Rick Cooper, 62, of Glendale, AZ passed away Dec. 11, 2013. He was born Feb. 27, 1951 in Gary, IN to Earl and Barbara Cooper. He was a retired MSGT in the US Air Force actively serving from 1971 to 1992. He is survived by his wife Kathy Cooper; daughter Tammy (David) Morris; son Shawn (Brenda) Cooper; sister Jan Hagan; brother Greg Cooper; granddaughters Vanessa, Ashley and Mayah; and grandson Jonathan. Services will be held at 5:30pm on Monday, Dec. 16th at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Rd in Goodyear, AZ. Final Resting Place will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. Condolences can be sent to www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com.