Dr. Roy B. Hiscock, M.D.

On Thursday, December 3, longtime Fallbrook resident Dr. Roy B. Hiscock, M.D., passed away. He was 95.

Roy Burnet Hiscock was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., on November 18, 1920. His parents were Roy and Rose Hiscock, and his two elder sisters were Florence and Margaret. Roy graduated from Ann Arbor High School and then entered the University of Michigan. With the U.S. entering World War II, Roy joined in 1941, and served almost five years in the Navy. After the war, he returned to the University of Michigan Medical School where he then graduated in June 1953.

He interned at Los Angeles County General Hospital from June 1953-June 1954, and also did his residency there in dermatology from June 1954-September 1957. As a dermatologist, Dr. Hiscock had a private practice in Lynwood, Calif. from 1957 to 1971 at which time he and his wife Gladyce moved to Fallbrook. Together they opened a dermatology practice on Potter Street in Fallbrook.

While a dermatologist, he served on the Fallbrook Hospital Board for nine years, the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce as president for two years, the Village Rotary, and was a charter member of the Fallbrook Music Society. He retired from dermatology and they closed their business in the spring of 1990.

Not one to just sit around, Roy opened the Casino Career Center in Temecula on Old Front Street. Working with him were his stepson Raun Smith and grandson Justin Smith. The casinos were just becoming busy and popular so the three men taught people how to be professional dealers.

He is survived by his sons Bruce Hiscock of Porter Corners, New York; Charles Hiscock, Matthew Hiscock, Roy Hiscock III, and daughter Shirley Hiscock Marien – all of Monterey, Calif. His stepson was Raun Smith who passed away in 1998. He is also survived by six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and Dakota Smith of Vista. Grandson Justin Smith passed away earlier this year.

Roy married Gladyce "Glad" Smith in September 1972 in Aspen, Colo. Glad was by his side as office manager and nurse during his years as a Fallbrook dermatologist. They bought a motorhome and traveled to most of the states. Glad did all the driving because she couldn't read a map. Roy was the navigator, the map reader. In 1973, the couple bought a 21-acre ranch in DeLuz. It became a gathering place for the large family and many friends which had its own welcome sign: "The Hiscock Family's Gathering Hole."

He is also survived by his wife Glad who states "we both were blessed with beautiful families. We grew up with siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, etc. We learned to share and to give. We each married our first loves! That was the way it was supposed to be. Roy truly felt that if he had not been drafted and gone from home for years, he and Clara would have shared 'grey hairs together.' She was his first love and he always told me what a wonderful mom she was to Bruce. Roy's marriage to Florence produced four fantastic kids!"

Roy will be missed by many friends and family members. No memorial services are planned at this time.