Background
Cooley, Richard Eugene was born on April 28, 1935 in Flint, Michigan, United States. Son of Eugene J. and Helen Frances (Lumbert) Cooley.
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Richard Eugene Cooley
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AB, Albion College, 1957; Juris Doctor, Duke U., 1960.
Career
Assistant prosecuting attorney, Genesee County, Michigan, 1962-1964;
partner, Bellairs, Dean, Cooley, Siler, Moulton & Smith, Flint, since 1964;
special assistant attorney general, State of Michigan, 1975-1981. City attorney City of Linden, Michigan, 1964-1989. Township attorney Fenton (Michigan) Township, since 1970.
Village attorney Village of Gaines, Michigan, 1989-1996. Mediation panel member Genesee County Circuit Court, since 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Past board directors Tall Pines county Boy Scouts American, Fairwinds county Girl Scouts United States of America. Past president and board directors Child and Family Superior vena cava syndrome Michigan, Flint. Member American Bar Association, State Bar Michigan Genesee County Bar Association (board directors 1973-1976, vice president 1976-1977, president 1977-1978), Flint Estate Planning Council (board directors since 1994, vice president since 1997), Rotary, Masons.
Interests
Connections
Married Wanda Lee Ford, February 20, 1965. Children: Scott Richard, Courtney Cooley Breaugh.
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Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Republican