Thomas (Hoop) Henry Hooper, 86, of Livingston, left earth to be with his heavenly Father July 5, 2017. He died peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones. Thomas was very active at St. Joseph Catholic Church and has been a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus since 1955. He has lived in the Bold Springs Community of Livingston since 1999 after retiring as a sales representative for the 3M Corporation. He was a member of The American Legion in Livingston.

He remained active after retirement from 3M, working for Maddison, LLP in the advertising industry. He was born in Newark, NJ and is a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the Naval-Air branch of the military. Tom loved birdwatching as a hobby, fishing and hunting as pastimes. He and his wife traveled to many of the local community festivals and enjoyed evenings in dancing activities. Tom was such a talented dancer that people often cleared the dance floor just to watch and applaud.    He was outgoing and felt a kinship with others, striking up conversations and making relationships with those who were at one time strangers to him. Vacationing to oceanside sites was a favorite activity for Tom.

He is survived by his loving wife Jeri and children: Thomas Hooper, Jr., of Tomball, TX; Loretta Hooper of Portland, TX;  Anthony Hooper and wife Stacy of Cypress, TX; Tammy Foisy and husband, Rusty, of Porter, TX; stepson, Brandon Sherrill of Bridge City, TX. Surviving grandchildren are Cody Foisy of Porter, Hayden Hooper and Hudson Hooper of Cypress. He has one surviving sister, Loretta Hooper of Monroe Township, NJ.

Visitation hours are 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 7, at Cochran's Funeral Home in Livingston followed by a Rosary at 7 p.m. A funeral Mass with full Knight of Columbus honors will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Livingston at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 8. Burial rites will be held at Bold Springs cemetery immediately following the funeral Mass.