Robert Boineau Obituary

Robert Trippett Boineau, Sr. COLUMBIA, SC - Robert Trippett Boineau, Sr., of Columbia, formerly of Midfields Plantation, Boykin, S.C., passed away on August 16, 2023. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 22, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, where he was a lay reader and a member for over 70 years. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 21 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street. Mr. Boineau was born in Columbia on August 16, 1926 to Bessie Trippett Boineau and Charles Evans Boineau, Sr. He was named for his grandfather, Dr. Robert Alexander Trippett. The family later moved to his mother's ancestral home, Midfields Plantation, home of his great-grandfather, Ellerbe Crawford Bogan Cash. Colonel Cash is noted in South Carolina history as fighting the last legal duel in South Carolina. In 1942, Mr. Boineau enrolled in Riverside Military Academy in Hollywood, Florida, class of 1944, where he was a member of the varsity football team. He attended the Citadel until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy Air Corps in 1947. He was assigned to Company E of the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Center for Combat Aircrews. After an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1947, he returned to the Citadel as a veteran. He later transferred to the University of South Carolina where he graduated from the School of Law. Employed by Claud Creason and Co., he found his true calling as a real estate broker. He founded Boineau Realty Company in 1953 and grew it to become one of the most successful real estate firms in the area. Mr. Boineau was a Life Member of the Columbia Museum of Art, the South Caroliniana Society, the Tarantella Club, Palmetto Club, Rockbridge Club, Home Builders Association, Columbia Sales Executive Club, Green Boundary Club, Springdale Hall Club and Camden Country Club. A passionate lover of hunting, from doves to big game, his other great passion was the sport of polo. He played club and medium goal polo around the country until late in his life. Mr. Boineau is survived by his wife, Dotsy Lloyd Boineau of Mount Pleasant, son, Robert Trippett Boineau, Jr. (Maggie Capozzola) of Murrells Inlet, daughter, Elizabeth Lloyd Boineau (Jeffery Lapham, deceased) of Mount Pleasant, daughter, Deveaux Boineau Franke (William), (Clarke Palmer, II, deceased), (James "Skip" Minyard, deceased) of N. Augusta. Grandchildren:Robert Trippett Boineau, III (Lindsay Moore) of Columbia, Alexandra Boineau Moss (Michael) of Mount Pleasant, Carolina Boineau Thomas (Austin) of Murrells Inlet, Clarke Palmer, III (Jessica Lamback) of N. Augusta, Andrew Robert Palmer, MD and Emily Deveaux Palmer of Aiken. Great-grandchildren: Elizabeth Gibbes Boineau, Caroline Kaliher Boineau, Elinor Moore Boineau, all of Columbia, James Boden Thomas and Lola Ruth Thomas of Murrells Inlet, Clarke Daryl Palmer of N. Augusta, and Walker David Moss of Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Boineau was predeceased by his brother, Charles Evans Boineau, Jr. and his sister, Elizabeth (Betty) Boineau, Roland Whitesides. Memorials may be made to University South Caroliniana Society, 1322 Greene St., Columbia, SC 29208. Memories may be shared at www.dunbarfunerals.com.