Victoria Elaine Anderson Cooper Smith

Was born August 27,1941 to James D. and Dorothy M. Anderson at Huntington Hospital in Huntington, Long Island, New York.

She attended schools in Huntington, NY – Lincoln Elementary, Robert K. Toaz Junior HS, Huntington High School. Vicki was a member of the first graduation class of the then newly built Huntington High School in 1959. She was an active member of several extra-curricular clubs and sports teams.

After graduation, Vicki went to work for New York Telephone. After several location transfers to different offices, including the "Underground Engineering," all over Long Island in different roles and responsibilities, mergers to become NYNEX, then Verizon Communications, she retired in 1991 after 30 years of service.

In June 1964, Vicki married William McKinley Leatherbury Cooper of Wilmington, DE. That union produced a son in 1966, Sean Anderson Cooper.

April 2, 1994, after a three-year courtship, Vicki married Dr. Robert J. Smith of London, United Kingdom. They moved to North Providence, Rhode Island, where post-retirement as Executive Chef of British Airways at JFK Airport in NY City, Robert took a role as professor of "Classic French Cuisine" at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, RI. Vicki also took on a post-retirement job as the Executive Assistant to the Pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church.

Upon the birth of her first Grandchild, Haley Victoria Cooper in 1998, they moved to Sterling, VA to be near the family again. A few years later, her first Grandson, Grant Anderson Cooper was born.

They enjoyed traveling to United Kingdom and especially the Caribbean.  Vicki has been traveling almost all her adult life, as it was an absolute passion, especially when it could be shared with family and close friends. Her favorite destination was Barbados as it was for Robert also.

Vicki also was passionate supporter of her Son and his little league, Junior High, High School and College athletic participation in football, basketball and baseball. She continued that as an avid attendee to watch and cheer for her Granddaughter as house league, travel, high school and college softball player.

Vicki presented a calm, composed, refined and stylish even regal presence. Those that came across her, often made those comments about her presence.

Vicki was preceded in death by her parents; JD and Dorothy Anderson, her husband Robert J. Smith; her sister, Barbara Ann Wilson.

She leaves to celebrate her life; her son and daughter in law Sean and Dianna Cooper (Hamilton, VA), her Grandchildren, Haley and Grant Cooper. Her first cousins Delores Roebuck (Wilmington, NC) and Marilyn Hamilton (Las Vegas), nieces Carolyn Smith (Wilmington, DE), Hilary Moore (Charlestown, WV), nephew Steven Wilson (Melville, NY), in-laws as well as many more nieces, nephews, Stepchildren and Step grandchildren, friends whose lives she crossed.