‘Captain Bob’ Cooper
Robert Harold Cooper, often referred to by those who knew him as “a true gentleman” and known to his friends at Gulfstream Aerospace as “Captain Bob,” died

Robert Harold Cooper, often referred to by those who knew him as “a true gentleman” and known to his friends at Gulfstream Aerospace as “Captain Bob,” died March 17 while playing golf with friends, as reported briefly in AIN’s April issue (page 108).

Cooper was born in Defiance, Ohio, in 1926. He graduated from Defiance College with a degree in business administration and began his career in aviation shortly after with North American Aviation, which was later acquired by Rockwell International.