Foster Benedict Cooper Jr. ’53

He graduated from White Plains (N.Y.) High School and starred in basketball at Princeton all four years. His freshman and sophomore roommate, Jack Maitland, said that although basketball was Foster’s main interest, he was “a serious and diligent student.” Foster belonged to Tiger Inn. His junior and senior roommate, Tom Henneberger, compared Foster’s easygoing manner with the ease of the hook shots he made for Coach Cappy Cappon.  

After six years with Blyth, Foster joined Hornblower & Weeks in New York, and in the 1970s established his own firm, F.B. Cooper & Co. When Wertheim & Co. acquired his firm, Foster became the managing director. He retired in 1988.  

He taught sons Foster III and Chris and daughter Lise to become “well-rounded and self-reliant.” Our sympathy goes to them, Lucille, and four grandchildren.