Richard Arden Coppock

Coppock, Richard Arden
died at home on Friday, July 8, 2011. He was 86. Richard was born January 28, 1925 in Alliance, Ohio to the late Ralph and Judith Coppock. He graduated from Alliance High School in 1943. In 1944 he married Marie Freuler, his wife of 67 years. He served in the U.S. Army fighting in the WWII Battle of the Bulge. Upon his return from the war he attended and graduated Case Institute of Technology. Richard and Marie have lived in several locations, including Canton, OH; Scottsdale, AZ; and most recently, in the Bay Area of Northern CA. Richard was an electronics engineer with a passion for invention. He had many outside interests including music, art, photog raphy, and golf. He was credited with many patents during his long career with companies of Goodyear, Motorola, Wiley Electronics, Sylvania, & Crystal Technologies. He retired only upon reaching the age of 80. Richard is survived by his wife Marie and five children. Son Doug and wife Lonnie; daughter Cynthia Weidemaier and husband John; daughter Jody; son David; and daughter Lisa. He is also survived by seven grandchildren & two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mildred and Mabel. Memorial Service will be held 11:00 am Saturday July 16, 2011 at The Darling Fischer Chapel of The Hills 615 N. Santa Cruz Ave. Los Gatos. Donations in memory of Richard Coppock may be made to the American Diabetes Association. A special thanks to Dr. Toby Gottheiner and Satellite Dialysis for their special care. Please share & visit the online obituary Guest Book www.obits.azcentral.com