Following his retirement, he Donald Lloyd . became an adventurous traveler — s trip ble ora mem y He made man Cope .. and with his .wife Belle his ‘beloved Mother-in Law, Annie Mathews. . Don was aning avidup » — reader and enjoyed stay Ley Ear ey ¥ He enjoyed on current events. g all aspects of sports. As a youn Mid- man Don was an amateur — — dleweight boxer and won many s. wes pro awards for his physical His hobbies included golfing, and. of the many televised. Don spectator sports cooking enjoyed and could bake a pound cake ha that would be the envy of Mart Stewart. “Ordinary was not in his vo- he prided himself in ap~ cabulary, g proachin life's challenges head 1936 ~ 2008 passe ce 006. on target. His family remembers his great compassion, gentleinterest and manner, manly dchil-. gran and dren chil shown to Donald Cope was born on May 16, 1936 in Kansas City, Kansas to Lloyd Cope houn Cope. and Gladys Cal- Don moved to Og- dren. Don had an extraordinary He special way with animals. den, Utah at the age of one year old and remained a dent of Ogden lifelong resi- loved and doted on his two speé- until his death. He attended the public schools of Ogden, graduating from Og- cial pals till the very end, Ozzie | and Precious. He is preceded in death by den High School in 1954. He a his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd tended and graduated from Weber State University majoring in. Police Science and Sociology. Donald Cope began his professional career with the Ogden | Cope, the __Liai- Oa ee 60 City Police Force as_ Spokesperson/Community son. Donald went on to serve the state of Utah with The Con- ae sumer Trades Commission. He was appointed by Governor Norm Bangerter as the first Black — fairs: He for Community Af- also worked at es Ombudsmen the Clearfield Job Corps as a Resi- dential Advisor. Throughout his career he received many awards of distinction and distinguished ‘service. | | : Donald Cope accepted Christ at an early age and joined the Embry Chapel A.M.E. Church Ogden, Utah. However, he ih joined Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City and has been an ardent Deacon and a member of the Calvary Male Chorus for oy ae on his health prelim from participati fully as he debired ee i __Mr. Cope was. an active participant of civic and social condi- tions of his community. instrumental NAACP He was in involving the in desegregation for mi- norities and Boy Scouts of Amer- — ica. He was a lifetime member of the NAACP, a member of © ) Bian n Spammer and a ember of the Fraternal Brotherhood of Policemen. “ Don had a great sense of humor and — his many one-liners were always —— Lloyd Cope December 30, ree Donald away on on and dealing with them. ——— rms ; A Ree eae: | © Mother-In-Law, his Mrs. | Annie Mathews and grandson, — Isaiah Cope (Baldorama), a son, Andrew Wayne Phillips. He is survived by his devoted wife, Belle Cope, son, Marcel Utah; Cope (JuNare) Ogden, Antoinette step-daughters, Goodie, Los Angeles, California and Rosalyn Haywood, Las VeNevada; _ grandchildren, gas, Nicholas, Adrian, MacKenzie, ~KeAirra, Stephanie, Amber, Jennifer, Jason, Leontra; six greatand __ brother, grandchildren, James Cope of Oakland, CaliforHe leaves to mourn his — nia. and many relatives passing friends too many to mention. The family would like to thank “the staff of Ogden Regional Med- ical Center, with special thanks to Dr. Harry Senekjian and Chris Anderson. the many ) Many thanks also to caring and compas- sionate friends and pastoral staff and members of Calvary Baptist | Church who befriended Don In his many years of illness. ~ Eyneral services will be held ~ at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 9008 at Calvary Baptist Church, 4090 S. State St, SLC, with Rev. France Davis officiating. Friends may call at the Myers Mortuary in Ogden, 845 Washington Blvd. on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. and at the church Monday on 12-1 p.m. Cea ws. : from ©