Arthur “Butch” Vincent Boardman, 68, of Folsom, CA, passed away on 21st of October 2024.

Family and friends may gather from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 6th, 2024, at St. Columbkille Catholic Church with a funeral service to begin at 10:30 a.m. with Deacon Bill Biver officiating.  The burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, Dubuque, Iowa is assisting the family. A livestream of the funeral service will be on the funeral home Facebook page. 

Born on February 13, 1956, Butch was the second child of Arthur M. Boardman and Catherine R. (Rooney) Boardman. Though he was born with an intellectual disability, Butch’s friendly demeanor and engaging personality touched everyone he met.  Butch received his first two years of education at St Columbkille’s, then he attended special education at Audubon, Washington Jr. High, and Prescott, graduating in 1978. Butch worked at several jobs with his team lead Neil Candee, he did janitorial services for Sears, W.C. Brown and in addition worked at Area Residential Care.  Since 2012, he had lived independently in Folsom, CA, following the passing of his father, and he often said these were some of the best years of his life.

Butch has an enthusiasm for military planes and classic cars, and he could talk at length about them. He enjoyed building model cars and planes and creating paint-by-number artworks, many of which he lovingly gave to his friends. Butch was a passionate wrestling fan and cherished watching matches with his friend Mary. He loved bowling weekly with friends from Amani Exceptional Services and was a devoted fan of Sci-Fi, old westerns, and Star Wars.

Preceded in death by his parents, and a grandniece, Jemma Callista Edwards.

Butch is survived by his sisters Patricia Boardman and Karen Boardman of Anaheim, CA, Kristine (Brad) King of Post Falls, Idaho, his two aunts, Thelma Simon and Betty Boardman, 5 nieces, 2 nephews and his “brother from another mother,” Dick Gregory.

The family extends heartfelt thanks to the dedicated staff at Amani Exceptional Services, especially Emily, Wilhelmina, Karen, Sokib, Jennifer and Mary.