Peter Van Hoose Cooper Jr. (Pete), former resident of Shreveport, died July 5, 2017, after a valiant battle with cancer. Pete was born in Fort Sill, OK July 13, 1944, son of Peter Van Hoose Cooper, Sr., and Joyce Zirkel Cooper. He grew up in Shreveport where he graduated from Byrd High School in 1962. He attended LSU, married Barbara McAtee in 1967, and moved to south Louisiana in the late 1960s and remained there until his death, first in Buras, and then Broussard.
Pete worked for Gulf Oil, where he was one of the youngest to ever become a drilling supervisor, and briefly for Chevron after the takeover.
Pete wrote a weekly column for the Plaquemines Gazette, the regular back page for LA Conservationist, and was a regional editor for Saltwater Sportsman. He published approximately 1,000 articles in a wide variety of sporting/fishing magazines and 5 books. His photos appeared on covers, calendars and with his articles.
Fly fishing became Pete’s passion and he not only helped to revise the records categories, he had at least 9 fish in the top 10 categories and many were in first place for a number of years. His king mackerel still holds first place and his cobia was named fish of the year in 1994. He recorded the first tarpon caught on a fly and this feat was recognized by the New Orleans Tarpon Club.
He was inducted into the La Sportsmen’s Hall of Fame in 2003. Pete taught Advanced Fly Fishing at UNO for a couple of semesters and was invited to speak and provide seminars at numerous events. He was most proud of his participation with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission management plan for flounder, striped bass, and triple tail. Pete was also the author of five books: Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast; A Paradise Lost; The Fine Art of Creek Fishing; Redfish: All You Need to Know; and Fly Fish for Specks.
As much as Pete loved to fish, when the hunting season opened, that took precedence. His interests also included birding: he knew south Louisiana birds, perched or on wing, and was a superb guide on birding adventures with his sisters. He nurtured and fledged numerous bluebirds at his home, where he also made certain to foster a good environment for Monarch butterflies, taking great pride in the numerous chrysalis-to-emerging Monarchs that thrived at his home.
He was loved by friends across Louisiana, and is loved and greatly missed by his family: Barbara, his daughter Christi Cooper Disher, husband Chris Disher and grandsons Matthew and Nick, all of Broussard LA; and his two sisters, Judith Cooper of Bethesda MD and Nancy Cooper of Missoula MT. Donations in Pete’s memory may be sent to the Cypress Island Preserve, Spay Nation of Lafayette or Coastal Conservation Association.
SHREVEPORT TIMES AUGUST 3, 2017.
Pete worked for Gulf Oil, where he was one of the youngest to ever become a drilling supervisor, and briefly for Chevron after the takeover.
Pete wrote a weekly column for the Plaquemines Gazette, the regular back page for LA Conservationist, and was a regional editor for Saltwater Sportsman. He published approximately 1,000 articles in a wide variety of sporting/fishing magazines and 5 books. His photos appeared on covers, calendars and with his articles.
Fly fishing became Pete’s passion and he not only helped to revise the records categories, he had at least 9 fish in the top 10 categories and many were in first place for a number of years. His king mackerel still holds first place and his cobia was named fish of the year in 1994. He recorded the first tarpon caught on a fly and this feat was recognized by the New Orleans Tarpon Club.
He was inducted into the La Sportsmen’s Hall of Fame in 2003. Pete taught Advanced Fly Fishing at UNO for a couple of semesters and was invited to speak and provide seminars at numerous events. He was most proud of his participation with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission management plan for flounder, striped bass, and triple tail. Pete was also the author of five books: Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast; A Paradise Lost; The Fine Art of Creek Fishing; Redfish: All You Need to Know; and Fly Fish for Specks.
As much as Pete loved to fish, when the hunting season opened, that took precedence. His interests also included birding: he knew south Louisiana birds, perched or on wing, and was a superb guide on birding adventures with his sisters. He nurtured and fledged numerous bluebirds at his home, where he also made certain to foster a good environment for Monarch butterflies, taking great pride in the numerous chrysalis-to-emerging Monarchs that thrived at his home.
He was loved by friends across Louisiana, and is loved and greatly missed by his family: Barbara, his daughter Christi Cooper Disher, husband Chris Disher and grandsons Matthew and Nick, all of Broussard LA; and his two sisters, Judith Cooper of Bethesda MD and Nancy Cooper of Missoula MT. Donations in Pete’s memory may be sent to the Cypress Island Preserve, Spay Nation of Lafayette or Coastal Conservation Association.
SHREVEPORT TIMES AUGUST 3, 2017.
