Obituary of COOPER JAMES NEMETH

COOPER JAMES NEMETH It is with a sad heart that we announce the sudden passing of our son, grandson, great grandson, nephew and friend on February 14, 2016. Cooper was born on March 23, 1998 in Winnipeg, MB. Most people would know Cooper as CIP, a nickname that stuck with him for many years. He attended St. Alphonsus during his early school years and was set to graduate in June of this year from River East Collegiate. Cooper lived for the sport of hockey. He started his hockey career at the age of 5 for the Gateway Flyers and continued to play hockey throughout his life for the River East Royals and Marauders, along with multiple spring teams, and most recently the River East Marauders Midget AA team. Cooper played on multiple championship hockey teams throughout his career and lived for the sport. Outside of hockey, you would find Cooper on the soccer fields at Gateway from when he was 3 years old until he was 10. He also played football for the East Side Eagles for 2 years. Tying into his passion for hockey, Cooper also played ball hockey for 3 years. Cooper had a passion for sports and always brought life to the teams he played for. Cooper will be sadly missed by his parents, Brent and Gaylene, his sister Kiana and his brother Cody. Cooper will also be missed by his Grandparents Jim and Irene, Janet and Stuart, Norm and Brenda, his Aunties Laresa (Brent), Terry, Angie (Vic), as well as his great grandparents Paula and Anna, cousins and many, many friends As a family, we cannot express how overwhelmed we are from the support from so many people throughout the city of Winnipeg and beyond. It was truly a showing of how a community can come together to help each other in their time of need. We would like to thank the Winnipeg Police Service for all their hard work over the past few weeks, especially Detective Sergeant Shaunna Neufeld for her support and around the clock efforts in our time of need. We would also like to thank our close friends for ensuring we had what we needed and taking to the streets in the masses. Words cannot express how thankful we are for all of you. A celebration of life will be held on Monday, February 29th at 3:00 p.m. at the Calvary Temple located at 440 Hargrave Street. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made in Coopers name, to the Dianne Woods Memorial Player Assistance Fund (Hockey Winnipeg), KidSport Winnipeg or by contacting James Favel with the Bear Clan Patrol. All our lives will never be the same. We will heal and adapt over time, but we know now there is a community and a family that will be doing the same. We love you Cooper, more than we can ever say or show. You will be by our side every step we take. #ripcip