Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Michael Hooley, 80, died Jan. 30. He started his career as an office manager at Cottrell Ford in New York and worked his way up to own what is now Plantation Ford, Weston Nissan and Weston Volvo Cars in Florida. He was chair of the South Florida Ford Dealers Advertising Fund and a member of the national dealer advisory boards of Ford, Nissan and Volvo.
