She is survived by her father William C. Cooper and brother William S. Cooper.
She graduated from Midland Valley High School in Aiken County, SC and was the Drum Major for two years for football games. Seeing her dressed out and knowing that she was in total control was so exciting. Marching down the field in her beautiful band uniform and seeing her arms waving in the air was special. She was in control, I’d say.
Kathy got into a school music program and played the clarinet. She attended several music camps at Furman University in Greenville, SC and University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC.
Upon graduation from High School, she attended Aiken Technical College with classes in Paralegal Law and Radiation Safety Technician for which was her main source of income for many years.
She attempted work in the Paralegal field, but immediately determined that it was not her thing and moved Cary , North Carolina and was employed by Carolina Power & Light Company.
She later decided to go into the Rent-A-Tech program as a Radiation Safety Technician working nuclear power outages. All Nuclear Power Plants were required to perform Maintenance every twelve months. They usually lasted for several weeks and so she was required to travel from plant to plant. She so enjoyed the work, After a work injury in Washington State, she became limited to work due to her medical problems. At that time she lived in San Clemente, CA.
She eventually returned to Raleigh, NC and worked Nuclear Outages across America, ended up moving back to her home base in South Carolina eventually moving to Festus, MO for her job.
Katherine always wanted more education and was an avid book person. She so loved her reading.
Katherine graduated from North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina December 8, 2001 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Justice Studies – Transfer Honors).
Katherine was an avid lover of cats and volunteered at her local shelters in several locations of her travels. She did do volunteer work at the shelter in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Memorial contributions may be made to any Animal Shelter you choose.
Augusta's No-Kill Animal Shelter
Located Near Lake Olmstead
425 Wood St.
Augusta, Georgia 30901 (or your choosing)
From Penny McCleary in Virginia a friend of over 20 years:
Kathy was one of the most loyal people I have ever known. During the 20 + years that she has been my friend, she loved me unconditionally. But she still set me straight. "You know you are being stubborn. Cut your husband some slack,"
Kathy's challenges got in the way of her potential. I could see her beauty, her wit, her gifts and her abilities. Kathy could not always find this in herself
Kathy was one of the most considerate people I knew. When I brought my adopted son home, she was over with books and the most thoughtful gift - Spiderman pajamas! he loved them!
Kathy loved to wrap presents and write notes. I have kept many of her little notes.
A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 10am in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1000 McNutt School Rd., Herculaneum, MO 63048. Please share memories and condolences at www.hoffmeistercolonial.com
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