Robert ‘Bobby’ Hopson ’94 M’00 of Bridgehampton, N.Y., died on April 21 at the age of 48 of complications from diabetes. Hopson, a star on his high school basketball team, the Bridgehampton Killer Bees, was also a standout on the Wagner basketball team throughout his college career. He was inducted into the Seahawk Hall of Fame in 2009, and was given similar honors by his high school in 2019. Hopson, whose Wagner degrees were in special education, was working for the year before his death with mentally and physically challenged residents of a house in East Hampton, Long Island, overseen by the nonprofit East End Disability Associates. “Bobby was a charismatic person who was liked by all,” said Wagner College Athletics Director Walt Hameline. “The Wagner community is deeply saddened by the news, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones.”
