Click on the names below to see what
your relations look like! (Note that I have used the following
rules for choice of picture-firstly availability and secondly where
possible, a picture of a person 'in their prime'. Current/married names
have been used) View
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For various reasons I lost touch with the extended
Cooper families.
Many years had gone by and I had no idea where my
aunts, cousins etc. lived-if indeed they were still living. Almost miraculously,
a casual conversation at work in 2003, identified the fact that a work
colleague's mother was (my aunt) Inger Cooper's best friend!
Inger visited Blackpool where I met up with her for
the first time since, we estimated 1962. Through that I met my cousin
John Cooper in August 2004 (first time since c.1960). I visited Anne
Lord, John's mum in 2005. Again, over forty years had passed since I
had seen her.
The meetings have resulted in 'trading' of family
photos and stories and have filled in a number of gaps in my family
knowledge. Hopefully this may get some of us to get back in touch. I
hope so.
Sad to report that Jack Cooper died on
26 July 2007 after a long illness.
Jack was a lovely man of whom my memories
of include his wonderful sense of humour and hearty laugh. On a visit
to my dad (Fred) with his wife Renee a tape recording was made (now sadly
lost). Jack sang 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill.' I always think of him
when I hear it. It was long before I had heard the song anywhere else.
He leave Renee his wofe of over 50 years, son Bobby, daughter Pam and
their families.
I know I haven't all the information so, where
I have missed anything obvious to you, or I've missed YOU please let me
know.