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Byron Henry "Hoppy" Hopwood
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Byron or as many knew him "Hoppy" was born May 29, 1906 in Streator, Illinois. He was the fourth of six children born to Benjamin Franklin Hopwood (1872 – 1962) and Martha "Mattie" G. Hopwood nee Burton (1879 – 1916).
These are the six Hopwood children of Benjamin and Mattie" Hopwood:
01. Benjamin "Ben" E Hopwood 1899 – 1963
02. Blanche Mae Hopwood 1900 – 1983
03. Boneda M Hopwood 1904 – 2000
04. Byron Henry "Hoppy" Hopwood 1906 – 1982
05. Bernadine Hopwood 1908 – 1988
06. Burton "Burt" E Hopwood 1910 – 2005
Both of Byron's parents were also from Illinois and they married in 1898. The Hopwood family goes back hundreds of years in the United States.
The senior Hopwoods moved from Illinois to Oregon after 1910.
Byron's mother Martha died in 1916 when Byron was 10. The family returned to Illinois for a while but then came back to Oregon.
By 1930, the 23-year-old Byron was living with his father and younger brother Burt in Oregon City.
Three years later Byron married Rosalie Patricia Setera on June 23, 1933. The Byron Hopwoods would live in the Oregon City and Portland area until 1956.
Their first child, Janice Joy Hopwood (1939 – 1991), was born in Oregon City.
In 1943, Hoppy enlisted in the US Navy. He was discharged in 1945. Also in 1943, the Hopwoods first son was born in Oregon City. Their second son and last child was born in Portland in 1952.
For a time, Hoppy managed downtown Portland's Third Avenue Theater when he returned from his service in the Navy. Below this biography is a side story about the Theater.
The Hopwood's final address in Oregon was 3036 SE Sherman Street, Portland, Oregon. This home backed the home where Rosie's sister Irene Setera and their mother Anna Setera lived.
They moved to Pittsburgh, California in 1956 and then the following year to neighboring Antioch.
Hoppy had transferred from the Crown Zellerbach mill in Oregon City to the one on the San Joaquin River near Antioch.
The Hopwoods lived at 423 W 9th Street, Antioch, California. That home still existed in 2012.
Byron Henry Hopwood died November 26, 1982.
He is interred at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery Plot: Block 18, Lot 11, #A.
His wife Rosalie would pass away three years later on December 27, 1985. She is interred next to Byron at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery Plot: Block 18, Lot 11, #B.
Saint John the Apostle cemetery is located in Oregon City, Oregon where the Hopwoods married in 1933.
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The Third Avenue Theater and Byron Hopwood:
Hoppy both worked at and managed this downtown Portland theater. This included working as a projectionist and hiring talent for onstage performances.
One day about 1951, a performer auditioning a song started to cry onstage, mortifying Hoppy. The song was "Cry" and the "sad" singer was Johnnie Ray an Oregon native living in Portland. According to Hoppy's oldest son he did not get the job.
For those born later than 1960, the song "Cry" by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads went to #1 and stayed there for 11 weeks.
WEL
Byron Henry "Hoppy" Hopwood
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Byron or as many knew him "Hoppy" was born May 29, 1906 in Streator, Illinois. He was the fourth of six children born to Benjamin Franklin Hopwood (1872 – 1962) and Martha "Mattie" G. Hopwood nee Burton (1879 – 1916).
These are the six Hopwood children of Benjamin and Mattie" Hopwood:
01. Benjamin "Ben" E Hopwood 1899 – 1963
02. Blanche Mae Hopwood 1900 – 1983
03. Boneda M Hopwood 1904 – 2000
04. Byron Henry "Hoppy" Hopwood 1906 – 1982
05. Bernadine Hopwood 1908 – 1988
06. Burton "Burt" E Hopwood 1910 – 2005
Both of Byron's parents were also from Illinois and they married in 1898. The Hopwood family goes back hundreds of years in the United States.
The senior Hopwoods moved from Illinois to Oregon after 1910.
Byron's mother Martha died in 1916 when Byron was 10. The family returned to Illinois for a while but then came back to Oregon.
