Gary J Cohan

He was born on April 13, 1940 in Brooklyn and moved to Hempstead Long Island when he was seven. He graduated from Hempstead High School. He then went on to attend Duke University for one year before transferring to and graduating Phi Beta Kappa from NYU. He then attended Harvard Law School which set the stage for 55 years of practicing law as a corporate attorney. Gary also did pro bono work.

He married his beloved wife Joyce in 1963 and had two sons Jon and Andy. He lived in many places including New York, Northern California, Houston and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Gary was passionate about sports, coaching his son's teams, attending his grandkid's sporting events and was an avid New York Jets fan. He also loved to travel and went on many great journey's including Israel and a sabbatical in Tuscany. He was thrilled to be able to attend his granddaughter Julia and Alec's wedding in Scottsdale.

Gary was known for his high level of intelligence, great sense of humor, integrity and compassion.

Gary was a loving husband to Joyce, dad to Jon and Andy, grandpa to Julia, Emma, Sophia, Isabella and Nicoli, brother to Cookie and father-in-law to Jennifer and Julie. He was also a beloved uncle and brother-in-law to many.

A service of celebration will be held on Thursday January 4 at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral, Cremation and Event Center at 5411 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, Florida 33417.