Gary Jay Cooper

1957 - 2006  (49 years)

• Name	Gary Jay Cooper  [1]
  Birth	5 Jul 1957	Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Witness-Obituary	1 Jun 1997	Cocoa, Florida   [2]
  	Retired City Clerk Margaret Cooper died Saturday, May 31 at Marine Health of Titusville. She was 77. Mrs Cooper was born in Netcong, NJ, she moved to Brevard County in 1945 from New Jersey. She worked for the city from 1955 until 1981 and was appointed Titusville's first city clerk in October 1963. "I think she went about doing her job and it evolved, things fell into place" her daughter, Jean Rhodes of Titusville said. "She really loved the city. She felt a lot of responsibility and pleasure from helping the people of Titusville." Mrs Cooper was a member of the Indian River City United Methodist Church in Titusville, the Titusville Pilot Club, Titusville Women's Club, Pythian Sisters Club of Titusville, the Silver Haired Legislature, and the Florida Association of City Clerks She was a member and first female president of the Florida Charter of Municipal Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. She was a charter member of the Florida Association of Assessing Officers, and was listed in the 1968 edition of Who's Who of American Women. After retiring in 1981, Mrs Cooper served on the Planning and Zoning Board of Titusville in 1985. She spent her retirement volunteering and painting. "She was a wonderful lady and good friend," Mrs Rhodes said. "Her friends would always describe her as a real lady. She was a quiet person bu still had that tough side to her when she needed it." Other survivors include her son Gary Cooper of Port St John; and two grandchildren, Gina Auer-Rhodes and Jack Rhodes. Calling hours will be from 5 to 7 pm Monday at North Brevard Funeral Home in Titusville, with services following.
  Reference Number	39307
  Death	17 Dec 2006	Port St John, Brevard County, Florida   [1]
  Person ID	I39042	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Cornelius Cooper,   b. 4 Jun 1919, New Jersey d. 1 May 1983, Jess Parrish Memorial Hospital, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Elizabeth DeKoeyer,   b. 30 Aug 1919, Netcong, Morris County, New Jersey d. 31 May 1997, Marine Health, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1941	New Jersey   [3]
  Family ID	F14455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F14689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S499] Research of Dan Burrows of Orange County, NY, obit in Florida Today, Cocoa, Florida, 01 Jun 1997, Sun • Page 38. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-2016.