They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Richard J. (Rick) Cooper

 

Master Seaman, C.A.F. (Navy)

 

Born: 07 Jan 1949, Toronto, Ontario

 

Died: 14 Feb 1984, Broward Co., Florida, USA

No Book of Remembrance Entry

 

COOPER, Richard J. (Rick), Master Seaman, C.A.F. (Navy), killed - 1984, HMCS ALGONQUIN

 

Died 1984. MS Jim Grosse and MS Rick Cooper were killed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They went ashore and while trying to cross a highway, they were struck by a car.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS ALGONQUIN

 

Article from the Florida Sentinel

Researched by Steve Hutchings

 

Headstone in the Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, NS

Source: Find a Grave

 


 

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