MEMORIAL-ROY D. HOPPER

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SR0660
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Roy D. Hopper of Canton, who passed
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away on January 1, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Roy Hopper was born April 26, 1938; he graduated
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from Canton High School in 1956, earned his associate's degree
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from Spoon River College in 1968, and served in the United
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States Army; and

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WHEREAS, Roy Hopper retired from the accounting department
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of International Harvester in 1993; and

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WHEREAS, Roy Hopper was best known for his vast knowledge
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of Central Illinois sports spanning the past 100 years and for
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his 40 years of officiating local basketball, baseball, and
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softball games; he coauthored From Plowboys to Little Giants:
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A History of Canton Basketball in 2008; he was the former
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president of the Canton Little Giant Booster Club and a
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founding member of the Canton Sports Hall of Fame, and he was
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awarded the Vic Sereno Contribution to Youth Award by the
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Canton Family YMCA in 2024; and

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WHEREAS, Roy Hopper was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the
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Canton Area Heritage Center, and the Canton American Legion,

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where he was a past commander; and

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WHEREAS, Roy Hopper was preceded in death by his son,
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Rodney, and three brothers, Norman, Dale, and Don; and

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WHEREAS, Roy Hopper is survived by his wife of 60 years,
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Rachel; his son, Randy (Tory) Hopper; his daughter, Rhonda
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(Ed) Georgieff; three grandchildren; and two
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great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Roy D. Hopper and extend our sincere condolences to his
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family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Roy Hopper as an expression of our
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deepest sympathy.

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