Amy Hoffman Noe

More than anything, Amy loved being Brad Noe’s wife and the mother of their four children. She often said, “I would have had eight children if I could have.”

Born on October 8, 1963, in San Antonio, Texas, Amy attended Alamo Heights schools from first through twelfth grade. She later graduated from The University of Texas with a bachelor’s degree in Art History, where she was also a member of Pi Beta Phi. After graduation, Amy was a duchess in the Order of the Alamo’s Court of Embellished Dreams in 1986. It was during that year that she met and fell in love with Brad Noe. They were married on June 27, 1987, at Christ Episcopal Church in San Antonio.

Brad’s career in the furniture business took the family to Dallas, where their two older sons, Ford and Benjamin, were born, and then to Morganton, North Carolina, where their third son, Sam, and daughter, Katharine, were born.

Amy had a lifelong love of dogs. Next to her family and friends, they were among the great joys of her life. While living in Morganton, she even crawled under a house to rescue a mother dog and her litter of puppies, then made sure each pup found a good home - even if it meant adding two more dogs to the family. Amy was also actively involved at Grace Episcopal Church in Morganton, where she taught Sunday School and formed lifelong friendships.

The family’s next move took Amy, Brad, their four children, and their four dogs to Newport Beach, California. There, Amy poured herself into her children’s activities and built many dear friendships, especially while cheering on the children at their endless sporting events.

In 2009, Amy, Brad, and their family returned to San Antonio, Texas, where their three youngest children graduated from Alamo Heights High School, just as Amy had. Through every move, she remained deeply connected to her lifelong Alamo Heights friends, affectionately known as the “Cruisin’ Camero Chicks.”

Amy was a member of Battle of Flowers, Timely Topics, and the Pi Phi alumni community. She and Brad were also devoted members of Christ Episcopal Church.

In 2016, Brad’s business took them to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Amy was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in late 2020. While she relentlessly fought her cancer battle, she received treatment both in Florida and in Houston at MD Anderson Cancer Center. In 2023, Amy and Brad moved to Houston to be closer to MD Anderson. One of Amy’s greatest joys during those years was spending time with her granddaughters. During her final two years, she lived next door to Ford and Emily and Charlotte Noe, five years old. Together, they would, play with “penny pickles” and “do art”, making treasured memories drawing houses, butterflies, and rainbows.

Amy was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth Key Hoffman, Jr.; her stepfather, Albert Maverick McNeel, Jr.; her grandfather, Dr. Walter Richard Cook; her grandmother, Jean Frommeyer Dale; her grandfather, Kenneth Key Hoffman; and her grandmother, Marie Lange Hoffman.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Jeffrey Bradford “Brad” Noe, Sr.; her children, Jeffrey Bradford “Ford” Noe, Jr, his wife, Emily, Benjamin Cochran Noe, his wife, Gabrielle, Samuel Gray Noe, his wife, Anna Laura, and Katharine Noe Schiro and her husband, Carl; her granddaughters, Charlotte, Rosemary, Violet, Louisa, Rosalie, and Smiley - who was born five days before Amy passed and aptly named after Amy (her grandmother name); her mother, Sally Cook Hoffman-McNeel; her brother, Kenneth Key Hoffman III; her sister-in-law, Karel Hrdlicka Hoffman; her brother-in-law, William Earl Noe, her sister-in-law, Sharon Miller Noe, her brother-in-law Thomas Russell Noe, and her sister-in-law, Hillary Douglass Noe, all of her nieces and nephews, and her three beloved dogs.

Amy’s family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to her MD Anderson oncologists, as well as the nurses and staff, for the compassionate and exceptional care they gave her throughout her journey.

A celebration of Amy’s life will be held on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap Place, San Antonio, Texas 78212. In keeping with Amy’s vibrant spirit, guests are encouraged to wear color.

For those unable to attend, the livestream can be viewed at https://www.cecsa.org/live-stream. Memorial contributions may be made in Amy’s name to Christ Episcopal Church (https://www.cecsa.org/), or to MD Anderson Cancer Center, PO Box 4486, Houston, Texas 77210-4486 (https://www.mdanderson.org/gifts).

2 Timothy 4:7–8 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day.”