NORTH ANDOVER — John Goodwin Hopkins of North Andover, MA, passed away on December 18, 2011, after a long battle with heart disease and Parkinson1s disease.
Loving husband of Ann Hopkins, who passed away in 1987. Devoted father of Thomas and Cynthia; father-in-law of Emily Barton Hopkins and Jeff Sugg; grandfather of Tobias. John also leaves behind his three sisters, three brothers-in-law, eleven nieces and nephews, many dear friends, and countless grateful former students. Middlesex School 150; Harvard College, AB, 154; University of Virginia, MBA, 160; Harvard Graduate School of Education, EdM, 164.
His was a life of service to country and community: as a pilot in the U.S. Navy, and as teacher, coach, and counselor at the Peddie School, Adirondack Camp, Cushing Academy, and the Pike School. Pike1s John Hopkins Award is named after him: The award is given each year to a seventh grader for his or her commitment to athletics and for being a team player. In retirement, John also served as a volunteer, first in the Peace Corps in the Kingdom of Tonga, then at Crotched Mountain School in Greenfield, NH, and Horse Power at Pony Farm in Temple, NH.
ARRANGEMENTS: The family will inter his ashes near his beloved family farm in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire, in a private ceremony in the spring. Donations in John1s memory may be made to Andy1s Summer Playhouse, P.O. Box 601, Wilton, NH, 03086. To sign the family guest book, please visit www.contefuneralhomes.com
