Sally Morris Hopkins

HOPKINS, Sally Morris, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on April 20, 2010 after an extended illness. Sally was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 15, 1965. She was raised in Richmond, Virginia, graduating from St. Catherine's School in Richmond and then the University of Virginia, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She is survived by her husband, John David Hopkins III; two sons, John David Hopkins IV and Foster Morris Hopkins. She is also survived by her parents, Dewey Blanton Morris and Nancy Edmunds Morris, of Richmond, Virginia; her sister and brother-in-law, Katherine Morris Walmsley and Christopher Gresham Walmsley; and their two sons, Christopher Grasham Walmsley Jr. and Thomas Dylan Walmsley. Sally was a loving wife and devoted mother. She loved tennis, yoga, and dance, and her love of photography led her to found Sally Hopkins Photography, where she delighted in photographing families and children. Sally will be remembered for her kindness, generosity, sense of humor, and wonderful relationships with many dear friends who, in turn, were of great support during her extended illness. The family is grateful for the skillful and compassionate care of the doctors and staff at Duke University Hospital and Piedmont Hospital and, in recent weeks, Hospice Atlanta. A memorial service celebrating Sally's life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 23, at First Presbyterian Church, 1328 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions may be made to The Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University, c/o Ellen Stainback, Box 3624, DUMC, Durham, North Carolina 27710.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.