Sables 21
Tyrie A Boyer 22-23
Welcome
New Members:
Mark Seiden
Dean Black
John Wilson
Donnie Boree
Mitch Taylor
John Pope
Tony Bozzella
Safari Club International
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New Member
North Florida Chapter
SCI Members, look for the paw
print on SCI badges and introduce
yourself and welcome new
members!
Dinner is available for $15.00.
Reservations required to reserve a meal.
Call (904)757-4584
and request steak or salmon.
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Membership Meeting & Dinner
Karen Tutwiler Riverside Home on the St. John’s River - January 2014
James & Carol Higman
Hostess Karen Tutwiler, Tanya & René Dostie
Mark Seiden, Bill Parker, John Gillette
Anne & Robert Bracewell
Vernon & Charlotte Branch
Bud Larsen & Doug Speed
Background: Jody Brandenburg & Gary McKendree
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Membership Meeting & Dinner
Karen Tutwiler Riverside Home on the St. John’s River - January 2014
Shannon
Padgett
Concealed
Weapons
Law Program
Speaker
Rich & Debbie Benoit
Kim Griner with hostess Karen Tutwiler
Patricia Vane, Capt. Don Dingman
& Rebecca Barry
Left:
Daune & Jim Davis
Right:
Fitzhugh and Peggy
Powell
Rob & Jeanie Schoonover
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Membership Meeting & Dinner
Karen Tutwiler Riverside Home on the St. John’s River - January 2014
Thuy Lowe, Charlie Goldenberg, Tommy Lee, Paul Workman
Mario and his wife with Toney Sleiman
Terry & Patricia Vane with grandson Tavish, Rosana & Ron Stafford
Doug & Shuri Speed
Bob & Karen Olson
Suzanne Berglind
& Wesley Wallace
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser - 2014
EXHIBITORS
Pictured Below:
DY Ranch
Florida
Wild Life
Leslie & Tony
Breedlove
Wildlife Art
Creations, Inc.
Suzanne Berglind
Berglind Interior Design
Discount African Hunts
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser - 2014
EXHIBITORS
Makhulu Safaris
Pictured Below:
NFCSCI Board members Kare & James
Frudaker Wildebeest Safaris
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser - 2014
North Florida Chapter Safari Club International
“An Evening on Safari ”
33 rd Annual Banquet & Fundraiser
January 25th, 2014 Annual Family Fun Shoot Photos Inside
Derrell Griner, Martha Saylor, Betty Griner, Mike Saylor
Saturday, March 1st, 2014
Cathy Curtis, Eric Nguyen
Carol Higman & Rosana Stafford
with Brian Stafford
Anita Larimore, Laura Watson working card game
Patricia & Terry Vane with granddaughter Lilla
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser - 2014
Ernie & Cindy Dorsey
Above:
L-R: Kristen & Alec Wascom
Jack & Marianna Hart
Ray McDaniels & friend Wynona & John Anker
René & Tanya Dostie
Right:
Red & Jackie Nicoli
AJ & Georgianne Pionessa
Left:
Chips & Becky Harmon
Sheriff John Rutherford
Mike Williams
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Perry, Sr.
Jen Norris, Ryan McCarthy, Dave & Angela Workman
Standing - Paul Workman delivering paperwork
for trip to Switzerland bought by
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Perry, Sr.
