Robert R. Cooper

Robert R. Cooper, 84, of Millersville, PA, died on June 17, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital. Cooper was a member of the West Earl Fire Company and Township Planning Commission and held several offices in the Lions’ Club, including president. He helped plan and create the Brownstown Park. He has been a strong advocate for local prison inmates and supporting children with imprisoned parents. A one-year program he piloted in 2014, now called Ambassadors for Hope, has joined with Compass Mark to provide support to these children and their families. His career in education began at Pequea Valley. From there he served as a counselor at Cocalico and CV. For the next 28 years, he was Director of Pupil Services at CV where he supervised staff, planned and supervised CV’s alternative school, and served as liaison between school and community. His publications won multiple state and national awards. In the later part of his career at CV, he became the Board’s representative on five major building projects. For his entire adult life, he was active in leadership roles in his church. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster for nearly 50 years where he served as Sunday School Superintendent, trustee, vestry member, and president of the congregation. He brought Stephen Ministry and the Parish Nurse Ministry to Trinity and led the congregation in developing a long-range facilities plan. He also enjoyed worship and fellowship with St. James Episcopal. In retirement he worked as a church consultant at the Parish Resource Center, often commenting this was the best job he ever had. Bob is survived by his wife of 43 years, Dorothy (Wee, née Kempfle), children David Cooper (Sheila Ebersole), Jon Cooper (Heather Suchanec), and Becky Cook (Glenn ) and 11 grandchildren, as well as stepchildren Robert Wee (Kathleen), Michael Wee (Krista), Thomas Wee (Kaca), and Anita Kolibas (Jeff Engroff) and 7 step-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his first wife (June) and a son, Stephen, his brother, James, and survived by his sister-in-law, Wendy Cooper. A Funeral Service will be held at St. James Episcopal Church, 119 N Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on Friday, August 25, 2023, at 1:00 pm. Friends are welcome to greet the family starting at 12:00 p.m. at the Church. Memorial gifts can be made to Ambassadors for Hope, P.O. Box 235, Millersville, PA 17551.