Jessie (Joyce) Keery was born on June 6, 1939 in Glasgow, Scotland. Her parents were the late Thomas and Isabella Keery and she had two brothers, Charles and James. Joyce attended Clover Hill Primary School and Knightswood Secondary School.  After both of her parents died, Joyce relocated to Michigan with her elder brother, Charles, where she graduated from Coby High School in Detroit.

Joyce met her husband William (Bill) A.G. Hogg in Kinghorn, Scotland on August 1, 1955, and she returned from the United States to marry him in 1958. In 1967, Bill and Joyce relocated to New York City where Bill furthered his career as a naval architect.

Joyce became an active and dedicated member of the Episcopal Church after relocating to New York. People often marveled at Joyce’s vast and encyclopedic knowledge of the Church. Since the early 1970s Joyce served as a volunteer in various capacities in the Diocese of Long Island, Province II and on the National Episcopal Church Women’s Board. She was President and Treasurer for the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Long Island, a member of Diocesan Council as well as Vice President and Treasurer of Episcopal Charities in the Diocese.  Joyce was an Honorary Canon of the Cathedral of the Incarnation of the Diocese of Long Island and a recipient of the Bishop’s Medal for Distinguished Diocesan Service.

A member of Episcopal Relief and Development’s staff since January 1997, Joyce initially served as the ERD Diocesan Coordinator for the Diocese of Long Island and later as a volunteer on staff. In 1997, she was appointed Director of Networks & Special Projects.  She was responsible for recruiting and training ERD’s “Network” of volunteers, a special group of more than 3,000 individuals who work tirelessly to advocate, support, and promote ERD’s work throughout Episcopal parishes, dioceses and seminaries around the country.  Additionally, Joyce coordinated and managed the ERD booth at the last three General Conventions and represented ERD at major conferences and diocesan conventions.  Joyce has attended every General Convention since 1976.

During her most intense fight with cancer, Joyce continued to work part-time from her home in Bristow, Virginia. She was able to plan and attend the Annual Network meeting of ERD Diocesan Coordinators in May of this year.  Even in a wheelchair, Joyce managed to produce an extremely successful meeting with more than 86 Diocesan Coordinators in attendance.
 
Joyce will be missed by all who knew and loved her.  She will be especially missed for how she lived, and for the stirring example she has given to many of us about the importance of service, compassion and dedication.

Joyce has been affectionately known as “Mother Hen” and “Sergeant at Arms” for her diligence and meticulous attention to detail. She was a dynamic and vibrant person who was tireless in her devotion to ERD and her Church. Her compassion, her generosity of spirit and her unselfish consideration of others are but a few of Joyce’s many wonderful qualities that we can never forget.

Episcopal Relief and Development and the Episcopal Church family share in the Hogg family’s loss. Yet, we know that her body was broken and her spirit was ready. May God console her family and all those who mourn as she transitions, and may God grant the unique, the witty, and the irreplaceable Canon Jessie “Joyce” Hogg eternal and peaceful rest in the Kingdom.

Joyce is survived by her immediate family, beloved husband William A. G. Hogg, a retired naval architect; a daughter, Janice Hogg, Oakland Gardens, NY; a son, Neil and his wife, Pamela, Springfield, VA; two darling grandchildren, Graham and Isabel; and a host of relatives, friends and colleagues.

Funeral services for Canon Joyce Hogg will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Manassas, VA on Saturday, June 10 at 2:00 in the afternoon. The Rev. Stuart E. Schadt and The Rev. Vinnie Lainson will officiate. Relatives and friends are welcome to attend a Celebration of Joyce’s Life and Ministry after the service.

The family would like to thank the staff of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and Prince William County Hospital in Virginia for their love and tenderness.  In lieu of flowers, the Hogg Family requests that donations be made to Episcopal Relief and Development: P.O. Box 12043, Newark, NJ 07101; or 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129; www.er-d.org;