No. 374: Remembering Larry Hoffman

The ButteCast with Bill Foley · Aug 19, 2026 · 1h 16m

Larry Hoffman was not originally from the Mining City. He was born and raised in Lewistown, which is smack dab in the center of Montana.

Nobody, however, was more Butte than Larry, who passed away at the age of 81 on July 31.

Larry was a miner’s miner. His first trip underground came when he was 8 years old, and he immediately knew he was going to make a career out of it.

After graduating from Fergus County High School, Larry came to Butte to earn a degree in mining engineering at the Montana School of Mines.

A birth defect in his lower back meant that he could not pass a physical to work for…