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Jerry Alan Cooper
JERRY ALAN COOPER
Iowa City
Jerry Alan Cooper, 79, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at the Iowa City Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Jerry was born March 29, 1939, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City to John Frank Cooper and Ethel Mae (Fields) Cooper. He was a 1958 graduate of Iowa City High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Patricia "Pat" Kay (Foraker) Cooper, on April 2, 1960. He was a member of the Iowa National Guard and served his community as a member of REACT, a volunteer emergency aide with Iowa City Police, and helped set up communications with the Johnson County Civil Defense. He also maintained emergency sirens throughout Iowa City for years. Amateur radio operators knew him as WB0PLZ. He enjoyed making contact with other ham radio operators from around the country. He ran his own electronic repair business while working at the University of Iowa as an electronics technician for more than 34 years before retiring. Along with the help of his son, Clark, he built Pat's dream log cabin in the woods.
Jerry is survived by his brothers, John "Jack" Cooper (Pam) and Jim Cooper (Carol); three children, Scott Cooper (Theresa), Kathleen Goody (Jack) and Clark Cooper; as well as seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Jerry requested no funeral services. Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Jerry's family and his arrangements.
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