A One Write Milestone

Driving on US Route 40 through Ohio, you sometimes notice stones set up at intervals at the side of the highway. They are the Old National Road milestones which were used to measure the progress of a trip for the early travelers.

In like manner, we mark events along life’s journey which are significant to us. Mostly these milestones are about forward-looking things which move us into new possibilities and opportunities. But some commemorate things that are ending as well. Today One Write marks the end of an era as Tom Boyd died.

In 1957 Mac McClelland chartered Cyril-Scott Company and began selling One Write forms and envelopes to churches in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Mac spent much of the early days on the National Road as he built the business. His manufacturing source was his friend Tom Boyd who owned a printing shop on Route 40 in Wheeling.

In 1964 Mac and Tom combined forces in Lancaster, Ohio, to begin the business that today is One Write. Mac died in 2008 leaving Tom as the last man standing from the beginning days.

Tom Boyd retired in 1991 but remained active in the company by serving on the Board as a Director. His printing background included a Graduate Degree in Printing from Carnegie Mellon (then Carnegie Tech), nine years in management at William G. Johnson & Company in Pittsburgh, seven years as President of The Boyd Press in Wheeling, West Virginia, and twenty-seven years as Vice President of Cyril-Scott Company.    

His wisdom, humor and encouragement will be greatly missed at One Write. But we recognize the valuable legacy he left to us. We accept the torch and move forward knowing that we have been provided a firm foundation for One Write’s future.