NAAA staff and members extend our sympathies and condolences to the family and friends of Thad Cooper. Thad passed away on April 10 as the result of injuries sustained in an accident on the evening of April 8 in Delta County, Texas.
Thad was born in Natchez, Mississippi, on Aug. 23, 1973. He graduated from Riverfield Academy and then University of Louisiana Monroe with a degree in agribusiness. In addition to his career as an agricultural aviator, Thad was a certified flight instructor, instrument instructor, rated licensed helicopter pilot and certified pilot mechanic.
He is survived by his four children, Brendan, Ethan, Aaron, and Lauren, as well as their mother, Wendy, his parents, David and Carllette, his brother, John, and John’s wife Julie, as well as nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. You can offer condolences online here.
The family has requested that all donations be made to XMA missions, which can be done here. Funeral services for Thad will be privately held graveside today, April 16, at the Rayville Masonic Cemetery.
