Gordon Cooper Trudy Olson
The couple first met while studying at the university of hawaii and remained married for 24 years.
Gordon cooper trudy olson. Instead she took him back for the sake of. She was married on 29 aug 1947 in oahu county hawaii to leroy gordon cooper jr. He died on october 4 2004 in ventura california usa.
Trudy was a daughter of elvin jennings olson margery frame nichols. Gordon cooper was born on march 6 1927 in shawnee oklahoma usa as leroy gordon cooper jr. They had 2 daughters.
According to a nasa biography of mr. And trudy cooper remained mum about the time she left her husband gordo after she had discovered he was screwing another mans wife as rumor had it. Gordon cooper was married twice.
She has an independent personality and is passionate about womens rights and is also a registered pilot and owner of a courier service. He was married to susan theresa taylor and gertrude bernice trudy olson. Olson because of their shared love for flying.
March 6 1927 october 4 2004 was an american aerospace engineer test pilot united states air force pilot and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in project mercury the first human space program of the united statescooper learned to fly as a child and after service in the united states marine corps during world war ii he was commissioned. Actor gordon cooper was born on march 6 1927 in shawnee oklahoma usa as leroy gordon cooper jr. Olson of seattle washington.
Trudy cooper is the wife of gordo cooper though they eventually divorce. Trudy cooper left her husband gordon for him being unfaithful months before project mercury had even been launched. Relationships of gordon cooper.
She took him back only when he begged her to think of their two children and. He started attending the university of hawaii and there he met his first wife the former trudy b. He died on october 4 2004 in ventura california usa.
Leroy gordon gordo cooper jr. Olson who had previously worked as a flight attendant was the only astronaut wife to have a pilots license. Coopers first marriage was to trudy b.
Cooper prepared for the 40th anniversary of his gemini flight last year that marriage ended in divorce and.