Leroy W. Hofmann, born 2/22/29 in Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away in Phoenix on 10/26/18 of natural causes. An Eagle Scout, he received his BA from Indiana University and married Eleanor Louise Jones in 1950.
Promptly drafted, Lee served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U. S. Army from 1951-1953, as he said, “successfully protecting Washington D. C. from a North Korean invasion!” He had a job in a store after he left the military, but deciding he wanted something more challenging, returned to IU Law School and worked his way through, supporting his family by playing drums in Jazz bands.
In 1958 the family moved to Arizona. There Lee served as Law Clerk for AZ Supreme Court Justice Fred Struckmeyer, passed the AZ State Bar Exam, and started a successful and rewarding career as a Trial Lawyer that lasted over 50 years.
In addition he volunteered as President of the AZ Trial Lawyers Assoc., Diplomat on the American Board of Trial Advocates, President of the Congregation at Church of the Beatitudes, Board of Directors Chairman at Beatitudes Campus Retirement Community, and Founding Board Member of the AZ Lost Boys Center. Honors included the I.U. Maurer School of Law Order of the Coif, and the Distinguished Service Award from the Acad. of Law Alumni Fellows. He was preceded in death by Eleanor, his wife of 59 years, and son Philip.
His generosity, kindness, intelligence, and humor will be greatly missed by his survivors, Cynthia Bethancourt, Julia Hofmann, Nancy Hofmann, Joanna Thompson, Karl Hofmann, 12 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held 11/17/18, 10:00 a.m., at Church of the Beatitudes, 555 W. Glendale Avenue, Phoenix, 85021.
Donations may be made to the AZ Lost Boys Center, https://www.lostboyscenter.org
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