Tyler Alden Hoffman, 24, of Sandy Hook, died unexpectedly April 28. He was born in Danbury on March 11, 1994, and was a son of Theodore Hoffman of Woodbury and Catherine Kean of Sandy Hook.

Mr Hoffman was a graduate of Newtown High School and was employed as a mechanic for Brookside Auto Salvage of Waterbury. He was a member of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue and was an apprentice Free Mason.

In addition to his parents, a brother, Michael Morrison of Plainville; his paternal grandmother, Nancy Coles of Woodbury; his aunts and uncles; and numerous cousins survive him.

Friends may call Thursday, May 3, from 4 to 8 pm, at Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, May 4, at 10:30 am, in St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road. Interment will follow in St Rose Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue, PO Box 783, Sandy Hook CT 06482.

To leave an online condolence, visit honanfh.com.