Shannon was born May 2, 1971 in Dixon, IL, the son of Richard E. Hoff and Alma L. Bryson. Shannon was a 1989 graduate of Dixon High School and attended South County Technical School in St. Louis to study electronics and hydraulics.
In his early twenties, Shannon began working as an Industrial Battery Technician in St. Louis. He transferred to the Kansas City Area with Industrial Battery Products in 1998. He had lived in Olathe, KS and Osawatomie, KS before moving to Garden City, MO thirteen years ago. He was currently working Regional Sales & Service Manager for Veterans Serving America. Shannon was an avid sportsman, gun enthusiast and loved the outdoors.
Shannon is survived by his long-time companion, Mary Stotts, Dittmer, MO and their daughter, Alisa Hoff, Concordia, MO; his father, Richard “Ric” Hoff, Sterling, IL and his mother, Alma Bryson, Dixon, IL; one step-son, Casey Stotts, Dittmer, MO; four brothers, Rick Hoff, Wentzville, MO, Stacey Bryson and Cory Bryson, both of Rock Falls, IL, and Rusty Bryson, Dixon, IL, and one sister, Shawni Groezinger, Sulphur Springs, TX.