In
Memorial
Jasper
Cooper
Registered
Civil Engineer (RCE 9622)
Born:
March 17, 1926. Died: July 16, 2007.
Jasper Cooper, a well known Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor in Contra Costa
County, died July 16, 2007 in Martinez. He was 81 years old. Born in Oklahoma, Cooper
moved with his family to the Sierra foothills in the 1930s. He attended Modesto
Junior College and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering
from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1951. He began his career with the State
of California Division of Highways, performing route surveys in the Sierra
foothills. He then joined the City of Berkeley where he met Gus Leptien and
Frank Cronin. Together, in 1955 they formed Leptien, Cronin, & Cooper,
Civil Engineering and Land Surveying of Martinez, a firm which continues to
this day.
Cooper was trained as a Civil Engineer and served as Contract City
Engineer for the Cities of Brentwood and Martinez during his long career. He
was also a Registered Traffic Engineer. But it was as a surveyor that he made
his mark. He laid out the test track for the first section of the Bay Area
Rapid Transit system in the mid 1960s and provided surveys and control for many
major arterial streets in Contra Costa County including Kirker Pass Road,
Willow Pass Road, Taylor Boulevard, Treat Boulevard, Concord Boulevard,
Arlington Way, and Leland Road. He performed control surveys for several wharfs
and piers, and domestic water lines and reservoirs. He was also very well known
for his expertise in right of way engineering and boundary resolution.
He was a member of the California Land Surveyors Association, the
American Public Works Association and a founding member of the East Bay Chapter
of the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC). He was
also a fellow in the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping. Jasper was
recently given a lifetime achievement award by the American Public Works
Association.
Jasper Cooper was a resident of Martinez for 52 years. He retired in
1995 and spent his retirement traveling and spending time with family at his
mountain home near Arnold. Jasper was married to Freda (Beaman) Cooper, who
preceded him in death. He is survived by his son Bill of Martinez, and
daughters Garnett McClure of Pleasanton and Vali Bedey of Arnold, and by four
grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 20 at
Connolly and Taylor Funeral Home in Martinez. Donations to the CELSOC
scholarship fund or a favorite charity are preferred.
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