Frederick Allen Cohn

Birth date: Aug 9, 1934 Death date: Jun 11, 2013

Frederick Allen Cohn passed away on June 11, 2013. Beloved husband to Eilene Cohn; loving father to Jamie (Jimmy Dreskin) Cohn and Gary (Christine) Cohn; devoted Brother to Paul Cohn; dedicated Grandfather to First Lt. Bradley (Ch Read Obituary

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Gary Cohn

638w ago

Brad Cohn

I want to first apologize to my Grandfather for not being here in person. For those of you who may not know, I am currently deployed to Afghanistan and therefore unable to make it today. I know Grandpa would tell me to stop apologizing and that he was proud of me and of what I am doing. It still hurts however, and my thoughts and prayers are all in Florida today.

My Grandfather was the most genuine person I have ever known. Family was everything to him, and in turn he was everything to all of us. His laughter was infectious- I'm sure you can all attest that once he got going it didn't matter what mood you were in or how your day was, pretty soon you'd be doubled over in laughter as well. Whether it was an ant infestation in his car or his pants, a funny mix up, or calling me Gary for the twentieth time, that awesome, all encompassing laugh just took over. I'll never forget it.

Whenever someone meets my Dad and I for the first time the first thing they say, without fail, is "Wow, you two look exactly alike." For as long as I can remember the next words out of my Dad's mouth were "Wait to you see my father standing next to us- three generations of Cohns and we all look the same." And while my Dad will never be able to say that again, the fact is that the best parts of Grandpa live in all of us, his friends and his family. I miss him more than I ever thought was possible, but I still get to see him, and all of his quirks, in my Dad. And my Mom never fails to call him out on it. It's okay Dad, Chelsea is doing the same thing to me now too.

My Dad and my Grandpa are so much alike, Dad would get frustrated over the smallest little things Grandpa did. He'd turn to me and say in joking exasperation, "Don't ever let me be like my Dad." Well sorry Dad, you're just like him. And so am I, and I know that you love that and are as proud of that fact as I am.

Grandpa, thanks for everything you’ve done for me- all that I know about and all that I will probably never learn. I know you realize how special you are to me, and to everyone here, and I hope you never stop rocking the “Ants in the Pants Dance.” Rest easy, smile down on us, and know that I’ll never stop missing you.

Love,
Bradley

Gary Cohn

640w ago

Fred was a family man, he was the best brother, father, grandfather that a man could be. He will always be a Baltimore boy, one who loved his Maryland blue crabs,and Baltimore snowballs.

My grandfather was goofy, silly, and loud. When I think of him, I think of us laughing together. He was always laughing with me, around me, at me. But he was laughed at his fair share too. He knew how to take a joke, he had to. I don’t know how he put up with all the crazy people in his life, this family is actually kind of ridiuclous. Its incredible he managed to stay sane, and with a smile on top of that. He'd spend the whole afternoon crawling around on his hands and knees giving my cousins and I rides on our "horsey", with that huge goofy grin of his. It was what he loved to do- be a grandfather. And he was so good at it.

My grandfather was also incredibly generous and kind. I think the thing he loved most was spending money on people he loved, just to see them happy. I have a necklace with me today that my grandpa bought me when I was a little girl. He saw me admiring it in a store, asked me if I liked it, and bought it for me. Later when I told my dad, I asked him why grandpa bought it for me without me even asking for it. His answer was simple- "because he loves you and knew it would make you happy". It's not a million dollar necklace, but it's worth two million to me today.

I can still hear his voice in my head telling me how much he loved me, how beautiful, smart, and talented I am. He never missed an opportunity to tell me that I was amazing and he was so proud of me. The last conversation I had with him he told me all those things. He loved us all so much, all he ever wanted to do was see his family succeed and be happy. Moving on will be hard, but it is what he truly would have wanted us to do. Honestly, he's probably upset that I chose to miss 2 days of work to be here celebrating and remembering him. That's just the kind of awesome, kind, compassionate person he was. Thank you so much for always loving, supporting, and believing in me Grandpa, I miss you already.

Madeline Cohn

Peter Engelman

641w ago

Dear Eileen, Paul and family,
So sorry to hear about Fred's passing. I can still remember when Fred used to walk me to elementary school #62. Please know that I share your loss and will always have fond memories.
Pete and Sandy Engelman

Gary Cohn

641w ago

Created a new album - New Album Name.

Gary Cohn

641w ago

Created a new album - New Album Name.

Gary

641w ago

Created a new album - New Album Name.

Madeline Cohn

642w ago

Grandpa,

I can still hear your voice in my head telling me how much you loved me. Telling me how beautiful, smart, and talented I am. You never missed an opportunity to tell me that I was amazing and that you were so proud of me. I love you so much for that. Thank you so much for always loving, supporting, and believing in me Grandpa, I miss you already. Rest well, say hi to Frodo for me, and I'll see you in Heaven.

Love,
Madeline

Gary

642w ago

Created a new album - New Album Name.

Gary Cohn

642w ago

Thinking about Dad these last few days, I remember the family trips to Monte Carlo and Nice, France, to name a few.
Meeting movie stars and famous people.
But especially Paradise Island, when I went with Dad and his friends. I wasn't old enough to gamble but could go in. So Dad's friend put the money in a slot machine and I pulled the handle and we won!
But then the casino people immediately confiscated the money!

Traveling all over the world with dad introduced me to food. Italy,
Monaco,
Escargots in France,
and all those experiences gave me the food bug and eventually made we want to be a chef.

Every family function had to do with food and because Dad was always taking care of others before he ate, we fondly nicknamed him the Food Pusher.
He wanted to be the best host ever.

When I think of cars and dad, I remember a MG midget, the Mercedes convertible.
And then. one day dad brings home a 1954 Bentley, manual transmission with driver on the right.
We were the only ones who could drive it.
And it was so unusual it brought us lots of attention where
ever we drove it.

I just want to say with all of that, most of all he taught me how to be respectful.
To treat others how you'd like to be treated.
How to be a man.
And to take care of your family.
Sometimes in the busy life we all lead, events like this brings us back to those little things, those small moments that make a life special.

Your loving son,
Gary

Gary

642w ago

Traveling all over the world with dad introduced me to food. Italy,
Monaco,
Escargots in France,
and all those experiences gave me the food bug and eventually made we want to be a chef.

Every family function had to do with food and because Dad was always taking care of others before he ate, we fondly nicknamed him the Food Pusher.
He wanted to be the best host ever.

Your loving son,
Gary

Gary Cohn

640w ago

Fred was a family man, he was the best brother, father, grandfather that a man could be. He will always be a Baltimore boy, one who loved his Maryland blue crabs,and Baltimore snowballs.

Madeline Cohn

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