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“Jordon stood up for vulnerable people in the community and challenged elected officials in the province — and especially Saskatoon — to do right by the citizens they represent,” she said. “He also was willing to speak out of his own life and experiences. In this way he was brave and generous, and will be missed deeply by the people of this city.”

Cooper launched his weblog in 2001, where he wrote about urban issues, politics, technology, culture and sports. Mixed in with his honest assessments and observations were personal glimpses into his life. He was a father of two sons, Mark and Oliver, and husband to Wendy.

He wrote openly about his diagnosis. In a May 19, 2017 post, he wrote that he began to run a fever that would not break, feeling hot and cold for a week. He started to think he was feeling better after taping a television appearance, but soon had a “horrible” pain in his side. At first, he feared it was his appendix.

“We had planned to be at Grasslands National Park this weekend and the last thing I wanted to happen was a burst appendix and spending a week in Swift Current,” he wrote.

He went to the hospital, where doctors ran tests before he was sent home. Hospital staff later called to ask him back after one of the tests suggested a blood clot in his lung. Cooper went back for further tests. Doctors found growths on his liver. Later, they found a large growth in his colon.

In August, months after the diagnosis came, he returned to writing his regular column for The StarPhoenix, explaining to readers that he had colon cancer and it had spread to his liver.