Dover-Foxcroft – Al E. Cooper, 65, of Olive Hill Road, Dover-Foxcroft, formerly of Auburn, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 23, at his home.

He was born in Lewiston, May 25, 1942, the son of Robert M. and E. May Williams Cooper. He was educated in local schools and was married to Mary Fisher for 47 years. He was employed as a supervisor at the Penobscot Job Corp in Bangor. He was a member of the Fellowship Church in Greene and the N.R.A. He enjoyed skeet shooting and special times spent at camp, but his favorite pastime of all was motorcycle riding.

He is survived by his wife, Mary of Dover-Foxcroft; a daughter, Lori Merrifield and husband, Chet, of Steep Falls; a son, Gary Cooper and wife, Kelly, of Dover-Foxcroft; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; his mother, E. May Cooper of Brunswick; two sisters, Lorraine Additon of Auburn and Christina Gauthier of Ohio; three brothers, Andrew Cooper and wife, Donna, of Lisbon Falls, David Cooper and wife, Elaine, of Auburn and Eddie Cooper and wife, Vickie, of Texas; his mother-in-law, Alice Fisher of Lewiston; three sisters-in-law, Geneva Laplante and husband, Lou, of Lewiston, Jennie Herrick and husband, Lin, of Lewiston and Linda Thibodeau and husband, Lucien, of Auburn.