Aubrey Cooper of Baltimore, Maryland became absent from the body to be present with the Lord on Thursday. October 8, 2009. Aubrey passed away peacefully at the Bon Secours Hospital in Baltimore. He was born on December 30, 1945. Aubrey was the youngest of five children born to Lenora and Sherwood cooper. Aubrey, Greta Shirley and Douglas were adopted by Mable Parker when his mother died during their early childhood. God in His infinite wisdom, knew the needs of these children, and Mama Mable allowed Him to use her to fill the void that Lenora's death had created. Mable was truly an instrument of God who combined Aubrey, his siblings and their first cousin Tony with her daughter Aileen and her niece Lavinia to form a close-knit family bound togather by love, campassion and understanding. Growing up in the Park Heights area of Baltimore City, Aubrey received his formal education in the Baltimore City Public School System. He graduated from Mergenthaler High School in 1964 with training in Culinary Arts. Aubrey received the call of Christian Discipleship when he joined Waters A.M.E. church during his childhood. During his Youth, he and his family attended Waters, where he received his early spiritual training. Throughout his life, Aubrey was fascinated by boats and was a collector of model boats and ships. After graduating high school, Aubrey entered into the United States Navy. During his tour of duty in the Navy, Aubrey was afforded the opportunity to travel throughout the world. After honorably serving his nation, Aubrey was discharged and returned home to Baltimore. Aubrey became a Merchant Seaman. As a Merchant Seaman, he traveled to every continet, but he always returned home to Mama Mable and his family. Aubrey was always the "Baby" of the family and everyone in the ffamily spoiled him. After Mama Mable's death, his older sister Greta stepped in a a maternal figure, and contined to care for her little brother. Aubrey had a unique relationship with his nieces and nephews. Although he was most popular with the young due to his sense of humor, he was greatly respected by them for his dapper appearance, honesty and wisdom. Aubrey always looked up to his older brother Douglas. They were not just brothers, they were friends. Aubrey will be remembered as a benevolent, sharing, charitable, wqrm-hearted, fun-filled person, who loved him, especially his sisters, Greta and Julie cooper, brothers, Douglas, Darryl and gregory Cooper; sister-in-law, Yolanda Cooper; cousins, Tony Costonie and Lavinia Carter; his nieces, nephews, great nieces, a host of other relatives and friend including two special friends, Larry and Angie Smith.