Cooper, David, Sr.
1932 - 2021
David Cooper, Sr., of
Hilliard, OH, died on September
10, 2021; he was 89 years old. Born on May 9, 1932, Dave was the son of Chaim Cooper, a Polish immigrant, and Anna Elizabeth
(Winkler), a second generation American. Dave grew up in New York City and attended college locally at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn
where he graduated with a degree in Electrical
Engineering. Dave had 4 siblings, but only he and his older brother, Bill, survived to adulthood. Dave had a long career as an engineer and business executive and traveled the world extensively, spending significant time working in Europe and who solved advanced calculus problems, studied literature and history, enjoyed travel, painted, and wrote 2 novels in his 80’s. Dave was married for 54 years to Janice Arneman Cooper, and together they raised 5 children, Anne (Cooper)
Little (Jeffrey, deceased),
David Cooper, Jr. (Cheryl),
Fredrick Cooper, Timothy
Cooper (Brent Mcewan), and Andrew Cooper (Laurel). A lifelong Dodgers fan,
Dave moved with Jan and their family to Los Angeles in 1967 after stops in Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, and Erie.
Those who knew Dave were fairly certain he moved to
Los Angeles to follow the
Dodgers. Jan died following a prolonged illness, and
Dave met and married
Anne Mosure Clotts. They had 8 happy years of marriage together during which they enjoyed travel, family, and companionship.
Dave is survived by his wife, Anne; his 5 children, 10 grandchildren, Jack
Little (Karla), Grace Cooper
Olson (Erik), Kathryn Cooper
Boyce (William), Cole
Cooper, Clay Cooper (Maia),
Samuel Cooper, Frederick
Cooper, and Cameron
Cooper, and 4 great-grandchildren, Annika Olson,
Beatrix Dana Boyce, Cooper
David Olson, and Jeffrey
Thomas Little. Dave is also survived by his stepchildren, Michelle Neff (Charlie) and Mark Clotts (Tricia); and 5 step-grandchildren,
Sydney and Rachel Neff, and Max, Ben, and Katelyn
Clotts, who came to know and love Dave over these past 8 years. A Celebration
of Life will be held at
SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST,
1740 Zollinger Road,
Upper Arlington, OH on
Friday, September 24, from 3-6pm. Rosary will be said at 5:45pm. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday,
September 25 at 10am at
St. Agatha Church, 1860
Northam Road, Upper
Arlington, OH 43221. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dave’s memory may be made online at https:// www.handstogether.org, or via mail to Hands Together,
U.S. Office, P.O. Box 80985,
Springfield, MA 01138. To share memories or condolences, please visit www. schoedinger.com.