great grandpa hoff 2002

Winter inTucson, AZ2001-2002

Great Grandpa Hoff

After a full and eventful summer in Wyoming at the Ranch, Great Grandpa Hoff flew to Tucson, AZ shortly after Thanksgiving afterspending a few weeks in Idaho, to spend the winter at the home of Ray and Phyllis (oldest daughter) Sammons.

The winter included a month in the hospital, visits from ColleenPeters (his youngest daughter) from Minnesota, KL & Linda Reed (family friends) from Wyoming, Steve & Elizabeth Sammons and family from California and Stacy & Debbie Sammons and family from four blocks away here in Tucson.

This book shows some of the highlights of the winter.

On April 19th, 2002 he boarded a plane back to Montana to spend the summer with Larry and Melanie (middle daughter) Fisher.

Introduction

Christmas in Tucson

Debbie receives a quilt from Phyllis that was made by Ray’s aunt Dolly when he was born (1932).

Soon after Grandpa arrived we started remodeling the family room, the house

was a dusty dirty mess (removed ceiling, knocked out walls for larger

windows …..

Grandpa took the job of cutting up the wood from the remodeling, to burn in

the chimmenea.

Steve Sammons and family came for New Years and we

visited the Botanical Gardens.

The adults talked and the kids drew pictures of what they saw

and learned.

One day we went to the Saguaro National

Park.

Pima Copper Mine

Another day we went to the Pima

Copper Mine

Grandpa went to spend some time in the local ‘Tucson

Resort Motel’

(University Medical Center)

The doctor’s called in congestive heart failure.

Some pictures on the hall walls at

Grandpa's Hospital

After the hospital he spent a week in re-hab and found his favorite nurse, and her new hair-do.

Beeka had a birthday. So we had a small party.

Colleen came for a visit, to see her Daddy and to get out of the

Minnesota cold weather.

She did a lot of yard work while she was here. Notice the difference in the clothing between the natives and the girl from the

cold climate!

Colleen visited

Stacy’s Thrill Quest rides in action

Winter in Arizona is tough (hard)

Stacy, Wesley, Phyllis, Colleen Peters, Debbie, Ray, Felix, Kailey

Melanie sent some paintings she made at her winter are class.

Thumbs up, Thumbs down

Thumbs UP!

I don’t want to hear it again!

Kailey lets Wesley and Grandpa look at Wesley’s monster truck

book while she does some cleaning.

Running the Monster Truck in the back yard.

The many faces of

Wesley

Just ‘hanging out’

Grandpa showing the cane given by

Stacy for Christmas. (It looks

like a saw)

She blew and blew and blew; it went BANG!

Patio time…

The kitchen

Linda & KL Reed, Shell, WY came to visit

KL worked on the motor cycles and got them running!

Wesley and Kailey had a great time getting to

know Linda’s dog, Tiger & Annie

We had lots of just ‘hang out’ time.

Walkers and wheel chairs

Phyllis fell into a friends sunken living room and broke her leg – cast for 3 months!

The Pogo Stick

Melanie sent some horse pictures from Billings, a

reminder of home.

Alysa, Amy & Billy Benkovich’s daughter

Garrett on the court

Some of the extended

family (Benkovich &

Sammons)

Garrett & Chase

Chase, Garrett, Blair

Eating in and eating out

Kailey does Grandpa’s nails!

An evening on the patio.

The

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Taking out a sliver

Grandpa fixes the Big Wheel for Kailey.

Climbing on the Fort

Coloring Easter eggs

Running the radio controlled WHEEL.

Great fun!

Winter activity!

Grandpa’s new 4-Wheeler

The piano gets

lots of use

when Steve and

Family come

Steve & family came to see Great Grandpa Hoff before he went home

Playing Solitaire4+hours per day

The computers always get lots of use

Some good times

Time to relax

Back yard activity

Wesley rides the tether ball pole

The Barber Shop

More back yard activity

Around the house

Stacy, Blair, Beth, Garrett, Debbie, Phyllis, Ray, Steve, (Front) Kailey, Felix, Wesley, Chase

Grandpa Hoff leaves for Montana Friday April 19,

2002

This set of pictures is laid out in Microsoft Power Point. The presentation is included in the original books on a CD. From the CD you can print a book, or select individual pictures for printing. Ray Sammons, 4/21/2002

The family tree - 2002:Felix (Great Grandpa) Hoff (87 years old)

Phyllis Hoff (Sammons) / Ray Sammons

Steve & Beth Sammons

Blair, Garrett, Chase

Stacy & Debbie Sammons

Wesley, Kailey

Melanie Hoff (Fisher) / Larry Fisher

Colleen Hoff (Peters)