ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ænd wɪððə fˈʊl səpˈoːɹt ʌv hɪz wˈaɪf, vˈɜːli, ænd ðɛɹ fˈoːɹ tʃˈɪldɹən, flˈɔɪd kwˈɪt hɪz dʒˈɑːb æz mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə wˈiːkli dɪˈoʊssən kˈæθlɪk nˈuːzpeɪpɚ tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ fˈʊltˈaɪm pˈɛnændˈɪŋk ˈɑːɹɾɪst.
In 1978 and with the full support of his wife, Verlie, and their four children, Floyd quit his job as manager of the weekly Diocesan Catholic newspaper to become a full-time pen-and-ink artist.