Ronald Lee Hooper

"Butch"

Griffith

Ronald Lee Hooper, age 77, of Griffith, formerly of Hessville, entered into the presence of the Lord on Saturday, January 14, 2017.

He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Barbara J. Hooper (nee Christy); three children: Sandra (Jae) Danner, Raymond (Kelly) Hooper, Patrick (Erin) Hooper; five grandchildren: Christian, Parker, Lauren, Evelyn and Campbell; two sisters: Sandra Eberly and Bonnie L. Armstrong; numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Preceded in death by parents Ralph and Evelyn Hooper.

Funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Bocken Funeral Home, 7042 Kennedy Avenue, Hammond (Hessville) with Dr. Scott Hobbs officiating. Interment private. Friends are invited to meet with the family for visitation at the funeral home on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Thursday morning from 10 a.m. until the service.

Ron was born in East Chicago, grew up in Robertsdale and graduated from George Rogers Clark High School. As a youth, Ron was a Boy Scout and loved to spend time with his father hunting and fishing.  He married the love of his life, Barb in 1961 and spent the next fifty years in Hessville, where he was a coach for Hessville Babe Ruth and Little League. Ron enjoyed being active in the community as past Treasurer for the Hammond Lions Club, Precinct Committeeman, and worked for the Lake County Election Board. He taught many children Tae Kwan Do through the Hammond Parks Department and was himself a 2nd Degree Black Belt.  He was a retired maintenance foreman from Lever Brothers with 37 years of service and then at the Georgetown Townhomes. Above all he loved his family and always looked forward to everyone getting together.  He was a very proud grandpa.  Ron attended HopeSpring Church, (formerly Griffith Baptist) and was a former member of Orchard Drive Southern Baptist Church. He was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. In lieu of flowers memorials to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, PO Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis TN 38101-9908 or www.stjude.org/donate would be appreciated.

For more information you may call Bocken Funeral Home at (219)-844-1600, or visit www.bockenfunerals.com.