John Evans & wife Anne, son Brad Evans
& friend Christy Price
Pat & Stephanie Gaccetta & Andy & Caroline May
Standing: Darryl Dyal, Danny Connell
Sitting: Shuri & Doug Speed, Connie Green
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser
Pictured Below:
Lori & Tyrie W. Boyer
John & Tammy Harris
Pictured Above:
Elizabeth & Allen Vargas
Gui Vargas & Friend Amanda
Pictured Below:
Fitzhugh Powell, Sr.,
Chuck & Heather Foster
Peggy Powell
Pictured Above:
Standing: Eli Sleiman, III,
Darcy Lavis, Pat Rowe
Sitting, Michael Herzberg,
Eli Slieman Jr., Jimmy Holderfield
and Kenny Holderfield
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser
Pictured Left:
Sherry & Howard Coker
Judge Mallory Cooper and
her husband Bill
Pictured Right:
Trinity Christian Academy
Competitive Rifle
Shooting Team
Pictured left:
Tony Bozzella
& his father
Kim & Dean Black
Pictured right:
Steve & Cyndi Murray
Charlotte & Vernon Branch
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser
Pictured Left:
Bob Olson
Suzanne Berglind
Wesley Wallace
Pictured Right:
Sherry Potter,
Skitch Lunsford
& Woody Potter
Pictured Left:
John W ilson
Glenn & Gary
Thigpen
Susan Wilson
Perri Boree
Pictured Right:
Wayne & Doris Giffin
Ralph & Betty Jo
Higginbotham
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser
Mike & Terra Davidson, Robert & Anne Bracewell, Katie Taylor Chris Smith
Bobby Sanders, Verdeen & her daughter
Live Auction Item
Something for everyone. Silent Auction
items for every age or stage
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser
Pictured Right:
Back:
Bobby Sams, Suzie
Sams, Tom Sanders,
Mike Sanders, Nan
Front:
grandson Garrett,
granddaughters
Savannah & Caroline
on either side of
Sylvia Sanders
Pictured Left:
Working Set up
James & Carol Higman
Shawn Pringle
Ron Stafford
Wayne Weber
Pictured Right:
Debbie & Jim
Hennessey,
Tina & Jeff
Sanders
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser
Thank you to all who sponsored, attended and supported the
2014 North Florida Chapter
Safari Club International Annual Banquet and Auction
We look forward to seeing you again in 2015
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GAC NOTES - FEBRUARY – MARCH, 2014
by Terry Vane
Our legislators in Tallahassee have been busy moving
several pro-gun bills through the committee process with
little organized opposition. The threat to the Second
Amendment posed by Emperor Zero has had the affect
of clearing the path for some protective refinements to
existing law and some necessary new legislation to improve
the climate in Florida for the preservation of our rights to
self-defense.
SB-1060, the Zero Tolerance/Pop Tart bill passed in the
Senate Education Committee March 25, 2014, by an 8-0
vote. It had previously passed in the Senate Criminal Justice
Committee on March 3, 2014, by a vote of 5-2. This bill
attempts to restore common sense to public schools that
have used the zero tolerance policy on guns to criminalize
innocent play by children. The House counterpart, HB-7029,
previously passed the House by a vote of 98-17.
passed the House Regulatory Affairs Committee on March
20, 2014, by a vote of 17-0. It passed the House Agricultural
& Natural Resources Committee on March 4, 2014, by a vote
of 12-1. The Senate counterpart, SB-544, passed the Senate
Community Affairs Committee on March 5, 2014, by a vote
of 9-0.
HB-525, the bill to prohibit disclosure of the identities
of CW applicants and license holders, passed in the House
Regulatory Affairs Committee on March 20, 2014, by a
vote of 16-1. It previously passed the House Government
Operations Sub-Committee on March 5, 2014, by a vote of
12-0. The Senate counterpart, SB-546, passed the Senate
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee on
March 12, 2014, by a vote of 9-0.
SB-448, the Threat of use of Force bill is pending in
the Senate after passing the house. It passed the Senate
Judiciary Committee on March 3, 2014, by a vote of 9-0.
This bill will stop prosecutors from abusing the 10-20-Life
law to prosecute people threatening to use deadly force as
a means to stop an attack. The House counterpart, HB-89,
previously passed the House by a vote of 93-24.
HB-209, the Firearms/Mandatory Evacuations bill
passed the House Judiciary Committee March 20, 2014, by
a vote of 17-1. Strangely, the Florida Sheriffs Association is
opposing the bill. It previously passed the House Economic
Development & Tourism Committee on March 5, 2014, by
a vote of 9-3.It will now move to a floor vote. The Senate
counterpart, SB-296, passed the Senate Criminal Justice
Committee on March 3, 2014, by a vote of 5-2.
SB-424, to prohibit discrimination against gun owners
by insurance companies, passed the Florida Senate March
18, 2014, by a vote of 36-3. The House counterpart, HB-255,
passed the House Regulatory Affairs Committee on March
6, 2014, by a vote of 11-5.
HB-523, the bill to make CW License applications easier
to file by using Tax Collector offices to initially process them
Terry Vane, President of The River City Republican Club,
greets featured speaker Senator Marco Rubio at the
annual Lincoln Day Dinner hosted by the Republican
Party of Duval County, Florida, on March 28, 2014, at the
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
SB-968, School Safety, would allow designated persons
with training and CW permits to assist in protecting students
in our public schools. It passed the Senate Criminal Justice
Committee on March 10, 2014, by a vote of 5-2. The House
counterpart, HB-753, passed the House Education K-12
Sub-Committee on March 12, 2014, by a vote of 9-4
The February, 2014, FBI crime report notes the reduction
in murders by 7% in the first half of 2013, compared to
GAC Update continued on page 24
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What a wonderful SCI Fundraiser we had this year.
