Samuel B. Harman Hopler died on April 14, 2010 at St. Peter’s Hospital, Helena, Mont., under Hospice care. Sam was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on May 30, 1926. He attended school in Williamsport, Pa., and graduated from Porter Military Academy in Charleston, S.C. He served in the U.S. Navy Flight Program from 1943 to 1946. He graduated from the Citadel in Charleston in 1950. He was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency from 1950 to 1977, serving in Europe, Asia and Washington D.C. Upon retirement he was appointed a Magistrate in Loudoun County, Va., and later moved to Montana where he became a sapphire and gold miner. Health considerations caused a move to Florida in 1992, with summer holidays in Montana every year. Sam is survived by loving wife Martha, daughter Whitney Gale Morgan, sons Harold Woods Hopler, Frederick Charles Hopler, Nicholas Marshall Hopler, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services are scheduled to be held at Fort Harrison Veterans Cemetery, Helena, Mont., at 3 p.m. June 18, 2010. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity. Tags: 1950
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