BOMBER MEMORIAL

DANIEL LARRY "DANNY"/"CATFISH" HOOPER ~ Class of 1964
February 22, 1945 - November 3, 2013

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Daniel Larry "Danny"/"Catfish" Hooper died on November 3, 2013, in Richland, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born to Robert Hooper and Elizabeth Sullivan Hooper on February 22, 1945, in Portland, OR. Daniel moved to Richland with his parents as a child. He attended school in Richland, and graduated from Columbia High School in 1964.

In August of 1967, Daniel was drafted into the Vietnam War, and served there as a sergeant for two years, earning himself the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Laborers International Union of North America. Daniel spent his life as a laborer, doing road construction, and working for many years as a hydro seeder at Wildlands, Inc. in Richland.

Danny is proceeded in death by his parents, Robert and Elizabeth Hooper.

He is survived by his sister, Cherie Leaton ('69); his children: Benjamin, Alicia (Bob) Kinzer, Dory, and Shelley; and grandchildren: Wyatt and Katie.

Funeral services was held at Christ the King Church in Richland on Saturday, November 9th.

Tribute Wall for Danny at the Valley Hills Funeral Home.

Danny's Memorial card and horse drawn carriage pictures submitted by his friend, Dennis Hammer ('64).



Horse drawn carriage procession followed the funeral Mass to Sunset Memorial Gardens, with military honors.





Horse drawn carriage came from Valley Hills Funeral Home.