Richard E. Bopp

RICHARD E BOPP

Richard E Bopp, age 66, died peacefully Thursday, December 8, 2011 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Richard was born on December 18, 1944, in St. Louis, MO., son of the late Lois and Eugene Bopp. Surviving is Susan Bopp, his wife of 42 years; his children: Laura Renn of Peoria, IL; David Bopp and wife Janet of Columbia Falls, MT; and Jeffrey Bopp of Wilmington, NC; his brother, Allan Bopp and wife Deborah of Sandpoint, ID; and two granddaughters, Caroline and Julianne, of Peoria, IL.

Rich was a graduate of Northwestern University, the University of Missouri, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He spent the majority of his career working as a librarian at the University of Illinois in the Reference library, the U.S. Government Documents Library, and later the Map and Geography Library. He was the author of numerous articles and book reviews in professional journals on disability and reference services. He was the co-editor of a text book on reference and information services used in reference and information services courses across the country.

Rich will be remembered as a compassionate, gentle, and spiritual man. He loved his family, his Northwestern Wildcats, and his books, music, and movies. Rich lived every day with a quiet grace that guided and inspired his entire family.

A memorial service will be held at a later date in St. Louis, MO. In Rich's memory, memorial gifts can be made to the National Parks Conservation Association, Doctors with Borders, or the Humane Society of the U.S.

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