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The Reverend Allan F. Cope, born January 13, 1943 to William Jackson Cope and Frances Marie Oliver Cope, entered the promise of eternal life on Friday, December 26, 2008. Pastor Al served as a Licensed Lay Pastor for the American Lutheran Church, Ohio District, and the Lutheran Church in America, Central Ohio Synod, from 1981 to 1985, serving as Pastor of the Fairfield County Parish, a four point L.C.A. parish in Central Ohio. On January 27, 1985 Pastor Al was ordained as a pastor in the American Lutheran Church, and he accepted a call to serve as Pastor of Christ Lutheran Church of Elm Creek, in Guadalupe County, Texas. He served at Christ Lutheran from 1985 to 1991, and in 1991 accepted a call to Lutheran Campus Ministry where he served as the Director of Cooperative Ministries in High Education in San Antonio, Texas. In 1995, Pastor Al also accepted a call to serve as half-time Pastor for Atonement Lutheran Church, while continuing to serve as the Director of Cooperative Ministries. In 1997 he stepped down as the Director of Cooperative Ministries to accept a call to serve as full-time Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in San Antonio. Rev. Cope is survived by his wife Elva Villalpando Cope; his oldest daughter Tiffany Michelle and her husband George White; his son David Allan his wife Judy; his daughter Teressa Dawn and her husband Jason Robles; his son Derek Allan and his wife Prisilla; stepdaughter Selena Ann; his kid brother Lt. Col. Michael Vincent Cope, Retired Special Forces and Vietnam Veteran, his grandchildren, Bryan Michael, Stefan Thomas, Valerie, Emily Chen, Derek Allan II, Jacob Tomas, and Landon Ellis; and many friends, colleagues, congregational members, and acquaintances that shall miss him greatly. Services Visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South. An Ecumenical Prayer Service will begin at 7:00 pm. Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Trinity Lutheran Church with interment to follow in Mission Burial Park South. Flowers are welcome or contributions may be given to Trinity Lutheran Church, or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, South Texas Chapter, 431 Isom Road, Suite 125, San Antonio, TX 78216.

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Rev. Allan F. Cope

January 13, 1943 - December 26, 2008