Albany - Dawn Marlena Hopper, born in Albany, New York, February 1, 1957 passed at home on October 21, 2025 with her dedicated husband of 36 years, David J. Hopper by her side.

Dawn was the beloved daughter of the late Daniel and Barbara Plesser of Albany. Sister to; Martin Plesser (Ellie), Mary, Rhoda, Carol, Walter and the late Linda Limbacher and Mother to; Justin (Dani) Storr, Emily (Robert) Storr, Melissa (Donald) Hopper, Michael (Justina) Hopper, and Matthew (Sarah) Hopper. Nona to; Matthew, Austin and Aiden Sanford, Harper hudgins and Jack Monaghan, Sean Ryan McCarthy, William, and Maxwell hopper. She is also survived by many loving cousins, nieces and nephews.

Dawn was a forced to be reckoned with! Extraordinarily brilliant, she captivated and inspired everyone around her. A graduate of Albany High School, she continued on to SUNY Albany where she received her Master’s in Statistics, she continued as an adjunct professor while working on her doctorate in psychology. She then became a professor at Hudson Valley where she was adored and admired by her students for 20 years before her retirement. Dawn had the ability to make everything bigger and better, her zeal for life knew no bounds. After marrying the love of her life David she remained a close and dedicated friend to her ex-husband Charles Storr. People were drawn to her absolutely larger than life personality. She built a big and beautiful family, peppered with family dinners where her outstanding home cooking took center stage, amazing vacations, uncountable belly laughs, and a legacy of love that will be carried through the generations. 

Those wishing to remember Dawn in a special way can make memorial contributions in her name to a charity of your choice.

Funeral services for Dawn will be held on Thursday October 23rd at 10:00 am at The Levine Memorial Chapel, 649 Washington Ave. in Albany. Burial will follow at Temple Israel Cemetery in Guilderland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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