My brother, Jim, lives on!

My brother, Jim, had no children.   It bothered me that his name would gradually be forgotten and it must have bothered him.  He set up a scholarship at Southeast Missouri State University.   This astounded me but he said, " I am a Southeast Missouri boy.  My two sisters worked here and my nephew, who is a doctor, went here."   I have no idea if he ever did anything at Baylor Medical or at DePaul Foundation but I know that he had a thought (more than a thought) of helping students become doctors.

And I have continued to help him realize his dream.   Last year, Eric Miller, of Jackson, Missouri received the James F. Cooper Scholarship at the University and he was recently awarded it again for this year.  

Yesterday, I received word from the Missouri Delta Foundation that the first recipient of the Dr. James F. Cooper Educational Foundation Scholarship would be East Prairie native, Trevin Mayabb who will be in family practice at East Prairie once he completes his residency.  He will practice at the Ferguson Clinic in East Prairie with Dr. Steven Douglas.

So Jim, you do have a legacy of lives and professional lives!   I guarantee you that both of these young men, Eric and Trevin, will always remember your name and the impact you have made on their lives.  And so will their families.  I believe in scholarships  --I am so happy to have had a part in making your dream a reality!  Two Southeast Missouri boys are one step closer and one dollar closer to their dream!

Daddy and Momma would be so happy that the lives of their children continue to help others!