Arik has made an amazingly huge impact on so many lives in these short 23 years of life. His sense of humor was, in his words, “ri-dick-ulously” funny. Give him five minutes and you’ll forget why you were in a bad mood.
Fatty is survived by his mother, Kerri Hoffman, father, Aric Cotton, mother and father in law, Eddie and Anna Cruz, wifee, Jasmine Cruz, children, Giovanni and Raelynn (his whole world!), brothers, Javin, Jordon, Keith, Nate, and Chyler, sisters, Arielle and Arica, close uncle, Jeff Hoffman, brothers in soul, Tavin, Cam, Justin, and Cody, and many, many more aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins – not enough room on the whole internet to list them all. Preceding Arik in death is his maternal grandmother, Debra Hoffman.
There will be a public visitation on January 29, 2021 at 10am to 1pm at Ever Rest Funeral Home and Chapel with burial to follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens. Please be advised, following the state mandate, only 25 guests will be allowed in the building at a time, and those who attend must wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Arik was very excited to be starting #BikesUpGunsDown; please continue that spirit in his honor.
Memorial contributions can be submitted via CashApp to his mother, $Kerribdontuwish, to be starting a fund toward Arik’s children's futures.
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