Cleo Kondos-Cooper was born August 15, 1918. She was the daughter of Peter Kontos/Kondos and Hazel Belle Boyce.
She married first: Chester L. O'Connor in 1938 and had one child, Veronica O'Connor. She then married abt. 1948, Thomas F. McNally who passed away 5 years after their marriage. Her third and final marriage was to William Penfield Cooper. By him they had two children:
Victoria Cooper & William Penfield Cooper, Jr.
She often said that she lived in the greatest of times. She was old enough to see the tail end of the roaring twenties, the great discoveries like the television, commercial air flight, mans' walk on the moon and the computer age. Although her youth was plagued with the tragic death of her mother when she was only 18 months old, she was surrounded by the love of her grandmother, father and her uncles. She was an extraordinary mother and friend. With her quick wit and wicked sense of humor, she was a person that you always wanted to have at your party. She could fit in with any group; young or old. Although friends were very important to her, family was always the most important thing in her life. The world revolved around her children. She taught us that we could do anything we wanted, that she would support us 100% in what we choose, and that although work was important, it was far from the most important thing. She taught by example that life was an exciting journey to be enjoyed to its fullest.
I think that one of the words that described her best was "passion". She had passion for so much: her family, friends, travel, environmental and political causes and just life itself. Even in her older years, she was one of the most modern thinking people. Extremely bright, having graduated from high school at 16, she read everything she could get her hands on and enjoyed those impossible crossword puzzles.
Finally, and perhaps the key to her happiness, was her whimsical and almost carefree approach to life. She was always in pursuit of another experience, or a new adventure.
Her ashes were scattered off the shore of Kennybunkport, Maine, where she said was the place of some of her happiest childhood memories.
Cleo Kondos-Cooper was born August 15, 1918. She was the daughter of Peter Kontos/Kondos and Hazel Belle Boyce.
She married first: Chester L. O'Connor in 1938 and had one child, Veronica O'Connor. She then married abt. 1948, Thomas F. McNally who passed away 5 years after their marriage. Her third and final marriage was to William Penfield Cooper. By him they had two children:
Victoria Cooper & William Penfield Cooper, Jr.
She often said that she lived in the greatest of times. She was old enough to see the tail end of the roaring twenties, the great discoveries like the television, commercial air flight, mans' walk on the moon and the computer age. Although her youth was plagued with the tragic death of her mother when she was only 18 months old, she was surrounded by the love of her grandmother, father and her uncles. She was an extraordinary mother and friend. With her quick wit and wicked sense of humor, she was a person that you always wanted to have at your party. She could fit in with any group; young or old. Although friends were very important to her, family was always the most important thing in her life. The world revolved around her children. She taught us that we could do anything we wanted, that she would support us 100% in what we choose, and that although work was important, it was far from the most important thing. She taught by example that life was an exciting journey to be enjoyed to its fullest.
I think that one of the words that described her best was "passion". She had passion for so much: her family, friends, travel, environmental and political causes and just life itself. Even in her older years, she was one of the most modern thinking people. Extremely bright, having graduated from high school at 16, she read everything she could get her hands on and enjoyed those impossible crossword puzzles.
Finally, and perhaps the key to her happiness, was her whimsical and almost carefree approach to life. She was always in pursuit of another experience, or a new adventure.
Her ashes were scattered off the shore of Kennybunkport, Maine, where she said was the place of some of her happiest childhood memories.
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