Jake Copass

Jake Copass

Jake Copass (April 18 1920 - June 8 2006) was a cowboy poet who lived in the Santa Ynez Valley. [ [http://independent.com/news/2006/mar/16/jake-copass-cowboy-poet/ The Santa Barbara Independent Jake Copass - Cowboy Poet ] ] [ [http://syvnews.com/articles/2006/06/13/news/local/news01.txt Santa Ynez Valley News ] ] He had been working as a wrangler at the Alisal Guest Ranch in Solvang, California since 1946.

A native of Texas, he was shocked when he saw the valley. "Green grass in winter?" he says. "I had never seen that before. So I decided to stay. This was real cowboy country back then." Copass bought and sold cattle up and down the coast and did occasional movie work over the decades.

He saw an opportunity to reinforce children's value systems by talkingabout honesty and the cowboy way, and helping them to understand the ethics cowboys live by. Jake recently explained, "When you're young, you never feel like you have anything to offer anyone. Then you find out your own experiences are interesting to others."

A story-telling, poetry-reading cowboy treasure, Jake Copass has performed at cowboy poetry gatherings all over the West. He has a book of poetry, "It Don't Hurt to Laugh", published by Olive Press, and a memoir entitled, "I'll Be Satisfied".

Copass died on June 8 2006, following a brief illness from leukemia. His funeral was held a week later at the Alisal Guest Ranch ( [http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2006/06/11/news/news05.txt] ).

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External links

* [http://syv-online.com/showpic.php?id=71 Information on Jake Copass]

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178534/bio IMDb biography of Jake Copass]

* [http://www.coastmagazine.com/archive/pre_dec05/travel_cowgirlbootcamp.html Cowgirl boot camp with Copass]


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