David Druce Hoyt

David D. Hoyt May 19, 1934 - April 21, 2012 David Druce Hoyt, 77, born and raised in The Valley, Syracuse, New York, died April 21, 2012 at Veterans Administration Medical Center. Born May 19, 1934, he was the son of the late Raymond S. and Lois L. Hoyt. He was a graduate of Onondaga Valley Academy and attended Syracuse University School of Forestry. He served proudly with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Daves life work was as a 4th generation custom home builder with Raymond S. Hoyt and Sons, Inc. In his retirement years, he worked at Valu Home Center in Western Lights where he loved helping the customers. He valued his friendship with his manager, Mr. Pouly and his fellow workers. Dave was a child member of LaFayette Avenue Methodist Church and became a Lutheran when he married Marge in 1955. He was a member of St. Michaels Lutheran Church of Camillus where he was a past council member, an Usher, a member of Men in Mission and worked with the Senior High School Youth Group for four years. He loved watching the kids grow up into outstanding adults. Dave also spent many years working with his father-in-law, Harold Taylor, with the Boy Scout Troop 16 at Atonement Lutheran Church, even though he was the father of girls. Dave was a past president and lifetime member of The Home Builders of CNY, member of DeMolay with The Degree of Chevalier, Webster Pond Neighborhood Watch, and Golden Retriever Rescue of CNY (how he loved his Goldens), was a foster family for Evangelical Adoption Agency, caring for and loving 29 infants and a member of CNY Council of Adoptive Families, working to support foster and adoptive families. Dave loved to fish and camp at Meredith, New Hampshire and the St. Lawrence River and was an avid reader. Dave is survived by his wife of 56 years, Marjorie Marge Taylor Hoyt; daughters, Linda J. Hoyt of Onondaga Hill, New York and Kimberly S. HoytTopalian (Geoffrey) and grandson, George David of Stamford, Connecticut; brother, Richard S. Hoyt of Webster, New York; sister, Carol Hoyt Metzler of Skaneateles, New York and several nieces and nephews. A funeral with Military Honors will be held Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Michaels Lutheran Church, 5108 W. Genesee Street, Camillus, New York 13031 with a luncheon to immediately follow at the church. Private burial will be in Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 4069 Howlett Hill Road, Syracuse, New York 13215. Calling hours will be held Friday, April 27, 2012 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Home, 4612 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, New York 13205. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to St. Michaels Lutheran Church, 5108 W. Genesee Street, Camillus, NY 13031or to Golden Retriever Rescue of CNY, PO Box 735, Jamesville, NY 13078.