Brandon Boyd Cooper

Brandon Boyd Cooper (aka Coop), 45, passed from this life and on to his next adventure August 23, 2019 due to complications of a severe stroke.
Brandon was born on February 20, 1974, and was lucky enough to be chosen, loved, and raised by Boyd and Carolyn Cooper. He was loving and affectionate from the beginning and easily won everyone over with his beautiful brown eyes, curly dark hair, and his warm smile.
Brandon had a great love for adventure and started looking for mischief the moment he could walk. Unfortunately, many of his adventures were followed up by a trip to the doctor for stitches, the first being at age three when he rode his bike down the stairs. By age five, he was already snow skiing, thanks to his Aunt Murf’s great instruction. Brandon loved being his mom’s “co-pilot.” He loved to stand on the seat of the car next to his mom, with his arm around her shoulders, as they made frequent trips to Logan to pick up auto parts for his dad’s repair garage.
Brandon attended Wellsville Elementary, South Cache Jr. High, and graduated from Cache High/Mountain Crest High School in 1992, and he later studied sound production at SAE Expression College. While in High School he was a member of the ski club, played football, and excelled in his art and music classes. However, his main interest was having fun and making a lot of life-long friends.
Following graduation, Brandon headed for Alaska. He quickly found work at Denali Park as a dishwasher and a waiter. It wasn’t long before he discovered one of his great passions; river rafting. This experience led him to build a career as rafting guide, working as such in Alaska, Idaho and Wyoming. Brandon was still working as a rafting guide this past summer, and his boss made the comment that “he was born to be on the river.”
While still living and working in Alaska, Brandon started working at the Alyeska Resort, where he had the opportunity to work for Mountain Dew planning advents and ski races for the resort. Brandon enjoyed that work tremendously, but unfortunately, a badly broken foot forced him to return to Cache Valley to recuperate.
Shortly after leaving Alaska, Brandon discovered his second home; Jackson Hole, Wyoming. While living in Jackson, he was able to continue his work as a rafting guide and also worked at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. He was happy to be rafting all summer and snow skiing all winter. If you couldn’t find Coop on the slopes or the river, you could find him at the Mangy Moose, the Nikai Sushi Bar, or the Hole Bowl. He was also pursuing his interest in music, playing the bass guitar in a band known as Wasted Effort.
Brandon had a love and enthusiasm for life that was contagious. He had a tender heart (like his mom) and always rooted for the underdog. Despite the many health struggles he experienced, he managed to push through with his bright smile and his big hugs that came straight from his heart. Coop did not have a lot of money, but he was rich with friends and he will be dearly missed by us all.
Brandon is survived by his mom, Carolyn Cooper; his sister, Melanie (Darrin) Hawes, his four nieces, Ashley Lynn, Kennedy, Taylor and Cassidy; his favorite little nephew and buddy Raider; many aunts, uncles, and cousins; and his JH family. He was preceded in death by his father, Boyd Cooper; his grandparents, Dean and Allie Murray and Alton and Tressa Cooper.
Our family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Krell, Dr. Hoffman, and the wonderful staff at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center and the doctors and staff at St. John’s Medical Center in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We are also so grateful for the outpouring of love and support from family, friends and the Wellsville LDS 5th Ward.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 30, 2019 at the Allen-Hall Mortuary Chapel, 34 East Center in Logan, Utah. A viewing will be held on Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the mortuary and prior to the services on Friday from 9:30 a.m.to 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in the Wellsville City Cemtery. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.allenmortuaries.com