Lawrence Carroll Hoeck

Lawrence Carroll Hoeck of Bel Air passed away on Thursday, December 9 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He was 73. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of Betty Lee (Carroll) Hoeck and the late Joseph Leo Hoeck. He served 4 years in the Air Force and was a Vietnam Veteran. For 45 years he worked for the State of MD Employment Insurance Tax Division, becoming Supervisor of Accounts Receivable where he received an award for automating that office. An active member of the Aberdeen Church of Christ, he was a former deacon and treasurer. In his spare time he enjoyed reading, painting in the Bob Ross style, writing sermons, poems, and a book and playing the clarinet. In addition to his mother he is survived by his wife of 53 years, Linda G. (West) Hoeck; sons, Christopher Hoeck of Bel Air and Timothy Hoeck and his wife Tammy of Tamarac, FL; grandchildren, Michael Johnston and Samantha Knight and a great grandchild, Shelbee Stewart of Huntsville, AL. A memorial service will be held at the Aberdeen Church of Christ, 90 Mt. Royal Ave., Aberdeen on Wednesday, December 15th at 2:00pm. Interment was in Bel Air Memorial Gardens. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Aberdeen Church of Christ.