VT Halter chief dies

PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The chief executive officer of VT Halter Marine, Boyd E. King, died Monday at Singing River Hospital. He was 65. King, who retired as a brigadier general in 1998 after 35 years of service in the Army, was appointed CEO in 2003. VT Halter Marine operates a yard at Pascagoula and two at Moss Point, building commercial and government vessels. (Source: Mississippi Press, 04/21/09)