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Andrew James “Andy” Hooper (1900 - 1991)
Andy Hooper was born in Guelph, Ontario. He came to the Yukon as a machinist with the American Army during the construction of the Alaska Highway. He moved and raised countless Yukon buildings through the years, and he was with Chuck Morgan when the sternwheeler SS Klondike was relocated. Hooper received a Commissioner’s Award [in 1988] for his contribution to the Yukon.1)
National Transportation Week annually recognises people from across the country. A partnership between the Yukon Transportation Association, the Yukon Transportation Museum, and the Yukon government started the Transportation Hall of Fame in Whitehorse in 1996.2) The first Transportation Hall of Fame event was dedicated to Andy Hooper. He exemplified the spirit of the Yukon in that he was resourceful, tenacious and always got the job done. He, and the men and women who worked with him, created and maintained Yukon's transportation system. Hooper was able to relocate buildings and homes with his old army truck.3) Andy Hooper’s famous truck is now located at the Yukon Transportation Museum.