Bob Cooper
Robert AAron Cooper, age 85, died following a brief illness on Tuesday, May 12th, surrounded by all of his family. Born July 19th, 1923 in Lafayette, Indiana, he was the fourth of twelve children. His family moved to Miami in 1934 where they have resided for 75 years.

Janet “Jan” Hunt Perkins
of Coral Gables, Florida passed away on March 6, 2009 in Tampa. Born on August 16, 1924, she was the oldest child of E. Jansen and Virginia Hunt of New York. She was a graduate of Hofstra University and worked as a flight attendant with five different international airlines at the beginning of the commercial airline industry. When she married Thomas Jackson Perkins in 1951, a captain with National Airlines, they moved to Coral Gables and together they raised their three children.

Leiko was born in Hiroshima, Japan on September 5th, 1921, the daughter of Kurata and Kimi (née Toguchi) Nibe. She grew up in Kumamoto, in southern Japan (Kyushu). She married David, then an officer in the US Air Force, in 1956. Leiko and David raised three children, Diane, Lisa, and David J., in south Florida. A devoted and loving mother, Leiko survived the almost unbearable grief of losing Diane in 1980 and David J. in 1983. Leiko and David moved to North Carolina in 1994, residing in Little Switzerland for 10 years before moving to Asheville in 2004. Leiko actively pursued spiritual studies. She had a keen interest in the arts, loved nature, and delighted in cooking for her family and friends. She is lovingly remembered for introducing family and friends to Japanese food and culture, and for the great joy, wisdom, and love she brought to so many with her kind heart and generous spirit. Her life was a gift to all of us. She will always be in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. A memorial celebration of her life is being planned for a later date.