Leroy Gordon Cooper Trudy Olson
He was married to susan theresa taylor and gertrude bernice trudy olson.
Leroy gordon cooper trudy olson. He died on october 4 2004 in ventura california usa. Olson born seattle washington on february 19 1927 died march 8 1994 in 1947. Cooper met his first wife trudy while in hawaii and they married in 1947.
Actor gordon cooper was born on march 6 1927 in shawnee oklahoma usa as leroy gordon cooper jr. And janita lee born 1950 who died 2007. The couple divorced in 1971.
He married trudy olson in 1947 and they had two daughters before they divorced. He was married to susan theresa taylor and gertrude bernice trudy olson. Cooper prepared for the 40th anniversary of his gemini flight last year that marriage ended in divorce and.
She was a flight instructor where he was training. She was quite active in flying the only mercury wife to have a pilots license. According to a nasa biography of mr.
He died on october 4 2004 in ventura california usa. Janita lee cooper was born to astronaut leroy gordon cooper 1927 2004 and trudy b olson 1927 1994. Together they had two daughters.
Olson of seattle washington. Gordon cooper was born on march 6 1927 in shawnee oklahoma usa as leroy gordon cooper jr. He started attending the university of hawaii and there he met his first wife the former trudy b.
They had 2 daughters. She married robert bobby earl stone 1944 2020 on january 27th 1972 and they divorced on november 10th 1986. Camala keoki born 1948.
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. Cooper married his first wife trudy b. Philip coopers sister in law maud sterns for whom the town was named was coras sister.
Coopers first marriage was to trudy b. Trudy was a daughter of elvin jennings olson margery frame nichols. Leroy gordon gordo cooper jr.
She later married guadalupe rangel jr 1954 2003 on june 23rd 1989 in lynn texas.