Death
Hoerni died of myelofibrosis on January 12, 1997 in Seattle, Washington. He was married to Jennifer Wilson, and had three children: daughters Anne Blackwell, Susan Killham, son Michael, and five grandchildren. He had one brother, Marc Hoerni of Geneva.
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