By 1930, the 23-year-old Byron was living with his father and younger brother Burt in Oregon City.
Three years later Byron married Rosalie Patricia Setera on June 23, 1933. The Byron Hopwoods would live in the Oregon City and Portland area until 1956.
Their first child, Janice Joy Hopwood (1939 – 1991), was born in Oregon City.
In 1943, Hoppy enlisted in the US Navy. He was discharged in 1945. Also in 1943, the Hopwoods first son was born in Oregon City. Their second son and last child was born in Portland in 1952.
For a time, Hoppy managed downtown Portland's Third Avenue Theater when he returned from his service in the Navy. Below this biography is a side story about the Theater.
The Hopwood's final address in Oregon was 3036 SE Sherman Street, Portland, Oregon. This home backed the home where Rosie's sister Irene Setera and their mother Anna Setera lived.
They moved to Pittsburgh, California in 1956 and then the following year to neighboring Antioch.
Hoppy had transferred from the Crown Zellerbach mill in Oregon City to the one on the San Joaquin River near Antioch.
The Hopwoods lived at 423 W 9th Street, Antioch, California. That home still existed in 2012.
Byron Henry Hopwood died November 26, 1982.
He is interred at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery Plot: Block 18, Lot 11, #A.
His wife Rosalie would pass away three years later on December 27, 1985. She is interred next to Byron at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery Plot: Block 18, Lot 11, #B.
Saint John the Apostle cemetery is located in Oregon City, Oregon where the Hopwoods married in 1933.
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The Third Avenue Theater and Byron Hopwood:
Hoppy both worked at and managed this downtown Portland theater. This included working as a projectionist and hiring talent for onstage performances.
One day about 1951, a performer auditioning a song started to cry onstage, mortifying Hoppy. The song was "Cry" and the "sad" singer was Johnnie Ray an Oregon native living in Portland. According to Hoppy's oldest son he did not get the job.
For those born later than 1960, the song "Cry" by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads went to #1 and stayed there for 11 weeks.
WEL
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Byron Henry "Hoppy" Hopwood
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Byron or as many knew him "Hoppy" was born May 29, 1906 in Streator, Illinois. He was the fourth of six children born to Benjamin Franklin Hopwood (1872 – 1962) and Martha "Mattie" G. Hopwood nee Burton (1879 – 1916).
These are the six Hopwood children of Benjamin and Mattie" Hopwood:
01. Benjamin "Ben" E Hopwood 1899 – 1963
02. Blanche Mae Hopwood 1900 – 1983
03. Boneda M Hopwood 1904 – 2000
04. Byron Henry "Hoppy" Hopwood 1906 – 1982
05. Bernadine Hopwood 1908 – 1988
06. Burton "Burt" E Hopwood 1910 – 2005
Both of Byron's parents were also from Illinois and they married in 1898. The Hopwood family goes back hundreds of years in the United States.
The senior Hopwoods moved from Illinois to Oregon after 1910.
Byron's mother Martha died in 1916 when Byron was 10. The family returned to Illinois for a while but then came back to Oregon.
By 1930, the 23-year-old Byron was living with his father and younger brother Burt in Oregon City.
Three years later Byron married Rosalie Patricia Setera on June 23, 1933. The Byron Hopwoods would live in the Oregon City and Portland area until 1956.
Their first child, Janice Joy Hopwood (1939 – 1991), was born in Oregon City.
In 1943, Hoppy enlisted in the US Navy. He was discharged in 1945. Also in 1943, the Hopwoods first son was born in Oregon City. Their second son and last child was born in Portland in 1952.
For a time, Hoppy managed downtown Portland's Third Avenue Theater when he returned from his service in the Navy. Below this biography is a side story about the Theater.
The Hopwood's final address in Oregon was 3036 SE Sherman Street, Portland, Oregon. This home backed the home where Rosie's sister Irene Setera and their mother Anna Setera lived.
They moved to Pittsburgh, California in 1956 and then the following year to neighboring Antioch.
Hoppy had transferred from the Crown Zellerbach mill in Oregon City to the one on the San Joaquin River near Antioch.
