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Obituary for COOPER


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday July 30, 2006

Jules Cooper, 79, of Largo and Beverly Hills, FL, and formerly of Gulfport, FL, died Thursday, July 27, 2006 at Eagle Lake Rehab and Care Center after a brief illness. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he moved to Florida in 1988 from Albuquerque, NM where he owned and operated Cooper Press for many years and also taught at the Indian College. He was recruited by the U.S. government to travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where he coordinated the communications department and taught at the University for seven years. After his return, he moved to the Tampa Bay area where he owned and operated Gulf Beach Travel in Madeira Beach and Seminole. He also owned and operated Cooper Graphics in the Tampa Bay area. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the Clearwater Florida Police Department volunteer team. He enjoyed traveling, politics, and teaching. He is survived by his wife, Joanne; two daughters, Sheila and husband, Dennis Malloy, Clearwater, FL, and Beryl and husband, Joe Schwed, Saranac Lake, NY; three stepsons, David Richards, Corinth, TX, Ryan Richards, Fort Myers, FL, and Marc Richards, Beverly Hills, FL; and 11 grandchildren including Rachel Cooper and Candace Cooper of Albuquerque. He was predeceased by his son, Scott Cooper of Albuquerque, NM. Anderson-McQueen Funeral & Cremation Centers-Tyrone Chapel, 7820 38th Avenue N., St. Petersburg, FL 33710. Online guestbook at www.andersonmcqueen.com