Hugh McElroy

Hugh McElroy, age 82, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
In 1960, Hugh embarked upon a nursing career and obtained his RN degree at Deva Hospital, England. He retired in 1969 as a charge nurse.
In 1970, he emigrated to the USA and was employed at the Delaware Psychiatric Center until his retirement in 2005 as a staff educator. During his 35-year tenure at DPC he was elected president (1993-1995) of the National Remotivation Therapy Organization, a nationally recognized therapeutic modality. In 2001, he was awarded a lifetime fellowship for his contribution to remotivation therapy.
Hugh was an avid golfer all his adult life and was an active member of Chisel Creek Golf Club in Landenberg, PA. He relished the competition and enjoyed the company of his nephews, friends, and golf pals on the links in Ireland, California, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and Maryland. He was especially proud of his hole in one that he scored in 1978 and is listed in the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Hugh will be missed by his dear friends, Carol and Kyle Chopack; his golf pals, Al, Billy, Billie, Rich, Michael, Lynn, and Brandon; and nephews, nieces, great nephews, and great nieces in California, Ireland, and Australia.
A Funeral Mass will begin at 11 am on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Our Lady of Fatima R.C. Church, 801 North Dupont Highway, New Castle, DE. Inurnment will be held privately.