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10 January 2010

COOGAN deaths reported in Alumni publications for Brown 
University (Providence, RI): 
***Note - not a complete listing***

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(extracted from "Brown Alumni Magazine", MAR 1997)

Richard J. Coogan '45, East Greenwich, R.I.; Nov. 30. He was founder
and president of Coogan Insurance Agency, West Warwick, R.I., until 
retiring in 1962 to teach English at Cranston East High School, where 
he remained until his retirement in 1987. A past president of the 
Kent County Insurance Agents Association and the West Warwick Lions 
Club, he was a member of the National Council of Teachers of English. 
He is survived by a sister and several nieces and nephews.

http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Brown_Alumni_Magazine/97/3-97/obits.html

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(extracted from "Brown Alumni Magazine", SEP/OCT 2000)

Marguerite Coogan Dalton '39, of Falls Church, Va.; May 22, of
respiratory failure. She was chief health planner for the Washington,
D.c., Department of Human Services, coordinating the city's 
hospitals, mental-health facilities, and emergency agencies.  Mayor
Marion Barry awarded her a certificate of special merit when she 
retired in 1979.  She was previously personnel officer for the U.S.
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.  She served as a member
of the Fairfax County (Va.) Planning Commission when the zonings of
Dulles International Airport and the planned community of Reston were
approved.  She was elected president of the Northern Viriginia League'
of women voters in 1949.  During World War II she was a civilian
personnel specialist for the U.S. Navy at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.  At
Brown, she served as a violinist in the orchestra and captain of the
archery team.  Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi.  She is survived by her
husband, Terry; a son, Robert, 5709 Little Falls Rd., Arlington, Va.
22209; and a sister, Edna Coogan Snow '43.

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(extracted from "Brown Alumni Magazine", JUL/AUG 2005):

David G. Coogan '45, of Boonton, N.J.; Jan. 15, after a short illness.
A municipal bond specialist, he retired from Seelaus and Co. in 1997.
He was previously cofounder of Coogan, Gilbert and Co., which he
operated for ten years.  A captain in the U.S. Marines, he served in
World War II and the Korean War.  He was also a former professional
tennis player.  He skied until he reached age 80 and was a golfer, 
scoring three holes-in-one.  He was a founding member of St. Catherine
of Siena Church and served on the board of St. Claire's Hospital
Foundation.  He was a volunteer driver for the American Cancer Society.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Keating Coogan '47, a son, three
daughters, ten grandchildren, a great-granddaughter, a brother and a 
sister.

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(extracted from "Brown Alumni Magazine", NOV/DEC 2009):

Edna Coogan Snow '43, of Providence; July 16. She worked as a Rhode 
Island state social worker for two years. She worked for the U.S. 
Social Security Administration for 13 years, then for the East 
Providence school department as an elementary-school teacher and a 
reading specialist for 25 years until she retired in 1989. After 
receiving her master's degree from Rhode Island College (RIC) and 
after many years of service in education, RIC named a study room in a 
residence hall in her honor and established the Edna Snow Endowed 
Scholarship Fund. She was a president of the East Providence Teachers 
Union and a president of the East Bay Retired Teachers Assoc. She was 
on the State Retirement Board for ten years, and was a member of the 
East Providence School Committee and the State Assoc. of School 
Committees. She enjoyed exercising and playing bridge at the East 
Providence Senior Center as well as spending time with her family. 
She is survived by her husband, Robert; a daughter; a son; and three 
grandsons.

http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com

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