Stanley Everett Hopkins UEL, CD, MSc, P.Eng, Captain (N) R.C.N. (ret’d)
January 26th, 1928 – October 28th, 2023
Captain Hopkins, age 95, passed away at the Ottawa General Hospital after a short illness. Stanley, the son of Stanley Virgil Hopkins and his wife Ruby Hopkins (nee Corman), was born at the family farm on Guelph Line in Burlington Ontario. He was educated at Burlington High School and entered Royal Roads Naval College as a cadet in 1945, and subsequently attended the Royal Naval Engineering College Plymouth England and the Royal Naval College Greenwich England. It was during this period he met and married his wife, Pamela Rowe, of Kingsteignton, Devon. He served on H.M.S. Agincourt, H.M.S. Illustrious, on two appointments to H.M.C.S. Quebec, and on H.M.C.S. Bonaventure. He was the first Canadian Marine Engineer to graduate with a master’s degree in nuclear engineering (from the University of Ottawa). He went on to have a long and distinguished career in the Navy, overseeing the maintenance and repair of vessels at CFB Esquimalt and the building of new ships from his posting at DND headquarters in Ottawa. In Ottawa he served as President at H.M.C.S. Bytown Officers' Mess.
After retirement in 1978 he joined L. E. Minogue & Associates as a partner. Following the sale of that company he continued as a consultant for a number of years and continued to be a member of the Mess. He was a member of the Naval Officers Association of Canada, the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, the Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering, and the R.N.E. Quart Club. He had a long and happy retirement in Ottawa and the family cottage in the Gatineau Hills. He is survived by Pamela, his wife of over 70 years, daughter Julie, sons Jamie and William, sister Susan, grandchildren Andrew and Veronica, and many “navy” nieces and nephews. Donations to the Ottawa General Hospital, whose staff took great care of Stanley, would be welcome. A memorial service will be held at the Beechwood Funeral Home in Ottawa on Wednesday Nov 29th beginning at 2:00pm, with interment of the urn to follow immediately after.
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Sam Ritchie
I've known Stanley for ten years and we often exchanged jokes and funny stories. He will be missed.
I want to express my deepest condolences to the Hopkins family during this difficult time.
I had the opportunity to read Captain Hopkins's biography, and it's evident that he was a truly remarkable individual. His legacy will undoubtedly continue to inspire and be remembered for generations to come.