Henry Theodore Hoppe III, 85, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center.
He was born on Dec. 23, 1926, in Charlotte, N.C.
He and his wife, Raleighine moved from Houston, Texas, to retire in Grand Harbor in Vero Beach.
Hoppe graduated from Elon University in Elon, N.C.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army Air Force and later in the United States Air Force.
For over three decades Hoppe was a sales executive for General Motors Corporation; including positions in Washington DC, New York City and Houston, TX.
Hoppe served as commodore of The Stony Brook Yacht Club in Stony Brook, N.Y.
He was a member of the Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club, and served as chairman of the advisory committee there.
He was also a member of the “Grady Bunch” Boat Club.
Hoppe was an avid boater, golfer and family man.
He loved Grand Harbor and cherished all of his friends and neighbors there.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Raleighine; their three daughters and their sons-in law Tracey and Louis Statzer, of Washington D.C., and Nantucket, Mass., Layne and Norman Uddstrom, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Kimberly Hoppe, of Aliso Viejo, Calif.; sister Ruth Nichols, of Edison, N.J.; nephew Marc Menkemeller, of Dallas, Texas; surrogate son Clayton Fischer; four grandchildren, Lily Statzer, Chad Uddstrom, Sarah Uddstrom and Abby Uddstrom.
A memorial service will take place in Washington, DC, on a date to be determined.
Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hibiscus Children’s Center at 696 8th Court, Vero Beach, FL 32962.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory in Vero Beach.
Online condolences may be sent at www.seawindsfh.com.
