http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 25 June 2009 Obituary of Walter Raymond Coogan _______________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Daily Mail", 19 DEC 2003): SKANEATELES - WALTER RAYMOND COOGAN, 60 died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003 at Community General Hospital. Born in Jersey City, N. J., he retired in 1999 from US Air where he had worked for 34 years as a reservation sales representative. He was a member of the Centreal New York Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, director of the First Class Services for the Adirondack Scenic Railroad and for several years, he was the curator of the Martisco Railroad Museum. He was also a member of the Adirondack Railroad Preservation Society, member and past president of the Association of Retired US Air Employees and was a former member of FOCUS. He is survived by his companion Nancy M. Wierzbickl of Warners; brother James J. Coogan of Skaneateles; friend Ellie L. Wallace of Skaneateles; nephew Christopher Coogan of New York City and niece Lara Gallagher of New Jersey. Services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at the Tindall Funeral Home, 1921 Genesee St., Syracuse at 9:30 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church. Spring interment will be in Palenville Cemetery, Palenville. Calling hours are Saturday, Dec. 20 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 21 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Community General Hospital, 4900 Broad Road, Syracuse, N.Y. 13215. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2/daily_mail_december_2003.htm _______________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Boston Globe", 19 DEC 2003): COOGAN, WALTER R. ... _______________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Syracuse Post-Standard", 19 DEC 2003): COOGAN (December 17, 2003) - Walter Raymond Coogan, 60, of Skaneateles, died Wednesday, at Community General Hospital. Born in New Jersey, NJ, he retired in 1999... _______________________________________________________________________