The Hopwoods lived at 423 W 9th Street, Antioch, California. That home still existed in 2012.
Byron Henry Hopwood died November 26, 1982.
He is interred at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery Plot: Block 18, Lot 11, #A.
His wife Rosalie would pass away three years later on December 27, 1985. She is interred next to Byron at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery Plot: Block 18, Lot 11, #B.
Saint John the Apostle cemetery is located in Oregon City, Oregon where the Hopwoods married in 1933.
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The Third Avenue Theater and Byron Hopwood:
Hoppy both worked at and managed this downtown Portland theater. This included working as a projectionist and hiring talent for onstage performances.
One day about 1951, a performer auditioning a song started to cry onstage, mortifying Hoppy. The song was "Cry" and the "sad" singer was Johnnie Ray an Oregon native living in Portland. According to Hoppy's oldest son he did not get the job.
For those born later than 1960, the song "Cry" by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads went to #1 and stayed there for 11 weeks.
WEL
Byron Henry "Hoppy" Hopwood
=============================================
Byron or as many knew him "Hoppy" was born May 29, 1906 in Streator, Illinois. He was the fourth of six children born to Benjamin Franklin Hopwood (1872 – 1962) and Martha "Mattie" G. Hopwood nee Burton (1879 – 1916).
These are the six Hopwood children of Benjamin and Mattie" Hopwood:
01. Benjamin "Ben" E Hopwood 1899 – 1963
02. Blanche Mae Hopwood 1900 – 1983
03. Boneda M Hopwood 1904 – 2000
04. Byron Henry "Hoppy" Hopwood 1906 – 1982
05. Bernadine Hopwood 1908 – 1988
06. Burton "Burt" E Hopwood 1910 – 2005
Both of Byron's parents were also from Illinois and they married in 1898. The Hopwood family goes back hundreds of years in the United States.
The senior Hopwoods moved from Illinois to Oregon after 1910.
Byron's mother Martha died in 1916 when Byron was 10. The family returned to Illinois for a while but then came back to Oregon.
By 1930, the 23-year-old Byron was living with his father and younger brother Burt in Oregon City.
Three years later Byron married Rosalie Patricia Setera on June 23, 1933. The Byron Hopwoods would live in the Oregon City and Portland area until 1956.
Their first child, Janice Joy Hopwood (1939 – 1991), was born in Oregon City.
In 1943, Hoppy enlisted in the US Navy. He was discharged in 1945. Also in 1943, the Hopwoods first son was born in Oregon City. Their second son and last child was born in Portland in 1952.
For a time, Hoppy managed downtown Portland's Third Avenue Theater when he returned from his service in the Navy. Below this biography is a side story about the Theater.
The Hopwood's final address in Oregon was 3036 SE Sherman Street, Portland, Oregon. This home backed the home where Rosie's sister Irene Setera and their mother Anna Setera lived.
They moved to Pittsburgh, California in 1956 and then the following year to neighboring Antioch.
Hoppy had transferred from the Crown Zellerbach mill in Oregon City to the one on the San Joaquin River near Antioch.
The Hopwoods lived at 423 W 9th Street, Antioch, California. That home still existed in 2012.
Byron Henry Hopwood died November 26, 1982.
He is interred at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery Plot: Block 18, Lot 11, #A.
His wife Rosalie would pass away three years later on December 27, 1985. She is interred next to Byron at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery Plot: Block 18, Lot 11, #B.
Saint John the Apostle cemetery is located in Oregon City, Oregon where the Hopwoods married in 1933.
============================
The Third Avenue Theater and Byron Hopwood:
Hoppy both worked at and managed this downtown Portland theater. This included working as a projectionist and hiring talent for onstage performances.
One day about 1951, a performer auditioning a song started to cry onstage, mortifying Hoppy. The song was "Cry" and the "sad" singer was Johnnie Ray an Oregon native living in Portland. According to Hoppy's oldest son he did not get the job.
For those born later than 1960, the song "Cry" by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads went to #1 and stayed there for 11 weeks.
WEL
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