Jack Loy

Jack Loy, 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 30, 2024, due to a long battle with a guy named Parkinson, who is a bully and fights dirty. Following are a few actual factual memories written by his daughters.
In 1985 he married Diane. Imagine our delight in secretly inventing hilarious new words to John Mellencamp's "Jack & Diane". Although these lovebirds were decidedly not kids, they were from the Heartland, they enjoyed the occasional chili dog, Tastee-Freez (root beer floats!), football and church. Life goes on long after the thrill of livin' is gone. Google the lyrics, and laugh along.
They abandoned winter for Arizona and never looked back. They settled happily into the Sunbird community. Land of golf, bridge, potlucks, dances, art fairs, and garage sales. He told us it was Perfect. He loved it. He was happy in AZ. They also enjoyed travel, cruises (we have the tiny soaps to prove it), and their stint as secret shoppers, for which they were paid by companies to spy on their employees.
Jack was an avid collector of all things weird and wonderful. Coins, rocks, shot glasses, baseball cards (wait, is that a whole drawer of BASKETBALL cards?! is that even a thing?). He was also a devout shopper, bargain hunter, lottery ticket purchaser (pretty lucky!), rock hound and amateur jewelry designer, along with other artsy pursuits in later life. He ended up being "Crafty". Who knew?! We will thoughtfully curate his cherished treasures.
Jack is survived by his daughters Jackie Loy (Mark Groth) and Jayna Loy and stepson Greg (Carol) Truesdell. His grandchildren Lauren Marsicek (Greg), Max Ziebol, Megan Leuzinger (Ben), Garon Wolinsky, Anthony Truesdell (Heather), Jessica Truesdell (Stephen Fader), & Garrett Anderson. Great grandchildren Ben & Will Marsicek. Sister Cindy Longnecker (Dan). Preceded in death by wife Diane Loy, granddaughter Brittney Wolinsky and stepdaughter Kay Anderson.
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