Frank Thomas Hopkins

Frank Thomas Hopkins, M.D. of Chestertown, Maryland died on January 10, 2008 at Chester River Hospital Center in Chestertown, MD. Tom Hopkins, the son of Hastings and Ella Hopkins, was born November 1,1926 in Baltimore, MD. He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 1944 and served in the U.S. Navy on the USS North Carolina. He attended Haverford College in Pennsylvania. He graduated from Haverford in 1949 and remained close friends with many classmates. Importantly, Tom Hopkins married Grace Phillis of Bryn Mawr, PA in 1949. He went to Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore and completed his internal medicine residency on the Osler Service at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1956. Dr. Hopkins did a fellowship in cardiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently practiced medicine at the Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He was a tireless, highly respected physician, who was truly devoted to positively influencing the lives of his patients by delivering the highest quality of care. During his lifetime, Tom enjoyed tennis, sailing, and photography. He was a member of the Merion Cricket Club, the Corinthian Yacht Club, and the International Lightning Association. He spent many idyllic summers with friends and family in Kentmore Park on the Sassafras River. In 1996, Tom retired with the love of his life, Grace, to their home on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Together, they sailed with their closest friends exploring the Chesapeake Bay and other places around the world. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sister, Caroline Hoyle, and sons, Dr. James T. Hopkins and his wife, Kathleen of Greenville, DE, Dr. Leigh H. Hopkins and his wife, Dr. Jacqueline Hopkins of Bryn Mawr, PA, and Douglas R. Hopkins and his wife, Joy of Newtown, PA , along with nine grandchildren. Services will be held on January 26, 2008 at 1:00 PM at the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown, MD. Interment will be in Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers contributions to Presbyterian Church of Chestertown, 905 Gateway Dr, Chestertown, MD 21620 or Heron Point, 501 E Campus Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620, or Alzheimer’s Fund, 209C Milford St., Salisbury, MD 21804. Arrangements are by the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, Chestertown, MD 21620.