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This evening's mail brings notice from Anna Hopper of the death last Friday evening of her husband Freddie, also known in many quarters as John Hopper.
A long time member of the Company of Military Historians, Freddie has a long list of accomplishments in the area of historic research and preservation, both in his home country, the United Kingdom, and in the United States. Most recently he has made invaluable contributions to the work being done with the McRae Papers.
After a long career in military related endeavours, his retirement years were often occupied as a civilian reenactor. His membership in the Winston Free-State brought great pleasure to all of us, but most especially to our children, who loved his ready smile, his stories, and his pocketful of candy.
We will miss him. Words cannot express---this has been a year of loss, taken in stride, in the natural course of life, and yet, this particular loss is somehow deeper and sadder, maybe because we had hoped to see him again come spring, at the Perryville Horse Races, since he could not come visit last summer.
And, in some small way, we will see him--there is a likeness of him, embrodierd on a quilt, hanging at that Battlefield, looking very much as the image below.
Terre Lawson
Winston Free State, First Confederate Legion, AOT
Freddie Hopper--Perryville On The Farm
A long time member of the Company of Military Historians, Freddie has a long list of accomplishments in the area of historic research and preservation, both in his home country, the United Kingdom, and in the United States. Most recently he has made invaluable contributions to the work being done with the McRae Papers.
After a long career in military related endeavours, his retirement years were often occupied as a civilian reenactor. His membership in the Winston Free-State brought great pleasure to all of us, but most especially to our children, who loved his ready smile, his stories, and his pocketful of candy.
We will miss him. Words cannot express---this has been a year of loss, taken in stride, in the natural course of life, and yet, this particular loss is somehow deeper and sadder, maybe because we had hoped to see him again come spring, at the Perryville Horse Races, since he could not come visit last summer.
And, in some small way, we will see him--there is a likeness of him, embrodierd on a quilt, hanging at that Battlefield, looking very much as the image below.
Terre Lawson
Winston Free State, First Confederate Legion, AOT
Freddie Hopper--Perryville On The Farm
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