Headline: Chicago Tribune, 3/11/2025
Randolph Lee Hopp, age 73, of Elgin, IL, passed away on February 25, 2025. He was born July 2, 1951 in Elgin, IL to his loving parents, LeRoy and Nola (née Halliday) Hopp.
Randy graduated from Elgin High School, Class of 1969, where he was part of the Cross Country Track team and the E-Club. He went on to study Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
In 2009, Randy was elected to the Gail Borden Library Board of Trustees, where he served one term. He attended every meeting and always shared his opinions. Randy spent many hours at the library reading, surfing the internet, and continuing to learn. [He was banned from a number of libraries for his overheated, aggressive behavior.]
He also participated in local government meetings, offering his views to help improve the community. Randy's parents ran Hopps Camps for 18 years on Wollaston Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada, and Randy helped with the campgrounds. As a child, he also took part in the Hiawatha Pageant, an event his parents volunteered to help put on. Although Randy faced his own personal challenges, which at times influenced his interactions with others, those who took the time to understand him recognized the complexity of his own inner struggles.
Randy was preceded in death by his parents, LeRoy and Nola Mae Hopp. He is survived by his friends, Phil, Daniel, and Joy. Visitation will be 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Monday, March 10, 2025, at Symonds-Madison Funeral Home, 305 Park Street, Elgin, IL 60120.
A graveside service will be held at 1:30pm, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Bluff City Cemetery, 945 Bluff City Boulevard, Elgin, IL 60120. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Randy's name to any food pantry or homeless shelter. Final arrangements entrusted to Symonds-Madison Funeral Home.
Retiring Guy used Hopp's antics as a case study in the public library administration course he taught.
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2017
UPDATE: Randy Hopp, guilty as charged. (10/25/2017)
UPDATE. Randy Hopp's objection only serves to shine a light on his negatives. (1/7/2017)
2016
UPDATE. Randy Hopp participates in tangle at candidates' debate. (10/15/2016)
Randy Hopp not running for a library board seat this year, now shooting for Kane County Board. (2/26/2016)
2015
Randy Hopp may continue to use the Gail Borden Library, but he will not be serving on the board. (4/9/2015)
2013
The Randy Hopp saga returns. (1/8/2015)
Randy Hopp is no longer a Gail Borden library trustee. (5/27/2013)
Elgin Library trustee Randy Hopp not yet fit to stand trial . (5/23/2013)
2012
Sign this guy up for anger management classes. (1/19/2012)
2011
Library board member from hell is here to stay. ( 6/19/2011)
Add Elgin Community College to the list of places where Randy Hopp is banned. (5/2/2011)
Gail Borden's 'board member from hell' is back in the news again. (3/26/2011)
Crossing t's and dotting i's aren't enough for this library board member. (1/15/2011)
2010
The strange saga of Randy Hopp, library trustee. (5/23/2010)
UPDATE: Randy Hopp, guilty as charged. (10/25/2017)
UPDATE. Randy Hopp's objection only serves to shine a light on his negatives. (1/7/2017)
2016
UPDATE. Randy Hopp participates in tangle at candidates' debate. (10/15/2016)
Randy Hopp not running for a library board seat this year, now shooting for Kane County Board. (2/26/2016)
2015
Randy Hopp may continue to use the Gail Borden Library, but he will not be serving on the board. (4/9/2015)
2013
The Randy Hopp saga returns. (1/8/2015)
Randy Hopp is no longer a Gail Borden library trustee. (5/27/2013)
Elgin Library trustee Randy Hopp not yet fit to stand trial . (5/23/2013)
2012
Sign this guy up for anger management classes. (1/19/2012)
2011
Library board member from hell is here to stay. ( 6/19/2011)
Add Elgin Community College to the list of places where Randy Hopp is banned. (5/2/2011)
Gail Borden's 'board member from hell' is back in the news again. (3/26/2011)
Crossing t's and dotting i's aren't enough for this library board member. (1/15/2011)
2010
The strange saga of Randy Hopp, library trustee. (5/23/2010)
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