Background
Cooper, Patrice O'Hegarty Cobb was born on July 5, 1909 in Collooney, Sligo, Ireland. Arrived in United States, 1922, naturalized, 1943. Daughter of Timothy and Honorah E. (Scanlon) O'Hegarty.
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Patrice O'Hegarty Cobb Cooper
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Student, Bay State Institute Commerce, 2026. Student, St. Mary's College, 2027—2029. Student, Rutgers University School Business Administration, 1944—1945.
Student, Berkeley Secretarial School, 1951.
Career
Fashion and beauty executive Best and Company, New York City, 1935—1943. Personnel management Heil Company, New Jersey, 1945—1949. Staff Lord and Taylor, 1950.
Fashion coordinator and commentator Florida, 1957—1969. Fashion writer, society writer Pompano Beach (Florida) Town News, Sun Sentinel, Pompano and Palm Beach Post Times, 1960—1968. Radio show Pompano, 1959—1965.
Travel consultant Erin Gardner Travel, Boca Raton Florida, since 1961. President, owner Irish Imports Galore, Ltd., Boca Raton, since 1967. Co-owner Personnally Yours,Public Relations, 1962—1964.
Chairman Community Concerts Association, Short Hills, New Jersey, 1952—1955. Committee head Project Hope, Palm Beach and Broward Counties, 1961—1962. Member advisory board Fort Lauderdale Forum, 1963—1970.
Chairman art exhibit Boca Raton Art Guild, 1967. Chairman El Segundo Baile de, Boca Rato, 1971, Symphony Ball, 1973. Member committee, 74.
Chairman Heart and Harness at Pompano Park, Heart Fund, 1972. Member committee, 73. Reservations chairman Tiara Ball, Royal Dames, 1972.
Founder-donor Caldwell Playhouse, Boca Raton, 1975. Social chairman Friends Playhouse. Founder Stars for Caldwell.
Founder, president Allegro Society Palm Beach, 1986—1987. Board directors South Florida Symphony. Founder Karen Slattery Memorial Scholarship Fund Pope John Paul II High School, Boca Raton.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Le Premier Bal a Boca Raton, 1970. Member of National Society Arts and Letters (ways and means chairman Boca Raton chapter 1981), Palm Beach Society 2d Life of University Miami Transplantation (co-founder), Society of Ireland in Florida (founder, past president, honorary chairman), Gold Circle Nova University, Royal Dames Cancer Research, Round Table Palm Beach (life), Civic Ballet Fort Lauderdale (life), Florida Atlantic Music Guild (life), Debbie Rand Service League (life), Fort Lauderdale Symphony Society (life), North Broward Symphony Society (life), Boca Point, Boca Raton.
Connections
Married Francis Cutter Cobb, October 30, 1943 (deceased January 1965). 1 child Patricia Cobb Oliver. Married J. Gilbert Cooper, February 20, 1971.
