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At Van Hoosen Middle School, a Memorial to One Who Will Not Be Forgotten
Students create a wall of memories and tributes to Cooper Salsberry, their classmate who passed away last weekend.
You were the funniest, nicest, friendliest guy I know. I miss you a lot.
We will never forget you.
School isn't the same without you and it never will be.
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These are some of the hundreds of phrases written with love across a colorful memorial that is hanging in the hallway of , a school that is mourning the recent death of sixth-grader Cooper Salsberry.
Cooper, 12, of Oakland Township, died Saturday. He collapsed while running laps during a baseball practice at an Orion Township park. All week, the school community has come together to mourn and pay tribute to Cooper. His funeral is Thursday at Kensington Church in Troy.
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A memorial fund has been created in Cooper's name. Money can be sent to: J. Cooper Salsberry Memorial Fund, c/o Merrill Lynch, Attn. Jennifer Kreutzer, 39577 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304.
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