Henry Theodore Hoppe III 85, died Thursday, January the 19th at Indian River Medical Center. Born on December 23rd, 1926 in Charlotte, NC. He and his wife, Raleighine moved from Houston, TX to retire in Grand Harbor in Vero Beach, FL.

Mr. Hoppe graduated from Elon University in Elon, NC. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the United States Army Air Force and later in the United States Air Force.

For over three decades Mr. Hoppe was a sales executive for General Motors Corporation; including positions in Washington DC, New York City and Houston, TX.

Mr. Hoppe served as Commodore of The Stony Brook Yacht Club in Stony Brook, NY. 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. Mr. Hoppe was an avid boater, golfer and family man. He loved Grand Harbor and cherished all of his friends and neighbors there.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Raleighine; their three daughters and their sons-in law Tracey and Louis Statzer of Washington DC and Nantucket, MA, Layne and Norman Uddstrom of Pittsburgh, PA and Kimberly Hoppe of Aliso Viejo, CA; sister Ruth Nichols of Edison, NJ; nephew Marc Menkemeller of Dallas, TX; 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 and posted in the Press Journal. 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.coxgiffordseawinds.com.