Peter Hopkinson ’54 *60

Pete died Aug. 31, 2024.

The son of Russell Hopkinson 1921, Pete prepared at St. Paul’s, where he was active in crew, publications, and glee club. He majored in architecture, joined Key and Seal Club, was active in the St. Paul’s Society, and participated on the varsity 150-pound crew.

After graduation, he was commissioned in the Marines, received flight training, flew both daytime and nighttime missions while stationed in Japan, and became an instructor in the reserves until leaving the corps.

Pete completed an MFA in architecture at Princeton in 1960 and began to practice in San Francisco, finding clients in major cities in city planning, public housing, transportation, and design of apartments, houses, hotels, hospitals, and airports.

He married Natasha Radoonsoff in 1970. They lived for a time in Boston, where Natasha, trained as an architect, became a professional landscape designer.

Later in New York City, Pete led the architectural design of the New York MTA’s $5 billion East Side Access Project, doubling the capacity of the Long Island Railroad’s Manhattan commuter rail.

He and Natasha raised two sons and traveled widely with and without them. They enjoyed sailing, bicycling, and painting here and abroad. He maintained a lifelong obsession with eccentric, antique cars. In 2013, he retired, and they moved back to San Francisco.

Pete is survived by Natasha, their sons Peter and Ivan, three granddaughters, and a grandson.