Patrick Joyce

Edward Patrick Joyce, age 75, of 156 E. Academy St., Apt. 113, Asheboro died Monday, May 30, 2011 at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 6:00 PM at the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel, 437 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro with Rev. Warren Lee Domenick, Jr. officiating. Pat was born in Washington, DC, reared in Berryville, VA, and graduated from the Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William and Mary. A life long Washington Redskin and Senator Fan, he was a journalist and radio broadcaster. He worked at the Richmond Times Dispatch, was Sports Information Director at Virginia Military Institute (VMI), was a Sports Writer with the Charleston Post and Courier, and was a long time radio broadcaster in the Charleston, SC area. He is survived by his daughters, Ayn-Martha Joyce of Jesup, GA, Julia Domenick of Jesup, GA; son, Mark Joyce of Asheboro, NC; the mother of his children, Faith Joyce of Jesup, GA; grandchildren, Collin Joyce of Asheboro, NC, Hannah Joyce of Asheboro, NC, and Taylor Domenick of Jesup, GA. The family will receive friends following the memorial service at Pugh Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center, Attention: Annual Fund, 2810 Seabrook Island Road, Johns Island, SC 29455-6219. Pat was a great dad and was always there for his kids. We miss him. Pop would never say goodbye, and with love and in tribute to him, his obituary closes with his famous tagline "... And that's the way the ball bounces."