George Shoop Jr

George Shoop, Jr., born on January 30, 1926, on to Heaven February 22, 2013. Here in his life, George Shoop, Jr., was a son, a Christian, a sailor, a pilot, a hard worker, a fisherman, a hunter, a conservative Republican, a volunteer, a teacher, and above all a friend, husband, a Daddy, a Dad, a Father-in-law, a Grandpa, and a Great Grandpa. His belief in God and his family meant everything to him.

He was born to Sarah Baker-Shoop and George Shoop, Sr., on January 30, 1926 on his family farm in Woodbury, Pennsylvania. he grew up with 5 brothers and 3 sisters: Carl, Thelma, Harry, Mary, George, Blair, Paul, Dorothy and Jim. Dad loved the outdoors. Grandpa Shoop would talk about how Dad would go hiking alone for hours in the Pennsylvania woods around their farm. He taught us how to look at nature and that God had made it all so beautiful. This would influence all of us through our whole lives.

At a young age, Dad accepted Christ as his personal Savior. Thank you, Lord.

before he finished High School, he moved to Southern California with his family. He graduated from the Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles in January 1944. in February, 1944 he registered for the selective service local board 92 in Los Angeles and joined the US Navy. he went to torpedo school in the Great lakes area and served as a torpedo man on board the USS Hale destroyer. He was very proud to serve his country.

in December 21, 1947 he got his pilot license.

After his discharge from the Navy, he looked up another Pennsylvania who had moved to California, Mary Snoberger. They were married on December 20, 1948. Dad worked for Lucerne/Safeway as an electrician. They had 3 Daughters: Debbie, Terri and Carol.

They wanted to move out of th city, so Dad got a job at Aerojet and briefly lived in Orangevale and then bought his still present home in loomis in 1959. He worked for years at Aerojet and during their second big layoff, he went to work as a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic for Lupen and Hawley and Commercial Air.

he was a quiet man. He loved to fish, especially lake Fishing. He finally got his 10 lb German Brown Trout out of Hellhole Reservoir and had it mounted. he hunted deer and pheasant. We had several pheasants he had hunted across the street in the fields of Loomis with our German Shorthair dog, Willie. I remember he shot a pheasant out the kitchen window one quiet morning in our garden. That was some way to be woke up early in the morning.

Dad was a conservative Republican and on many occasions, you could find him sitting at his table by his big oak trees cracking pecans from his tree and listening to Rush Limbaugh.

After he retired, he volunteered for the Salvation Army in Roseville. he would help build and repair things and help feed people until he could no longer physically do it.

He also volunteered for the Placer County Sheriff's Reserve to help with traffic control with different events in Loomis. he did this with his good friend, Mac Tujimoto. he really enjoyed doing this.

Dad and Mom were married many years and enjoyed their family. Dad loved her to the end.

He grew up during the Depression and truly enjoyed and loved the simple things of life. he was a very practical man. Dad loved to garden and we all enjoyed his bountiful vegetables and fruit from his trees. His sweet corn, red potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, grapes and pumpkins for his grandkids and of course, his barbecued chicken were all our special treats.

Dad loved his family and always wanted to take care of us. Up until about 4 years ago he still raised beef for all of us. Grandpa loved to show all the Grandkids his steers. We had many a rodeo with just bought steers from the Rockville Auction when we would help to give shots to wild steers or castrate young bulls. He a strong love for animals. We always had dogs and cats and he took joy in seeing us have so much fun with our horses.

He loved each one of us and he enjoyed all his Grandkids and Great Grandkids. We just want to say Thank you Dad for all you have done for Us ! Thank you for:

The bird houses in the yard, the great food from your garden, your patience, your soft voice, our fishing and camping trips, the gold you made in your magic work shop, the talks in your kitchen at your table, sharing quiet times in the living room watching TV, the interesting white elephant gifts at Christmas time, our horses, our steers, the pecans, the squirrel stories, all your help with endless projects, our prayers together and quiet talks about Jesus.

Yes, Dad in your life you were a Son, a Christian, a Sailor, a Pilot, a Hard Worker, a Fisherman, A Hunter, a Conservative Republican, a Volunteer, a Teacher, and above all a Friend, a Husband, A Daddy, a Dad, a Father-in-Law, a Grandpa and a Great Grandpa, and now you are with your Heavenly Father and enjoying a life you well deserve and we are sure you are still watching over us. We all love you and look forward to the day we will be together again. Hugs and Kisses. Thanks for all the wonderful memories.