Richard Gene Copfer (1954–1999) • FamilySearch

Richard Gene Copfer

17 November 1954–10 August 1999 (Age 44)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

The Life of Richard Gene

When Richard Gene Copfer was born on 17 November 1954, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, his father, Delbert Herman Copfer, was 35 and his mother, Helen Geneva Barnes, was 35. He lived in Pico Rivera, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1995. He died on 10 August 1999, in Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 44.

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Parents and Siblings

Delbert Herman Copfer

1919–1969

Helen Geneva Barnes

1919–1996

Robert Allen Copfer

1948–1998

Richard Gene Copfer

1954–1999

Parents and Siblings

Delbert Herman Copfer

Male1919–1969Male

Helen Geneva Barnes

Female1919–1996Female

siblings

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Robert Allen Copfer

Male1948–1998Male

Richard Gene Copfer

Male1954–1999Male

World Events (8)

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 1

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

1956 · The Los Angeles California Temple Opens

Age 2

The Los Angeles California Temple was dedicated by David O. McKay on March 11, 1956. The Los Angeles California Temple was the first temple built in California. The temple opened 19 years after it was announced due to delays caused by World War II.

1967 · The Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Age 13

The Twenty-fifth Amendment clarifies that when a President can't fulfill his role as President, the Vice President becomes President. He may do so only If the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office.

Name Meaning

Copfer

Richard

Gene

1 English: from Old French cof(f)re ‘chest’, ‘box’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of coffers or chests or, by extension, for a treasurer.2 Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kaufer or Kauffer ( see Kaufer ).

Possible Related Names

Kaufer

Sources (3)

Richard G Cooper, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"
Richard Gene Copfer, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
Richard G Copfer, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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