In memoriam: Jack Kooker.
John "Jack" Kooker, Jr., AMI executive director from 1981
to 1983, passed away on Jan. 4, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. He was born
April 15, 1929 in Reading, PA. He graduated from Mount Penn High School
and received his Bachelor of Science from The Pennsylvania State
University in 1951. Jack entered the Unites States Air Force, serving as
a Captain during the Korean War. He is survived by wife Patricia,
children Mark, Jill and stepsons Stephen and Michael. He is preceded in
death by his son David and daughter Anne.
Funeral services were conducted in January at Pacific Gardens
Chapel in Santa Cruz, CA. Jack will be interred at Arlington National
Cemetery with full military honor services at a later date.
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Memorial gifts and donations may be sent to the Anne Claire Beyer
Foundation, which has been created to aid cancer patients and their
families. The Anne Claire Beyer Foundation, c/o The Greater New Orleans
Foundation, 1055 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 100, New Orleans, LA 70130.
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