Gene was an artist. He was creating posters for any need or occasion and loved to give them away to his friends. His work was internationally known and he won many awards for his artwork Gene used recycled materials for his work. He often joked about using trash for his art. His sense of humor, knowledge and sensitivity toward the details, rich stories told about his past and his kindness made him a lot of friends. Most of them used to meet annually to celebrate his birthday parties organized by his wife Sue. He enjoyed showing his new art during those parties.
His students celebrated his imaginative teaching sty le..Gene died of a sudden heart attack. A service in celebration of his life was scheduled after cremation has been completed. Some of his friends were wondering about the proper way of attending the ceremony, to find out, that it was a giant party in his favorite hangout place, His art was on display. It all felt more like an art show opening. It almost was like he'd just stepped out to the other room. The visitors were signing the book and the urn, a simple wooden box, nicely crafted. On they way out they could pick up a poster made by Gene some years ago for the very place the celebration took place in.

In loving memory of Gene Hoffman
1933-2005