Kevin J. Coogan

Kevin and I were colleagues for several years as night-shift proofreaders. We became friends and spent time together outside of work on a few occasions. He visited my nineteenth century home on Staten Island and delighted in a driving tour of historic spots around the borough. We hadn't been in touch for a while and I was deeply saddened to discover this announcement. He spoke often and fondly of his nieces and nephew, cherishing his time with them in Vermont. To Nell and family, please...

I only had the chance to meet Kevin in person once, the year before he passed away, to discuss our overlapping historical research interests. But between that, our email correspondence, and his published work, Kevin left a truly indelible impact on my life. My heart goes out to the loved ones who knew him better and whose feelings of loss must certainly be that much more severe.

He is basically my scholar-hero. His book on F.P. Yockey is monumentally thorough and fascinating, one of my favorite nonfiction books, ever.

I live and work in Germany and I have never met Kevin personally. We communicated exclusively by e-mail - and through a few letters some years ago when Kevin sent me in an extraordinarily generous manner copies of materials which he collected during his archive research. Such obligingness among scientists is by no means a matter of course. All the more I appreciated it. My sympathy goes to his family and relatives.

It was my privilege and pleasure to have interviewed Kevin on many occasions about "Dreamer of the Day" and some wonderful articles for periodicals such as Jeffrey Bale's "Hitlist."

What a loss! I am stricken, though glad and proud to have preserved Kevin's work at my blog: www.spitfirelist.com You can listen to interviews and read lengthy transcriptions of his seminal, vital writing.

Just use the Search Function. Use quotation marks for keyword searches.

Rest in Peace,...

My sincere condolence, prayers and love to Nell and family. I treasure the memories of visits with us cousins on 18th street and the trips to the Academy of Music. Kevin was so much fun and at times, mischievous (as were we all) but very much a part of the Morris-Coogan-Rogers/Williams-Flynn Family. Eternal rest grant unto him, oh Lord and let the Perpetual Light shine upon him.

Kevin was a long time friend, generous, intense and funny. He had had a way to give you his full attention when he was communicating with you. I will miss his quirky ways, his humor and laugh and his unique independent spirit.

Kevin's premature death is a great loss, both to his relatives and friends and to the small community of scholarly researchers who specialize in the arcane subjects of political extremism and covert activities.