Paul Wade Boggess

Paul Wade Boggess of Columbus died on November 18, 2025 at the age of 86. Born March 4, 1939 in Columbus, carrying Ashkenazi Jewish stories that arrived without footnotes. He learned that neighborhoods remember who helps without being asked. He led sheds that turned soil into something gardens could trust. A potting shed trowel hung by a nail preferred work over speeches. Colleagues still mention a potting shed trowel hung by a nail. In 1965 he married Marjorie. The marriage was not a speech; it was groceries, repairs, and two daughters and a son walked to school in weather that did not care. When Marjorie died in 2018, he kept what still worked: the early walk, the small garden, the call on Sundays. Neighbors remember a jumper cable offered before the tow truck was dialed. Mornings were his favorite shift at home. He died in Columbus, on streets that already knew his pace. The lunch pail still waits by the back door.