Robert Clifford Leeper Jr “Hopper” passed away unexpectedly on October 20, 2025 in Mesa, Arizona.

Hopper was born in Diamondville on March 10, 1960 to Robert and Violet (Hubert) Leeper. He attended schools in Rock Springs. Hopper married Edith Stephens in 1978 they had two daughters and later divorced.

Later, Hopper met the great love of his life Anne Lively. They married on July 4, 1996 and began their great adventure. They spent the first eight years of their marriage traveling across the country following the big crawler cranes. Hopper and Anne settled in Arizona in 2004 becoming permanent desert rats.

Hopper started running cranes at the age of 18 where he excelled as an exceptional crane operator. He worked on many power plants, refineries, the Denver Pepsi Center, water treatment

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