Joplin police, community observe Ben Cooper Day

 

(From the Joplin Police Department)

We want to thank everyone who came out today to honor Corporal Ben Cooper. 

We were honored to have members of Corporal Cooper's family (both blood and blue), along with friends, city staff, and city leadership in attendance.

While we continue to mourn his loss, we are proud to remember him, honor him, and continue daily to pass on the stories and legacy he left behind at JPD. Until we meet again brother.

 

 
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION
Proclaiming July 26, 2022, as Corporal Ben Cooper Day

WHEREAS, Ben was born on July 26, 1975, in Tulsa, OK, the son of Steven and Joyce (Peterson) Cooper; and

WHEREAS, Ben graduated from Carl Junction High School in 1993. Ben served his country as part of the U.S. Army for eight years and was stationed in Alaska and Hawaii during his service; and

WHEREAS, following his service, he moved to the Joplin area and graduated the Police Academy in 2003, where he joined the Joplin Police Department. Later working for a Sheriff's Department in Montezuma County Colorado, where he was a K-9 officer; then moving back to Joplin in 2013; and

WHEREAS, Family meant everything to Ben. Ben left behind his wife Roxy and his two daughters Tiffany and Ashley: and

WHEREAS, on March 8, 2022, Corporal Ben Cooper gave the ultimate sacrifice for his city through his service as a Joplin Police Officer; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that we express our sincerest gratitude for the dedicated service and courageous deeds of Corporal Cooper and recognize the ultimate sacrifice he paid to protect our loved ones and the citizens of Joplin; and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Douglas W. Lawson, Mayor of the City of Joplin, Missouri, do hereby proclaim July 26, 2022, as Corporal Ben Cooper Day in the city of Joplin.

IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Joplin to be affixed this 30th day of April.

​​​​​​​Douglas W. Lawson, Mayor