Frances Smith Cohen

Dear Sam, Rachel and Jeff We continue to think of you and dear Fran and Marvin often. We recall fun times at Thanksgiving, picnicking up Mount Lemon, piano lessons, box games and of course wonderful, wild rehearsals and performances! Fran's image and spirit pop up and any and all odd times - laughing, hustling, directing - sometimes impossible lifts that somehow Sandra and I would manage to achieve (more or less!) -she loved it and so did we. Diane, Sean, Karen, and Mike join me in wishing...

I just heard that Fran passed away. Oh my....memories.... I met Fran years ago in az. We shared much in dance. She was passionate about dance, a great teacher,choreographer, compassionate human being....a loving person. I see her soul up there, dancing with the other beams of light.....spreading her kindness. Memories of her forever.
Elayne Nueman

I just heard the news and I send my condolences to F Fran's family.

I am overwhelmed with memories. Fran was my teacher at the University of Arizona, and what a force she was: passionate, energizing, challenging, giving, forgiving, embracing us all. She was a mother and a friend and a mentor, and she had such a great sense of humor and such exuberance. Fran was the dance. I will never forget her.

Dear Fran - Diane and I have adored you since we first met you, Marvin, Nonny, Sam, Jeff, and Rachel in 19r 74. I was thrilled and honored to dance the powerful roles in you concert dances. We had such fun and worked so hard - I loved every minute of it. Wherever you are now, dance, dance, dance the joys and sorrows you so deeply felt and understood.
Love always - John, the Mandarin and the king of great Russia.

Frances was a friend from Tucson High and a dance
teacher for my daughter Kathy from age 7 to a dance major at the U of A Many memories of Frances and Marvin when they lived in Tucson
My condolences to her family Joan Hirsh Rosenbluth

thank you for being a great neighbor greg

O, my darling Rachel, Sam, Jeffrey:

I have learned only today of your mother's passing, though I had heard from Howard about the heart attack and the coma.

My heart is deeply saddened. What a huge impression Fran had on my life! How I treasure the notebooks with pictures of the shows we did together. I remember the first time I met her. She had called the UofA Drama Department to see if Peter Morroney knew a folk singer. We met at a restaurant in Tucson. She was pregnant with...

Thank you Fran for many wonderful and memorable years as a Kadimah Dancer. Thanks to you, I am still dancing.
Rest in Peace!

Loving memories of Fran over many years teaching my daughter from the age of 3 thru high school. I especially remember her getting my son involved in a class after his first open heart surgery at the age of 5.... She was a precious gift in my children's and our family's lives!