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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of William Eugene "Gus" Hopper of 
4Gillespie, who passed away on March 10, 2021; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, William Hopper was born in Henderson to Vernie 
6Hopper and Kathleen (McFarlan) Hopper on December 5, 1925; he 
7served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; he married Ivonia 
8(Rademacher) Hopper in Gillespie on January 23, 1946, and she 
9preceded him in death on October 12, 2020; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, William Hopper was a retired coal miner and 
11steelworker; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, William Hopper was a member of the United Steel 
13Workers Union and the Gillespie Lions Club; he was an avid 
14bowler and the secretary of the bowling league; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, William Hopper was preceded in death by his 
16parents; his spouse; his son, William E. Hopper; his brothers, 
17Jim Hopper and Richard Hopper; and his sisters, Lois Keck and 
18Dorothy Bone; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, William Hopper is survived by his son, Wendell 
20Hopper, and his grandchildren, Brennan Hopper and Jessica 
 
 
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1(Tim) Reid; therefore, be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
4William Eugene "Gus" Hopper and extend our sincere condolences 
5to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
6it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the family of William Hopper as an expression of 
9our deepest sympathy.