Andrew Christian Hopkins M.D.

Andrew Christian Hopkins, MD
DALLAS, Texas -- Andrew Christian Hopkins, MD, died on Sept. 5, 2012, at his home in Dallas, Texas, after a long and courageous struggle with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Hopkins was born on Dec. 31 1957, in Millinocket; he was the son of The Rev. Harold A. Hopkins and Nancy Myer Hopkins of Scarborough. He attended schools in Bar Harbor and Cumberland, and was involved in many extra activities including the family sheep farm. For three years he worked as a stern man on the late William (Bill) Moody's lobster boat, out of South Freeport.
After graduating from Greeley High School Andrew received his BA degree from Brown University and continued his postgraduate arid medical studies at the State University of North Dakota and the medical school of the University of North Dakota. He completed his Residency and training in psychiatry at the University of Vermont Medical School in Burlington.
For several years he held positions in psychiatry in New Hampshire, before moving to Dallas. Dr. Hopkins worked for 17 years at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital where he received a number of awards for excellence in his field, including Outstanding Physician of the Year three times. At an upcoming 'Celebration of Life' at the Hospital this ongoing award will now be named in his honor. He was loved and respected as a wise and gentle human being and physician by patients, staff and peers, as well as family and friends.
In addition to his parents, Dr. Hopkins is survived by his wife, Marianne Hopkins, MD; brothers, Thomas Hopkins of Bismarck, N.D., Jonathan Hopkins of Rochester, N.Y., Paul Hopkins of Dubai UAE, and sisters, Elizabeth Hopkins of Hope, and Katherine Piecuch of Memphis, Tenn.
A celebration of Andrew's life is planned for family member and friends next summer. His ashes will be 'committed to the deep' in the vicinity of South Freeport.
In lieu of flowers, please donate any memorials to your favorite charity.
Andrew Christian Hopkins, MD