ROBERT L. COOPER

I am so pleased to receive this reminder to light a yahrzeit candle for a dearest friend, known and chatted with in Jerusalem and later New York, a man whose intelligence and quiet wit I will forever cherish. I send my greetings on high to his enduring spirit and right here on earth to his beloved wife, and my friend, Alice. Shavua Tov!

And now five years after Bob's death I am so fondly remembering still, and will always, his ability to live strongly and with such grace. Such a dear friend he was and I dare to say "is". I met him and Alice in Jerusalem in 1979, many lives ago in our enduring friendships. I cannot say I miss him for he will forever be present. A most precious soul.

I loved my brother Bobby, and looked up to him as an example of all things ethical and considerate. A truly compassionate man, he gave you the feeling, while he listened to you, that you were the most important person in his world.

Though mild-mannered on the surface, he was bold and adventurous within, and aspired -- semi-seriously -- to the role of "sportsman and explorer," journeying to places that I, personally, dared only dream about.

While his scholarly contributions were...

I grew up with 'Bobby'; he was my older cousin. Because the Coopers lived in Newton, and we in Belmont, the only time we saw each other was at Thanksgiving, always held at his Grant Avenue home, and summer weekends at the home we shared in Ogunquit, Maine. Ever hungry for knowledge, he always had his nose in a book. Bright, friendly, caring and alwysa willing to share reflective moments with others, I knew, when he and Alice moved to Jerasulem, I would miss them both a lot. When they returned...

Dear Paul and Betty,

Bob was one of my childhood friends. Reading his obituary brought back memories of walking down Grant Avenue to the school bus, and much more. At a time when both of us were absolutely NOT part of the "in" crowd, he was a kind, sensitive and caring friend. I saw him only one time after high school -- on a rainy Sunday at Davis Park, Fire Island sometime in the 1960's or 1970's. He was with a woman whom I assume was his wife. I don't remember whether we talked or...

I had the pleasure to know Bob and work with him - he was expressing goodness and hospitality for all around him! May he be blessed forever!

A great man. He was my teacher, mentor, model and friend.
Robert L. Cooper was a sociologist of Language. He taught for twenty years at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was considered one of the best methodologists of the University, permanently consulted by colleagues and doctoral students from many of the university departments.
Professor Cooper was the editor of the International Journal of the Sociology of Language, and a frequent contributor of this and other Journals....