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Death at the World Trade Center

On September 11, 2001, I witnessed the attack on the World Trade Center from the safety of my 21st floor apartment many blocks away. Five days later, September 16, I wrote the following essay documenting what I witnessed that morning and in the aftermath. …

911

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Death at the World Trade Center
Death at the World Trade Center
911

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Jan 30

My Father’s Conventional Wisdom

I always said my Dad, Gail A. Hopson, was the smartest man alive. Now, sixteen years after he passed away, I still believe that was true. He had a thirst for knowledge and read every book he could get his hands on. In his final days, as he sat alone…

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My Father’s Conventional Wisdom
My Father’s Conventional Wisdom

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Mar 16, 2022

Today We Lost Our Best Friend

My wife Lisa and I lost our best friend today, Alfie, a five pound chocolate brown chihuahua who has been our constant companion for the past 17–1/2 years. Born in southern California, Alfie moved with us to Chicago where Lisa and I were married in 2006. …

Pet Euthanasia

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Today We Lost Our Best Friend
Today We Lost Our Best Friend
Pet Euthanasia

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Feb 7, 2021

Rev. T.W. Hayes: Living a Life Without Pretense

“I don’t know if I’d want a chance to do life over again. I don’t know if I’d do as well. I’ve tried to live above pretense and sham. For you know, I have to live with myself. So I want to be fit for myself to know.” I recently…

Authenticity

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Rev. T.W. Hayes: Living a Life Without Pretense
Rev. T.W. Hayes: Living a Life Without Pretense
Authenticity

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Feb 3, 2021

Why do we put old dogs to sleep but make our parents suffer?

My Grandpa, Lloyd Harness, Sr., was like a second father to me. He was the adult figure I was closest to after my parents. He talked to me like a grown-up. He took time to explain things. I loved him as deeply as I loved my mom and dad. Grandpa had a stroke at age 61 when I was 16. He was normally an upbeat, positive person, but when I visited him at the hospital he was so depressed it distressed me. He was paralyzed on one side. The doctors said he could be rehabilitated. When I tried to…

Euthanasia

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Why do we put old dogs to sleep, but make our parents suffer?
Why do we put old dogs to sleep, but make our parents suffer?
Euthanasia

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Dec 21, 2020

A Conversation with Gail Albert Hopson

Interviewed and recorded by Jesse Thomas Rich, grandson, July, 2007 just one month before Gail passed away. Transcribed by Barbara Rich, Gail’s daughter. Edited by Andy Hopson, his son.(Listen to the interview here.) “Time went by. It’s unbelievable how fast it went by.” I started to write my life story…

American Dream

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Conversations with Gail Albert Hopson
Conversations with Gail Albert Hopson
American Dream

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Sep 29, 2020

Creating a Joyful Planet — How Andy Hopson is Helping

Patrice Tanaka, Founder & Chief Joy Officer of Joyful Planet LLC, interviews people who are actively living their purpose and contributing to a more joyful planet. This interview spotlights Andy Hopson, Executive Director, The Agency at the University of Florida. NOTE: This interview with public relations guru Patrice Tanaka was…

The Agency At Uf

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Creating a Joyful Planet — How Andy Hopson is Helping
Creating a Joyful Planet — How Andy Hopson is Helping
The Agency At Uf

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Sep 24, 2020

The Harness Family’s Trek to ‘Forney’

(Recounted by Andy Hopson from his mother Betty’s Notes) On a rainy day in 1934, Lloyd and Lillian Harness loaded up their crank-start Ford pickup with their two children, four-year-old Lloyd Jr. and 15-month old Betty. The mood was solemn as Lillian’s parents, Granny and Grandpa Hayes, saw them off…

Dust Bowl

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The Harness Family’s Trek to ‘Forney’
The Harness Family’s Trek to ‘Forney’
Dust Bowl

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Dec 10, 2018

Changes at The Agency

Today it was announced I’m leaving The Agency at the University of Florida. For the past 4–1/2 years I had the distinct honor of leading and building a new kind of strategic communication agency, one led by professionals and staffed by what has grown to become a team of 120…

Public Relations

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Changes at The Agency
Changes at The Agency
Public Relations

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Jun 1, 2018

Staying Relevant

“Old man take a look at yourself. I’m a lot like you were.” — Neil Young With a birthday coming up tomorrow, I’ve been pondering my own mortality. I’ll be 63. In just two more years, I’ll be elderly as defined by demographers. The good news is if I make…

Life

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Staying Relevant
Staying Relevant
Life

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