By AuxBeacon News Staff
The CAP Volunteer states that… Boylan, former GA Wing Commander, passes at age 56
In reality, Col Tonya R. Boylan, a blackmailed and deposed former Georgia Wing Commander and ignored Southeast Region Inspector General committed suicide in Franklin, Heard County Georgia on November 20th 2013. She was 56 years old. She had been removed early from command because her staff had been caught in multiple embarrassing findings and they were threatening to state that her decision-making was based upon nepotism.
Numerous CAP officers who had previously brow-beat and threatened her in Georgia Wing meetings came out to rally behind her image.
“Many of us served under Col Boylan’s leadership, and we are saddened and shocked by her sudden passing,” said Col Richard J. Greenwood, who replaced Col Boylan as Georgia Wing Commander in April. “Her love for the Civil Air Patrol is evidenced by the many years of unselfish service she gave her community, her squadron, and the entire state of Georgia.
“Our hearts go out to her husband, two sons and other family members in this difficult time. Our prayers are for them, and our thoughts are with them,” Col Greenwood said.
However, Col Greenwood privately went around her son’s bereaved father, former Group I Commander Maj Philip R. Boylan to see if the young cadet would approve of Col Greenwood naming the Georgia Wing PAO of the Year Award after his deceased mother. His son rightly deferred to the wishes of his father and older brother Capt Philip A. Boylan, who briefly served as commander of the soon to be defunct Rome Composite Squadron. Both men, who also suffered under Col Greenwood’s clever emails, backdoor manipulations and implied threats apparently declined Col Greenwood’s clumsy and insensitive request.
The details of the truth in the back story require diligent investigation and respectful handling. The authors, editors, attorneys and her family hope that one day the full story can be revealed.
Those of us who met her in national events and conferences offer our condolences.
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I can’t seem to find this tragic suicide of Cadet Rebecca Marseglia of Pennsylvania Wing. See link below to add to your suicides list.
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=57d46cbd-9373-4ca2-9943-d1fe5dda4fd3
You don’t have the demise of Civil Air Patrol’s former Kentucky Wing Commander David Allen Kantor. You might want to add it.
Kantor, David Allen, was born October 1, 1965 and passed away suddenly on February 18, 2017.
Greenwood also caused unnecessary stress on Michael Bell that helped accelerate his death too. I was on his wing staff. I know what he did. Greenwood tried to terminate Bell in over a year long process because he reported racial discrimination in his Wing. He treated Tonya on the same level. Shame on you Greenwood!
If I were a member of the Bell or Boylan families, I’d sue the CAP for Greenwood’s negligent actions. Lawsuits won’t bring them back, but it will be a form of justice. The CAP needs to pay for these unfortunate and unnecessary attacks by this man. CAP has plenty of money to go around.
Georgia Wing is a scandal. It’s corrupt, and what’s going on is a huge disappointment. Greenwood is an absolute disgrace in what he did to Col Boylan.