‘He will be here in spirit’: Cynthia Hoffman’s memorial ride to also honor late father in 2025
Timothy Hoffman died during the memorial ride for his late daughter that took place last summer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Monday will mark the sixth anniversary since 19-year-old Cynthia “CeeCee” Hoffman, an Anchorage resident, was killed in a hire-for-murder plot near Thunderbird Falls in 2019.
This year, the anniversary holds even more weight for the family, as it now also marks a year since her father, Tim Hoffman, died during the annual memorial motorcycle ride honoring his daughter.
“Things happen in life,” Donald Hoffman, Tim’s brother, said. “We are doing this for Tim, and my niece, CeeCee ... Cynthia.”
On June 7, Hoffman’s family and loved ones are planning on once again hosting the annual Cynthia Hoffman Memorial Ride, with intentions of also memorializing Timothy Hoffman during the ride.
The older Hoffman died last year on June 2 while participating in the memorial ride he held for his daughter.
According to troopers, Hoffman lost control of his motorcycle around mile 49 of the Parks Highway. His wife, Barbara Hoffman, who was riding with him, suffered major injuries that led to a lengthy hospital stay.
“We thought we were going to lose her a couple times,” Donald said. “She’s doing really good, she laughs, she talks, she gets frustrated, but they [caregivers] take really good care of her.
“She’s just doing a lot of therapy and hopefully, she’ll be out of there someday.”
This year, during the annual ride, Donald told Alaska’s News Source that the 60-mile memorial ride will be in honor of both CeeCee and Tim Hoffman.
According to Donald, the ride was everything to his brother.
“I’m going to ride his bike for him, and that’s going to be a little emotional for me,” he said. “But I’m doing it for him on his bike to complete the ride.
“He will be here in spirit,” he added. “He wants us to have a good time.”
Before his death, Tim Hoffman previously told Alaska’s News Source — while speaking on the annual memorial ride — that he and his family loved Cynthia “more than anything in the world.”
“But now it’s time to just let the ride go,” he said at the time, “and let her rest in peace.”
This year’s ride is set to take place next Saturday, June 7.
The event will start at The Carousel Lounge with a 10 a.m. breakfast, with the actual ride starting at 11 a.m.
During the ride, the family said the group will make multiple stops, including at Hostetler Park, where the homicide memorial is located, and then at Thunderbird Falls, where Cynthia’s body was found in June of 2019.
Those stops will be followed by a visit to the site of Hoffman’s fatal crash before wrapping up the ride in Big Lake.
The family said all are welcome to join, whether on motorcycle, by car, or otherwise.
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