Wesley “Undertaker” Boyd Sr., died June 10, 1997. His funeral home was left to his lovely wife Patricia Boyd,
his son Cortland Boyd and his daughter Karen Boyd-Smith to carry on his Legacy. He left his legacy and his
life philosophy with so many people, Teenagers and Young Adults whom he taught, the people in his
community and abroad whose lives were positively changed because of him. One of his favorite sayings was “if
I had given you a fish you could have only eaten for a day If I teach you how to fish you can eat for life”. When
kids didn’t have a father at home and needed someone to talk to, you could always find The Undertaker. He
would have answers to your questions and you had to be prepared because you might not like the answer.
When someone in the community needed to bury a loved one and didn’t have enough money the Undertaker
would find a way. He touched and changed the lives of so many people along his Journey in Life.  

What makes a great man?

•        Knowing you have made a difference in this world.

•        Making a Positive impression on someone’s life.

•        Putting some lost soul back on the right path.
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Coach Wesley A. Boyd, Sr.
Founder
1931 - 1997
Moses was a great man, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great man, Malcolm X was a great man  and to MANY
Wesley “Undertaker”  Boyd, Sr.. Was a Great Man.
Wesley Boyd Sr. was born November 9, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas to
Dumas and Emma Humphries Boyd. He attended Forth Worth Public Schools.
He graduated in 1948 from I. M. Terrell High School. His education continued
at Prairie View A. & M. University. He was in the R. O. T. C. and a graduate of
the Class of 1955. Thereafter, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in
the United States Army and served diligently until he was honorably
discharged.
In 1958, he moved to Houston, Texas and began working in public education.
The schools and colleges where he enjoyed teaching and coaching
basketball are as follows: Aldine ISD. - Carver and Drew High School where
he served as Head Coach for three years; Galena Park - Fidelity High
School; Houston Independent School District: Booker T Washington High
School where he served as Junior High Coach and compiled a 99-8 record
and went to the City finals all four years; Hartman Middle School, Key Middle
School, Woodson Middle School, Phyllis Wheatley High School, and Fleming
Middle School. After accomplishing so much in such a short period of time
Coach Boyd felt it was time for new challenges. He enrolled in Commonwealth
College of Science where he received his Funeral Directors and Embalmers License. This accomplishment
made him the world's only active Coach & Funeral Director, thus the nickname "The Undertaker.”For 30 years
he owned and operated Boyd's Funeral Home in the Acres Homes area of our City.
His teams were so good that Sports Illustrated, Texas Sports Magazine and various media outlets came to
write stories about The Undertaker and his Teams. After his tenure at Paul Quinn he served two years at
Texas College where he produced winners as well. He was then tapped to take over the reins of the Wheatley
Program from the retiring Jackie Carr. In his three years at Wheatley, he went to the State Play-offs with a
20-10 record, finished third in the District with a 16-14 record and his last year finished in a three way tie for
first.
Continuing to operate the Funeral Home, Coach returned to coaching at Hartman, Key and Woodson and was
in the city Play-offs each year at each school. He left Houston in '78 to take the Position of Head Coach at Paul
Quinn College in Waco, Texas; where his Undertaker name would be known all over the nation. He had an
outstanding college record and was able to take his teams to post season play every year and to the NAIA
National Tournament twice.
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