So many great items and hunts in both the Live and
Silent Auctions. My husband had the winning bid
and is going on a fishing expedition to Canada!
Able
Sables
Our annual An Evening on Safari was filled with fun,
food and friends and I hope you enjoyed the evening
and much as we did! If you weren’t able to attend,
plan on joining us next year.
The Sables 6th Annual Tea with a Twist is Saturday, April 5th at the Queens Harbour
Community Center (Multi-Purpose room) from 1– 3.
Great fun as we scoured consignment shops and competed with highschool girls also
looking for a good deal on a prom dress to come up with the attire for this years theme
“Prom Queen”! Expect to see photos in next issue with a lot of “big hair”. As usual, we
will have a silent auction, tasty tea comestibles, champagne and of course “The Safari
Servers”. Come join us! 30% of profits from this annual Sables Education fundraiser are
sent to national SCI for the Sables Education fund.
We have been asked by The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind to stage a mini Sensory
Safari on Friday, April 11 at in the Wilson Music Building on the FSDB campus.
Able Sables with “Abe” at the
Annual Lincoln Day Dinner on March 28
Preparatory to that, on Friday, March 28th, Doug Speed, Terry & Patricia Vane, Georgianne
Pionessa and Wesley L. Wallace were invited
to tour the campus and meet with Dr.
Kathleen Foley to discuss the April 11 event.
An interesting note: Wesley’s parents were
educators of the deaf and in 1951 the family
moved to St. Augustine where his father, John
M. Wallace served as President of the Florida
School for the Deaf and Blind from 1952
through 1966.
As summer is coming fast on the heels of
spring we want to remind you that elections
for the Sables board will be on June 10.
Please nominate yourself or other for a board
position or tell us how you can volunteer your
time on behalf of Sables Education.
May your Easter be blessed!
With kind regards,
Carol Blodgett
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TYRIE A. BOYER
(September 10, 1924 – December 17, 2013)
Safari Club International lost one
of its most dedicated and beloved
members. Tyrie A. Boyer stayed
active with the North Florida Chapter
until his passing at the age of 89.
Judge Boyer served on the Board of
Directors in multiple capacities for
over 15 years. While a member of
the Board he chaired both its Ethics
Committee and its Bylaw Committee.
In fact, he wrote the first set of bylaws
for the Chapter. Upon leaving the
Board, he was unanimously elected
to serve as an “Honorary Board
Member” -- an honor bestowed only
upon a few members over the years
(e.g., Willie Dyal and Joe Colvin).
Tyrie A. Boyer was born in Williston,
Florida, just before America, indeed
the World, was hit by the Great
Depression. His parents came from
rural southern backgrounds with
little of the formal education that
subsequent generations enjoyed.
Mary Ethel and Alton Boyer were a
humble, hard-working couple, who
were also honest, smart and loving
parents. That turned out to be a
recipe for a good foundation.
When the depression hit, the Boyer
family survived by subsistence
farming, sharecropping, fishing in
Johnson Lake and Johnson Sink, and
eating small game (squirrel, rabbit,
dove, duck and quail). Back in those
days there was little big game in
Florida. In fact Judge Boyer said that
the first time he saw a deer in the
vicinity in which he was raised, was in
1971.
When the Boyers hunted, every shot
had to count. Bullets cost money,
money was scarce, and they were
poor. (Poor to them was different
than what is known as “poverty”
nowadays. They could not afford
an automobile or a radio and the
government did not provide welfare.
His mother, a good seamstress, made
their clothes by hand, using flour bag
cloth for the material.)
With the help of God, and hard
work, the Boyer family survived.
Interestingly, although he was truly
poor, he had to pull his weight
and pick peas at a record pace (he
actually won a contest). Judge
Boyer’s boyhood was difficult, but he
never complained. He was loved and
he enjoyed his rural community.
He enjoyed fishing for bream and
shell cracker and catfish and trout
(“trout” was the term the locals used
to refer to black bass). In order to
make a little extra money, he often
set trot lines with cut bait. Then he
sold the catfish and turtles caught in
that manner.
He started hunting with his father
when he was only a youngster.
Squirrel was regular fare for Boyer
dining. They could be taken with
a .22 rifle and a bullet only cost a
penny. Shotgun shells cost a nickel
so he would try to limit his shots at
dove when several were sitting close
together in a persimmon tree. That
way he could take several with one
shot.
