Background
Cooper, Jerry William was born on August 16, 1937 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Son of L. Troy and Iris (Brigance) Cooper.
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Jerry William Cooper
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Education
Associate of Arts, Missouri Southern College, 1957; BJ, U. Missouri, 1959; Juris Doctor, Illinois Institute Technology, 1988.
Career
Newspaper reporter, Joplin Globe, 1956-1957; newspaper editor, Jefferson Missouri Daily Capital News, 1957-1959; public relations representative, Automobile Club Missouri, St. Louis, 1959-1961; editor, Great Lakes Pipeline Company, Kansas City, Missoury, 1961-1966; manager public relations & advertising, Williams Brothers Company, Tulsa, 1966-1971; various positions, then manager public & government affairs, Amoco Corporation, Chicago, 1971-1989; vice president, Hunter, Mackenzie Cooper Inc., New York City, 1988-1991; director corporation committee, AMAX Coal Company Inc., New York City, 1991-1993; director corporation committee, American Smelting and Refining Company Inc., New York City, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Comm. chairman United Way, Chicago, 1982. Member Public Rels. Society American (president Chicago chapter 1983, treasurer New York chapter 1992), Masons.
Interests
Connections
Married Sharon Kay Downie, January 1, 1966(divorced 1983). Children: Kimberly Jo, Jason Andrew. Married Elizabeth Ann Leitner Kovacs, September 31, 1991.
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Nationality
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Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Democrat