▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁Gre ens bor o ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁John ▁O . ▁Ho oper ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁They ▁had ▁one ▁child , ▁Dr . ▁Elizabeth ▁Ho oper ▁Jackson . ▁Ho oper ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁Memorial ▁Mission ▁Hospital ▁in ▁As he ville , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁She ▁was ▁ 8 3 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁Political ▁Activity ▁ ▁Following ▁college ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Ho oper ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁di et it ian ▁Br ought on ▁Hospital . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁she ▁became ▁director ▁of ▁food ▁service ▁at ▁Br ought on ▁Hospital , ▁a ▁position ▁she ▁held ▁until ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Ho oper ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Bur ke ▁County ▁Republican ▁Party ▁and ▁un success fully ▁sought ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁She ▁later ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁Party ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁North ▁Carolina ▁g ubern atorial ▁election . ▁However , ▁she ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁by ▁James ▁G . ▁Martin , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Human ▁Resources ▁in ▁Martin ' s ▁administration . ▁She