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James Cochran Obituary

JamesE. Cochran age90,diedsuddenlyonFriday,December13,2013.Dr.Cochranwas borninHagerstown,Marylandin1923toEdwardandMildredWarehamCochran.After graduatingfromTheMercersburgAcademy,hereceivedaB.SandPh.D.inOrganicChemistry fromYaleUniversity. HisstudieswereinterruptedduringWorldWarIIwhenhejoinedtheUnited StatesNavyandservedasaPharmacistMate. Dr.CochranworkedforEliLillyCompany,Stauffer ChemicalCompanyandTechChem,anIndustryConsul ingfirmhefoundedin1988. Hewasa longtimeresidentofDevon,PA. Jimwasactiveinseveralprofessionalsocieties,includingTheChemicalHeritageFoundation,The AmericanChemicalSocietyandtheDrug,ChemicalandAlliedTrades(DCAT)Association,for whichheservedatermasPresidentfrom19801981. Dr.Cochranwaspassionateaboutchemistry,butalsoanavidgolfer,aninternationaltravelerand anenthusiastoftheAmericanWesternheritageandculture.Helovedsportscarsandfor48years wasamemberoftheMainLineSportsCarClub. Jimissurvivedbyhiswifeof67years,Elizabeth(Betty)Schlosser,daughter,Elizabeth,sons, James,William,daughterinlaw,CindyScharerandthreegrandchildren,Lauren,BrettandTodd. AfuneralservicewillbeheldMonday,December23at11amatSt.David'sChurch,Wayne,PA. FlowersordonationstoSt.David'sChurchmaybeaddressedtoSt.David'sChurch763Valley ForgeRdWayne,PA19087. StuardFuneralHome

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Published by Main Line Media News from Dec. 17 to Dec. 22, 2013.

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Barbara Jackson

December 30, 2013

Dear Liz,
So sorry to hear about the passing of your father. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Gene Kiley

December 21, 2013

Betty- Memories of Jim ( and you ) are like yesterday. A WONDERFUL person.......... golf a little shaky.

You & your family are added to our prayer list. God bless...

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