Sharon Cohen, 68. Beloved partner of Michael Robinson; caring sister of Marshall (Estella) Cohen and aunt to their children; devoted daughter of the late David and Esther Cohen. She also will be deeply missed by many close friends and colleagues. Sharon was a Chicago-based writer at The Associated Press for more than four decades. She received The Associated Managing Editors Association award for best feature writing of the year six times and the best feature writing award of 2009 from The New York Press Club. Among many other awards and distinctions, The Chicago Journalism Association named her the 2015 Chicago Journalist of the Year. Graveside service Tues., April 13, 2 PM at Waldheim Jewish Cemetery (gate 300), 1700 S. Harlem Ave, North Riverside, IL 60546. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/brain-tumor/, and the Glioblastoma Foundation, https://glioblastomafoundation.org/.