Kenneth M. Cole, Jr. passed away on November 9, 2015, at the age of 92. Ken was a physician, attorney, author, and world traveler. As Chief of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Dallas, Texas, he treated the wounded warriors in his care with compassion and respect. As an attorney he never gave up on a client. He wrote a memoir of his years in college and military service during World War II.
He is survived by his devoted wife and traveling companion Jo Campbell Cole and a large extended family. We will remember his love of learning, generosity, and unwavering optimism, as well as his disarming sense of humor, surprising opinions, unwillingness to concede a point, and abiding sense of fair play. May he rest in peace.