[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 150 (Monday, September 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING JAMES NORLYN HOFF

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 10, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. 
James Norlyn Hoff and remember his rich and full life.
  Mr. Hoff was born in Portland, Oregon and spent his early years in 
Tillamook and Grand Pass, Oregon. His family moved to Eureka, 
California when he was twelve years old. Mr. Hoff graduated from Eureka 
High School and then interned for California Assemblyman Frank Belloti 
in Sacramento, California. He followed this experience with a second 
political internship in Washington, D.C., where he worked for 
Congressman Don Clausen.
  Mr. Hoff graduated from Humboldt State University with a Bachelor of 
Arts in Political Science. He was the first Northern Californian to 
receive the Graduate Fellowship from the Rotary Foundation of Rotary 
International for the 1972-73 academic year. He was sponsored by the 
Rotary Club of Eureka and spent the year studying political science at 
the University of Grenoble in France.
  When he returned to Eureka, Mr. Hoff worked for Simpson Timber 
Company, where he ran their plywood plant. He eventually moved to 
Seattle, Washington to work in the company's corporate office. After he 
spent several years working at the company's corporate office in 
Seattle, Mr. Hoff left to work at his father's radio station, KRED-AM, 
in Eureka. He also built and ran a radio station, KPDJ-FM, and became 
known as the local media giant. In 1989, Mr. Hoff started Hoff Outdoor 
Advertising, which he eventually sold to his mentee.
  Mr. Hoff met his wife Claire in Megeve, France when he went back to 
visit her parents. Two years later they met again when she was visiting 
the United States. They were married in Eureka in 1979 and had two 
beautiful children, Alexia and Henry. His son Henry currently serves in 
the active duty Army assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain 
Division as a Staff Sergeant. Mr. Hoff enjoyed skeet shooting in his 
free time and won many father and son competitions.
  Mr. Speaker, James Norlyn Hoff is the husband, father, businessman 
and community member we should all strive to be. It is therefore 
fitting and proper that we honor him here today.

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