Document text
--> --> Leland Russell "Russ" Cooley, Jr. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2002 at the Ashland High School Football Field for Leland Russell "Russ" Cooley, Jr., 54, of Ashland, who died Saturday, May 11, 2002 at Ashland Community Hospital. If the weather is inclement, the service will be held in the Ashland High School Gymnasium. Memorial contributions can be made to the Ashland First Baptist Church, 2001 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, Ore. 97520 or to the Russ Cooley Scholarship Fund, Ashland High School, 201 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland, Ore. 97520. He was born May 22, 1947 to Leland and Marian Cooley in Ashland, Ore. He was raised in Arizona and graduated from Wickenburg High School. He then graduated from Grand Canyon College in Phoenix, Ariz. and received his Masters degree from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz. On December 22, 1967 he married Linda Gangnes in Phoenix, Ariz. They moved to Ashland in 1971 where he began a 30-year teaching and coaching career with the Ashland School District. He taught History, Government, and is most remembered for Economics. Mr. Cooley spent 17 years as the offensive and defensive line coach for the Ashland High School Football team. He also coached Little League and the girls' basketball and softball teams. He retired from teaching and coaching in June of 2001. He was awarded the Outstanding Young Men of America award in 1976 and was voted the Oregon Economics Teacher of the Year in 1992. Surviving Mr. Cooley are his wife, Linda Cooley; children Russ Cooley of Scappoose, Ore., Melissa Cooley of Ashland, Travis Cooley of Marysville, Wash. and Christina Cooley of Talent; sister Rhonda Michel of Los Osos, Calif.; parents Leland and Marian Cooley of Phoenix, Ore.; and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory in Ashland. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing