dear Shelly we are so sorry to hear about your loss. we know you will find the strenght to overcome this. for him and his love to you. I ll get back to you soon so we can talk; just wanted to let you know people are thinking of you across the miles...how I wouls have loved to meet him...as we had planned. take care lots of love .The roctons

Shelly - so sorry to hear of your loss. Hoping that you can have some comfort in knowing so many are thinking of you during this time. My thoughts and prayers are with you and Dave's family.

The McCue Family send much love and prayers to the entire Hopson Family at this very emotional time. The fact that heaven has gained such a man will one day make your broken hearts feel proud as Dave goes on to enlighten and entertain other souls. The good die young and thats not fair but clearly Dave was one of the best. We love you and are thinking so many healing thoughts for you all. Love, The McCue Family

Shelly, I'm so very sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this very difficult time. Carol

Shelley, John, Alice, Claudia, Nan, Dean, and children. Our hearts are heavy and saddened by David’s passing. He was one of the good guys. We are sorry that we can’t be nearby to comfort you during this tough time. I am now grateful to dad for his insistence and to his sisters for their tolerance and hospitality during our summer visits to Michigan (even though at the time I wasn’t very appreciative). We came to know a part of our families and family histories that we would not have known otherwise. David was a bit like a big brother to me during our visits to Michigan throughout the summers of the early 70’s. (One minute slapping each other the next bitching about our parents or siblings) I remember with fondness his wit, laughter and mischievousness which seemed to later grow into his unique and equitable outlook toward others and toward life in general. Time seems to move faster and faster as we grow older with ever increasing realization that family is precious and our lives fleeting. The comfort and memories of our interconnected pasts in association with our children’s unified futures is something that we will treasure and pass onto them to tell their children in years to come. It is essential to embrace, give comfort, look out for and appreciate each other for we never know what tomorrow brings. Love to you all - Shelly, Margaret, Alice, Wanda, and Bob, Breeding, Anderson, Burchfield, Hopson families, and their children and future children. With affection from The Jones’ - Dan, Dawn, Brandon, Sasha, Derek, Nicole, and baby Ella.

Shelly, so sorry for your loss. Please know that you and Dave's family are in my prayers. I will miss seeing Dave at all those Hens and Lady Rockets games. He was a good man and always had a welcome wave whether at a game or while walking downtown. God bless. Bruce Bogdanski

Shelly, Nancy and I are so very sad at Dave's passing. Please know that you are in our thoughts. May find comfort in knowing that your grief is shared by many. So sorry. Benrie

When I think of Dave Hopson....I think of the Mud Hens, Tigers, Toledo area bands, a sense of humor that was out of this world. funny. I have known Dave and the entire Hopson Clan the majority of my life. I want Alice, John & Nan, Claudia & Dean, all those beautiful nieces and esp. Stacy to know that the McCartney Family share in your loss and will be praying for you all. When baseball season starts up this year....I will find my self at a ball game...and I will lift a cold one to the sky..and say " Bless You Boys" in honor of Dave and his love of Sparky, Ernie and all things Tigers!

Dave was a creative inspiration to many. Thank you, Dave, for helping me appreciate Sushi and poetry. Shelly, our thoughts are with you. jg

Shelly & family, I am saddened by your loss and the loss of a good friend with whom I have had the honor and privelege of working with for several years. He was truly a family man as he spoke often of the things he would be doing with family on his time off. Know that he will alway be remembered as a kind, considerate man who loved family, friends, and nature.

David was indeed a very special, kind friend, he loved visiting with our family and including our many cats, and was very kind to my mom during her illness and passing. A special friend to my brother his fellow graduate. he never had a bad thing to say. God Bless you David you will be missed.

Shelly, Please know that you are in my prayers at this most difficult time. Much love to you now and on Monday as you mourn your loss yet celebrate a life well lived.

Dave was my friend. I will always be proud of that fact. Everything stated about him in the obituary was obvious to anyone who had spent even a short time with him, but in addition to those superlative traits he was also one of the funniest people that I've had the pleasure of knowing. I was often the butt of his jokes and one-liners (he would have made a colorful, hilarious remark about what I just typed) but it was always clear that every humorous gibe was based on respect and friendship. I share the loss Shelly and the rest of Dave's family feel and, for myself, there will be less laughter in my life going on, but there will also be wonderful memories.