Mary Jane Cooper

At the age of 18, I was equipped with an airline ticket to a country far away which I did not know much about, and with a return ticket dated for a flight one year later. It was at a time when a cable had been placed into the atlantic ocean so transatlantic telephone calls were possible, but were almost as expensive as a flight ticket. I was initially very much alone, but soon very lucky, first by being placed with the wonderful room mate and since then lifelong friend, Christopher Cooper, at...

Mary Jane was my mentor, my friend, my 'other mother' for thirty years. I am heartbroken. I wish her family the comfort of family and friends and a thousand good memories.

When we met at first time, Her warm personality makes us so happy and quickly becoming a family. I was plan few easy trip to China to fulfill her last wish. We are going to miss her lot. I am so sadly

Dear Cooper Family, I am a friend of Chris and Stephanie Cooper and I did not know Mary; however, i understand how wonderful she was and how deeply she will be missed. My love and blessings to the family.

Mary was my ex-boss Chris’s mother. I met her a couple of times in Beijing when Chris was senior partner in Deloitte. Every time Mary came to Beijing, she volunteered to teach English classes to Chinese kids in suburban school. She was so nice to everyone and always busy with something. I remember she has good business sense —- She bought some peal jewelries, which was good price in a market in Beijing and brought back to America and resell it. It was pleasant to chat with Mary, she described...