Geoffrey Hooper

Geoffrey Hooper, longtime resident of Westport, died on September 7.
He will be sorely missed by his wife of 38 years, Suzy; his brother, Murray (Barbara); his children and their partners Debbie (Norman), Lynne (Gary), Geoff Jr. (Susan) and Kenneth (Kim); his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his brother- and sister-in-law, Ken Solomon and Janice Lakey, and many other relations and friends.
Geoff was born on January 13, 1935, in Victoria, British Columbia. After serving in the Canadian Air Force, he met his first wife, Jeannette Lauzon, and moved to Connecticut to work for his father-in-law at Stamford Typesetting Corporation, which he bought with his partner Frank DeBartolo in 1976. When his kids were growing up in Westport, he was active in the Westport Community Theater and other local acting groups. At Stamford Type, Geoff was a force to be reckoned with as a typesetter, salesman, accountant, proofreader, and generous employer. He loved taking clients out charter fishing from Old Saybrook (Bloody Marys at 6am!) and delivering bags of bluefish fillets to clients and friends. As the business changed from Linotype to computers to desktop publishing and scanning, Geoff kept up with all of the new technologies.
After retiring in 2008, he spent most of his time at his favorite place – home. Geoff was an enthusiastic and talented gardener, who always grew too many seedlings, but was happy to share them with friends and family. He enjoyed reading, cooking, traveling, theatergoing, and the Y's water aerobics classes.
In lieu of flowers, please feel free to donate to a cause of your choice.
A memorial service will be held in October.