CYRIL HOPPER

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CYRIL HOPPER Survivor of H.M.C.S. Weyburn The Hopper family sadly announces the passing of their dearly loved husband, father, grandfather and brother at Fred Douglas Personal Care Home, June 10, 2007. Cy, aged 87, predeceased by father Albert and mother Adelaide Hopper; brothers, Albert and David, and sister Evelyn, will be dearly missed by his wife of 58 years, Rosalie; sons, Jim, Bill and Gordon (Wanda); grandsons, Benjamin and Jody, and granddaughter Jessie; sister Peggy (Harold) Colburn, and numerous nieces and nephews. Cy was born November 16, 1919 in Winnipeg and after his marriage in 1949, lived in East Kildonan until moving to Fred Douglas in 2004. He joined the Manitoba Telephone System in 1948, enjoying his work as a radio installer in Northern Manitoba, and a team leader in microwave site selection across Manitoba. He retired in 1981. Cy served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1940 to 1945. His knowledge of Morse Code enabled him to serve as Petty Officer leading telegrapher on the H.M.C.S. Weyburn, from her maiden voyage until her loss outside of Gibraltar in 1943. H.M.C.S. Loch Morlich served as Cy's home until his return to Canada in 1945. Cy enjoyed the outdoors, taking up camping as a young boy and later sharing his love of nature with his wife and sons. The family spent many happy summers in their cottage on Long Pine Lake at Ingolf, Ontario. Cy enjoyed skiing, canoeing, back-packing in the Canadian Rockies and Hawaii, and cycling in France. The family wishes to thank the staff at Fred Douglas for their compassionate care and understanding during Cy's final years. A memorial service will be held June 13, 1:00 p.m. at Immanuel United Church, Kimberley and Golspie Avenue, with Nancy Saunders officiating. Reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Winnipeg Humane Society or Fred Douglas Personal Care Home. Thanks for the loving years you gave us The happy times we shared We all pray that when you left us You knew how much we cared. Our family chain is broken And nothing seems the same But as God calls us one by one The chain will link again.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 12, 2007