Staff Sergeant Julian Marcel Cooper was born September 6th, 1979 at Hill AFB, Utah to Willie and Claudette Cooper. He departed this life on September 15th, 2020 at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Julian was preceded in death by his beloved mother Claudette.
Julian graduated from Brandon High School on May 31, 1998. During this time he taught himself how to play guitar, both lead and bass, and along with a few friends formed a band.
Later on, he made the decision to serve his country, joining the United States Army in 2010. Shortly thereafter he married the love of his life Diana. Their union took them from Hawaii, to Georgia, to Denver and back to Georgia. Along this journey he became a loving, doting father of a beautiful baby girl named Nadia.
Julian took great pride in being of service to his country and was always challenging himself to learn new things.
He leaves to cherish precious memories, Diana Cooper, his devoted wife of 9 years and his daughter Nadia.
Julian is survived by his father Willie L. Cooper, USAF, (Ret.); brother Brandon D. Cooper of Brandon, FL; sisters Tristan K. Cooper of Brandon, FL and Shonna Scarborough of Hope Mill, NC; along with a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives and many friends who loved and cherished him.
SSG Cooper will be laid to rest at beautiful Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL on Monday September 28th at 1:30pm. Military Honors will be rendered by the United States Army Funeral Honors Team. All those who knew and loved him are encouraged to attend and bid him a final salute. VeteransFuneralCare.com
My condolence to Sergeant Cooper, who not only worked hard serving his country, but effected the lives of many who he had come across. You sacrifice and dedication is exemplary and I encourage all the fellow service member to follow your footsteps. Although, I find out later about your civilian side passion for music, I hoped I had more time to share about your interest. I still remember how much you enjoyed my Korean BBQ when we had a pot luck/ cookout at the SSA and also cannot forget to mention times we spent during the deployment. I still remember your smile and laughter until this day. I hope you may find Rest In Peace on the other side Sergeant Cooper.
My condolences to the family of SSG Cooper. SSG Cooper was a great leader, mentor and friend. He always pushed everyone around him to do their best in everything they did. The countless talks that I had with SSG Cooper motivated me to go above and beyond in the Army as well as be a better person. He meant so much to so many people and it hurts my soul to be writing this. SSG Coop, you will truly be missed but I will cling onto your every word of encouragement dearly. I love and miss you, brother. Peace & Skyscrapers.
I knew Julian as a civilian from the time we were teenagers until we last saw each other sometime in our 20s. I cannot think about my younger life without thinking about Julian. He had the most insanely hilarious sense of humor and a great metal growl. I will miss Julian forever. He was a unique man.
I would like to express my sincerest condolences to Julian’s family and friends and hope Nadia is able to grow up knowing what a loving and cool guy her daddy was.
Diana, Nadia And also to his family. I did not get to meet your Husband, son and brother Julian. My brother Serge and Katie thought the world of him and expressed their feelings to me. They thought he was the best person ever, serving our country and helping whoever he could along the way. I’m so very sorry for your loss. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Love and God Bless
Aunt Pat
Patricia Seymour
My deepest condolences to the family. Julian and I were childhood friends and like Alyse Acebal said, he had the meanest growl. He was a guy that always had a smile on his face, could take a joke, and was always the peace keeper at jam sessions. I remember like it was yesterday when he joined the military and I told him how proud I was of him for joining the ranks. Gone too early and he will defiantly be missed. Rest easy Brother, your brothers and sisters will hold the line.
Eddie Barry
My condolences goes out to the family of SSG Cooper. SSG Cooper was my NCO during my time at Fort Carson. He was great teacher & motivator. I appreciate you for showing me the ropes & encouraging me to be better day after day! You’ll be missed big sarge! RIP