Ronald M. McCoy, 66

BETHANY BEACH - Ronald M. McCoy of Bethany Beach passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, surrounded by his loving family. He was 66.

Mr. McCoy, a 1959 graduate of Smyrna High School, went on to play football for the University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hens, graduating in 1963.

The same year he married his high school sweetheart, Suzanne Kemp.

After serving four years in the U.S. Army and achieving the rank of captain, he earned his MBA at the University of Delaware.

Mr. McCoy, who spent most of his career in hospital administration, served as president and CEO of Victoria Hospital in Miami, and continued in hospital consulting until his retirement in 2005.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Tim and Martha McCoy; his stepmother, Ann Reed McCoy; and his brother, Shawn McCoy.

Mr. McCoy's greatest joy in life was being with his family.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Suzanne K. McCoy; four children, Rhonda McCoy Kelleher and her husband Andy of Lake Forest, Ill., Michael S. McCoy and his wife Christine of Wilmington, N.C., Robin McCoy Hall and her husband Victor of Fenwick Island and Randall E. McCoy and his wife Carrie of Wilmington; 11 grandchildren, Caroline and Sean Kelleher, Lauren and Ryan McCoy, Cameron, Alexandra and Shane Hall, and Caitlin, Patrick, Brendan and Moira McCoy; his brothers, Burrill, Kelly, Timmy and Richard McCoy; and his sisters, Holly Powell and Brandy Niezgoda.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Ann's Catholic Church, 691 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Bethany Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, West Avenue, Ocean View.

Burial will be private.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions in Ronald's name to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947; or the Alzheimers' Association, P.O. Box 625, Georgetown, DE 19947.