Jacquelyn “Jacquie” Jean Hopkins, 61, died unexpectedly on May 26, 2016, at her home in Lake Frederick, Virginia. Jacquie was born March 24, 1955, in Denver, Colorado, to the late Robert and Genevieve (Hermstad) Hopkins. She graduated from Brownell-Talbot High School in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1973 and received her bachelor’s degree in cartography from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Jacquie began her career in cartography for the NGA (National Geospatial Intelligence Agency) in St. Louis, Missouri, and retired from the agency in Reston, Virginia, having achieved a GS15/Band 5 as Chief of Staff for the Office of Military Support.
In addition to her parents, Jacquie was preceded in death by an infant brother, Michael Hopkins. She is survived by her brother James A. Hopkins and his wife Jann; nieces Schyler Hopkins and Joslyn Hopkins, and nephew Robert Hopkins, all of Omaha, Nebraska; as well as many loving cousins, co-workers, and friends-especially Dorothea DeHart, Janet Greenwald, and Ceacy Cook. Jacquie lived life to the fullest with special interests in reading, fly fishing, wine tasting, traveling, and making new friends. She touched many lives and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until her funeral service at 2:00 p.m. at the Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel. Interment will be held in Omaha, Nebraska.
Memorial donations may be made to Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church, 2650 Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68131.