Joseph Hamilton Boyd Jr. passed away at his home in Colchester, Vermont on September 1, 2013 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Joseph was a retired politician, governmental relations consultant, and published author. He was born in Montclair, New Jersey on May 13, 1938, the son of the late Joseph H. Boyd II and Rose Purvis. He joined Nelson Rockefeller's first campaign for governor of New York in 1958 while still a student at Colgate University. After graduation, he served the governor during all four terms in office - as personal aide, campaign staffer, assistant to the governor, advance man, chief of advance, appointments officer, and legislative liaison. In 1972, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress from the east end of Long Island, subsequently returning to the Rockefeller administration. Later Joseph was a lobbyist for the northeastern region for Pfizer Corp. He lived in New York City and was a long-time resident of Chatham, New York before eventually retiring to Colchester, Vermont. His book "Oreo's & Dubonnet" including his experiences and memories of his years with Nelson Rockefeller, as well as those he's collected from former colleagues, was published in 2012. He is survived by his son Duncan Boyd of Spencertown, NY, his son and daughter-in-law Andrew and Rebecca Boyd, and his granddaughter Delia Margaret Boyd of Canaan, NY. He was preceded in death by his first wife Margaret ("Peggy") Boyd who he married in 1967, and his second wife Sara Gear Boyd who passed away in 2008. Calling hours for Joseph will be held on Friday, September 6th from 4-6PM at the Wenk Funeral Home in Chatham, NY. Funeral Services will be held at St. Peter's Church in Spencertown, NY on Saturday, September 7th at 11AM with a memorial service for family and friends immediately following at the Columbia Golf and Country Club in Claverack, NY. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to: The National Parkinson Foundation at www.parkinson.org. For online condolences please visit wenkfuneralhome.com