Richard C. Cooper of Santa Fe, N.M., died Aug. 20, 2019 due to cancer. During his time on earth his life was richly blessed, most especially by family and friends.
Born in a small town in Oklahoma, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma before serving his country as an Air Force fighter pilot, including 112 combat missions over North Vietnam and Laos. His military decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with two silver oak leaf clusters and the Vietnamese Service Metal.
After service in the military, he attended the Harvard Business School and became an "ad man" in Chicago for 30 years.
He is survived by the love of his life for 55 years, his wife, Sharon of Santa Fe, his beloved daughter, Sharon Wootten Cooper, and his spectacular granddaughter, Sophia Wootten Shaffer.
In recent years he was proud to have the opportunity to associate with a group of fellow Vietnam veterans and was very grateful for their friendship and support as they all struggled to recover from the physical and psychological wounds remaining from the war.
A Mass of the Resurrection was be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at The Church of the Holy Faith, 311 E. Palace Ave.
In lieu of flowers, tax-deductible donations in memory of Dick Cooper may be made to the Air Warrior Courage Foundation (AWCF).
We have recently discovered that he is buried at the Vaughn Memorial Cemetery, Gilmore, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA.
Born in a small town in Oklahoma, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma before serving his country as an Air Force fighter pilot, including 112 combat missions over North Vietnam and Laos. His military decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with two silver oak leaf clusters and the Vietnamese Service Metal.
After service in the military, he attended the Harvard Business School and became an "ad man" in Chicago for 30 years.
He is survived by the love of his life for 55 years, his wife, Sharon of Santa Fe, his beloved daughter, Sharon Wootten Cooper, and his spectacular granddaughter, Sophia Wootten Shaffer.
In recent years he was proud to have the opportunity to associate with a group of fellow Vietnam veterans and was very grateful for their friendship and support as they all struggled to recover from the physical and psychological wounds remaining from the war.
A Mass of the Resurrection was be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at The Church of the Holy Faith, 311 E. Palace Ave.
In lieu of flowers, tax-deductible donations in memory of Dick Cooper may be made to the Air Warrior Courage Foundation (AWCF).
We have recently discovered that he is buried at the Vaughn Memorial Cemetery, Gilmore, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA.
Richard C. Cooper of Santa Fe, N.M., died Aug. 20, 2019 due to cancer. During his time on earth his life was richly blessed, most especially by family and friends.
Born in a small town in Oklahoma, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma before serving his country as an Air Force fighter pilot, including 112 combat missions over North Vietnam and Laos. His military decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with two silver oak leaf clusters and the Vietnamese Service Metal.
After service in the military, he attended the Harvard Business School and became an "ad man" in Chicago for 30 years.
He is survived by the love of his life for 55 years, his wife, Sharon of Santa Fe, his beloved daughter, Sharon Wootten Cooper, and his spectacular granddaughter, Sophia Wootten Shaffer.
In recent years he was proud to have the opportunity to associate with a group of fellow Vietnam veterans and was very grateful for their friendship and support as they all struggled to recover from the physical and psychological wounds remaining from the war.
A Mass of the Resurrection was be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at The Church of the Holy Faith, 311 E. Palace Ave.
In lieu of flowers, tax-deductible donations in memory of Dick Cooper may be made to the Air Warrior Courage Foundation (AWCF).
We have recently discovered that he is buried at the Vaughn Memorial Cemetery, Gilmore, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA.
Born in a small town in Oklahoma, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma before serving his country as an Air Force fighter pilot, including 112 combat missions over North Vietnam and Laos. His military decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with two silver oak leaf clusters and the Vietnamese Service Metal.
After service in the military, he attended the Harvard Business School and became an "ad man" in Chicago for 30 years.
He is survived by the love of his life for 55 years, his wife, Sharon of Santa Fe, his beloved daughter, Sharon Wootten Cooper, and his spectacular granddaughter, Sophia Wootten Shaffer.
In recent years he was proud to have the opportunity to associate with a group of fellow Vietnam veterans and was very grateful for their friendship and support as they all struggled to recover from the physical and psychological wounds remaining from the war.
A Mass of the Resurrection was be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at The Church of the Holy Faith, 311 E. Palace Ave.
In lieu of flowers, tax-deductible donations in memory of Dick Cooper may be made to the Air Warrior Courage Foundation (AWCF).
We have recently discovered that he is buried at the Vaughn Memorial Cemetery, Gilmore, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA.
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