ONE MAN ONE LIFE

One Man’s Memoir – In IV Acts

Daryl Hoffman, 3rd birthday
Daryl (Schuyler) Hoffman at the beach
Daryl (Schuyler) Hoffman with his dad at 260 S vine Street in Marion, OH
Daryl (Schuyler) Hoffman senior photo
Schuyler Hoffman horseback riding in Hawaii
Me with big biceps and an apple pie

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  • PROLOGUE

    I decided to look back and try to remember all that has happened in my life. I’ve had an exciting, varied, sometimes normal life…much of the time. I want to get it down on paper—or digital screen, as the case may be—while I still hold the memories in my head. I’ll admit, some memories may…

  • JACK OF ALL TRADES

    I didn’t follow a traditional career path. My dad worked at The Marion Star—the local newspaper—for 28 years before becoming a real estate agent then broker. My brother, Floyd, right out of college, made his career in the Army as an officer and Blackhawk helicopter pilot. Dwayne was an educator for many years before becoming…

  • I HAVE VOICES IN MY HEAD

    I was fortunate to begin singing at a young age. Over these many years, I’ve been fortunate to be a part of some memorable singing groups. I was six years old the first time I sang a solo in church. I sang in the teen choir when I was older. I sang in the choir…

  • IN THE BEGINNING

    IN THE BEGINNING

    My earliest memories begin at 358 Mary Street, Marion, Ohio in the late ‘50s. There are photos and home movie memories of things I don’t truly remember, but there are memories stuck in my mind that have never faded. It was a huge two-story house. It seemed huge to me, anyway. But then, it had…

  • THE WONDER YEARS II – CAMP EXPECTATIONS

    THE WONDER YEARS II – CAMP EXPECTATIONS

    CAMP, LOTS OF CAMP The Church of the Nazarene divides states and regions into districts. We were in the Central Ohio District. The district owned several acres near Columbus, Ohio that we all called The Campground. There was a large tabernacle, dormitories, cinderblock duplexes used for summer camps and lodgings during the annual two weeks…

  • THE WONDER YEARS II – PANTIE RAIDS

    THE WONDER YEARS II – PANTIE RAIDS

    HALLOWED HALLS OF HIGHER ED The Church of the Nazarene built colleges. One was in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The campus was a 327-acre estate gifted to the church. It was situated in the countryside just outside Mt. Vernon. A river runs through it. When it first opened, there was only one dorm built—brick colonial style…

  • THE WONDER YEARS II – LOS ANGELES, HERE I COME!

    THE WONDER YEARS II – LOS ANGELES, HERE I COME!

    ON THE ROAD TO LA My rational for leaving Ohio was that I wanted to pursue an acting/singing career. My dad asked why not New York, it was closer. For me, Los Angeles was about as far away as I could get. That’s where I wanted to be. The summer of 1977, before I left…

  • INTERLUDE

    INTERLUDE

    GET OUT OF THE DAMN CLOSET I led a pretty sheltered life growing up in Marion, OH. In terms of what real life and the real world were like. Growing up in a conservative religious family, we were in the world not of the world. I was in junior high before I had any idea…

  • A WHOLE NEW WORLD

    A WHOLE NEW WORLD

    I might have spent some time in San Diego after Richard and I parted ways, but I doubt it. When I have a goal, and set my mind to it, I want to get there as soon as possible. The first week or so in Southern California I stayed with Phil, a friend from college,…