Eventually the Boyer family moved
to Jacksonville. Tyrie graduated from
Robert E. Lee High School and joined
the U. S. Navy. At the age of 18 he
was launched into the middle of the
big war, World War II. He flew the
large transport, pontoon airplanes
known as PB2Y from island to island
in the Pacific. He always said that
it took young people to fight the
war because mature people had the
good sense to be scared. Fortunately,
Tyrie survived the perils of the war
including, on one occasion, hand-tohand combat.
Sweethearts
Tyrie A. & Betty Boyer
As it turned out, it was blessing
that he was stationed across the
World in the Pacific. As a result he
met Elizabeth Everett Gale, with
whom he immediately fell in love.
Her family admonished that if she
married Tyrie, her children, if raised
in Florida, would never learn to read
or write. Southerners, they thought,
did not have the benefit of schooling.
Notwithstanding, they were married
on June 9, 1945, and celebrated their
66th wedding anniversary before his
bride passed away in July, 2011.
They were in love. They took chances.
They experienced some failures.
However, together they could not
be held back. More often than not
the risks allowed them to build one
Tyrie A. Boyer (continued on next page)
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Tyrie A. Boyer (continued from previous page)
(where he served as its Chief Judge).
success upon another.
Judge Boyer was a civic leader who
never forgot his humble roots. He
was often called upon to lecture on
subjects as diverse as complicated
law issues, to the best method for
hunting dangerous game.
After the war, Betty and Tyrie moved
to Florida where they bought a home.
Tyrie worked as an automobile
mechanic (a tune up specialist) at
Duval Motor Company and made
more money than he thought
possible. Those were the days of
moonshine and it was not unusual
for him to tune up the cars driven by
the revenuers as well as those driven
by the moonshine runners. His first
two children, Carol and Tyrie, were
born while he was so employed and
they lived on Imperial Street in the
Woodstock area of
Jacksonville.
Because of Betty’s
insistence, they
moved to Williston
in 1950. Tyrie
commuted to
Gainesville and the
University of Florida
where in 4 ½ years
he was able to obtain
both a bachelor’s and
a law degree. Two
more sons were born,
Kennedy and Lee. He was able to
afford college because of the newly
created GI bill. He also maintained
multiple jobs while a student, and
Betty learned how to cook duck,
dove, squirrel and quail.
Tyrie graduated at the top of his class
in both college and law school and
then went to work in Jacksonville
as a lawyer making less than onehalf the salary he was being paid as
an automobile mechanic when he
left for college. However, he was
ultimately successful and eventually
became a trial judge before being
appointed by Governor Rubin Askew
to the First District Court of Appeal
As the years passed, he found that he
could afford an occasional hunt out
west for elk or antelope or mule deer.
Annually he and his friends, Carlton
Maddox and Hans Tanzler, made trips
to Alabama to hunt white tail deer.
Eventually he would also hunt in
Canada, Europe, Central and South
America and Africa. His trophy room
includes four of
the big five African
dangerous game
animals.
On several of his
hunts he was
accompanied by one
or more of his sons
whom he had raised
to love hunting and
fishing as much
as he. He taught
them hunting along
with “safety first.” Also, he insisted
that no animal be taken if it was to
be wasted. His son, Tyrie W., tells of
the time the younger Tyrie shot a
crow. Judge Boyer said, “that’s fine,
son. Now go ahead and pluck it
and I am sure that your mother will
cook it for you.” In fact that’s exactly
what occurred and Tyrie W. ceased
shooting crows thereafter.
Tyrie was a prolific writer. In fact,
he won a city-wide Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce writing
contest during his senior year in high
school. The title of that work was
“Why the American System of Free
Enterprise Should be Continued.” He
also authored numerous law review
articles as well as three volumes of
published legal opinions and orders.
The latter volumes were written
while he served in various judicial
capacities including the circuit
bench, the appellate bench, and
by special assignment the Florida
Supreme Court.
The book he published in 2012,
Memories and Reflections of a Florida
Cracker, was autobiographical and
contains dozens of stories which he
had dictated over a course of several
decades. He chose the title because
he was born a Florida Cracker.
“Cracker” is a word that was coined in
the 1800’s to describe the sound of a
whip created by cowboys directing
cattle. Until at least the 1960’s, the
term was applied to all rural country
folk of the south.
Judge Boyer never lost his love for
the outdoors. Before his death he had
accumulated almost 800 acres of land
within Levy and Marion Counties.
The acreage included the land upon
which he worked as a sharecropper
when he was a youngster.
