Adren Cooper, JR.  
Adren Cooper Jr. died on November 16, 2018. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1927, by the late, Helen R. Cooper (Bogy) and Adren Earl Cooper Sr. He was drafted to the U.S. Army on D-day and served stateside. He started his career as a journalist for the Arkansas Democrat in Little Rock, AR. and was one of many journalists who covered the forced integration of Little Rock Central High School. He was recruited to work for the US Department of Commerce, in Washington, DC, where he was a writer and editor for their Public Affairs Department. He retired from Commerce after 30 years. He lived in Alexandria and Annandale, VA. Adren is survived by his sisters, Carolyn Cooper, Eula Ruck, and Jane Tolbert. His brothers; Quentin Cooper and Warren Cooper and his son, Andrew Cooper. Survivors include his daughter, Ann Cummins of Jamaica, VT, his ex-wife Margaret Cooper of Cabot, AR, his sister Dr. Ruth Anne Cooper of Little Rock, AR. his sister Christine Spindel of Urbana, Il. his brother Howard Cooper of Indianapolis, IN. his daughter-in-law Hala Cooper of Springfield, MO. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name can be made to NAMI Vermont (www.namivt.org) or NAMI New Hampshire (www.naminh.org). All services will be private.www.cheshirefamilyfh.com