Michael Hopper Obituary

Michael it is a week before Christmas 2020. Dad and I miss you so much. Please keep watching over all of us and especially your nephew Trey. He has diabetes also. We pray God will touch him and heal him. You´re his angel in Heaven watching over him ask God to heal him for us. Mommy loves and misses you and so does the whole family. Hugs and kisses mom. RIP son. Missing you so much. I love you my dear sweet angel SON.

Michael today we got a package from Jennifer and it was two albums with the grand dogs, your babies and one with memories of you. Mom and Pops misses you so much. One day we will meet you again in heaven. Love and missing you my sweet son.

I heard a song and seen a video,Mom I know you miss me,and it touched me and I lost a brother and a sister,and even though I never met y'all ,Michael must have been a wonderful person..

My Darling Son...Mommy misses you so much but I hear you and feel your presence every single day...It seems like forever since I got a hug or a beautiful smile from you... our life is so empty without you. We painted your Lil' car and also bought a cover for it. We r trying to take care of it for you..I know you have met a lot of family and friends there in Heaven. Honey Pops, Kim, Trey, Jenna, Joel and Gram misses you also and especially me... You were and still is my one and only baby...Please watch over Trey, Jenna and Kim for me... I know you r watching over us all and protecting us from all harm and God is also.. Love and miss you so very much. {{{HUGS and Love from all of us}}} LOVE MOM!!!!!!

Hi Hop, everyone misses you so much. We are all thinking about you all the time. I sit and look at your pictures every day and wish that I could touch and hug you. It seems like it has been forever since I saw you. We all LOVE YOU and miss you so much. Love Dad

Michael......sunday is your BIRTHDAY...I miss baking the sour cream pound cake for you...I miss you so much...I think of you always, especially today...I wish I could get a big hug from you but i know not on this earth but in heaven one day...MISSING, LOVING AND THINKING OF YOU ALWAYS... LOVE, MOM HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY xxxxxxxxxxxMOM!!! <3 <3

Hi Hopper, We sure do miss YOU and we would love to be abe to see and hold you. It is really hard around here without you to talk to and see you. Everyone is missing you so VERY much. You are in our thoughts 24/7/365. Your tee is doing great here at the house and at work. I will talk to you later. Love Dad, Mom, Kim, Joel, Trey, Jenna, Gram and Aunt Elsie.

I used to skate with Hopper and he helped me get my first tattoo. I just found this out...I went to look him up on facebook and then I found this. My heart is broken right now. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Hopper, thinking of you and your family today.. God bless you all.

Hi Buddy, it is two years today and it is not any better. I still wish that I could touch and hold you. Everyone misses YOU so much. I think about you ALL the time. Take care of Tony too. I know that you already talked to him yesterday. You both are in a better place then we are. One day we will see you both again. LOVE AND MISS YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH. LOVE DAD, MOM, KIM, JOEL, TREY, JENNA AND GRAM

Hi Buddy. We went out by you Satruday and brought your Birthday card to you. It is still hard on everyone. We wish that we could hold you and talk to you. I know that you are in a better place then we are. Keep a watch over everyone, and spread your wing to protect them. We can not wait to see you again. We have not see the boys since you left us. Love YOU Pops

Wow Michael, I just heard of your passing recently from my Uncle Robert Candillo. You guys graduated from HHS together. I remember growing up hanging out at Stardust and you would be there. You were such a nice guy. Your family is in my prayers.

Michael...Thinking of you today and always. Love, Kimmy

Michael I know you know today is Baby Jenna Birthday. We will go out to eat and I know you will be there with us as always. Your chair still sits with us and you always sit in it with us. Jenna is soooo beautiful and Honey Mom miss you soooo much. I love you and will see you again one day. Some one keeps popping up and saying hello to us and thinking of you. will not tell us who they are but you and God knows. My Heart still aches and my tears still flow because you r suspose to still be here with us, but God had a plan. Wish we could see Hun and Rud. We miss them also!!! Love you and Miss you deeply, MOM >3

Michael - was thinking of you, Mel, and Bess and thought I would pop in and say hello!

Hi Michael it has been a little over a year now and it seems like forever. I wish I could see and hold you. One day I will be able to. Everyone misses so VERY MUCH. Jenna scored 2 goals last night in her first High School soccer game, but then you already knew that because you were watching her from Heaven. Love Dad

Hi Michael it has been a little over 11 months and it is not any better then it was last March. I would love to be able to see you and hold you. One day I will. Just not sure when that will be. Everyone misses you so much. Love Dad

My Darling Michael, Well we closed your probate yesterday. I still miss you even more today than ever. I love you so much and miss you so much. Trey and Jenna are doing well and miss you also. Well I wish you would let me know in some way what to do Christmas without you. I will wait for you to tell mommy. Please come and visit me again I miss you calling me. We don't hear anything from Jen. Kim and Joel are doing well and so is Gram. I love you my Baby. Love MOM

