Jeffrey Cooper
Date of Birth: December 28, 1952
Date of Death: June 1, 2009
Photo: AHS Yearbook 1970
On Monday, June 1, 2009, Jeffrey R. Cooper of Annandale passed away. He was the beloved son of Celia D. Via and Louis T. Via and the late Henry C. Cooper; loving brother of Darlene Davis, John Cooper, Laura Cooper-Bray and James F. Cooper.
A memorial service was held at a later date. Services were under the direction of the Demaine Funeral Home, Springfield. Please visit and sign the guestbook for Jeffrey at www.legacy.com .
I have many memories of Jeff w/ his good sese of humor that I will only share two:
1) Jeff was shooting off his mouth in the cafeteria when Dicki Hatch threw a piece of lettuce he had discarded from his hamburger at least 15 feet away toward Jeff. It PERFECTLY landed in Jeff's mouth on the fly as he was speacking & everyone at the table fell down laughing. Good shot, Dicki!
2) I took Jeff fishing for the first time in his life. My dad owned a big farm in VA &I wanted to get Jeff hooked up on some fish. He was like a kid in a candy store not knowing what to do but knowing what he wanted & the pond delivered w/ Jeff catching 6 good bass & talking non-stop all the way home about his country adventure.
I'm just heart broken to learn of this. Jeff was such a great guy with a heart of gold....bit of a bad boy, but that just made him all the more loveable. The last time we hung out was after our 10 year reunion and I was soooo looking forward to seeing him during this upcoming 40th. I have wonderful pictures to share....if I can make it to the reunion I will bring them. God bless you Jeff, you are missed.
Jeff was definitely one of a kind! Must ditto what Victoria said. He was the nicest, cutest "bad guy" I ever knew in high school! Pretty sure he broke a lot of hearts. Made me feel special when he would just say hi! Enjoyed talking to him at one of the past reunions. We even emailed for a short time after the reunion. Still the nicest guy ever!! Wish I had emailed longer..........Then again so many things you wish you could change..........
Wow, as I took time to read-through (In Memory) the classmates who have left this world too early I am flooded by so many memories. Most of my high school memories have been paved over by life. Take the walk down memory lane and read the tributes from our peers to those we all knew. I promise you will be rewarded.
The following ad was placed in the 1971 Annandale High School Yearbook. Disclaimer: Ladies, please don’t take offense. None was intended. Remember, the time was 1971.
This is pure Cooper -
WANTED:
Two willing girls!! 560-3854 John Meana
321-9571 Jeff Cooper
Jeff wore his heart on his sleeve and was a fun loving romantic. Reading on I found this simple statement -
Well people, I don't know how I found out about Jeff's passing, but I did. He and I were as close as anyone for a lot of years (not enough) We had our first apartment the summer after graduation. After seeing Paul Peters comment a lite bulb of memories went off in my head. Jeff and I ran some long and winding roads together. Before we went anywhere we said "My friend, My Pal, My Chum lets get it on and have some fun!" and down one of those roads we went. Finally we came to a fork in life's road, he took one and I the other. So with a very saddened heart I would like to say. Goodby my friend, my pal, my chum the fork in that road will join again someday!
I believe Jeff went to Weyanoke Elementary with some of us. Mr. Jeff was following we along four year to our parked cars when a fool tossed golf balls out his car window. When I turned to the screams of others one of the golf balls missed my eye and shatter my nose. Mr. Jeff had taken his T- shirt off and held it on my nose while he carried me back to the school nurse. So sad for our loss.
Late last year I was cleaning out my mother’s condo and found our Graduation Program and a picture of Jeff Cooper at the Senior prom in her nightstand. He looked great and someone help me identify the beautiful lady with him.
I asked my mother how she got the picture and she said that Jeff wanted her to have it so it was tucked away in that nightstand for over 40 years. I never knew about it. But it made me start thinking of something I wrote in Jeff’s Guestbook from the funeral home.
I wrote how Jeff and I had been great friends for about 16 years starting when I bought my first car from him, a red Triumph Spitfire. That friendship endured many trials and tribulations over the years because being a great friend of Jeff’s wasn’t always easy. Jeff could be very rough on the outside but was like a teddy bear inside. To talk about all the times we shared partying together, watching Redskins, working together, washing cars, etc. could take a few days. The friendship was made even more difficult for many years when he worked for me because Jeff could be a difficult employee. I asked Robbie Lindholm recently how many times I should have fired Jeff (or did and brought him back) and we couldn’t come up with a number.
But I wrote that probably the one thing that saved the friendship was the fact that we never lived together as roommates (although it sometimes seemed we were always together). But finding the prom picture made me realize that wasn’t necessarily true. Because I remembered he actually lived with my mother and I while we were in high school. Jeff was one of many who were “running away from home” and seemed to find our house as a place to stay. I think that finally ended when Jeff’s mom called my mom and told her “she could have him”. I think my mother realized that wasn’t what she had in mind. But when he moved back home I’m sure that’s when he gave her the picture and told her he wanted her to have it. So after all those years, here it is.
