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Michael (Mike) Lee Cope was born on 3 August 1938 in Brockway, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He died on 18 November 2018, at age 80, in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado.³ He was buried in Morningside Cemetery, DuBois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.³

US Air Force.⁴ Michael (Mike) Lee Cope was a Computer Engineer.⁴ Michael Lee Cope, Sr. was called home to be with his heavenly father on November 18, 2018. Michael was born August 3, 1938, in Brockway, PA. After graduation from Brockway Area High School, Michael enlisted in the USAF. He served 4 years. Upon leaving the military, Michael went to work for Burroughs Corporation as a computer engineer. In 1965, Michael and Anita were relocated to Colorado Springs, CO. where Michael took part in the installation of the first computers inside Cheyenne Mtn. NORAD complex. He attained a Top Secret Clearance. He left the Burroughs Corporation and went to work for the Digital Corporation as a field engineer.

Michael was named District Manager for Hewlett Packard on the military side. Michael was active in Colorado Springs Masonic Lodge #76 and obtained the Scottish Rite 33rd degree. He was also a Shriner and served as a representative for the Crippled Children Hospital.

Michael enjoyed spending time at his property in the Colorado Mountains. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Michael was a private pilot and achieved his multi engine CFI.

Michael was a 50+ year member of the First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs, serving as a deacon and several other positons.

Michael is survived by Anita Wood Cope, his sons Michael Lee Cope, II and Clark Laine Cope and daughter Kimber Leigh Demos, 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, and his best friend, Cole, a black lab. Michael was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and his beloved grandson, Edward Zamarripa, Jr.

Visitation will take place Tuesday, November 27, 2018, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Swan-Law Funeral Directors, 501 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs. The Funeral Service is scheduled for Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 1:00 p.m., Swan-Law Funeral Directors Cascade Chapel. Burial will be at Morningstar Cemetery, DuBois, PA at a later date.

Edward Joseph Zamarripa, Jr., was born on 1 March 1990 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado. He died on 26 September 2014, at age 24, in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado.

Anna M. Rohr was born about 1900 in Pennsylvania.¹ She and Ellwood Russell Cope were married in October 1932 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.¹

Phyllis Mary Green was born about 1928 in Pennsylvania. She and Harman Yerkes Cope, Jr., were married on 6 September 1952 in Mount Airy, Frederick, Maryland, Grace Episcopal Church.¹ She died on 23 May 2005 in Dresher, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

Phyllis M. Cope, on May 23, 2005, age 77, of Dresher, formerly of Phila. Loving wife of Harman Cope Jr.,; and mother of Mary Ellen Travers and Richard John Cope; also survived by her 2 grandchildren, Elizabeth Suzanne Travers and Robert David Travers. Relatives and friends are invited to her Funeral Service Sat., May 28, 2005, 10 AM. Helweg Funeral Service, Inc., 463 Old York Rd., Jenkintown, PA 19046, where they may call after 9:30 A.M. Int. Whitemarsh Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate contributions to Alzheimer's Assoc., Robert Morris Bldg., 100 N. 17th St., 2nd Fl., Phila. PA 19103.