Patricia Ann Hopkins, 82, Of Wayland: Obituary

WAYLAND, MA — Patricia Ann Hopkins lovingly known as “Patty” or “Pat”, 82, was called by God on Sunday, January 30, 2022 passing away peacefully surrounded by her family.

She was born in Columbus, Ohio, on August 19, 1939, the daughter of the late Clarke Stevenson Boggsand Mary Roth Boggs, sister to Edwin “Ed” Boggs. She was a graduate of Mansfield High School and went onto become a graduate of The Ohio State University Nursing Program as a registered Nurse.

She married James Richard Hopkins on September 2, 1961 and soon thereafter moved to Massachusetts so that Jim could attend Harvard Law School. It is there that they had their 3 children Cindy, Andy and Chris.

Pat lived her life to give. Not only was she a devoted mother and grandmother, she worked tirelessly serving the community of Wayland through Parmenter Health Center caring for her patients at the Katherine Barton Nursing Home and subsequently the Bedford VA.

In 1984, she custom-built a Yankee Barn style home where she would go on to raise her three children and spend the remainder of her life living in her dream home.

She was a football enthusiast. There was not one Saturday or Sunday during football season that you would not find her sitting in front of the TV in her recliner with her Diet Pepsi in hand especially if the Ohio State Buckeyes or New England Patriots were playing. Her other passions included gardening, long drives with the top down in her convertible, building extravagant gingerbread houses, going on many quests to find the elusive Moose, reading a good mystery and spending time with her grandchildren. She will be remembered by her loved ones for the way she would encourage them to go after their own passions and supported them in every step of their own journey.

She is survived by her brother Edwin “Ed” Boggs of Lexington, Ohio, her three children and their spouses. Cynthia “Cindy” and Rob Robbins, James Andrew “Andy” and Kiki Hopkins, and Christopher“Chris” and Dre Hopkins. Proud grandmother of Brian, Noah and Caleb Brush, Nicholas Robbins, Rachael and Avary Hopkins, Mia MacLean and Jameson Hopkins. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home, Hopkinton.