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January 7, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 11, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday, January 10th from 2-4, 7-9 PM. Those planning an expression of sympathy in Matthews memory are asked to consider the Netherlands Reformed School, 164 Jacksonville Road, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 or the NJ Cystic Fibrosis, P.O. Box 3648, Wayne, NJ 07470.
Matthew John Cooper age 31 of Pompton Plains died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. His passing was quiet and peaceful as he joined his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His loving parents were constantly at his bedside giving him all of their love and support.
Matthew was born in Kentucky and had lived in Wantage in Sussex County before moving to Pompton Plains sixteen years ago.
He received his formal education first at Sussex-Wantage Grammar School and then experiencing his freshman year at High Point High School in Wantage then moving to Pompton Plains where he graduated from Pequannock High School with the Class of 1997.
Matt was afflicted with Cystic Fibrosis at a very young age and his health deteriorated as time went on. He was gifted with a wonderful extraverted and loving personality that was selfless. He was always concerned about others and their well being before his own personal difficulties. He never complained about what life had dealt him but always had compassion for others who he perceived had much worse health problems. As a result of his positive ways he developed many friends.
Matthew was also patriotic and loved America. When he would see someone in a military uniform he would take the initiative, approach them, shake their hand and thank them for their contribution of service to our country.
He was also very interested in telling the world about the disease that had devastated his life. He was the first Poster Child for New Jersey Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and was an active and skilled Spokes Person for the Foundation.
The Oakland New Jersey PBA made him an Honorary Member and presented him with a Life Badge.
A very important part of his life journey was Matt’s relationship to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He loved the Lord. He was accepted into the membership of the Free Reformed Church of Pompton Plains which he held as a high honor. He also was a dedicated member of the Helping Hands at the Trinity Baptist Church in Montville.
He sought employment at the Chilton Memorial Hospital and became an EKG Technician and a Transport Specialist. He also was employed at the Target Store in Riverdale as a cashier.
Surviving him are his parents John and Arlene Cooper, two brothers Brian and Sean Cooper; two sisters Beth and Abigail Cooper all of Pompton Plains; also surviving are his Maternal Grandmother Elizabeth Meagher of Pompton Plains.
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Funeral services will be held Monday, January 11, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday, January 10th from 2-4, 7-9 PM. Those planning an expression of sympathy in Matthews memory are asked to consider the Netherlands Reformed School, 164 Jacksonville Road, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 or the NJ Cystic Fibrosis, P.O. Box 3648, Wayne, NJ 07470.
January 7, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 11, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday, January 10th from 2-4, 7-9 PM. Those planning an expression of sympathy in Matthews memory are asked to consider the Netherlands Reformed School, 164 Jacksonville Road, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 or the NJ Cystic Fibrosis, P.O. Box 3648, Wayne, NJ 07470.
Matthew John Cooper age 31 of Pompton Plains died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. His passing was quiet and peaceful as he joined his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His loving parents were constantly at his bedside giving him all of their love and support.
Matthew was born in Kentucky and had lived in Wantage in Sussex County before moving to Pompton Plains sixteen years ago.
He received his formal education first at Sussex-Wantage Grammar School and then experiencing his freshman year at High Point High School in Wantage then moving to Pompton Plains where he graduated from Pequannock High School with the Class of 1997.
Matt was afflicted with Cystic Fibrosis at a very young age and his health deteriorated as time went on. He was gifted with a wonderful extraverted and loving personality that was selfless. He was always concerned about others and their well being before his own personal difficulties. He never complained about what life had dealt him but always had compassion for others who he perceived had much worse health problems. As a result of his positive ways he developed many friends.
Matthew was also patriotic and loved America. When he would see someone in a military uniform he would take the initiative, approach them, shake their hand and thank them for their contribution of service to our country.
He was also very interested in telling the world about the disease that had devastated his life. He was the first Poster Child for New Jersey Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and was an active and skilled Spokes Person for the Foundation.
The Oakland New Jersey PBA made him an Honorary Member and presented him with a Life Badge.
A very important part of his life journey was Matt’s relationship to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He loved the Lord. He was accepted into the membership of the Free Reformed Church of Pompton Plains which he held as a high honor. He also was a dedicated member of the Helping Hands at the Trinity Baptist Church in Montville.
He sought employment at the Chilton Memorial Hospital and became an EKG Technician and a Transport Specialist. He also was employed at the Target Store in Riverdale as a cashier.
Surviving him are his parents John and Arlene Cooper, two brothers Brian and Sean Cooper; two sisters Beth and Abigail Cooper all of Pompton Plains; also surviving are his Maternal Grandmother Elizabeth Meagher of Pompton Plains.
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