Founder of Pulse Investments Kingsley Cooper, who died at age 71 on June 18 in a Florida hospital, is remembered for his sterling contribution to the fashion and entertainment sectors by his peers and political leaders. Cooper and fellow attorney Hilary Phillips started Pulse in 1980. Cooper became the face of the company which helped develop the talents of several well-known models.
Entertainment attorney Lloyd Stanbury remembers a young Cooper. “I attended Kingston College between 1967 and 1974 and he was the head boy when I was in third form. He was the youngest head boy at that time, I believe he was 16 years old.
I just saw him as a very bright and enterprising person. He influenced me to get into the entertainment industry as a lawyer. I was really inspired by what he was doing,” Stanbury told the Jamaica Observer on Wednesday.
He said Cooper started out as owner of a sound system called Soul Construction and he later moved into event promotion. Prime Minister Andrew Holness highlighted Cooper’s passing in a post on his official Instagram account. “I am saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Kingsley Cooper.
Kingsley Cooper, CD, was a trailblazer in the model, fashion and lifestyle sectors. His pioneering work as the founder of Pulse Model Agency in the 1980s was the catalyst that placed Jamaica front and centre in the lifestyle sector, both locally and overseas. Kingsley was phenomenal.
I extend my heartfelt condolence to his family, colleagues, and frien.