Richard Alan LOPER

Born

29 June 1958 , Great Falls, Montana, USA

Died

17 July 2022 , Ogden, Utah, USA

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Born: 29 June 1958 in Great Falls, Montana, USA

Parents of Richard Alan LOPER

Father

Gerald Alton LOPER

Mother

Clara "Doris" MORITZ

Grandparents of Richard Alan LOPER

Paternal grandparents

Clarence Sylvester LOPER Charlotte "Lottie" Mary MOOK

Maternal grandparents

Lyall E MORITZ Estella Angeline ABERCROMBIE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Richard Alan married Janet Nell RACKHAM 7 August 1981 in Idaho, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Janet Nell RACKHAM was born 3 November 1954 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA. Janet Nell was the child of Ralph Lee RACKHAM and Luciele Edith VAN DE GRAAFF.

Richard Alan LOPER died 17 July 2022 in Ogden, Utah, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Richard Alan LOPER

Richard Alan LOPER married

Janet Nell RACKHAM
Marriage date: 7 August 1981
Marriage place: , Idaho, USA
Janet Nell RACKHAM was the child of Ralph Lee RACKHAM and Luciele Edith VAN DE GRAAFF

Children of Richard Alan LOPER and Janet Nell RACKHAM

Rachael Sara LOPER

Born: 29 September 1982, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Died: 25 March 2015, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA

Married: Thomas Alan SHELDON 24 May 2003

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Birth — 1958
29 June 1958
Great Falls, Montana, USA

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 Marriage / Partner
Richard Alan LOPER and Janet Nell RACKHAM 7 August 1981, , Idaho, USA

He was 23 years old.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1982 Birth of Child
Rachael Sara LOPER was born 29 September 1982, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA

Richard Alan was 24 years old.

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

2015 Death of Child
Rachael Sara LOPER died 25 March 2015, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA

Richard Alan was 56 years old.

2017 - Donald J. Trump becomes President of the United States

January 20, 2020 - CDC reports the first laboratory-confirmed case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. from samples taken on January 18 in Washington state and on the same day activates its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to respond to the emerging outbreak. (cdc.gov)

2021 - Joseph R. Biden becomes President of the United States

Obituary

Richard Alan Loper
Richard Alan Loper age 64, passed away on Sunday July 17th 2022 in Ogden Utah after a valiant fight with lung cancer.

Richard was born on June 29th 1958 to Gerald Loper and Clara “Doris” (Moritz) Loper in Great Falls Montana. Siblings are Patricia (Dioguardo), Douglas Loper and Clark Loper.

Richard played football at Great Falls High School and graduated in 1977. Richard graduated from Weber State University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics.

Richard married Janet (Rackham) in Ogden Utah in 1981. They had three children Rachael (Sheldon), Melanie (Boehme), and Ethan Loper. They welcomed their first child Rachael in September of 1982. Rachael was an immensely gifted, intelligent, and beautiful girl who grew up to become a very ambitious and talented nurse, wife, and mother of three wonderful children. Sadly, Rachael passed away unexpectedly in March of 2015. Her passing was immensely difficult for the entire family, especially

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Death — 2022
17 July 2022
Ogden, Utah, USA
He died at the age of 64.

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