Passing of Tom Hoy

I was very saddened to learn of the passing of Bovina native Tom Hoy this past week. Here's a link to Tom's obituary:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/poststar/name/thomas-hoy-obituary?id=52263880

Tom didn't limit his generosity to where he lived. He and his brother Jim were very generous to Bovina and to the Bovina Historical Society. They made a major donation for the project to stabilize the Bovina Musuem. They also generously shared images of interest to Bovina's history. Tom made a special trip to Bovina from his home in Glens Falls in 2017 specifically to allow me to scan a large collection of his family's photos. He left some of them off and made another trip a year later to pick them up and share other images.

I'm glad that Tom was able to come to Bovina's Bicentennial celebration last summer. I was looking forward to having him back for the ribbon cutting for the museum. I do know that he'll be there in spirit.

Rest in peace, Tom. You will be missed.