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In Memory Of Our Poets

Rebecca "Becki" Anne Brewer (Cooper) (1951-2009) - Class Of 1969

Rebecca "Becki" Brewer Cooper passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2009. She is survived by her husband Jimmy Cooper.

COOPER, Rebecca (Becky) Brewer, a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home on December 31, 2009. She was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on October 17, 1951. Becky was the daughter of former Governor Albert P. and the late Martha F. Brewer. She is survived by her loving husband of 38 years James (Jim) Cooper Jr.; her father, Governor Brewer; her son, James Preston Cooper (Lauren); granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann Cooper; her sister, Alison Calhoun (Mark); and nieces, Mary Martha Knowlton (Andrew) and Katie Calhoun. Becky was educated in public schools in both Decatur and Montgomery, Alabama.  She attended Auburn University and later received a nursing degree from Jefferson State. Upon graduation from nursing school, she served those in need by practicing nursing in a number of institutions, finishing her career in the heart catheterization lab at the Kirklin Clinic. She and her husband spent the last few years together living in their home in the Smokey Mountains in Western North Carolina, where she enjoyed walks in the woods, tending to her flower garden and making new friends.  Becky was well-known as an accomplished hostess and cook, from which she drew considerable pleasure. She especially liked to cook for family and friends during the holidays. After moving to North Carolina, Becky continued her charitable service by volunteering at the local hospital and serving on the Foundation for the Angel Medical Center Board of Directors in Franklin, North Carolina. She listened from the heart, and was always encouraging the potential she saw in family and friends.  She had a powerful loyalty to her family and friends and reveled in the joy of being with them. Becky's feet were always planted on a solid foundation of faith and pride. There will be a memorial service in her honor on Monday,January 4, 2010 at 1:00 PM at Mountain Brook Baptist Church, 3631 Montevallo Road, Mountain Brook, Alabama. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Her family has requested that in lieu of flowers, please send donations in the name of Becky Cooper to the Foundation for Angel Medical Center, 120 Riverview Street, Franklin, NC28734. Services are under the direction of Ridout's Valley Chapel (205-879-3401) 1800 Oxmoor Road, Homewood.
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Funeral Home: none
Publication Date: 01/03/2010