Joe Hockey’s mum Beverley dies age 91 as former treasurer pays tribute on Instagram
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Devastated Joe Hockey delivers a powerful message as his mother Beverley dies age 91: ‘I will miss you till the very end of my life’
- Former treasurer Joe Hockey is mourning the death of his mum Beverley
- Mr Hockey paid tribute on Instagram and said he would miss his mum forever
- ‘Mum was glamorous. She was beautiful, elegant, charming and witty,’ he wrote
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Former treasurer Joe Hockey has penned a heart-warming message of devotion to his mum Beverley, who passed away this morning.
Mr Hockey took to Instagram to post his tribute to the 91-year-old who he said he would miss with ‘all his heart’.
‘At 91-years-old Beverley was the matriarch for four children, 11 grandchildren and five great-grand children, Mr Hockey wrote.
‘Mum had a much tougher life than many people know. However she had great strength and determination that carried her through adversity.’
Beverley Hockey, the mother of former treasurer and ambassador Joe Hockey, has died at the age of 91
Mr Hockey continued to list the qualities that made his mother an incredible woman, as she started out as a fashion model before going on to run a deli and then a real estate business in north Sydney with Mr Hockey’s father Richard Hokeidonian.
‘Mum was glamorous. She was beautiful, elegant, charming and witty. She was loving and compassionate,’ Mr Hockey wrote.
‘With all my heart I will miss you till the very end of life mum.
‘Thanks for bringing me into this world and giving me every opportunity to be my best.’
Beverley Hockey was a fashion model who in later life ran a deli and then a successful real estate business
Mr Hockey finished his message with a mention of his late father.
‘Give my love to Dad,’ he wrote.
Mr Hockey and his wife Melissa Babbage attend the 2019 G’Day USA Gala in California, while Mr Hockey was Australian ambassador to America
After he wrapped up his role as Australian ambassador to the US, Mr Hockey stayed on in Washington.
Mr Hockey’s dad was Richard Hokeidonian, an Armenian who was born in Bethlehem, Palestine protectorate then under the control of the British.
Richard’s father Joseph Hokeidonian was spy in the service of the British, which apparently cost him an eye before he mysteriously disappeared in 1927, said to have been hit by a car in Egypt.
Richard migrated to Australia in 1948 and anclised his name to Hockey before marrying Beverley.
The couple and had four children with Joe being the youngest born in 1965.