Frederick Rose Cooper, III
January 17, 2019
Frederick Rose Cooper, III, 69, Retired IST Security with Wichita Public School System, died Thursday, January 17, 2019. Funeral Services have been held. Preceded in death by his parents, Frederick R., Jr. and Rita Cooper; brothers, Timmy and David. Survived by his aunt, Teresa Roer; cousins, Clifford, Yvonne Roer; Tommy Cowardin who cared for Fred as a son for several years. He enjoyed classical music and played the tuba for the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and for Wichita State University, where he received both a Bachelor’s degree in Math and Music. Downing & Lahey Mortuary - East Chapel.
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He was a good man, wish I had gotten to know him better
I learned so much from Fred during my tenure at the USD 259 Data Center. He was an extremely brilliant person and a great friend. Lunch at Merles will never be the same without you! You will be missed my friend.
Fred was a brilliant and multi talented man ,a good and loyal friend and will be greatly missed by all that knew him.
I had the privilege of taking the Holy Eucharist to Frederick. It was a joy, he was truly a blessing in my life. I loved to discuss music with him and grateful for the Grove collection of music he gave to me when his new set was delivered. Now he will be in Heaven to meet with those wonderful composers and musicians who executed their works with such brilliance. May he play his tuba again in the presence of the angels.
I knew Fred since college. He played in the WSU Orchestra. Later he worked in a Classical record store in Wichita. We re-acquainted in later years. He collected records… one of his pride and joys was a laser record player.
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