Paul H. Hoffman Jr. ’47

Paul died Apr. 17, 1998, at his home in Chicago. He was born, raised, and attended high school in that city.

Upon graduation from high school Paul joined the Navy V-12 program and served in the Navy Medical Corps during WWII. He transferred to Princeton from Loyola U., graduating in Apr. 1946. Paul attended Northwestern U. Medical School, from which he received his bachelor of medicine. He then transferred to the U. of DePaul Law School, earning his degree in 1952.

For several years he practiced law, but he then entered the property development business, becoming president of the Oliver-Hoffman Corp. Paul was a very important developer of land in several western suburbs of Chicago, as well as of numerous properties in Florida.

Outside of work he was an avid horseman, becoming master of the Cornwall Hunt. An important collector of contemporary art in painting and sculpture, Paul served as chairman of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago for many years.

The class extends its deepest sympathy to his wife, Camille; his mother-in-law, Ada Marie Oliver; and his daughters, Leslie Walsh, Randi Marie Marton, and Valerie Lynn. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and two brothers, Joseph and Jack.

The Class of 1947