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Charles C. Demeré
an Episcopal priest
and lifelong advo-
cate for the disad-
vantaged, died
peacefully at his
home in Huntsville,
Ala., on March 4,
2013, after a battle
with cancer.
Born in Savan-
nah, Ga., on October 30, 1928, he was the
son of Raymond McAllister Demeré and
Josephine Mobley Demeré. He arrived at
St. Paul’s as a Third Former in the fall of
1942. He was a fine student-athlete, who
earned testimonials in the classroom and
represented Delphian in football, basket-
ball, hockey, soccer, and Nordic skiing. He
rowed with Shattuck. Mr. Demeré was a
member of the Glee Club, the Committee
for Social Awareness, Hillel, La Junta, the
Missionary Society, the Cadmean Literary
Society, the Propylean Society, and the
Scientific Association. He also served as
head acolyte. Even as a teenager, he was
known as “a devout boy,” who “practices
his Christian beliefs in such a way that
he is an inspiration to the School.”
Mr. Demeré received the Coit Medal at
graduation, when he graduated magna
cum laude. He continued his education
at Yale, graduating in 1950. He began his
master’s of divinity program at Virginia
Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va.
During his final year of seminary, he
married Margaret Birney Crawford of
Baltimore, Md., with whom he raised four
children. He was ordained to the priest-
hood in April 1955.
In the 1960s, Reverend Demeré served
as associate rector at St. Alban’s Church
in Washington, D.C., and in 1961 he
founded the Debley Foundation, a family
charitable foundation with a mission of
empowering the disadvantaged. More than
500,000 people in more than 20 countries
have benefited from the foundation, which
is still flourishing today.
In the 1970s, Reverend Demeré devoted
his time to work with the Model Cities pro-
gram in the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development. He was also
involved for 25 years as a volunteer for
the Washington-based Church of the
Savior outreach programs. Reverend
Demeré dedicated his life to advocating
for the disadvantaged through his work on
Diocesan committees for justice, poverty,
Central American issues, and racial equal-
ity. He served as chair of the Washington
Interfaith Alliance, Pax World Service, the
Georgia Council on Human Relations, and
the Central America Committee of the
Diocesan Peace Committee.
In addition to his passionate ministry,
Reverend Demeré loved to sail with family
and friends. He enjoyed his morning runs
well into his later years and rejoiced in
daily devotional readings. He also enjoyed
tennis, stamp and coin collecting, playing
bridge, and telling a good joke.
He will be deeply missed by his wife of
60 years, Margaret; his children, Bill, Jodie
Demeré Clements, and Paul; 10 grand-
children; and five great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased in 2010 by his son,
David ’77.
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David Luke Hopkins Jr.
of Baltimore, Md.,
New York, N.Y.,
and Northeast
Harbor, Maine,
died on May 23,
2012. He was 84.
He was born on
May 7, 1928, the
son of David L.
Hopkins and
Katherine D. Porter Hopkins. As a boy,
Mr. Hopkins enjoyed model railroading,
football, hockey, and baseball. He entered
the Third Form at St. Paul’s in 1942 after
attending the Gilman School in Baltimore,
Md. He was known as “a quiet boy with a
strong character and with great powers
of leadership.”
He distinguished himself in football and
baseball, representing Isthmian in those
sports. He served as co-captain of the
football team in 1945 and as Isthmian’s
secretary-treasurer. Mr. Hopkins also
played basketball and hockey, served as
a dorm supervisor and an editor of the
Pelican, and was a member of the Acolyte’s
Guild, Scientific Society, Missionary Society,
and Student Council.
Mr. Hopkins once wrote that he had “a
terrific experience as a boy at St. Paul’s.”
He remained actively loyal to the School,
serving as a form director and becoming
a member of the John Hargate Society.
After St. Paul’s, Mr. Hopkins attended
Princeton University, earning a degree in
history with honors in 1950. That same
year, he married Suzanne Bunker in New
York City. From 1951 to 1953 he served as
a First Lieutenant, USMCR, in Quantico,
Va., and Pendleton, Calif., and then went
on to a career in banking and investment
management.
He spent a good portion of his career
with Morgan Guaranty/JP Morgan in
New York City, working at the firm from
1950 to 1992 and retiring as a managing
director. He returned to Maryland, where
he became chairman of Brown Invest-
ment Advisory & Trust Co. in Baltimore
and eventually served as a director of
WESTVACO Corp. Mr. Hopkins was also a
member of the Metropolitan Opera Asso-
ciation, the Maryland Historical Society,
and the Episcopal Church Foundation.
Mr. Hopkins is survived by his wife of
62 years, Suzanne; their three surviving
children, Cassandra Hopkins Watson,
Suzanne Bunker Hopkins II, and Robert
Dixon Hopkins; his sisters, Florence Hop-
kins Borda and Katherine Hopkins Mellon;
his brother, C.A. Porter Hopkins ’48;
seven grandchildren; five great-grand-
children; and many relatives and friends.
He was predeceased by his son, David
Luke Hopkins III ’72.
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Howell Hoffman Howard
a passionate outdoorsman and lover of
animals, died peacefully on February 3,
2013, surrounded by his family in Barring-
ton, Ill. He was 85.
Born September 27, 1927, he was the
son of Howell H. and Loretta Hines
Howard of Dayton, Ohio. As a young boy,
he moved with his family to New York
City and prepared for St. Paul’s at the
Malcolm Gordon School in Garrison-on-
Hudson, N.Y. Mr. Howard enrolled at St.
Paul’s as a Second Former in the fall of
1941 and excelled at football, hockey,
squash, and tennis.
Following his five years in Millville,
Mr. Howard headed to New Haven, where
he joined Yale’s Class of 1950. In 1951,
he married Mimi Foss in New York City
and the couple moved to Winnetka, Ill.
He began his career as a mill manager
at Edward Hines Lumber Company in
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