Robert "Bob" Cooney, age 86, of Wickes, Arkansas, died Monday, December 11, 2023, at his home. He was born on Monday, February 22, 1937, to Robert Arthur and Theresa Marguerite La Motte Cooney. Bob Cooney, a man of unwavering faith, leaves behind a legacy of courage, determination, and a life rich in accomplishment and service.
Updated on May 10, 2021 at 2:57 pm
City of Arlington
The City of Arlington and the Arlington Historical Society dedicated a bronze and granite World War II memorial in the City Center Plaza Saturday.
One monument lists the names of 50 Arlington men who lost their lives on battlefields across Europe, North Africa, Asia and the Pacific between 1941 and 1945. A second monument outlines the contributions of more than 5,000 students, alumni and faculty members of North Texas Agricultural College, now the University of Texas at Arlington, who answered the nation s call to arms during the war.
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