Robert Edson Hoffman, 76, of Cleveland, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.
Robert was born on Sept. 15, 1944, in Ontario, Ore. He grew up in Texas, graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of science and master of science in aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics.
After college, he moved to San Francisco, Calif., where he met and married Bonnie A. Holsbach of Rio Creek, Wis. They resided in San Mateo, Calif., where they had their daughter Sarah, until their divorce in 1991. Robert then relocated to Boise, Idaho, to be closer to his parents.
He was an avid professional working in the areas of business modeling, computer programming and operations management for Lockheed Missiles, Earl and Wright, IBM and Idaho Power. He also wrote numerous structural analysis/design technical publications and devoted time to the development of his own application/software development company, Mann Creek Software.