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 Last week our speaker was Dr. Howard Cooper, Lake County's coroner. Dr. Cooper is a forensic dentist and has served his country as part of two federal government teams: Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) and Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team Weapons of Mass Destruction (DMORT WMD All Hazards). He was activated the morning of September 11, 2001, to work at Ground Zero in New York to help identify victims of the horrific attack. After Hurricane Katrina, he was activated as part of the DMORT WMD All Hazards team. His task at this event was victim recovery, decontamination, and identification. Dr. Cooper spent 5 weeks in the New Orleans area helping to bring closure to the victim’s families. Dr. Cooper was elected to be Lake County's coroner in 2016 and he enjoys working with and helping the families of Lake County, as well as, the fire and law enforcement communities. During the morning of our meeting, Dr. Cooper participated in the announcement that five suburban counties, including Lake County, filed lawsuits against several pharmaceutical companies, joining a growing nationwide effort to hold drug manufacturers accountable for the opioid epidemic. Thanks to Steve Balinski for arranging for Dr. Cooper to be our speaker. |
Thank you to Rosemary for taking Gabriel to the Field Museum, another destination to be taken off of his wish list!