Nerf Guns & Messy Buns # MommyofBoth

Dear Friends,

On the night of 5/21/2022, Amanda died in a fatal accident. She was missing for over 48 hours before the devastating news was delivered to the family. Amanda was the loving, adventurous Mom of Hayden and Trevor. Her motto was Nerf Guns and Messy Buns #Mommyofboth !!

 

 

 

No one’s eyes shined so bright with love

As my mom’s, who is now high above

~ Hayden and Trevor

 

Amanda Faith Hoffman was born on November 8, 2015 in West Chester, Pennsylvania to Darryl and Laura Hoffman. She departed her loving family Saturday May 21, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 26 years. Amanda completed her secondary education in Owasso, Oklahoma, and graduated with the Owasso High School Class of 2014. She worked as admissions coordinator for Colonial Oaks Memory Care and was deeply loved by her co-workers and the residents she served.

In her youth, Mandy discovered at an early age that she enjoyed kicking a soccer ball around. After dinner, Mandy and her dad would retreat to the back yard, setting up obstacles, and practicing her skills. After a few years of playing recreational soccer, Mandy’s skills advanced, and she earned a spot on a competitive league and excelled in the sport and played during her high school years. It was through her love of soccer that many lifelong friendships were made. Her Father and little sister Jenny were her biggest cheerleaders. She attended and was baptized at First Baptist Church of Owasso and participated in local mission trips and church sponsored activities with the youth group and volunteered with her family for Mission of Owasso. Mandy shared a fond love of the Ocean and along with her family, spent many summers vacationing in Chincoteague, VA with her Nana and beloved lifelong friends. Walking the shoreline collecting seashells and catching crabs to steam for was one of the favorite activities while on vacation. Mandy’s greatest love and gift to our family was the blessing of her beautiful children, Hayden Fay (6) and Trevor Dean (5). Her children made up the entirety of her world and she was a loving, nurturing, and adventure seeking Mom. Nerf guns & messy buns # Mommyofboth was her motto, and she lived it to the fullest. Mandy, Hayden, Trevor, and Lulu (Jennifer) were a force to be reconned with when it came to spending crazy family time and creating happy lifelong memories together. Mandy always had a passion for the more beautiful things in life and would frequently capture them by taking photos and videos of her children. We are grateful she captured all the beautiful seasons as her babies grew over the years and pray, they bring comfort to her children as they cherish the beautiful soul that is their mom. We ask that Mandy be remembered by her beautiful smile that illuminated all the lives she touched, the way her kindness persuaded kindness in others, and her fearlessness that was unstoppable. The Hoffman/Samuel family also request continued prayers for the family, especially her children, as we continue our journey without our beloved Mandy and Mom. We take comfort in knowing that she has been reunited with Jenny, and fear that was the reason for the nonstop tears that have fallen from the sky over the last week since she departed us. Look out Heaven, those Hoffman girls have entered the gates and heaven may never be the same. We will always, always, love and miss you, Mandy. Give Lulu our love

 

Those she leaves behind who hold many cherished memories include:

Her children; Hayden Fay Samuel and Trevor Dean Samuel, and their father, Robert Samuel

Father; Darryl Hoffman and wife Susan, of Owasso, Oklahoma

Mother; Laura Hoffman, of Tulsa, Oklahoma

Stepbrother; John Barrett, of Owasso, Oklahoma

Half-brother; Derek Massicot, of Grafton, West Virginia

Aunt; Kimberly Moreau and husband Tim, of Forest, Virginia

Cousins; Claudia Moreau and Allison Moreau

Paternal grandparents; Jack and Mary Hoffman, of Hanover, Pennsylvania

She was preceded in death by grandparents, Fay and Lemuel Bowman and Janet Hoffman, and her sister, Jennifer Lynn Hoffman.

For many of you, you can imagine the loss of a child is devastating....the loss of both of your children is so painful beyond words. We share an emptiness deep down in our souls that will forever exist until our last breaths are taken. After the heartbreaking loss of Jenny just two years earlier, the sharpness of our broken hearts was starting to soften. The acceptance of living our lives void of her beautiful smile, the brightness of her light, and the kindness and love she bestowed on all were cherished in the beautiful memories of the life we shared with her. Then our family is faced with another tragedy, the loss of a beautiful daughter, Amanda and Mother. My heart breaks for my Nerf Gun boy and my Messy Bun girl like no other, so much pain in their short-lived little lives. I know that God has a divine plan, and although it's difficult in this time of grief to understand, I put my faith and trust in his word and pray for his mercy and grace as we are now faced with the task of raising these beautiful children. Amanda's beauty, light, and kindness live on through the eyes and hearts of her children.

 

My goal with this fundraiser is to hopefully plan a vacation with Hayden and Trevor to the beach so we can sprinkle her ashes along the shoreline; that was her happy place. Just after Jenny passed, we went on a vacation to the Ocean, and it was such a powerful healing moment for the 4 of us to scatter Jenny's soul in a place that always carried such cherished childhood memories for us, the grandness of God's creation and beauty that only he could create. This will become Amanda's final resting place, and her children can feel close to her everytime they hear the crashing of a wave upon the shoreline, or watch the sunset over the horizon.

 

Any additional funds will be used to establish college funds for Hayden and Trevor. They are now living with their father, Robert, who recently moved back to Oklahoma and is living in the Beggs/Mounds area. So many changes for Hayden and Trev to adapt too, thier lives have been turned upside down from the normal day to day that once was the norm for them, Please continue to keep my family in your prayers, please keep in touch with us.....and also understand how much we love Amanda and Jenny, and it's okay for us to talk about them. We love hearing the stories of their kindness, their mischief, and how much they are loved, because although they are no longer with us, the love we have for them will always be in our hearts. We have 2 of the most beautiful angels in all the heavens. May God Bless your family.

 

Much Love,

Laura and family