Edward Cohen

Edward D. Cohen of Longboat Key FL, born in NYC April 1925, died Oct. 29th 2024, just six months shy of attaining his goal of 100 years old. He was predeceased by his wife Anne and his siblings - our beloved Uncle Jerry and Aunt Ruthie.
He is survived by his daughters Janet and Diane, favorite son-in-law John, steadfast friend and companion Roberta Steiner, our very good friend Nola, who achieved "third daughter" status, and many other friends and admirers, new and old.
He was a lifelong jokester, telling us as kids that his middle initial D stood for "Dascoyne." He loved puns, word play, and "groaners." His other long-standing joke was that his birthday was easy to remember, as it was Shakespeare's Baptism Day. We always thought that was a joke, until we googled it recently...sure enough, it's true!
He was also a lifelong learner (he attempted the banjo later in life), and volunteered for Meals On Wheels and tutoring English. He also played tennis into his late 80's.
He was proud of serving in WW2, where he did de-coding work in the Signal Corps. Post-war, he went to Harvard for his law degree (we found out after he died that he was in the top 20% of his class). The bulk of his career was spent at the Public Service Commission in Albany NY, where he conducted hearings on utility price hikes as an administrative law judge.
Our mother jokingly (we think) referred to him as "El Cheapo," but he was incredibly generous of mind, spirit, and resources. He taught us much about generosity, wise money-management, and many other life skills.
We are so lucky to have had him in our lives for all these years, and will miss him acutely.
He is buried at Sarasota National Cemetery.