Father of Many – Enemy of None
On March 15, 2021 my father, Dean L Coppernoll, died at the ripe old age of 92.
My father’s health had declined during the pandemic and he died peacefully on Monday. All the family was there and able to say good bye. He lead a wonderful life, and actually worked all over the country until he retired at 76. A great father, husband, and successful salesman, he had many friends and was well respected by all who knew him.
His 4 passions, family, church, work, and golf. Born in a small town in Illinois and raised on a farm, they milked cows by hand, picked corn by hand, doing the work with a team of horses. No indoor plumbing or other creature comforts, it was a different time but taught him hard work the rest of us can only imagine. He made it to the University of Illinois and got his degree, and was a Lt. in the Air Force during the Korean war when he met and married my Mom. He and mom worked hard at taking care of 5 kids, multiple friends, dogs, cats, and all the insanity of raising 5 teenagers during the 60″s.
I know that I am lucky to have known him, father or not. Smart, compassionate, he would knock out the NY Times crossword puzzle, and do not try him at Scrabble unless you want your butt kicked. Words can not fully describe a life so full. I will miss him. RIP Daddy.
(Not sure when I will be back on the water.)
