John Hoffman

John Edward Hoffman Jr was born on April 29, 1946, to John and Joy Hoffman in Ft Sill,
Oklahoma. John passed away early Monday morning on March 3, 2025, peacefully in
his Abilene, TX home.
John grew up in Stillwater, Oklahoma where he graduated from C.E. Donart High
School in 1964. While at Donart High School John was active in sports and particularly
fell in love with baseball. After high school he joined the Air Force for 4 years where he
served in the Vietnam war. During the war he was exposed to agent orange which
would later lead to him becoming a disabled war veteran in his later years. After being
honorably discharged he attended Oklahoma State University where he obtained his
degree in Math and a master's degree in Electrical Engineering as well in 1973. After
graduating he went to work for Texas Instruments where he was instrumental in
developing a program to operate the HARM missile which is still used today by the
military. So therefore, he was in fact a true rocket scientist. John was also a proud
member of Mensa where he was ranked in the 99 th percentile of academic
achievements.
John is preceded in death by his parents John "Jack" Hoffman and Joy Hoffman. He is
also preceded in death by his younger brother Phillip Hoffman.
John was a devoted family man and is survived by his wife of 25 years, Thelma Hoffman. He is also survived by the mother of his 4 kids, Kay Alderman. He is survived by 6 children, Chris Hoffman, David
Hoffman and wife Jennifer, Brenda Collins and husband Steven, Becky Allbright and
husband Billy, Wendy Kennedy and husband Brian, and Christopher Todd Reader and
wife Valeria. He is survived by his 10 grandchildren Julie Hoffman, Justin Collins, Noah
Johnson, Brittany Hoffman, Hayden Collins, Landon Collins, Aryssa Allbright, Amanda
Allen, Jamie Humphrey, and Meagan Humphrey. He is also survived by 5 great grandchildren, Courtney Wilson, Pieghton Allen, Lauren Humphrey, Bradley Allen, and Colton Reeves.
The visitation is going to be held on Thursday March 6, 2025 at North's Funeral Home
located at 242 Orange Street Abilene, TX 79601 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The funeral
service will be held on Friday March 7, 2025 at North's Funeral Home at 11:00am. A
burial service will be held on Friday March 7, 2025 at The Texas State Veteran
Cemetery at Abilene located at 7457 West Lake Road Abilene, TX 79601 at 1:00pm.