John Jefferson Copelan Jr.

John, you are always in my thoughts missing you having coffee and a bagel in the mornings together and chatting about global events. Keep everything in order where you are....Miss you, Brian

John I know you are looking down upon us from above...miss you sharing the morning coffee and bagels we enjoyed together. We shared common ground as soldiers and school classmates. We enjoed many lunches at Whole Foods Market and Italian dinners at our favorite place in Pompano Beach. We laughed and had wonderful conversations. When you would travel abroad leaving me with your itinuary in case I needed to rescue you. I wish I could have helped keep a great person that was kind and caring with...

John, was one of the finest people I ever met in my legal career. He was always willing to help and answer a legal question. I met and worked with John between 1983 and 1987 when he was doing his summer active duty at Ft. Benning, Georgia. I kept up with John when I became a civilian attorney and John continued to answer my legal questions. I will always remember John Copeland and blessed our paths crossed during this limited time on earth.

John was a great "young" man as I knew him. He was kind, sensitive, and had a delightful laugh. When my husband (then boyfriend) and I were at Mercer, I would often catch a ride home with John over the school holidays and he would drop me off near the exit to Belle Glade. We had so much fun singing with the radio and telling funny stories.My husband and he were in ROTC. We lost touch after school. How saddened I am to hear of your loss.

John and I served together at Ft. Bragg NC 18th Airborne Office of the SJA from 1977-80. We reconnected again while I was assigned to US Special Operations Command and I served with him on the Military Relations Committee of the Florida Bar in the mid 1990's. As a member of the Hillsborough County Attorney's Office I kept in contact with John over the years and valued his friendship, commitment to excellence, legal ability, and how he always helped others. John will be sorely missed by all...

I met John at Ft. Benning Georiga when he did his summer training as a JAGC officer 1985-1987. He was very professional and helpful. I kept in touch with John went I left The Army and he was always willing to help whenever I had a question. One of the nicest attorneys that I have ever met! We will miss John because he can't be replaced! If there are attorneys in heaven, I think John will be serving as Of Counsel! Jack Spradley

John and I became extremely close friends over the last couple years, attending FAU sporting events such as baseball games and football games, we collaborated on some publications involving our chosen fields of endeavor and both supported the veterans at Florida Atlantic celebrations. My father, Joseph J Bauer a veteran of Korea and John became friends as well. I will miss John very much. I am glad and honored that we were close. An honorable man filled with integrity and warmth. God bless...

I met John through the Stetson Elder LLM program. He was very warm and kind with a quick sense of humor. He will be missed.