Victim of the bombing of the Pan Am flight 103
The flight took off from London's Heathrow Airport bound for New York City. Less than 40 minutes into the flight, the plane exploded in the sky above Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone on board and 11 souls on the ground. Among the 259 passengers and crew were 190 Americans.
Evidence established that the bomb had been placed inside a piece of luggage, planted by Libyan intelligence operatives.
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He was traveling along with his twin brother Eric who was also killed. The brothers were traveling home from London after completing a semester with Syracuse University's DIPA program. Graduates of West Morris Mendham High School, they were remembered by teachers there as playful and likeable. Described by a high school teacher as "just a lot of fun," their family all feel the loss of joy in their presence. A scholarship is awarded each year at Mendham High School in their memory to a graduating senior. Jason was a junior at the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse. He was on the staff of the "Orangeman" and was co-founder of World Watch, an international current affairs club at the college. He had hoped to work in either television or newspapers as a journalist.
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MENDHAM - Jason M. Coker and Eric M. Coker, 20-year-old twins, died Dec. 21 in the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland.
They were born in Troy, N.Y., and lived in Lexington, Mass., before moving to Mendham four years ago.
They were 1986 graduates of West Morris Mendham High School.
Jason was a junior at the Newhouse School of Communications of Syracuse University, where he was on the staff of the Orangeman newspaper; was co-founder of World Watch, an international current affairs club; and worked in the library. While in high school, he was on the staff of The Pipeline newspaper, a member of Future Business Leaders of America and active in intramural sports.
Eric was a junior majoring in economics at the University of Rochester, Monroe, N.Y., where he was a member of the Economics Council, the Meridian Club and the Newman Club; was active in organizing university ski trips; and worked in the library. In high school, he participated in intramural sports.
They were members of Antioch at St. Joseph's Church, Mendham. They are survived by their father, Thomas G., at home; their mother, Barbara Primeau, Greenwich, N.Y.; their stepmother, Dorothy, at home; their paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coker, Hauppauge, N.Y.; their maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Iris Premo, Troy; two half-brothers, Todd and Scott Bauer, Greenwich, N.Y.; and three stepbrothers, Bruce, Scott and Brian Norwell, and a stepsister, Julie Norwell, all at home.
Arrangements are by Bailey Funeral Home, 8 Hilltop Road.
Daily Record, Morristown, New Jersey
Wed, Jan 4, 1989
Page 11
The flight took off from London's Heathrow Airport bound for New York City. Less than 40 minutes into the flight, the plane exploded in the sky above Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone on board and 11 souls on the ground. Among the 259 passengers and crew were 190 Americans.
Evidence established that the bomb had been placed inside a piece of luggage, planted by Libyan intelligence operatives.
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He was traveling along with his twin brother Eric who was also killed. The brothers were traveling home from London after completing a semester with Syracuse University's DIPA program. Graduates of West Morris Mendham High School, they were remembered by teachers there as playful and likeable. Described by a high school teacher as "just a lot of fun," their family all feel the loss of joy in their presence. A scholarship is awarded each year at Mendham High School in their memory to a graduating senior. Jason was a junior at the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse. He was on the staff of the "Orangeman" and was co-founder of World Watch, an international current affairs club at the college. He had hoped to work in either television or newspapers as a journalist.
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MENDHAM - Jason M. Coker and Eric M. Coker, 20-year-old twins, died Dec. 21 in the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland.
They were born in Troy, N.Y., and lived in Lexington, Mass., before moving to Mendham four years ago.
They were 1986 graduates of West Morris Mendham High School.
Jason was a junior at the Newhouse School of Communications of Syracuse University, where he was on the staff of the Orangeman newspaper; was co-founder of World Watch, an international current affairs club; and worked in the library. While in high school, he was on the staff of The Pipeline newspaper, a member of Future Business Leaders of America and active in intramural sports.
Eric was a junior majoring in economics at the University of Rochester, Monroe, N.Y., where he was a member of the Economics Council, the Meridian Club and the Newman Club; was active in organizing university ski trips; and worked in the library. In high school, he participated in intramural sports.
They were members of Antioch at St. Joseph's Church, Mendham. They are survived by their father, Thomas G., at home; their mother, Barbara Primeau, Greenwich, N.Y.; their stepmother, Dorothy, at home; their paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coker, Hauppauge, N.Y.; their maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Iris Premo, Troy; two half-brothers, Todd and Scott Bauer, Greenwich, N.Y.; and three stepbrothers, Bruce, Scott and Brian Norwell, and a stepsister, Julie Norwell, all at home.
Arrangements are by Bailey Funeral Home, 8 Hilltop Road.
