Our irreplaceable son, brother, father, husband, uncle and friend, Gary Michael Hofhine, passed away unexpectedly on November 30, 2022. He was born in Salt Lake City on November 26, 1962, to Judy Cleverly and Gary Edward Hofhine.
He attended Libbie Edward Elementary, Evergreen Junior High, and Olympus High School. At the University of Utah, Mike studied (and later taught) languages and history, often baffling classmates by his ability to get straight A’s while hardly studying. At the U, he met and later married Jayne Elizabeth Noyes. He then studied law at UC Hastings College of Law in San Francisco and clerked for Melvin Belli, a prominent lawyer, writer, and actor known as “The King of Torts.” When Mike and Jayne later moved back to Salt Lake, Mike set up a translation business, mostly translating German, Dutch, and French legal documents into English while lovingly caring for the couple’s autistic daughter Kirsten Marie Hofhine.
Mike's interests and pursuits were diverse and many. He traveled around the world to experience the world's greatest operas. He was a closet musicologist, chasing obsessions from classical to rock to jazz with an encyclopedic knowledge of each and a music collection to match. In his college years, he spent his summers learning languages, including dead ones like Old Norse, just for fun. He was a prolific songwriter and a gifted musical performer. Most of all, Mike was a kind, wise, insightful, loyal, and generous soul with an incredible sense of humor. He will always be a part of our lives.
Mike is survived by his wife Jayne Hofhine, their daughter Kirsten Hofhine, his sister Jamie Hofhine, his mother Judy Cleverly, and his father Gary Hofhine. He was preceded in death by his younger brother David Hofhine.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 11th, at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary, 3401 South Highland Drive, Millcreek, Utah. A viewing is scheduled for 9:00 a.m., followed by the memorial service at 10:00 a.m. Interment will take place directly afterward.
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