Obituary of Joseph Hoy

Joseph M. Hoy, 54 of Coconut Creek, FL, passed away unexpectedly on December 25, 2014 at NW Medical Center in Margate, FL. He was born September 16, 1960 in Philadelphia, PA to Robert J. Hoy and Sis Hoy Tuholski. Joe was a graduate of St. Mary High School in Greenwich, CT. He attended Niagara University in New York. Joe was a Petty Officer in the United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Claude V. Ricketts. He was in active duty off the shores of Beruit after the Embassy bombing in 1983.

He then became a licensed Boat Captain after moving to Florida.

He is survived by his daughter, Kelsey Hoy; mother, Sis; twin brother, John and younger brother, Robert, several nieces and nephews and his beloved Springer Spaniel Jackie.

He was predeceased by his sister, Nancy Hoy Sherwood in 2012 and his father Robert in 2002.

Services will be held at a later date in Maine.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 75817, Topeka, KS 66675 or online: Woundedwarriorproject.org, in Joe's memory.

Arrangements are entrusted to Forest Hills Funeral Home, Palm City Chapel. Condolences may be written on: foresthillspalmcityflorida.com