HOFFMAN, Roy C. 1906-1999

HOFFMAN

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Date: 1/7/2016 at 08:07:10

Roy Charles Hoffman, age 92, born on October 27, 1906 in Ida Grove, Iowa, died on July 26, 1999 in Palm Coast, Florida. After attending college in Iowa, he moved to Washington, D.C. in 1927. He was appointed to the Capitol Police Force and graduated from George Washington University in 1931. He then graduated from the National Law School at George Washington University in 1940. During W.W. II, he served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. In addition to military service, his 35 year, U.S. Government career included assignments at the Pentagon, FBI and the Small Business Administration. He retired in 1965, and moved to West Palm Beach, Florida where he became a Life-Deacon of the First Baptist Church of Palm Beach. He was also a founder of the Men's Senior Golf Associations at the PGA and JDM Country Clubs. He was also the owner of a real estate brokerage in Palm Beach.
He is survived by his wife of sixty-five years, Verne Dunn Hoffman, formerly of Fremont, Nebraska and his daughter, Dr. Pamela Hoffman Silvain of Ormond Beach, Florida. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Bradley A. Johnson and Suzanne M. Johnson of San Francisco.