{"id":126,"date":"2015-01-03T15:48:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T23:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookholidays.com\/blog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2016-12-02T12:58:08","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T20:58:08","slug":"roseville-man-known-for-christmas-display-in-coma-after-fall-while-taking-down-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookholidays.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/03\/roseville-man-known-for-christmas-display-in-coma-after-fall-while-taking-down-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Roseville Man Known For Christmas Display In Coma After Fall While Taking Down Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sacramento.cbslocal.com\/video?autoStart=true&amp;topVideoCatNo=default&amp;clipId=11014684\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lax1-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xpf1\/v\/l\/t1.0-9\/22632_1075180777941_7538944_n.jpg?oh=f63c6b65ea2049deaa77437bb1dc90e4&amp;oe=55F62AC4\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ROSEVILLE (CBS13) \u2014 A Roseville man known for his love to light up his neighborhood during the holidays is in a coma after falling while taking down his <span id=\"itxthook0p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook0w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">Christmas<\/span><\/span> lights.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few weeks ago, <a href=\"http:\/\/sacramento.cbslocal.com\/2015\/01\/07\/roseville-man-known-for-christmas-display-in-coma-after-fall-while-taking-down-lights\/\" target=\"_blank\">CBS13<\/a> featured his uncle\u2019s home on the 12 Daves of Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW TO HELP<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/robcoopersr\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1017025228313688\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is more than a story about a man who impressed people with Christmas lights. Rob Cooper is a man who\u2019s done a lot for his community. And now his neighbors are trying to <span id=\"itxthook1p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook1w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">give back <\/span><\/span>to a man who gave so much.<\/p>\n<p>For the past few years, Rob Cooper\u2019s Roseville home on Twinwood Loop has made it on the 12 Daves of Christmas. It\u2019s an elaborate light show that he would work on for month.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Popp\u2019s uncle has decorated his home for years. It\u2019s a tradition that started when he was just 5 with his dad, and continued when he passed away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what he looked forward to every year,\u201d Popp said.<\/p>\n<p>But on Saturday, while removing his lights, Rob took a tumble from his roof.<\/p>\n<p>Rob\u2019s neighbor Shannon Pierce was just feet away when it happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just started screaming help me please somebody help me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors removed part of Rob\u2019s skull to relieve pressure on his swollen brain. He also has broken ribs and a shattered shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>But Rob\u2019s holiday lights were more than just a show. He\u2019d also collect food for the Placer County Food Bank from people passing by. Sometimes people driving by would offer <span id=\"itxthook2p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook2w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">cash <\/span><\/span>to help pay for his electric bill. He would take that money and send it to the food bank.<\/p>\n<p>Now his neighbors are uniting to help a man who gave back to the <span id=\"itxthook3p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook3w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">community<\/span><\/span> and hoping Rob is back at the end of the year, doing what he loves to do so much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know he\u2019s one of those fighters who\u2019s going to come out you know swinging,\u201d Pierce said.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sacramento.cbslocal.com\/2015\/01\/07\/roseville-man-known-for-christmas-display-in-coma-after-fall-while-taking-down-lights\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROSEVILLE (CBS13) \u2014 A Roseville man known for his love to light up his neighborhood during the holidays is in a coma after falling while taking down his Christmas lights. Just a few weeks ago, CBS13 featured his uncle\u2019s home on the 12 Daves of Christmas. 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