He liked working from a tractor as
much as he enjoyed fishing and
hunting. His last hunting trip was
on November 29 -- the day after
Thanksgiving, 2013 -- less than three
weeks before his passing. He and his
son, Kennedy, went deer hunting
from a golf cart which they were
able to pull up into a blind. He was
fortunate that day to take a large 6
point buck.
The North Florida Chapter of Safari
Club International has lost another of
its charter members, Tyrie A. Boyer.
We will miss him.
NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL FEBRUARY-MARCH 2014
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GAC Update continued from page 20
2012. All violent crime showed reductions during the same
period. The anti-gunners like to predict blood in the streets
increasing with the sales of guns (which have increased
substantially thanks to The Cipher’s unconstitutional power
grabs aimed at destroying the Second Amendment) but
statistics consistently show crime decreases as potential
victims are more able to defend themselves. Violent
crime rates are decreased more in the South, where gun
ownership is highest at 50%, than in the Northeast, where
gun ownership rates are lower, at 22%. Further evidence
that liberalism is a mental disease that deprives people of
their critical thinking and analytical abilities.
Remington
Outdoor
Company
is
expanding
manufacturing operations away from unfriendly New
York. The company announced in February, 2014, that it is
building a new plant with 2,000 jobs in Huntsville, Alabama.
New York last year adopted onerous gun control measures.
Beretta expands into Tennessee rather than continue
to grow in Accokeek, Maryland under new Maryland
gun control laws. The company announced the 300 job
Tennessee expansion in January, 2014.
Immigration Amnesty is a threat to the Second
Amendment. The amnesty being pushed by The Big Zero
and even some alleged Republicans would create millions
and millions of new Democrat voters, creating a tsunami
for gun control fanatics that could erode the rights to keep
and bear arms like no other foreseeable event. Gun Owners
of America warns that Speaker Boehner could begin an
amnesty push after the primaries are closed. If that happens,
get ready for the Californication of the rest of the country
on gun-related issues. Remember that California staggered
blindly to the left after the 1986 amnesty bill.
Hunt Stories Needed!
Send your stories & pictures to
Patricia Vane
220-4009
[email protected]
Please limit articles to 1,000 words or 2 pages. The NFC
reserves the right to edit submitted articles.
New Website Address!
Visit North Florida Chapter’s Website
at:
northfloridasafariclub.com
Membership Application available on line.
Click on “Become a Member” then click on
“Download Membership form”
Curry Thomas Hardware owner, Steve Thomas, has generously offered North
Florida Chapter Members a 5% discount on all ammunition and a 10% discount
on most firearms and related accessories, and a broad variety of outdoor items.
Curry Thomas carries a surprising variety of hard-to-find ammunition including 6.5
Swedish, 7.5JAP, 8mm Mauser, .257 Roberts and .35 Whelen, along with the more
popular calibers.
With the extensive variety of trophy game mounts from around the World, simply
shopping there is a “hunting” experience! Thank you Steve, for all the ways you
support NFCSCI!
ESA permitting exemptions restored for three antelope
species in January, 2014. This legislation will protect the
economic value of these three species in the U.S. These
species are privately maintained in the U.S because they
are nearly extinct in their home ranges. The USFWS lifted
the permitting exemptions in 2012, which removed the
incentive to maintain the herds, resulting in the reduction
by almost 50% of their numbers in the U.S.
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Are you considering a hunting or fishing trip in the not too distant future? Here are a few
Specializing in International
specials!
Wingshooting and Fishing trips for
over 30 years, Ron Stafford has guided, hosted and/or
I have
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Limit one discount per person, applied to the hunt trip fee only
airfares, shells and extras not included in discount
We offer many options, so call me if you have questions. Thanks in advance.
Special Deals:
LAN Airlines is running a special to Argentina that ends
March 17th! Miami to Buenos Aires $895 and Miami to Cordoba $795.
Four Seasons Adventures has had some last minute cancellations for their Buenos Aires duck hunting which
means they are offering a 15% discount on the dates of May 1-6 and May 15-20 regularly $3995
now only $3395 for a 5 day duck hunt!
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Meeting Information
Drink Charges at Meetings are as follows:
Chapter Catered Events:
$6 charge for call brand
$3 for beer / $4 for wine.
No charge for soda and water.
Events at Facilities with Cash Bar:
Cost is Set by the Venue.
We can no longer charge dinners at monthly member
meetings. Cash or check only. Thank you.
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An Evening on Safari Annual Banquet & Fundraiser - 2014
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