Roy Herbert Hoskins

Roy Herbert Hoskins,

82, a 40 year resident of

Newport Beach, passed

away in The Woodlands,

TX after a brief illness on

February 19, 2010.

Born in Cleveland,

Ohio in 1927 to Harold and

Sara Hoskins Roy graduated

from the University of

Minnesota in 1953 after

serving in the US Navy

during WWII and the

Korean War. After graduation Roy worked for Honeywell

for several years before beginning a 32 year career at IBM

in Newport Beach, CA. Roy also worked at AST Research

in Irvine, CA for 9 years after taking an early retirement

from IBM.

Roy was an avid fan of NASCAR and professional

football. However, his greatest love, besides his wife Lynda,

was sailing. Roy owned his own sailboat for many years and

was a veteran of several Newport to Ensenada and Transpac

races. Roy loved the camaraderie of the Tuesday night races

in the bay during the summer, and you could always find him

at breakfast every Sunday at the Galley Cafe.

Roy is survived by his wife of 34 years Lynda, his son

Michael Boscon and daughter-in-law Dr. Alice Speer, his

daughter Wendy Boscon Southard and son-in-law Jonathan

Southard, and his son Mark Hoskins and daughter-in-law

Sherrie Hoskins. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-

law Jack and Bonnie Hoskins as well as his grandchildren

Christopher Hoskins and his wife GeriAnne, and

Heather Hoskins.

“Fair Winds and Following Seas”

A memorial service will be held Friday February

26, 2010 at 4pm at Forest Park -The Woodlands Funeral

Home, The Woodlands, TX 77384. In lieu of flowers the

family requests that donations be made in Roy’s name to the

American Heart Association.

Forest Park-The Woodlands Funeral Home

18000 I-45 South

The Woodlands, TX 77384