Michael A. "Hootch" Hoosock

Michael A. “Hootch” Hoosock, 37, of Clay, gave the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty on Sunday, April 14, 2024. He was born in the town of Onondaga to Daniel Hoosock and Cynthia (Trichilo). Michael received his bachelor’s degree in emergency management and was currently a Lieutenant with the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department. Michael’s faith was important to him, he was a former communicant of St. Daniel Church in Lyncourt and was currently attending St. Rose of Lima Church in North Syracuse. He loved to golf, fish, and could mis-identify wildlife better than anyone. Over the past 20+ years Hootch touched and impacted so much of Onondaga County's public service, joining initially the Lyncourt Fire Department and working as a paramedic for Rural/Metro, and going on to work for WAVES and NOVA ambulance companies and last worked as a firefighter/paramedic part time with Manlius FD. He also worked incredibly hard at becoming trained for both Bomb Squad earning the rank of Commander and worked with SWAT as a medic on the team. For a few years he even worked on Air 1 as a Deputy with the Sheriff's Department as a paramedic. He often put himself into the path of any new Deputy to get them trained, providing CPR/EMT training to new recruits at the academy and being an FTO throughout his time with the department. He was a volunteer with Moyers Corners and climbed the ranks to Deputy Chief until he took a step back to spend more time with his children. Every chance he got he encouraged people to follow their love of public service and wrote countless letters of recommendations and completed many a phone call while other agencies were doing backgrounds for military or police experience. Everything he did, he did with a love for the job and only declined work or volunteer events for commitments with family. He touched us all and brought so much joy to those around him. He could hardly be serious even when he probably should have been. Michael is predeceased by his grandparents, Lena and Jerome Trichilo and Stephen and Teresa Hoosock. He is survived by his loving wife, Caitlin (Carroll) Hoosock; his children, Nicole, Gabriel, and Samuel Hoosock; his parents, Daniel and Cynthia Hoosock; his sister, Danielle (Ethan) Kepler; his in-laws, Susan and Norman Carroll; his sister-in-law, Shannon (Tony) Boronczyk;; along with several nieces, nephews, and cousins. A funeral service in celebration of Michael’s life will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, April 22, 2024 at the Exposition Center, NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse, NY 13209. He will be privately laid to rest in Assumption Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Michael’s name may be made to the Bomb Technician Memorial Foundation, 600 Boulevard S SW, Huntsville, AL 35802 or Helping Hounds Dog Rescue, 7268 Caswell Ave., North Syracuse, NY 13212.

Michael A. "Hootch" Hoosock

June 18, 1986 - April 14, 2024