Billings Gazette Billings, MT 12 Sep 2007 OLYMPIA, Wash. - Andrew Ludwig Hofmeister died of complications from diabetes on Sept. 1, 2007, at age 94. Hofmeister was born in Kulm, N.D., on Feb. 16, 1913, to John and Martha (Billigmeier) Hofmeister. On May 19, 1940, he married Jane Habedank LaBrie in Malta, Mont. Hofmeister grew up on a homestead near Ingomar, Mont. After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Montana in 1938, he taught in several public schools in Montana. He earned his MFA degree at Washington State University in 1947 and joined the Fine Arts faculty that same year, retiring three decades later in 1978. In 1997, Hofmeisters moved from Pullman to Olympia to live with their daughter. Despite declining health, he maintained his passion as an artist and continued to paint until a few weeks before his death. He was preceded in death by his brother, Raymond Hofmeister; sister, Irene Olson, and wife, Jane (2003). Survivors include his daughter, Andree Castoldi (Richard) in Olympia; son, Jon Hofmeister (Barbara) in Eugene, Ore.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Please leave condolences online at: www