Hi Michael, it is 10 months today and I love you even more if that is possible. It is terrible not being able to see you. I would love to be able to see and give you a hug. It is no easier today then it was back in February. Eveyone misses you so MUCH. We can not wait you see you again. Love Dad

Hi Buddy. It is just over 9 months and it is not any easier. We went to Savannah last weekend on the train. You were with us with us in spirit. Your mother wore the button that Kim made with your picture on it the whole time we where there. We did get to Paula Deen's to eat just like we had planed to do with you. I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND LOVE YOU. Dad

Hi my Darling Baby, Well today at 3:15 will be 8 months and it sure does not get any easier for us. I go out to your place at Carolina but I know you are not there, but it helps a little, because I feel your SPIRIT there. One day we will be together again.Trey and Jenna are doing o.k. Kimberly don't say much. She misses her Brother a lot. HONEY we will be with you one day so you take care and remember I LOVE YOU SO MUCH and MISS YOU SO MUCM. Love MOM

Hi Buddy, it is 8 months today and it is not getting much easier as the time goes by. We have been doing some things around your site. I know that you like what we are doing. It sure looks good. I have not seen the boys since you left us. Everyone goes and put flowers by you all the time, Gram goes 2-3 times a week by you. I stop on my way home from bowling. I would sure like to be bowling with you, one day we will get to bowl together again. I am waiting to get to see you again. Love Dad

Michael, Just to say I miss you so much and things are not getting better here on earth. I know all is great in heaven. Just remember we will be together one day. Trey is taking care of your truck and Pops and Trey is driving and trying to do some work on the car. It is sitting on the driveway and we plan to get things done on it as soon as we get the ertra money. Jenna is still doing well at soccer. She is now in Hanahan High and Trey is at college,Trident transferring to USC in the medical field. He no longer goes with Michele. The new girl is Chelsea and she has Red hair and very pretty. Kimberly, Joel and Gram are well and misses you also. My darling baby rest in peace and know we are waiting for God to come and get us so we can be a complete family again in Heaven. Love you Lots Mom oooxxx

Hi Buddy. It is 7 months today and we all miss you so very much. I stopped by last night to make sure your lights were working okay. Every thing looked good and the wind chimes are nice too. The little anamils look nice by the flowers. I MISS you. We are looking foward to the time we can be together again just like old times. Trey drives the honda some day during the week . I still have some work that I need to have done on it yet. It just takes time, but it will be done the way that you wanted it to be. Talk to you agian soon. Love Dad

MY darling Michael I miss you so much, and we are taking care of everything for you. Rest in peace my baby. I love you so much. xxxxooooo MOM .....Talk to you soon...

Michael we just celebrated your birthday. We were all out by you and your balloons where flying in the wind. I know you see the lights we put there for you. They look real nice at night and the fountain is lit up at night along with your lights. We all miss you very much and think about you all the time. LOVE and MISS you so much. But you are in a better place and are out of pain. We will see you again, not sure when it will be. Love Dad

To Michael's loving family,
When I think of all you still must be feeling, I want to hug you all and make it better. But the miles are long and my arms short.
I think I might have said it best when I wrote....
My heart is broken for the loss of my cousin while I know our Grandmother in heaven is thrilled to meet her grandson.

Aunt Bess and Uncle Mel, I love you and I pray God will show you the way through these days and the days to come without your beloved son. Hold to your memories of Michael because he will never be gone as long as you keep him with you.
With deepest sympathy,
Gail Lilly Todd

Michael I miss you so much. I miss the phone calls wanting to know what we were going to eat and telling me you loved me. I wish I could have healed you so I could have kepted you here with all of us but no one knows best but God and he came and took you home with himm and all the ANGELS and all of our love ones. Baby rest and we will see you again one day. LOVE AND MISS YOU MY DARLING. MOM

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."

It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man.

God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.

When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.

I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.

There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.

If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.

So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.

And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.

Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
©Copyright 1998-2009

Michael it has been a month today and you do not know how much I miss you. I am always thinking about you all the time. I miss you so very much. I miss helping you at the house and with the yard and just being able to talk to you about everything. I love you. Your heart, liver, lungs have affected 3 receipents and their families for a total of about 15 persons. It was a great thing that you did. I was hoping it could have been the other way, but it was not in GODs plans for you. I have the honda sitting on the driveway and It will be restored just like you had it some day. Trey is takeing care of the truck for you.

I am very sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you.

I'll miss our Volkswagen stories Hopper.

My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

Hopper family,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Michael was a wonderful young man and was very talented. May God keep you and hold you, and may he lift the sorrows and put loving memories and the laughter in your hearts again.
Cindy Collins & Family

Mel, Bessie, & Family:
God will help you through this very difficult time. You will keep Michael's memories; & that is very good & it is OK to cry. He is in heaven; & you can see him again. Remember, you can go to him but he cannot come back to you. He is now in no pain at all; just rejoicing with the Lord, and seeing everyone that has gone on before him. I love you both, we have been through a lot for a long time; since teen years but our friendship is still here. Will see you in a few weeks. You all are in our thoughts & our prayers. Love, Kenny & Ruth

My thoughts and prayers are with the family. Hopper always had a smile on his face and I'm sure he's smiling down on you all still.

