Cooper Franklin Hawthorne, Jr., 61, passed away January 17, 2008 at Herman Memorial Baptist Hospital in Beaumont after a year long, courageous battle against cancer.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 1:00 P.M. Monday, January 21, 2008 at St Anne Catholic Church followed by burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. A Christian Vigil will be 5:00 p.m. Sunday evening, January 20, 2008 at the mortuary.
Cooper was born July 28, 1946 in Austin, Texas to Cooper Franklin Hawthorne, Sr. and Jane Clare Bannahan. He moved to Beaumont in September of 1959 and attended St. Anne’s Catholic School and went on to graduate from Kelly High School in 1964. He then attended Lamar University and received a degree in business and was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. He was also an original member of The Clique musical group. He was a Captain in the United States Air Force and a corporate pilot.
He is survived by his mother, Jane Clare Hawthorne; five children, Erin Clare Pardee, Amy Elizabeth Hawthorne, Jane Anne Hawthorne, Paige Ellen Hawthorne and Sarah Maddox Hawthorne; son-in-law, Ed Pardee; two grandchildren, James Christian Pardee and Anna Claire Pardee; his brother, James Michael “Mickey” Hawthorne; sisters, Mary Margaret Hawthorne and Sally Burke Roane; brother-in-law, William Arthur Roane; nephews, William Thomas Roane and Jed Arthur Roane; and girlfriend, Maggie Reynolds. He is preceded in death, four years to the day, by his father, Cooper Franklin Hawthorne, Sr.
Cooper was a devoted and loving son, father, grandfather, pilot and musician.
Those desiring to make memorial contributions to Daedalians Foundation scholarship program, for people who indicate a desire to become military pilots and pursue a career in the military, P.O. Box 249, Randolph AFB, Texas 78148-0249; www.daedalians.org.
