Theresa Eileen Koopman was on December 1, 1941, to John and Helen Fullam in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She entered eternal life surrounded by family on January 14, 2018.
Terri graduated from nursing school in 1962 and entered the Air Force. She was stationed in Topeka, Kansas, where she met the love of her life, Howard Koopman; they were married in 1964. Together they raised three daughters and had two bonus daughters.
Terri was an active community member, both before and after retirement. She received the AARP Andrus Award in Florida in 2010. She was an active member of Faith Lutheran Church and also active in the Arkansas-Oklahoma Via de Cristo movement.
Terri is survived by daughters Karen Maxwell of Nashville, TN, Lizbeth Huggins (Hewlett) of North Little Rock, AR, and Melissa Zeman of Evergreen, CO, daughter of her heart Shari Anders, grandchildren Joel Anders, Richard Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Sara Maxwell, Jonathan Huggins, Gabe Huggins, Nicholas Zeman, and Peyton Zeman; she is also survived by her great granddaughter Evie Anders and her sister Kathy Jerram and a host of nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held at Faith Lutheran Church in Little Rock on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at 4:30 p.m.
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