Coop update and funeral arrangements

here is the latest info from michael clark. please make every effort to be in town on saturday and be there to pay tribute to coop and show his family how important he was to us and how much he will be missed. i look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. i know that his family will appreciate it.

The medical examiner released Coop’s body, after performing an autopsy. After the entire autopsy, they could not identify a cause of death. Nothing was out of the ordinary in his body. The official cause of death is pending. The only thing unknown is the toxicology report, which will not be known for 3-4 months. As there was nothing in his room or house that showed any evidence of being used abusively, that report will probably have nothing definitive in it. Coop’s mom is a nurse and, after questioning the medical examiner at length, she thinks that this is probably as much as we will ever more. Their best guess is that his sleep apnea caused him to just stop breathing, which can happen in spite of his machine and without waking him up.

The memorial service is set for Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. Coop’s family, and his mom specifically, said that suits are not required. She said that he hated suits and would not have wanted to make everyone wear them. The family is requesting that instead of sending flowers…, that you make a donation to Lariat Creek Christian Camp in Coop’s name.

Any of you that knew or heard of Coop (or the ‘Admiral’), please send me any stories/memories of Coop. If they are appropriate, they may be used at the service, if not, we will re-tell among brothers as a tribute of our friend. If possible, I need these by the end of the night tomorrow. I hope to see many of you on Saturday. I appreciate your time and prayers.

Michael

Lariat Creek Christian Camp

Rr 1 Box 39b

GEary, OK 73040