William Moy OBITUARY

William Moy OBITUARY

Dr. William Moy, aged 77, passed away in Oakland, California on November 29, 2025. He was beloved son, brother, husband, parent, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

William was born on April 18, 1948 in Osaka, Japan to Sgt. Po Hong Moy and wife, Sueh Chang Hsu Moy. He spent his formative years attending schools at U.S. Army posts in the U.S. and around the world where his father was stationed. During this period, William spent his downtime from studies collecting Superman comic books, stamps, coins, military crests/patches, and later, baseball cards.

William, also known as Bill, graduated from high school in Seaside, California. After two years at Monterey Peninsula College, Bill attended the University of California at Davis where he was awarded his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences along with a Phi Beta Kappa key.

Having to forego medical school owing to health issues, William decided on pursuing and then earning a D.D.S. at the University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry.

After working years for an established dentist in Seaside and Castroville, California, William opened his own practice, Cypress Dental, in Monterey. Throughout his career, Dr. Moy was known for his hard work, skill, dedication, and willingness to help others. He became known as “The Singing Dentist,” entertaining his patients as well as his staff with songs drawn from his oldies repertoire, among them: Jailhouse Rock, El Paso, Downtown, Country Roads, and Margaritaville.

Despite the lifelong health & medical challenges he faced, William was a survivor, staying upbeat and eager to live life to its fullest. “I’ve Got a Lot of Livin’ to Do” was his personal theme song. While he was physically able, William remained an active bowler, biker, hiker, fisherman, and tennis player (having earned a letter on the SHS team). He also enjoyed table games like Scrabble, bridge and poker, and excelled at trivia.

Long a U.S. Civil War buff, William was also a well-read expert on a host of other subjects like astronomy, entomology, evolution, atheism, and geography. He intensively studied the world’s capitals, all of which he could rattle off from memory, e.g., Skopje and Chisinau.

Dining out became William’s favorite pastime, most recently in the Bay Area, where sisters Mary Ann and Virginia regularly took him for lunch or dinner to a variety of local eateries. William had previously spent countless hours watching cooking shows on TV and became hooked on trying different restaurants whenever and wherever possible. His sophisticated palate leaned toward Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese cuisines.

William was predeceased by his devoted and beloved wife, Yvonne, and his dearly loved sister, Gloria. He is survived by siblings: Virginia, Marjorie, Ellen, Richard, Grace, Mary Ann, and their extended families–along with his stepchildren: Francesca, Donna, Andrew, and Theodore. William’s family plans to hold a private funeral. Donations in his memory may be sent to the UCSF Foundation, P.O. Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339, for the Dr. William Moy Memorial Scholarship.