Nathan Zel Thomas-Cooper

1998 - 2022

Chaplin - Nathan Zel Thomas-Cooper was called to heaven Feb. 5, 2022.

He was born May 27, 1998, in the town of Putnam, to his parents, Rebecca Baker and Romone Thomas-Cooper.

He was a proud member of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, a descendant of Bertha Williams.

A long standing resident of Chaplin, Nathan was surrounded and cared for by many throughout his life. He graduated from St. Thomas Moore School in 2016. Nathan was a fun loving kid growing up who loved fishing, nature and was a hard working person who was employed at MPS plastics as a materials engineer and handler in Marlborough. Nate had a great light and joy for life and always kept people laughing.

He leaves behind his mother, Rebecca Baker; and his two brothers, Tristan Peacock and Alejandro Baker; his beloved sister Ealisca Thomas-Cooper and his brother-in-law, Dylan Adamuska. He also leaves behind his stepfather Edward Vermette Jr.; his two sweet grandmothers, Gail Rokotuibau and Marie Paradis; and three awesome grandfathers, Mannie J. Cooper and Koroi Rokotuibau, and Edward Vermett Sr.; one great-grandmother Shirley Douglass; five amazing aunts, Tawnii Cooper-Smith, Tiffany Cooper, Tabitha McBride, Amanda Miller and Kim Delmore; and three awesome uncles, DeRies Pires, Matthew Cooper and Ernest Smith Jr.; two great-aunts, Gina Brown-Congdon and Gloria Douglass; five nephews, two nieces and many, many cousins, extended family members and friends.

He was predeceased by his father Romone Thomas-Cooper; his great-grandfather Kenneth Brown-Congdon; great-grandmother Gloria Gray; great-uncle Shane Brown-Condgon; great-grandfather Franklin Douglass; and grandfather William Adamoski.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Nathan's name to the v34LCORP.org a Pequot community nonprofit foundation focused on preventing and educating on community trauma, gun violence and substance abuse.

Ceremonial Fire will be at noon Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at MPTN Cultural Grounds. Services will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, at the Dinoto Funeral Home, 17 Pearl Street, Mystic.