John D. Cooper 1939-2007
Dr. John D. Cooper, Professor Emeritus at California State University, Fullerton,and a driving force in the operation of the Pacific Section, SEPM, died of a heart attack on September 3, 2007 while on a morning hike near his home in Chino Hills, California. His pleasant personality, enthusiasm, creative ideas, and contributions to the field of sedimentary geology will be greatly missed. John was born on June 12, 1939 in Wichita, Kansas. His childhood was spent in Blacksburg, Virginia where his father taught geology at Virginia Tech. He learned outdoor skills and a love of the outdoors both from his father and from being in the Boy Scouts, where he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Michigan in 1961, and then moved on to the University of Texas where he finished his master’s degree and, in 1970, his Ph.D. in geology.
A. Eugene Fritsche
