Richard Doyle

1948 - 2020

Richard Hardaway Doyle, 72, passed away on May 21, 2020, at home in Brevard, NC. Dick was born in 1948, in New Orleans, LA, to the late Donald and Elizabeth Doyle. Dick was a graduate of Loyola University and pursued a career in residential and commercial real estate development. He founded Northshore Landscaping and developed Random Oaks, a residential compound in Mandeville, LA. He was committed to many environmental causes and was a member of various community boards, acting on his love of the environment to make the world a more beautiful place. Dick was an incredibly compassionate person who spent countless hours doing volunteer work at Sharing House in Brevard over the last 10 years. He was happiest and most at home in the outdoors and had a seemingly endless wealth of knowledge about nature. Dick is survived by his beloved wife and soul mate, Joan Hoffman Doyle, and was loved and will be sorely missed by his children and step-children: Andree Doyle, Richard Doyle Jr., Elizabeth Doyle Tierney (Dan), Shelly Hoffman Carter (Hutch), Chris Hoffman (Diana), Lara Traylor (Mike), and Becky McMillen. He was also adored by his six grandchildren who loved hearing his wonderful stories and magical way of telling them: Finn Tierney, Cate Tierney, Emma Walker, Emily Carter, Sarah Carter, and Blake Traylor. Dick was the middle child, and was considered to be the "heart" of his family of eight brothers and sisters: Elizabeth Doyle Sames, Donald Doyle, Jr., Cynthia Doyle Carriere, Bronson Doyle, David Doyle, Louise Doyle Richardson, Mary Doyle Caldwell, and Warren Doyle. He will be sorely missed by them all and by his many nieces and nephews with whom he organized many memory-rich outdoor adventures over the years. Dick was inurned on May 23 at a small family gathering near his home in Brevard. Due to the coronavirus, a celebration of Dick's life will be announced and held at a later date. Those who wish to remember him in a special way may make memorial donations to Sharing House, 164 Duckworth Ave, Brevard, NC 28712