Meet your neighbor

Name: Robert Hoss.

Age: 33.

Hometown: Coeur d’Alene.

Occupation: Robert works in the hospitality industry, but he is also a self-taught musician. He started playing piano, by ear, at the age of 10.

He sings in the choir at Real Life Ministries, and is available for private functions, playing his own compositions. Robert was also in the choir at Gonzaga University, where he received a degree in mathematics, and was a percussionist in the concert band.

Family: Mom, Julie Hoss, lives in Coeur d’Alene. Dad, Bob Hoss, lives in Hope. His brother, Steve Hoss, lives nearby with his 7-year-old daughter J’Dynn, and his sister, Dianne, lives in Minnesota.

Hobbies: Music and reading. He is currently reading “Death and Life Thereafter” by Billy Graham.

Favorite color: Blue.

Favorite food: Pizza with salsa instead of pizza sauce.

Hobbies: Fishing and cross country skiing.

Other: He has just returned to school at North Idaho College to study accounting.