Rocky Joe Hoy, 60 years old, passed away with his daughters by his side at St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado on April 15, 2021. His memorial service will be at 11:00 am on Saturday May 1, 2021 at Bridgman Funeral Home in Scottsbluff, NE with Pastor Rick Reisig officiating. The family requests attendees wear red since that was Rocky’s favorite color. The family asks that in lieu of any flowers, memorials in Rocky’s honor be made in care of the family to be designated at a later time. Online condolences may be made by viewing Rocky’s memorial page at www.bridgmanfuneralhome.com.
Rocky was born in Torrington, Wyoming as the middle child to parents Kenneth Dale Hoy and Phyllis Ann Hoy (Peterson) on December 9, 1960. He grew up in Mitchell, Nebraska and graduated from Mitchell High School in 1980. Growing up he was an athletic kid who spent much of his time outdoors playing football or baseball. He married in 1980 and had two daughters from that marriage. Rocky began working at Morton Buildings in Scottsbluff in 1988 and transferred to their Colorado Springs location when he moved there in 2000.
Rocky was a hard worker, and often worked six days a week on the road. The little spare time he had was spent with his daughters, his grandkids, or golfing with his best friend of over 35 years Terry Towne. People describe him as a kind man who loved his family, friends, golfing, and football. His daughters would describe him as their fun-loving dad who taught them how to drive on country roads, took them “cruising main” when they were tweens, made steak and potatoes for nearly every dinner, and always opened his home to all their friends growing up. Rocky was a simple man, if you ever attended a gathering where he was in attendance, he preferred to stay in the background. But, if you dared to strike up a conversation with him, he would talk your ear off about his kids and grandkids so even strangers knew their life stories. He loved to tell people he was named after a famous baseball player and fondly nicknamed “Papa Rock”. His daughters and grandkids will always cherish him as the man that showed up for them without fail. He never asked for anything but would drop everything for his family.
Rocky is survived by his mother Phyllis Hoy, stepmother Marian Hoy, daughters Alicia Decker and Lindsey Hoy, grandchildren Ariyana Hoy-Gonzales, Miles and Silas Decker, older sister Rosann Babl, younger brother Rodney ‘Butch’ (Bobi) Hoy, and many nieces and nephews.
Rocky is preceded in death by his father Kenneth Hoy, maternal grandparents Mahlon and Bessie Peterson, and paternal grandparents Waldo and Mable Hoy.
Grandpa “Papa Rock” will be forever in our hearts. We love and miss you infinitely.
