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Shilough Hopwood, a former buyer/manager at the Doylestown Bookshop, Doylestown, Pa., died September 21. Noting that he was "known throughout the industry and with so many reps and was family to most of us who have worked at the bookstore for a long time," the bookstore shared this tribute on social media:
"It has taken us a little while to gather our thoughts on the passing of Shilough Hopwood, a former colleague, and beloved friend to many of us at the Doylestown and Lahaska Bookshops. Shilough was the book buyer at the Doylestown Bookshop for a number of years and a talented musician greatly known for his band Honeychurch, which he fronted with his then-wife Larissa.
"As a songwriter, Shilough's ethereal and thoughtful music filled venues large and small throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. Many of us had the good fortune to attend these shows; they were magical. Shilough wrote many of the tracks for their album Makes Me Feel Better, which was released in 2004. Honeychurch was named one of Philadelphia Weekly's Top 5 of the Moment in March 2001, and they continued to garner significant attention in the Philadelphia area. In 2012, Big Takeover editor Jack Rabid named 'Will You Be There With Me' the number 5 best record of the year.
"As a book buyer, Shilough was loved by his fellow booksellers and the customers who frequented the bookstore. His knowledge of literature was unparalleled, and his love of books was boundless.
"But, it was Shilough's kindness, thoughtfulness, and gentle soul that will be remembered. As we go about our days at the Doylestown Bookshop, we see his memory everywhere. And although we are grieving the loss of a friend, in this way, he will always be with us. Our thoughts are with all of his loved ones.
" 'The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.' --J.R.R. Tolkien."