Mr. Charles Julius Cooper, 87, of Leesburg, VA, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012.

Charles was born July 6, 1925, in Lovettsville, VA. He was the youngest of six children of the late

Keeler Robert Cooper and  Mary Winifred Lynn Cooper. In addition to his parents, he five siblings predeceased him: Thurston Cooper, Virginia Frye, Louise Garrett, Robert Cooper, Sylvester Cooper.

A Loudoun native, Charles attended school in Lovettsville and began work at a young age. He worked as head dairyman for Dorothy C. Chamblin for 25 years. He worked as head custodian at Park View High School until retiring in 1993.

Mr. Cooper leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 64 years, Katherine A. Coffman Cooper, of Leesburg, and their only son, Dr. Donald Glen Cooper, of Leesburg.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Mr. Cooper’s memory to the American Diabetes Association, 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 5, Washington, DC 20036.

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