Daily Record, Morristown, New Jersey
Wed, Jan 4, 1989
Page 11
Victim of the bombing of the Pan Am flight 103
The flight took off from London's Heathrow Airport bound for New York City. Less than 40 minutes into the flight, the plane exploded in the sky above Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone on board and 11 souls on the ground. Among the 259 passengers and crew were 190 Americans.
Evidence established that the bomb had been placed inside a piece of luggage, planted by Libyan intelligence operatives.
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He was traveling along with his twin brother Eric who was also killed. The brothers were traveling home from London after completing a semester with Syracuse University's DIPA program. Graduates of West Morris Mendham High School, they were remembered by teachers there as playful and likeable. Described by a high school teacher as "just a lot of fun," their family all feel the loss of joy in their presence. A scholarship is awarded each year at Mendham High School in their memory to a graduating senior. Jason was a junior at the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse. He was on the staff of the "Orangeman" and was co-founder of World Watch, an international current affairs club at the college. He had hoped to work in either television or newspapers as a journalist.
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MENDHAM - Jason M. Coker and Eric M. Coker, 20-year-old twins, died Dec. 21 in the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland.
They were born in Troy, N.Y., and lived in Lexington, Mass., before moving to Mendham four years ago.
They were 1986 graduates of West Morris Mendham High School.
Jason was a junior at the Newhouse School of Communications of Syracuse University, where he was on the staff of the Orangeman newspaper; was co-founder of World Watch, an international current affairs club; and worked in the library. While in high school, he was on the staff of The Pipeline newspaper, a member of Future Business Leaders of America and active in intramural sports.
Eric was a junior majoring in economics at the University of Rochester, Monroe, N.Y., where he was a member of the Economics Council, the Meridian Club and the Newman Club; was active in organizing university ski trips; and worked in the library. In high school, he participated in intramural sports.
They were members of Antioch at St. Joseph's Church, Mendham. They are survived by their father, Thomas G., at home; their mother, Barbara Primeau, Greenwich, N.Y.; their stepmother, Dorothy, at home; their paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coker, Hauppauge, N.Y.; their maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Iris Premo, Troy; two half-brothers, Todd and Scott Bauer, Greenwich, N.Y.; and three stepbrothers, Bruce, Scott and Brian Norwell, and a stepsister, Julie Norwell, all at home.
Arrangements are by Bailey Funeral Home, 8 Hilltop Road.
Daily Record, Morristown, New Jersey
Wed, Jan 4, 1989
Page 11
The flight took off from London's Heathrow Airport bound for New York City. Less than 40 minutes into the flight, the plane exploded in the sky above Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone on board and 11 souls on the ground. Among the 259 passengers and crew were 190 Americans.
Evidence established that the bomb had been placed inside a piece of luggage, planted by Libyan intelligence operatives.
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He was traveling along with his twin brother Eric who was also killed. The brothers were traveling home from London after completing a semester with Syracuse University's DIPA program. Graduates of West Morris Mendham High School, they were remembered by teachers there as playful and likeable. Described by a high school teacher as "just a lot of fun," their family all feel the loss of joy in their presence. A scholarship is awarded each year at Mendham High School in their memory to a graduating senior. Jason was a junior at the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse. He was on the staff of the "Orangeman" and was co-founder of World Watch, an international current affairs club at the college. He had hoped to work in either television or newspapers as a journalist.
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MENDHAM - Jason M. Coker and Eric M. Coker, 20-year-old twins, died Dec. 21 in the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland.
They were born in Troy, N.Y., and lived in Lexington, Mass., before moving to Mendham four years ago.
They were 1986 graduates of West Morris Mendham High School.
Jason was a junior at the Newhouse School of Communications of Syracuse University, where he was on the staff of the Orangeman newspaper; was co-founder of World Watch, an international current affairs club; and worked in the library. While in high school, he was on the staff of The Pipeline newspaper, a member of Future Business Leaders of America and active in intramural sports.
Eric was a junior majoring in economics at the University of Rochester, Monroe, N.Y., where he was a member of the Economics Council, the Meridian Club and the Newman Club; was active in organizing university ski trips; and worked in the library. In high school, he participated in intramural sports.
They were members of Antioch at St. Joseph's Church, Mendham. They are survived by their father, Thomas G., at home; their mother, Barbara Primeau, Greenwich, N.Y.; their stepmother, Dorothy, at home; their paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coker, Hauppauge, N.Y.; their maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Iris Premo, Troy; two half-brothers, Todd and Scott Bauer, Greenwich, N.Y.; and three stepbrothers, Bruce, Scott and Brian Norwell, and a stepsister, Julie Norwell, all at home.
Arrangements are by Bailey Funeral Home, 8 Hilltop Road.
Daily Record, Morristown, New Jersey
Wed, Jan 4, 1989
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