WINSLOW – Alan McLean Hopkins, 84, formerly of Winslow, passed away peacefully on Sept. 5, 2025, in Sarasota, Fla.
Born Oct. 4, 1940, in Newton, Mass. to Paul and Hazel Hopkins, Alan graduated from Northeastern University. He began in golf course irrigation design and later worked as a regional parts manager for General Motors and in industrial sales with Lawson Products.
In 1965, he married Argene “Genie” Cilley. Together they raised two sons in Winslow, spending summers sailing the Maine coast on ‘Hey Genie’.
Alan was predeceased by his wife in 2002; and by his siblings.
He is survived by children; grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and family in Maine and California.
He will be memorialized with Genie on their bench in Holbrook State Park, Castine. At his request, no services will be held.
Donations in his memory
may be made to the
American Cancer Society.
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