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Thomas Micheal Hoover, 59, harnessed the power of effective debate

Thomas Micheal Hoover
Thomas Micheal Hoover

Thomas Micheal Hoover, 59, passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. Thomas was a native and lifelong Peninsula resident.

He graduated from Denbigh High School in 1976 and from Christopher Newport in 1982. He loved music and loved to argue about a subject, especially in a formal manner. He was a skilled debater and had a deep command of the issues.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest M. Hoover and Mary Dozier Hoover; and two brothers, Ernest M. Hoover Jr. and John Marshall Hoover, and is survived by his sister, Marie Hoover Wible (Ron) and nephews, Jake (Joyce) Michael, Erik and Jack; and sister-in-law, Frances Hoover.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at Amory Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517.

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