Obituary: David L. Cooksey

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David L. Cooksey (November 3, 1938 ~ October 26, 2020)

Coosky

David L. Cooksey, 81, died Monday, October 26, 2020, at his home.  He was the husband of Gloria G. (Gates) Cooksey, his wife of 61 years.

David was born November 3, 1938, in Arlington, VA, the son of the late David M. and Louisa E. (Arnold) Cooksey.

David was a 1961 graduate of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering.  He enjoyed golfing, vegetable gardening, fly fishing and spending time with his family.  After retirement, fly fishing the rivers in Montana were special for him.

In addition to his wife Gloria, David is survived by his children, Patricia Willis and her husband Scott, and David E. “Ted” Cooksey and his wife Theresa, all of York, and Susan Shannon and her husband Brian of East Berlin, eight grandchildren, Jordan, Shannon, Jon, Alex, Matt, Lauren, Daniel and Michael, three great grandchildren, June, Max and Vera, and a sister, Carol Swindler of Golden, CO.

Services will be private at the convenience of the family.  Feiser Funeral Home, Inc, 306 Harrisburg St, East Berlin, is in charge of arrangements.  Memories may be shared at www.feiserfuneralhome.com.i

This obituary was originally published here.

CJ Jamarillo

CJ is an intern at the Connection and a Senior at Gettysburg College. CJ played football and lacrosse in high school and and plays on the Bullets football team. He has worked as a scorer and social media representative for the Gettysburg College Athletics Communications Department, CJ is an Active Brother of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity where he served as rush chair and house manager.

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