Friday, May 15, 2015
To all the Hoffman family, please accept my deepest condolences upon the passing of Chief Hoffman. As a young editor of the Glastonbury Citizen newspaper many years ago, I covered Mr Hoffman and the officers of Glastonbury PD, a highly professional department. He always had time for forthright discussion about local law enforcement, and we had many interesting conversations about history and current affairs. I got to know Mrs Marge Hoffman, a very warm-hearted lady, and some of the children along the way. If I might share an anecdote, the Chief and Marge suggested I look up a family friend on a trip to London one year. We did, and it turned out that, as a young girl, she was taken in or informally adopted by the Hoffmans when they were stationed in England. On her mantle in London, in an honored place, were photos of the Chief in USAF uniform, Marge and the children. This image stuck with me as testament for what a wonderful couple--and family--the Hoffmans are. My condolences.
