Posted: Jun 25 2008, 01:08 AM
Hoke Dwaine Dorough
DOROUGH, HOKE DWAINE 69, passed away June 22, 2008, in Rockledge, FL, from cancer complications. Born November 11, 1938, in Cordele, GA, he was a longtime resident of Orlando, FL, and moved several years ago to his recent residence in Merritt Island, FL. A loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather. Hoke loved water activities: fishing, boating, and BBQs with family. A former member of the U.S. Army, Hoke held a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Rollins College. He spent almost 20 years as a police officer of the City of Orlando where he retired as a Sergeant. He was also a retired Orange County Code Enforcement Officer. His memberships included Our Saviour's Catholic Church, Cocoa Beach, FL; the Orlando Masonic Lodge; Orlando Police Department Retiree's Association and the Dorough Lupus Foundation and Support Group. He was preceded in death by his daughter Caroline Y. Cochran. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Paula Flores Dorough; daughters Angelia M. Herring of Palm Bay, FL, and Pollyanna Dorough of Orlando, FL; sons John D. Dorough and wife Shayna of Winter Park, FL, and Howard D. Dorough and wife Leigh of Cape Canaveral, FL and Los Angeles, CA; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren and step-sister Anna Mae Wright. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 6-8PM, at Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home, 101 N. Brevard Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 26, 2008, 10:30AM at Our Saviour's Catholic Church, 5301 N. Atlantic Avenue (A1A), Cocoa Beach, FL. In lieu of flowers please send donations in Hoke's name to the Dorough Lupus Foundation P.O. Box 110697, Palm Bay, FL, 32911. or www.doroughlupusfoundation.org.
You may send condolences online at: www.beckmanwilliamson.com
Published in the Orlando Sentinel on 6/24/2008.
Posted: Jun 24 2008, 02:01 PM
Backstreet Boy Howie D.’s Father Dies
Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough is mourning his father, Hoke, who died in his sleep, PEOPLE has confirmed. He was 69.
Dorough's father, a longtime code enforcement supervisor in Orange County, Fla., had been diagnosed in March with lung and brain cancer. Howie, 34, and his bandmates previously canceled their South Africa concerts so the singer and his wife Leigh, 34, could be with his dad.
"Our family just wants to say thanks for all your prayers for my father, Hoke Dorough. His strong will helped him to fight cancer for the past three months. I was blessed to be able to spend the last month with him and create some memories that I will take with me forever," Howie said in a statement on behalf of his family...
Earlier this year, Howie, in an open letter to fans on Myspace, said his father had grown weaker following radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
Still, his father had "been very brave and positive with everything. He is not giving up." In the statement released Monday, Howie added: "This past week my family and I rented a RV and took him to his hometown in Georgia where he had a family and high school reunion of over 50 people. He held on the whole trip and had an amazing time, bringing things back full circle. Unfortunately, within the last few days he took a turn for the worse. He passed away Sunday morning peacefully in his sleep and is no longer suffering.
"Thank you for all the love and support you sent to me and my family during this difficult time. Your kind words and thoughts have been very much appreciated. God bless."
In lieu of flowers, the Dorough family has requested that donations be made in Hoke's name to the Dorough Lupus Foundation, PO Box 110697, Palm Bay, FL 32911. For more info, see: www.doroughlupusfou ndation.org
Hoke Dwaine Dorough
DOROUGH, HOKE DWAINE 69, passed away June 22, 2008, in Rockledge, FL, from cancer complications. Born November 11, 1938, in Cordele, GA, he was a longtime resident of Orlando, FL, and moved several years ago to his recent residence in Merritt Island, FL. A loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather. Hoke loved water activities: fishing, boating, and BBQs with family. A former member of the U.S. Army, Hoke held a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Rollins College. He spent almost 20 years as a police officer of the City of Orlando where he retired as a Sergeant. He was also a retired Orange County Code Enforcement Officer. His memberships included Our Saviour's Catholic Church, Cocoa Beach, FL; the Orlando Masonic Lodge; Orlando Police Department Retiree's Association and the Dorough Lupus Foundation and Support Group. He was preceded in death by his daughter Caroline Y. Cochran. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Paula Flores Dorough; daughters Angelia M. Herring of Palm Bay, FL, and Pollyanna Dorough of Orlando, FL; sons John D. Dorough and wife Shayna of Winter Park, FL, and Howard D. Dorough and wife Leigh of Cape Canaveral, FL and Los Angeles, CA; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren and step-sister Anna Mae Wright. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 6-8PM, at Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home, 101 N. Brevard Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 26, 2008, 10:30AM at Our Saviour's Catholic Church, 5301 N. Atlantic Avenue (A1A), Cocoa Beach, FL. In lieu of flowers please send donations in Hoke's name to the Dorough Lupus Foundation P.O. Box 110697, Palm Bay, FL, 32911. or www.doroughlupusfoundation.org.
You may send condolences online at: www.beckmanwilliamson.com
Published in the Orlando Sentinel on 6/24/2008.
Posted: Jun 24 2008, 02:01 PM
Backstreet Boy Howie D.’s Father Dies
Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough is mourning his father, Hoke, who died in his sleep, PEOPLE has confirmed. He was 69.
Dorough's father, a longtime code enforcement supervisor in Orange County, Fla., had been diagnosed in March with lung and brain cancer. Howie, 34, and his bandmates previously canceled their South Africa concerts so the singer and his wife Leigh, 34, could be with his dad.
"Our family just wants to say thanks for all your prayers for my father, Hoke Dorough. His strong will helped him to fight cancer for the past three months. I was blessed to be able to spend the last month with him and create some memories that I will take with me forever," Howie said in a statement on behalf of his family...
Earlier this year, Howie, in an open letter to fans on Myspace, said his father had grown weaker following radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
Still, his father had "been very brave and positive with everything. He is not giving up." In the statement released Monday, Howie added: "This past week my family and I rented a RV and took him to his hometown in Georgia where he had a family and high school reunion of over 50 people. He held on the whole trip and had an amazing time, bringing things back full circle. Unfortunately, within the last few days he took a turn for the worse. He passed away Sunday morning peacefully in his sleep and is no longer suffering.
"Thank you for all the love and support you sent to me and my family during this difficult time. Your kind words and thoughts have been very much appreciated. God bless."
In lieu of flowers, the Dorough family has requested that donations be made in Hoke's name to the Dorough Lupus Foundation, PO Box 110697, Palm Bay, FL 32911. For more info, see: www.doroughlupusfou ndation.org
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