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A.J. Cooper Obituary

A.J. Cooper Jr. entered eternal rest on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at Touro Hospital, he was 61. Mr Cooper was a lifelong resident of New Orleans and worked in the hospitality industry. Survivors include 3 daughters Cozette and Lawanda Hyman and Jondreika Joiner and 1 son the late Albert AB Hyman and his late wife Angel Marie Parker Cooper. Also survived by 11 grandkids , 4 sisters Annette and Iris Cooper, Lena Perry and the late Glory Jean Cooper, 4 brothers James Earl, Theodore, Otis and LJ Cooper. He was the son of the late Mr. A.J Cooper Sr. and Dorothy Nell Cooper. A funeral will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Abundant Life Tabernacle, 1701 Franklin Ave 70117 beginning 10 am. Pastor Tyrone Jefferson, pastor officiating. Church visitation 9am until service time. Burial will be at Holt Cemetery. Professional Services Entrusted to: Littlejohn Funeral Home, 2163 Aubry Street, Cal K. Johnson, Manager-Funeral Director. Info:504-940-0045.

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Published by The Times-Picayune from Sep. 7 to Sep. 8, 2023.

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Cozette Hyman (your big one)

December 18, 2024

Life has been real hard lately without you here with me to have my back! I never in a million year´s thought that you´ll leave me so soon and the way that you did everyday of my life is a reminder that your really not here I guess God needed you more! We all miss you and love you dearly! Your birthday just passed this is the 2ns one without I didn´t know how to feel I had soooo many feeling´s and emotions I didn´t get to visit your graveyard but Lulie and Dreika nem did! I did a lil decorations at my house for you I still have it up and now Christmas is a week away I´m definitely not in the spirit it´s just gone be another day! Just know that I think about you all the time, I talk to you, I smile whenever I look at your pictures and videos life definitely ain´t the same without you here what a bond to break well until we meet again I´ll forever hold all of our memories near and dear to my heart rest well my whoodie I love you way past death! signed a broken hearted daughter

Clarise Hyman

December 12, 2023

Clarise Hyman

December 12, 2023

Clarise Hyman

December 12, 2023

Clarise Hyman

December 12, 2023

happy heavenly birthday 1st birthday paw paw , love and miss you so much ! me , my mama and my siblings missing you real bad ! you was everything to us ! did everything for us ! a provider a boss you was everything and more this definitely hurts that you´re not here today to spend your birthday with us ! my mama throw you a party every year and you´re always so appreciative, its crazy this year we´re having a little party without you... i love you paw paw until we meet again

Cozette Hyman

October 12, 2023

Whoodie I´m missing you so much you didn´t deserve to just go like this! Life is so unfair and I definitely don´t understand this, how I´m supposed to cope with losing you! We was so close, you always made sure me an the kid´s was straight even if we got on your nerves lol you still came through with whatever we needed! I miss your smile, you joking, your cooking, you always bbqing or boiling at different family event´s! You really loved an supported your family, very good man, very family oriented you had a good heart! I guess God needed you more I´m so heartbroken without you here I wish you could call me right my phone never ring anymore nobody call´s to check on us, I miss you just pulling up to the house you would be outside just blowing the horn or judt come knock on the door I miss your knock I miss everything about you! I wish you would just come to me in a dream and let me know that your okey that your at peace an just maybe I could be alright I really need you to do that for me. I look at picture´s an video´s of you everyday, I visited the graveyard today I come at least 3 time´s a week to talk to you, laugh, cry Until we meet again I will love you forever, I will hold all our memories near an dear to my heart I wish this was all a dream but it´s my reality what a life to take what a bond to bring I´m forever missing you I love you my Whoodie I really hope your soul is resting peacefully Cozette..... big one in your voice lol I love you your my angel now continue watching over me , my household an the kid´s they missing you like crazy to!

Ezekiel and Anna Franklin

September 9, 2023

Our thoughts and prayers for LJ and family. God will take care of you.

Cousin Michle

September 7, 2023

My deepest condolences to the family may God send the Comforter to hold and comfort all of you

Cozette Hyman

September 7, 2023

It´s sooooo many memories! That I will ALWAYS hold near to my heart I´m so heartbroken I just don´t understand this but it´s out of my control your now resting in God´s unchanging hand´s I hope your at peace I love you pass life an your memories will always live through me up until we meet again Life is so unfair you definitely didn´t deserve to go the way you did I´m hurting because I wasn´t there you we´re all alone that hurt my heart so bad my Whoodie is really gone may you rest peacefully your daughter Cozette or as you would say Big one lol

Clarise Hyman

September 7, 2023

this is so so hard , so so sad i love you paw paw from your first grandchild, your "big one " clarise

Lawanda Hyman

September 7, 2023

Lawanda Hyman

September 7, 2023

Lawanda Hyman

September 7, 2023

Rest in heaven my dad AJ Cooper we miss u and love u -lil Wanda ur baby girl

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1701 Franklin Ave, LA

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