1990

Cootributtons are being accepted for the Carl a nd Doug Cooper Memorjal Scholarship which was recently eslablished at East Central Community College in Decatur. As requested by famll)' members, the scholarship will be presented to a graduating sophomore at East Cen– tral who plans to complt>lt> his or her t>ducalion at Mis::>issrppi Stale Uojver– sil\. Students eligiblt> for the scholar– ship ''will bt' of !ugh moral character" and will havt> l'Xhibrted " exemplary citizenship" on tht> Dt>catw· campus. The person receiving the scholarship "ill also ha\e achieved a high academic record and earned at least a 3. 5 grade point averagt>. Carl Cooper, who lived in Decatur and had resided there since 19G3, died of a heart atta ck on Sunday, June 10, 1990. The 50-year-old Car·thage native was Yice president of opet·ations at the· ~Iolpus Compan) in Philadelphia and was a Colonelm the 1\Itssissippi Army :\ational Guard. He was also a real estate broker. Among the positions Cooper held uurmg his 33 years with the National Guard were Chief of Staff of Detach– ment I and past commander of the Mississippi Fourth Battalion. He had received the Magnolia Cross, the Mississippi Commendation Medal, the Arm) Achievement Medal and the · Arnl\ Commendation Medal He· became a full colonel a week

prior lo hts death \\hlle in traimn~ ~~ Camp Shelby near Hattu.•sburg. A 1957 graduat~ of Carthage High School, Cooper also attended E!t,t Centra I Commumt) College where he received hrs df.'gree to 1957. AI Easl Central the honor graduate was a nlrmber of the band, lt>nms team. Mu Alpha Theala and nte Tum Tom. the campus n~spaper. It was at East Central where Cooper mel his future \\ife. the former Lo~ Blount of Decatur. Cooper also attendt>d Mississippi Slate Unviersttv where he recer\t'd u bachelors degree rn (X)httcal sctenl!e in 1961. He would later earn a masters degree in guidance and counseling at MSU. Following graduation from MSU, Cooper began a coaching and teaching career. serving at Bailey Junior High in Jackson, :-.lortheast Lauderdale Junior High m Mertdian, and Decatur High School. Throughout his life Cooper held various positrons of sentee, inchuiing Newton County WeUare Director, board chairman of Weems Mental Health Ct>nter, counselor and super– visor with Vocallonal Rehabilitation, director of Mississippi Rehabilitation Services as well as director ofWet>ms Mental Health Center. He also st'rvrd on the administrative staff a1 the Mississippi Methodist Rehabihtahon Hospital. Cnd"r Guvf'rnur Wilham

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