The descendents of Ida Mae and Tony Hoff gathered in Windthorst for a family reunion June 24-26, 2022. Tony was the 10th child of Josephine and Ernst Hoff, the founding family of Windthorst. The reunion was a birthday celebration for Ida Mae and Tony's children: Bert Hoff, Ernestine Hoff, Pavelka Marth and Claude Hoff and a remembrance for Kathleen Hoff Donovan and Charlotte Hoff Jenkins who have passed away. The oldest family member was 87 and the youngest was 4 months. Family came from Missouri, Kansas, California, Montana and of course Texas. Activities included a slide show, dinner, touring the local mechanized dairy and swimming. Special time was set aside to allow Bert, Ernestine and Claude to tell stories from their youth. Courtesy photo

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