My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Hold on to the promise,we will see him again. Love you,

Mel, Bess, and Jen - May the peace which comes from the memories of love shared comfort you now and in the days ahead.

To Hopper's Family and Friends,

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. We will definitely keep you in our thoughts and prayers. I hope you find peace during this tragic time.

Hopper family & friends,
I wet to school and hung out at th good ol skating ring w/ michael. God will show yall the way through this. Yall are in my thoughts and prayers GOD BLESS

There arent any words that I can say to take away your families pain for the loss of Michael. I have so many great memories with Michael. I will never forget the times that my little brother and I would go skating at stardust and Michael would just watch over us like we were his brother and sister. I wont forget how quick Michael came running to me when I broke my wrist skating. He was such a great guy and Im glad that I was able to be a part of his and his families life. Bess and Mel yall raised a wonderful son just like you did with my brother and myself. Never forget all of the great times that you shared with your son and Im glad he is sharing a spot with my father in Heaven. I love you and Im always here for you. Love Casey Willhoit

Our hearts are broken for you. We enjoyed meeting Mike and will always remember our spirited Gamecock/Tiger conversations. This past Christmas Eve was made so very special when he joined us with Jen for our gift scramble. With deepest sympathy. Jean and Jim Smith

To the family of Mel Hopper, All of us here at Hobgood Electric are sadden to hear about your son Micheal. We will keep Micheal and your family in our prayers.

May you find comfort in the wonderful memories of your loved one. You are in my prayers.

To the Hopper Family: I feel that we never lose the people we love even in death because that unique individual has left behind some unforgettable imprint in our lives through memories. I find comfort in knowing that Mike has touched and enriched my life and so many others. I wish for you and your family the treasure of memories that Mike has bestowed to all of us.

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. I have good memories of the time we spet together at stardust. I know he will be greatly missed. My prayers go out to the whole Hopper family.

To the family of Micheal -
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Michael was a truly beautiful person inside and out. He will be missed by many! Even though he will be missed it brings comfort to know that he is not suffering any longer.

My thoughts and prayers are with the Hopper family and Jen and her family. To my beloved friend who never lost touch with me! All the great memories from the old days will never be forgotten!!! You are with the good Lord and you are healed! I will see you again one day in Heaven til then my friend lots of hugs!

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Hopper was a great guy to know, and we feel honored that we had the pleasure of knowing him during his short life. Growing up together was great! Especially through the days of loving and enjoying the car show scene with all of our great friends from Done II Profection. We will all remember you, and you will be greatly missed.

May God bless you and your family. You are a great loss, and you will remain in our thoughts and prayers.

My prayers and thoughts go out to the family and friends of Michael Hopper. My rememebers of Micheal are when we hung out at Stardust Skating Rank. We had so much fun. He always made me laugh. Michael you will be missed.

My thoughts and prayers go the family and Jen. Michael enriched the lives of everyone he came in contact with. He will be greatly missed.

Michael was the first person I met when I moved here from Minnesota in 1992. He was so kind and fun to be around. I was saddened to hear that he had fell ill and had passed. My prayers go out to the whole Hopper family.

Hopper was a fun-loving guy, I will always remember his smile..you had a smile that could light up a room! He could always make you laugh.I couldnt wait to see you at the skating rink.You were my first love and kiss.You were my date for my senior prom.Hopper you will always hold a special place in my heart.I just cant believe you are gone.God bless you and your family..My family and I will truly miss you.

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

We are so sorry for the loss of your Fiance and son. Mike worked for my husband at Stardust Skate Center and was a good friend to my daughter Carla Mills and son and wife Jason and Melissa Mills. He was so young. I hope time will help heal some of the pain and loss you are feeling at this sad time.
Sincerely,
Edward and Mary Gonsalves

Mel & family,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. You are in my thoughts.

Mike was always like a second brother to me. I have known him since I was in diapers and I will miss him dearly. He was like a part of our family. He was a terrific person and a great family friend. We will miss you Mike!

Our family has lost a little brother, uncle and friend. We have truly been blessed by his life and will be comforted in knowing Michael is living his glorious eternal life with his Heavenly Father. Thank you for sharing him with us. Christy, Ryan and Matthew Sanders.

Hopper, I was so saddened to hear about your passing, you were always such an easy guy to like. Your family is in my prayers

I am speechless right now. I can't believe that you are gone. The days of the skating rink and hanging out seem just like yesterday. You will be missed and never forgotten. God Bless your family and fiance. I will see you in heaven.

My heart is broken for the loss of my cousin while I know our Grandmother in heaven is thrilled to meet her grandson.

Aunt Bess and Uncle Mel, I love you and I pray God will show you the way through these days and the days to come without your beloved son. Hold to your memories of Michael because he will never be gone as long as you keep him with you.
With deepest sympathy,
Gail Lilly Todd