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Hoyt -- Leslie (Shorty) C. Hoyt, 83, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died Friday, April 12, 2002 at Lovelace Hospital. Leslie C. Hoyt, son of Frank and Grace (Rhines) Hoyt, was born at Braddock, ND on November 16, 1918. He lived in and around the Elliott and Lisbon, ND area until the age of 20. He married Evelyn G. Kennedy at Gary, Minnesota on January 3, 1939. They lived in Gary, Minn until 1949 when they moved to Dell Rapids, SD. In 1955 he and his family moved to Aberdeen, SD where he managed Servall Towel and Linen Supply until his retirement in 1986. In 1993 he and his wife moved to Albuquerque, NM where he resided until his death. Leslie started golfing after his retirement at the age of 65. On May 24, 1988, at the age of 79, he got his first hole-in-one. On March 26, 2000, he got his second hole-in-one, at the age of 81. All his family and friends wanted to golf with him, but only to try and beat him. Many tried but many failed. Family members surviving Mr. Hoyt include his wife of 63 years, Evelyn of Albuquerque; his dog Bubba; three sons, Richard Hoyt of Palm Desert, CA, Loren Hoyt of Albuquerque, NM, Larry Hoyt and wife, April of Burlington, Kentucky; six daughters, Patricia Giese of Albuquerque, NM, Sharon Castro and husband, Andy of Riverside, CA, Jan Dehne and husband, Richard of Hecla, SD, Lois (Dodie) Wagemann and husband, Darwin of Albuquerque, NM, Dixie Johnson and husband, Dennis of Goodwin, SD and Penny Louder and husband, Robert of Albuquerque, NM. Leslie had 36 grandchildren and 48 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, one brother, and two son-in-laws, Laurel Rott and Rev. Raymond Giese. Pallbearers are grandsons, Mike Huber of Redding, CA, Eddie Rott of Lakewood, CA, Mark Hoyt of LaQuinta, CA, Jamie Dehne of Miami, FL, Mark Giese of Santa Fe, NM, Kirk Hoyt of Burlington, KY, Mitch Huber of Albuquerque, NM and Shaun McPartland of Albuquerque, NM, Rodney Dehne of Spearfish, SD, and Bill Hoyt of Burlington, KY. Honorary pallbearers are all of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Service will be Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at French Mortuary-Westside Chapel, 9300 Golf Course Rd., NW (3 Blocks North of Paseo Del Norte) with Rev. Harold Johnson, presiding. Friends may visit French Mortuary-Westside Chapel, Monday from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
        Published on: Mon April 15, 2002