Peter Van Hoose Cooper Jr. (Pete), former resident of Shreveport, died July 5, 2017, after a valiant battle with cancer. Pete was born in Fort Sill, OK July 13, 1944, son of Peter Van Hoose Cooper, Sr., and Joyce Zirkel Cooper. He grew up in Shreveport where he graduated from Byrd High School in 1962. He attended LSU, married Barbara McAtee in 1967, and moved to south Louisiana in the late 1960s and remained there until his death, first in Buras, and then Broussard.
Pete worked for Gulf Oil, where he was one of the youngest to ever become a drilling supervisor, and briefly for Chevron after the takeover.
Pete wrote a weekly column for the Plaquemines Gazette, the regular back page for LA Conservationist, and was a regional editor for Saltwater Sportsman. He published approximately 1,000 articles in a wide variety of sporting/fishing magazines and 5 books. His photos appeared on covers, calendars and with his articles.
Fly fishing became Pete’s passion and he not only helped to revise the records categories, he had at least 9 fish in the top 10 categories and many were in first place for a number of years. His king mackerel still holds first place and his cobia was named fish of the year in 1994. He recorded the first tarpon caught on a fly and this feat was recognized by the New Orleans Tarpon Club.
He was inducted into the La Sportsmen’s Hall of Fame in 2003. Pete taught Advanced Fly Fishing at UNO for a couple of semesters and was invited to speak and provide seminars at numerous events. He was most proud of his participation with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission management plan for flounder, striped bass, and triple tail. Pete was also the author of five books: Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast; A Paradise Lost; The Fine Art of Creek Fishing; Redfish: All You Need to Know; and Fly Fish for Specks.
As much as Pete loved to fish, when the hunting season opened, that took precedence. His interests also included birding: he knew south Louisiana birds, perched or on wing, and was a superb guide on birding adventures with his sisters. He nurtured and fledged numerous bluebirds at his home, where he also made certain to foster a good environment for Monarch butterflies, taking great pride in the numerous chrysalis-to-emerging Monarchs that thrived at his home.
He was loved by friends across Louisiana, and is loved and greatly missed by his family: Barbara, his daughter Christi Cooper Disher, husband Chris Disher and grandsons Matthew and Nick, all of Broussard LA; and his two sisters, Judith Cooper of Bethesda MD and Nancy Cooper of Missoula MT. Donations in Pete’s memory may be sent to the Cypress Island Preserve, Spay Nation of Lafayette or Coastal Conservation Association.
SHREVEPORT TIMES AUGUST 3, 2017.
Pete worked for Gulf Oil, where he was one of the youngest to ever become a drilling supervisor, and briefly for Chevron after the takeover.
Pete wrote a weekly column for the Plaquemines Gazette, the regular back page for LA Conservationist, and was a regional editor for Saltwater Sportsman. He published approximately 1,000 articles in a wide variety of sporting/fishing magazines and 5 books. His photos appeared on covers, calendars and with his articles.
Fly fishing became Pete’s passion and he not only helped to revise the records categories, he had at least 9 fish in the top 10 categories and many were in first place for a number of years. His king mackerel still holds first place and his cobia was named fish of the year in 1994. He recorded the first tarpon caught on a fly and this feat was recognized by the New Orleans Tarpon Club.
He was inducted into the La Sportsmen’s Hall of Fame in 2003. Pete taught Advanced Fly Fishing at UNO for a couple of semesters and was invited to speak and provide seminars at numerous events. He was most proud of his participation with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission management plan for flounder, striped bass, and triple tail. Pete was also the author of five books: Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast; A Paradise Lost; The Fine Art of Creek Fishing; Redfish: All You Need to Know; and Fly Fish for Specks.
As much as Pete loved to fish, when the hunting season opened, that took precedence. His interests also included birding: he knew south Louisiana birds, perched or on wing, and was a superb guide on birding adventures with his sisters. He nurtured and fledged numerous bluebirds at his home, where he also made certain to foster a good environment for Monarch butterflies, taking great pride in the numerous chrysalis-to-emerging Monarchs that thrived at his home.
He was loved by friends across Louisiana, and is loved and greatly missed by his family: Barbara, his daughter Christi Cooper Disher, husband Chris Disher and grandsons Matthew and Nick, all of Broussard LA; and his two sisters, Judith Cooper of Bethesda MD and Nancy Cooper of Missoula MT. Donations in Pete’s memory may be sent to the Cypress Island Preserve, Spay Nation of Lafayette or Coastal Conservation Association.
SHREVEPORT TIMES AUGUST 3, 2017.
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