MARTIN J. KOHN

MARTIN JEROME KOHN (Age 84)  
A kind and loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, he died on September 30, 2014. An economist for the federal government, he specialized in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.Born in New York to Jerome and Rhoda Kohn, Marty grew up in Manhattan. He attended Fieldston and Oberlin College, and after graduating served for two years in the U.S. Army. He went on to receive a PhD in economics from Yale University, and over three decades worked for various federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board, the State Department, the Commerce Department and the CIA. He also served as president of the National Economists Club.From the age of six Marty was an ardent fan of the Giants' baseball and football teams. For more than 40 years, he spent part of every summer in Wellfleet, MA with his family, where he played tennis, sailed and read.Over the past decade, he volunteered as a paralegal for the AARP charity Legal Counsel for the Elderly. In 2008 he was chosen volunteer of the year.He is survived by his wife, Miriam Asher Kohn; his sister, Alice Weissman; his son, David (Natasha Lesser); his daughter, Susanna (Arlo Chase) and his five grandchildren.Services will be held on Sunday, October 5 at 12 p.m. at Torchinsky Hebrew Funeral Home, 254 Carroll Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012, 202-541-1001. He will be buried at Judean Memorial Gardens, Olney, MD. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly, 601 E St. NW, Washington DC 20049, 202-434-2120.