Timothy R. Boyce
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Age: 29
From: North Salt Lake, Utah
Assigned to the Maintenance Troop, Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Sgt. Timothy R. Boyce died Dec. 15 of a non-combat-related illness at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany.
Died: December 15, 2005
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Utah soldier dies of aneurysm
Associated Press
FARMINGTON, Utah — During his last visit home, Sgt. Timothy R. Boyce suffered from headaches his family now realizes were harbingers of a fatal aneurysm in his brain.
Boyce, 29, had been complaining about terrible headaches for weeks, his wife, Sharon Boyce, said.
He collapsed just after 5 a.m. Wednesday during physical training at Camp Tiger in northern Iraq, his father, Rick Boyce, said.
“It was just like a time bomb in his head,” his father said of the growing aneurysm that doctors said had been there since birth.
Boyce was rushed to Landstuhl, Germany, and was kept on life support until his brother, Brad, could fly to Germany from Kuwait to be with him during his last moments.
He was a registered organ donor, and doctors were able to harvest his lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and corneas.
“The German doctor...
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Please embrace with all Your love and mercy the soul of this brave soldier and comfort him with Your Divine Presence.
Bless his heart and keep his family in Your Hands, Guard them and comfort them.
Amen
My sincere heartfelt condolences to Timothy's family. May God give you peace in your heart and strength to carry on.