Robert M Hoyt

On May 27, 2022 Robert Macfarlane Hoyt passed away in Annapolis. Robert M. Hoyt was born in Tampa, Florida and grew up in Winthrop, MA and Washington, DC. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin University he became a Delaware Certified Public Accountant. In 1960 he and his wife Carolyn founded their own CPA firm in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. He served in many professional capacities including president of the Delaware Society of CPA’s, secretary and president of the Delaware State Board of Accountancy, and vice president of the National Association of State Boards Accountancy. In 1977 he left public accounting to serve as chairman, president, and CEO of the Sussex Trust Company, a commercial bank in southern Delaware. He served as president of the Delaware Bankers Association, as a member of the Government Relations Council of the American Bankers Association, and as a member of the Bank Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. He participated in many civic activities in his community. He was a founder of the Delaware Community Foundation. He served as president of the Rehoboth Beach School Board, as director of Beebe Medical Center and Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, and as a director of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware. He also served as vice president and treasurer of the Rehoboth Beach County Club and as senior warden of All Saints Episcopal Church in Rehoboth Beach. More recently he served as president of the Ginger Cove Residents Club and as a director of Annapolis Life Care. Robert is predeceased by his wife the late Carolyn Hoyt ( formerly Carolyn Hardy) after a marriage of nearly 74 years. He is survived by son Robert of Annapolis and daughter Cheryl of Annapolis and by three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Burial is private.

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