IL SR0660

Memorial resolution honoring Roy D. Hopper of Canton, Illinois, who passed away on January 1, 2026 at age 87

U.S. Army veteran who graduated from Canton High School in 1956 and earned an associate's degree from Spoon River College in 1968, retiring from International Harvester's accounting department in 1993

Officiated local basketball, baseball, and softball games for 40 years and co-authored "From Plowboys to Little Giants: A History of Canton Basketball" in 2008

Founding member of the Canton Sports Hall of Fame, former president of the Canton Little Giant Booster Club, and recipient of the Vic Sereno Contribution to Youth Award from the Canton Family YMCA in 2024

Active community member serving as past commander of Canton American Legion and member of the Masonic Lodge and Canton Area Heritage Center; survived by wife Rachel (married 60 years), two children, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren