Burrie van Dyk Boshoff, 86, of Cary, North Carolina, passed away on April 14, 2024. He was born in Middelburg, South Africa, on December 18, 1937 to Christoffel Hendrik Benoni Boshoff and Anna Cecilia (van Dyk) Boshoff.
He was married to Susara (Sue) for 59 years. Burrie graduated from Afrikaans Boys High School in Pretoria, S. Africa in 1954. He received his undergraduate and Master’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Pretoria, S. Africa. He went on to receive a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 1969 and did post graduate work in 1974 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaigne. Burrie started his professional career working for International Harvester and then went on to work for the South African Department of Agriculture. He later became head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. A work opportunity arose in Louisiana and Burrie, Sue and their four children immigrated to the United States in 1987. Burrie later accepted a position at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Raleigh where he worked until he retired in 2003. After retirement he worked at Cohesion Inc. as a consultant, a company owned by his sons. Burrie was involved in many professional organizations and was a founding member and served as president of the South African Societies of Professional Engineers.
Burrie was a Christian, a family man, and a true gentleman. He was kind, gentle, and devoted much of his time to taking care of Sue, his children, and grandchildren. Burrie believed in staying active. He was an avid tennis player and enjoyed being outdoors. He went on several backpacking trips including the Fish River Canyon in Namibia, the Otter Trail in South Africa, and the Grand Canyon here in the US. He was also known for his love of Volkswagens and was well known in the community driving around in his blue Volkswagen Vanagon.
Burrie is preceded in death by his parents, Christoffel and Anna Boshoff; his brother, Carinus Boshoff (wife Felitia); his sister, Annette Steynberg (husband Johann); his in-laws, Henry (Hennie) and Susara (Non) Skinner; and his brother in-law, Wim Skinner. Wim introduced Sue to Burrie while they served together in the S. African army.
He is survived by his wife, Sue; his four children, Christoph Boshoff, Alton Boshoff (wife Amanda), Marelise Boshoff-Lynch (husband Butch), and Karen Taylor (husband DeWayne); ten grandchildren, Samantha Pawloski (husband Ryker), Anna Boshoff, Maria Boshoff, Logan Boshoff, Jacob Taylor, Jonathan Taylor, Ben Boshoff, Willem Boshoff, Stella Boshoff, Molly Boshoff; and one great-grandchild, James Pawloski.
A remembrance service will be held for Burrie on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 1:00PM at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home in Cary, North Carolina. Following the service the family will receive friends in the reception room at the funeral home.
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