Dr. Bernard A. Cooper
Passed away on November 10, 2022, in Palo Alto California, after an almost twenty year battle with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 94. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Shirley Cooper; his children, Lorne, Geoffrey and Stephanie; his six grandchildren; and by two great-grandchildren. Son of the late Hyman and the late Estelle Cooper. Bernie and Shirley Cooper were life-long members of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount until they retired to California, as were Bernie’s parents, Hyman and Estelle Cooper, and his sister, Celia and her husband Lou Miller. Dr. Cooper was a gold-medal graduate of McGill University, then McGill Medical School. He interned at Johns Hopkins, and did postgraduate research at the Thorndike Institute of Harvard Medical School. Returning to Montreal, he became a full professor in both Physiology and Hematology at McGill Medical school, where his research contributed to the treatments of leukemia, and he was part of the team that conducted the first bone marrow transplant for treating Leukemia in Canada. Even in academics, he was always a doctor and consultant to the many members of the family, as we dealt with medical problems, simple or severe, to ourselves, our parents, and our children. At the age of 65, he retired from academics and took up a medical practice in California, where
he practiced for ten years, specializing in Oncology. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather, and he will be missed.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Dr Bernard A Cooper 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Montreal, Province: Quebec
My deepest sympathies to Dr. Cooper’s family. He treated my Lymphoma in 2002 and saved my life. A great doctor and a wonderful man.