Cameron E. Bopp ’71
Cameron E. Bopp ’71 died on December 20, 2016, in Freeman, Maine, in a car accident. Cam received a medical degree from the University of Missouri and completed his family medicine residency in Augusta, Maine. Additionally, he completed a fellowship in ethics from Harvard University and diploma in tropical medicine from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Cam was board certified in three areas: family medicine, emergency medicine and hospice palliative medicine, allowing him to contribute to Maine’s healthcare. Cam’s outstanding expertise and compassion made him a much-loved member of the community he served. He was the director of emergency services at Franklin Memorial Hospital and founder of Strong Area Health Care and Hospice. Recently he was enjoying his work as a physician at Mount Abram Regional Health Center in Kingfield, where he found deep satisfaction being part of a staff that was close knit and dedicated to delivering quality care to patients. Cam was a generous, kind, witty, energetic and passionate person, his deepest passion being helping others and saving lives. Cam worked for Doctors Without Borders on missions in South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Sri Lanka and the Congo. He risked his life volunteering to care for Ebola patients in West Africa. He is survived by son Ritter, daughter-in-law Taylor, former wife Jan, wife Yala, brother Tim, sister Sibo, brother Tom and sister-in-law Coco, niece Jessie, nephews Austin, Iain and Christian. Gifts in Cam’s memory may be made to Doctors Without Borders at doctorswithoutborders.org.
