HAWKINS, John R., 78, died at home in New York on January 9, 2013, of lung disease. Raised in Walpole, Mass., he moved to New York after graduating from Haverford College in music in 1956. He studied with Martha Graham; taught English and drama at Berkeley Carroll and Rye Country Day schools; edited at W. W. Norton, Downe Publishing, and Franklin Library; and earned his MSW at New York University and practiced psychotherapy. He lived also in Sag Harbor, growing flowers with a passion. He inspired many; encouraged those in Circle Repertory; and sang with the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. His brothers Sherman, Richard, and James, his sister, Mary Sachs, fourteen nieces and nephews, and twentyone great-nieces and nephews survive him; his brother Edward died in 2010. Robert Chodo Campbell, for whom he was a mentor and friend, also survives him. His longtime partner, James E. Baker, a diplomat with the Department of State and the UN, died in 2001. Visiting hours Sunday, January 13, 2013 from1:00-5:00, reddenfuneralhome.net. No flowers. Donations: New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, zencare.org. Further info: jrh4646(at)gmail.com.