Andrew Jamieson
Cooley, 67
Andrew Jamieson Cooley, 67, passed away May 22, 2021 in Charlotte, N.C. after a short battle with cancer. Born September 9, 1953 in Salisbury, Md., he was the son of Richard M. and Margaretta J. Cooley, the youngest of five siblings.
Andy enjoyed sports, using his speed and agility to play a running back position in high school. However, his favorite sport was tennis, where he earned state ranking as a teen. He continued to play tennis as well as squash at Kent School in Connecticut where he graduated in 1970.
After Kent, Andy followed in his father's footsteps when he selected Princeton University to continue his education. There he played tennis also and was a member of the Cap and Gown Club.
Andy was employed by CitiBank in New York City then moved to Becker Warburg Paribas in corporate finance where he spent time in Paris and London. He then moved to international investment banking with Merrill- Lynch in London. Andy was recruited to Nations Bank in Charlotte in 1996 where he led the Investment Grade Capital Markets business until it merged with Bank of America in 1998. Andy relocated to London to run the International Debt Capital Markets business for Bank of America's investment bank, responsible for all of the firm's activities in EMEA. Andy moved to U.S. Bank in 2007 where he was active in Investment Banking covering financial institutions until he retired in 2019. Andy was a member of the Metropolitan Club in Washington D.C.
Andy was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Robert Cooley. He is survived by his daughters, Rebecca Jamieson Cooley, and Mary Railey Boyd Cooley; as well as his brothers, Richard Cooley (Patti) and Arthur Cooley (Billie); his sister, Katherine Maher (Philip); sister-in-law, Peggy Cooley; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Andy was a true gentleman; highly accomplished but always unfailingly kind, considerate and humble. His life deeply touched his family, friends, team mates and co-workers. Andy was as comfortable in his beloved Eastern Shore of Maryland home as he was in New York or London. His magnetic personality and joie de vivre will be sorely missed. The family will have a celebration of his joyous life at a later date.