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John Hope 1919 - 2002

John Raymond Hope was born on May 14, 1919 in Pennsylvania United States, and died at age 83 years old on June 13, 2002 in Macon, Bibb County, GA. John Hope was buried on June 13, 2002 at Riverside Cemetery in Macon. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Hope .
John Raymond Hope
May 14, 1919
Pennsylvania, United States
June 13, 2002
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States
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  • Introduction

    John Hope was an American Meteorologist who specialized in Hurricane & Tropical Storm Forecasting and was on the air at The Weather Channel, Covered a lot of Hurricanes for many years, Before joining The Weather Channel, Hope was a forecaster at The National Weather Service for 13 years back in 1962, and also was a Tropical Forecaster for The National Hurricane Center back in 1968.
  • 05/14
    1919

    Birthday

    May 14, 1919
    Birthdate
    Pennsylvania United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Hurricane Expert
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    University of Illinois
  • Religious Beliefs

    John was a honorable great man.
  • Military Service

    United States Army Air Forces
  • Professional Career

    Former Hurricane Specialist & Tropical Weather Expert
  • Personal Life & Family

    John Hope was born in Pennsylvania, Hope served as a flight navigator in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Hope earned his degree in Meteorology from the University of Illinois, and began his career as a forecaster at The National Weather Service back in 1962, in Memphis, Tennessee, and also was a Tropical Forecaster for the National Hurricane Center back in 1968, and John joined The Weather Channel back in 1982, and became a Hurricane Specialist, covering Hurricane Hugo back in 1989 struck South Carolina, and continued to advised Tropical Storm Updates for The Weather Channel for years, Before his death back in 2002.
  • 06/13
    2002

    Death

    June 13, 2002
    Death date
    Complications of Heart Surgery
    Cause of death
    Macon, Bibb County, Georgia United States
    Death location
  • 06/13
    2002

    Gravesite & Burial

    June 13, 2002
    Funeral date
    Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia United States
    Burial location
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8 Memories, Stories & Photos about John

John Hope on The Weather Channel (1989)
John Hope on The Weather Channel (1989)
This is a photo of John Hope doing live coverage of Hurricane Hugo at The Weather Channel in 1989 added by Dwayne Pounds on April 9, 2020.
Date & Place: at The Weather Channel Corporate Office 300 Interstate N Pkwy, in Atlanta, Cobb County, Georgia 30339, United States
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Charlie Welsh
Charlie Welsh
1988
Date & Place: at The Weather Channel Corporate Office 300 Interstate N Pkwy, in Atlanta, Cobb County, Georgia 30339, United States
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Charlie Welsh
Charlie Welsh
Photo of John Hope & Charlie Welsh for The Weather Channel, 1988
Date & Place: at The Weather Channel Corporate Office 300 Interstate N Pkwy, in Atlanta, Cobb County, Georgia 30339, United States
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John Hope
John Hope
A photo of John Hope, 1989
Date & Place: at The Weather Channel Corporate Office 300 Interstate N Pkwy, in Atlanta, Cobb County, Georgia 30339, United States
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John Hope, 1992
John Hope, 1992
A photo of John Hope on The Weather Channel, 1992
Date & Place: at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia United States
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John Hope
John Hope
A photo of John Hope, 1992
Date & Place: at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia United States
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