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Photo: AHS Yearbook 1970
Stephen Wendt
I have many memories of Jeff w/ his good sese of humor that I will only share two:
1) Jeff was shooting off his mouth in the cafeteria when Dicki Hatch threw a piece of lettuce he had discarded from his hamburger at least 15 feet away toward Jeff. It PERFECTLY landed in Jeff's mouth on the fly as he was speacking & everyone at the table fell down laughing. Good shot, Dicki!
2) I took Jeff fishing for the first time in his life. My dad owned a big farm in VA &I wanted to get Jeff hooked up on some fish. He was like a kid in a candy store not knowing what to do but knowing what he wanted & the pond delivered w/ Jeff catching 6 good bass & talking non-stop all the way home about his country adventure.
Jeff, I hope you are catching fish in heaven.
Steve Wendt
Laura Twiford (Harrington)
I didn't know Jeff had passed away, I had looked forward to seeing him if I make it to the reunion, how sad. LAURA
Victoria Lee
I'm just heart broken to learn of this. Jeff was such a great guy with a heart of gold....bit of a bad boy, but that just made him all the more loveable. The last time we hung out was after our 10 year reunion and I was soooo looking forward to seeing him during this upcoming 40th. I have wonderful pictures to share....if I can make it to the reunion I will bring them. God bless you Jeff, you are missed.
Marguerite Harrison (Pickering)
Jeff was definitely one of a kind! Must ditto what Victoria said. He was the nicest, cutest "bad guy" I ever knew in high school! Pretty sure he broke a lot of hearts. Made me feel special when he would just say hi! Enjoyed talking to him at one of the past reunions. We even emailed for a short time after the reunion. Still the nicest guy ever!! Wish I had emailed longer..........Then again so many things you wish you could change..........
Paul Peters
Cooper, gone? Say it ain’t so!
Wow, as I took time to read-through (In Memory) the classmates who have left this world too early I am flooded by so many memories. Most of my high school memories have been paved over by life. Take the walk down memory lane and read the tributes from our peers to those we all knew. I promise you will be rewarded.
The following ad was placed in the 1971 Annandale High School Yearbook. Disclaimer: Ladies, please don’t take offense. None was intended. Remember, the time was 1971.
This is pure Cooper -
WANTED:
Two willing girls!!
560-3854 John Meana
321-9571 Jeff Cooper
Jeff wore his heart on his sleeve and was a fun loving romantic. Reading on I found this simple statement -
I LOVE CAROL LEMPE.
JEFF COOPER
Laura Twiford (Harrington)
Loved the Jeff Cooper video, I will surely miss him at the reunion, probably saw him last about 1976. Miss you buddy. LAURA
John Meana
Well people, I don't know how I found out about Jeff's passing, but I did. He and I were as close as anyone for a lot of years (not enough) We had our first apartment the summer after graduation. After seeing Paul Peters comment a lite bulb of memories went off in my head. Jeff and I ran some long and winding roads together. Before we went anywhere we said "My friend, My Pal, My Chum lets get it on and have some fun!" and down one of those roads we went. Finally we came to a fork in life's road, he took one and I the other. So with a very saddened heart I would like to say. Goodby my friend, my pal, my chum the fork in that road will join again someday!
Mary Johnson (Merryman)
I believe Jeff went to Weyanoke Elementary with some of us. Mr. Jeff was following we along four year to our parked cars when a fool tossed golf balls out his car window. When I turned to the screams of others one of the golf balls missed my eye and shatter my nose. Mr. Jeff had taken his T- shirt off and held it on my nose while he carried me back to the school nurse. So sad for our loss.
Linda Harris (Loomis)
love the video! thanks for sharing.
Paul Peters
From David Anderson
Late last year I was cleaning out my mother’s condo and found our Graduation Program and a picture of Jeff Cooper at the Senior prom in her nightstand. He looked great and someone help me identify the beautiful lady with him.
I asked my mother how she got the picture and she said that Jeff wanted her to have it so it was tucked away in that nightstand for over 40 years. I never knew about it. But it made me start thinking of something I wrote in Jeff’s Guestbook from the funeral home.
I wrote how Jeff and I had been great friends for about 16 years starting when I bought my first car from him, a red Triumph Spitfire. That friendship endured many trials and tribulations over the years because being a great friend of Jeff’s wasn’t always easy. Jeff could be very rough on the outside but was like a teddy bear inside. To talk about all the times we shared partying together, watching Redskins, working together, washing cars, etc. could take a few days. The friendship was made even more difficult for many years when he worked for me because Jeff could be a difficult employee. I asked Robbie Lindholm recently how many times I should have fired Jeff (or did and brought him back) and we couldn’t come up with a number.
But I wrote that probably the one thing that saved the friendship was the fact that we never lived together as roommates (although it sometimes seemed we were always together). But finding the prom picture made me realize that wasn’t necessarily true. Because I remembered he actually lived with my mother and I while we were in high school. Jeff was one of many who were “running away from home” and seemed to find our house as a place to stay. I think that finally ended when Jeff’s mom called my mom and told her “she could have him”. I think my mother realized that wasn’t what she had in mind. But when he moved back home I’m sure that’s when he gave her the picture and told her he wanted her to have it. So after all those years, here it is.
David Anderson.