He was born in Clydebank, Scotland to Edward and Susan Boyle. He was married on August 31, 1973 in Celina, Ohio to Peggy Lou Worley who died on April 28, 1999. Survivors include two step-sons, Roger A. Brewer, Phillipsburg; and Don L. Brewer, Highland Park, Michigan; two step-granddaughters; five step-great-granddaughters; three brothers, Eamonn Boyle, Phoenix, Arizona; James Boyle, Jamestown, Pennsylvania; and Pat Boyle, Dumbartonshire, Scotland; and one sister, Kathleen Burns, Glasgow, Scotland. He was employed as a Telecommunications Technologist II in Facilities and Maintenance with the State of Missouri Department of Economic Development. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church; Jefferson City American Legion; and the Loyal Order of the Moose and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, both in Celina, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor's choice. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.