In the 1970s, Felix remodeled a farmhouse in Iowa for Ray and Phyllis to use as a headquarters for their computer business. Chanda was born in 1972 and became very close to her Grandpa Felix. Melanie married Dennis in 1972 and Colleen married David in 1973, both having lawn weddings at the Hoff home. Barbi was born to Colleen and David in 1975. Amy was born to Melanie and Dennis in 1979, making her the third granddaughter of Bessie and Felix.

1. 90th Birthday
1970-1979
• Visit to Iowa
• Chanda Born
• Melanie Married
• Colleen Married
• Barbi Born
• A y Born
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2. 90th Birthday 1970-1979 World Events
President: Richard M Nixon, Gerald Ford (1975), Jimmy Carter (1977)
Vice President: Spiro T Agnew, Gerald Ford (1974), Nelson A Rockefeller (1976),Walter
Mondale (1977)
Population: 205,052,174 (1970)
Postage Stamp: $0.06
Unemployment: 3.5%
Average US Annual Salary: $7,564. loaf of bread $0.24
•Monday night football starts on ABC with Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford (1970)
•IBM introduces floppy disc (1970)
•Bar codes are introduced for retail and industrial use in England (1970)
•Voting age lowered to 18 by 26th amendment (1971)
•Intel introduces microprocessor (1971)
•Watergate starts with Republicans bugging Democratic headquarters (1972)
•Compact disk developed by RCA (1973)
•Richard M Nixon resigns, first president to do so (1975)
•VCR developed in Japan (1975)
•Viking I lands on Mars (1976)
•First woman Episcopal priest ordained (1977)
•Carter pardons Vietnam war draft evaders (1977)
•Sony introduces Walkman (1978)
•Balloon angioplasty developed to treat coronary artery disease (1978)
•First test tube baby is born in London (1978)
•First human powered aircraft flies across the English Channel (1979)
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3. 90th Birthday 1970-1979 Remodel Iowa House
In 1969 Ray & Phyllis left the University in
Arizona and went into the computer business
headquarted in Iowa. They bought a farm
house and in the spring of ’70 Felix went to
Iowa for a few weeks to remodel it. It was a
standing question each morning when Felix
got up “I wonder where Phyllis wants that
Franklin stove put today?” She finally did
decide on a spot. Felix had lots of help from
Steve and Stacy.
The finished product.
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4. 90th Birthday 1970-1979 Chanda and Grandpa
On June 16, 1972 Chanda Rae was born in Denver
to Colleen Hoff. She and Colleen went to live with
Bessie and Felix and she became Grandpa’s
constant companion to sit on his lap and read to him
or on his shoulders to go down in the pasture to
look at the cows. She was his first granddaughter.
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5. 90th Birthday 1970-1979 Melanie's Wedding
Melanie Hoff m arried Dennis Woolford the
sum m er of 1 972. It was a lawn wedding
at the Hoff hom e.
“Thanks for the
nice wedding
Dad” and his
pockets were
em pty.
To Melanie’ right; (right to left) Phyllis, Colleen and best friend Cindy. Steve is on
the far right and Stacy is in front. 5

6. 90th Birthday 1970-1979 Colleen's Wedding
Colleen Hoff married David Peters in a
lawn wedding at the Hoff home in
August 1973. Colleen wore her
Grandmother Bosley’s wedding dress
that she wore in 1910.
Colleen and her Mom.
Empty pockets again!
Melanie is
on
Colleen’s
left.
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7. 90th Birthday 1970-1979 Barbi
Barbi Peters was born to Colleen and David
on June 10, 1975 in Bozeman, MT She was
Bessie and Felix’s second granddaughter.
If this isn’t a prize winning
picture, there never was one!
Looks like Barbi is spending
som e tim e in
Grandm a Hoff’s salon.
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8. 90th Birthday 1970-1979 Amy
Amy Woolford, granddaughter number three
arrived June 9, 1979 to Melanie and Dennis in
Pocatello, Id.
Those smiles could melt your heart.
Taking after her grandpa.
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