SHIRLEY EVEYLN MOBERG DOPP--This is my Mom picturedwith our dogs Coffee
Cup on the left and Timber on the right. She hated to have her picture taken so
I only have a couple pictures of her. She was willing to pose for this
only because the dogs were in it. She served those who came to her home
with great hospitality. She was the only girl in a family of 7 with
4 brothers, the daughter of a Swedish immigrant father and a
Norwegian mother. She had beautiful blue eyes and a sharp, biting
tongue which could cut you to the bone. She was a fighter and fought hardest
for the underdogs in any situation One of her big legacies to me was
her refusal to let me join the Marines when I was 17. She insisted I go to
college, join ROTC and become an officer instead of joining the Marines. I did
join ROTC but left military training before I was commissioned. Her death
caused me to re-think my priorities in life and I began searching for
truth about why we are here and what is it all about. It started my search
for a relationship with God. The decision to go to college instead of
the Marines during theViet Nam may have even saved my life. I was so accident-prone
and lacked so much common sense I could have easily been killed in the war. She
died on March 28, 1969 at age 42 of alcoholism. I was 18 when she died and I still think about her all the
time. She was never able to meet my wife Stephanie or know that I
graduated from college. What I remember most about my Mom was her
kindness and compassion for people. Thanks, Mom. I will
always love you and I thank God for what you have meant to me.
I'll see you someday in Heaven.
Mom with Doug, Sheila and me in 1956
Rev. Jimmy E. Doop-1937-2006.Uncle Jimmy is Dad's
youngest brother. He introduced me to the two most
important people in my life, my wife Stephanie and Jesus Christ.
He was my teacher in practical ministry in the San Francisco Bay
area from 1972-1973. A former hippie from Haight-Ashbury,
he went back to his old friends and preached to them.
He taught me how to pray effectively and to started me off
in biblical studies. He could make the Word of God simple to
understand. He was by far the most humorous and colorful
member of the Dopp family. He kept teaching me the Word
and making me laugh until the day he died. In a way he was
like the big brother I never had. I miss my Uncle Jimmy.
Rev. Jimmy E. Doop in 1970
Jim Doop's grave marker
Dillon Wood 1991 2006 My cousin Julie's son
Eric Dopp 1979 2006
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, Darrell R. Griffin, Jr.---was killed in battle in Iraq on March 21, 2007. Our thoughts and prayers are with his father Darrell and mother Kim.His father wrote: "Darrell Jr. was a strong believer in God as are his Mother and I. Your prayers and good thoughts are appreciated. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with "V" for valor and Purple Heart among many others.Thank you Sergeant Griffin for your service to our country.
