Maurice Noodie Hoffman, wa s bo r n on Se p tem b er 7, 1974 to Be t t y House and the late Marvin Hoff m an . H e wa s bo rn a nd ra i sed in B a lt i more, Mar y land .

He attended and graduated from Car ver High S c hool f or c osm e tology in 1992. He attended Job Corp soon after wh e r e he maj o red in dr y w all . But, hi s passion was hair . He started doing hair at the age of 13. He made sur e e ver y one's hair in th e family was don e to p er f e ction . H e alwa y s said " pres e ntation i s e v erythin g" .

H e spent h i s y ounger y ears g rowing up with his o l dest brother , Robert LeGrand and t w in broth e r , Mar v in Hoff m an. He and his br o thers we re tal - e nted c hildren, dan c ing since age 2. They dan c ed to house musi c , doin g dances fro m th e "hustl e" to spinnin g on c ardboard. .

Hi s favorit e hobby was roller s kating and he wa s also a p e t-lov e r. One of t h e man y memori e s that 's etched in eve ryo ne's h ea d is th e wa y h e ate hi s ce real . H e u s ed to mix all kinds of c ereal t o geth e r in a big pla s ti c b ow l w ith mi l k and he would eat it wit h a bi g serving spoon. His fav or ite cer e al wa s Fruit y P e bbles , Captain Crunch and Cooki e Crisp s . Hi s fa vo rit e musi c w as b y Mob De e p , Regina Bell and Lash o n Pace .

Wh e n he was 10 y ear s old , he and his twin b r oth e r w ould c hange th ei r room into a hair salon and named it " D e t - Det and S alon ". As h e go t older h e spent a lot of his tim e with Hombre S c ott, his b es t friend for 25 ye ars. Maurice's, favorit e T V Sho w of all tim e wa s F a me ba c k i n 1982. His id o l o n the s h ow wa s L e ro y .

M auri ce l e aves b e hind hi s moth er, fou r b ro the rs, R o bert, Ma rvin , Emmanu e l and N athan ; t wo s ister s, S hak ee n a and La T o y a as we ll as a host of nieces and neph ew s . Memorial Service Joseph H. Brown Jr. Funeral Home Friday, October 30, 2015 12:30 PM Email Details 2140 N. Fulton Ave
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