For the last 40 years, William Hoy has been walking alongside the dying, the bereaved, and the professionals who care for them. Following more than 17 years directing the bereavement program for a southern California community hospice program, Hoy became clinical professor of medical humanities at Baylor University where he served from 2012 to 2024. In his semi-retirement, he dedicates his time to clinical education for colleagues in health care. He is the author of more than 250 journal articles and book chapters as well as seven books including his most recent, Creating Meaning in Funerals: How Families and Communities Make Sense of Death.
