Nathan Zel Thomas Cooper was called to heaven on February 5, 2022.
He was born on May 27, 1998 in the town of Putnam, CT to his parents Rebecca Baker and Romone Thomas- Cooper.
He was a proud member of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, a descendant of Bertha Williams.
A long standing resident of Chaplin, CT, Nathan was surrounded and cared for by many throughout his life. He graduated from St. Thomas Moore School in 2016. Nathan was a fun loving kid growing up who loved fishing, nature and was a hard working person who was employed at MPS plastics as a materials engineer and handler in Marlborough CT. Nate had a great light and joy for life and always kept people laughing. He leaves behind his mother, Rebecca Baker and his two brothers Tristan Peacock and Alejandro Baker, his beloved sister Ealisca Thomas-Cooper and his brother in-law, Dylan Adamuska. He also leaves behind his step-father Edward Vermette, Jr., his two sweet grandmothers Gail Rokotuibau and Marie Paradis and three awesome grandfathers, Mannie J. Cooper and Koroi Rokotuibau, and Edward Vermett, Sr., one great-grandmother Shirley Douglass, five amazing aunts, Tawnii Cooper-Smith, Tiffany Cooper, Tabitha McBride, Amanda Miller and Kim Delmore and three awesome uncles, DeRies Pires, Matthew Cooper and Ernest Smith, Jr., two great-aunts Gina Brown-Congdon and Gloria Douglass, five nephews, two nieces and many, many cousins, extended family members and friends.
He was predeceased by his father Romone Thomas-Cooper, his great-grandfather Kenneth Brown-Congdon, great-grandmother Gloria Gray, great-uncle Shane Brown-Condgon, great-grandfather Franklin Douglass and grandfather William Adamoski.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Nathan’s name to the v34LCORP.org a Pequot community nonprofit foundation focused on preventing and educating on community trauma, gun violence and substance abuse.
Ceremonial Fire: Fri., Feb. 18, 2022 at 12noon at MPTN Cultural Grounds.
Services: Sat., Feb. 19, 2022, 2pm-4pm at the Dinoto Funeral Home, 17 Pearl Street, Mystic.
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