Lawrence Kohn

Kohn Kohn, Lawrence Gilbert Larry passed away peacefully at home with family at his side Tuesday evening, November 8, 2011. Born April 6, 1946 to Sidney and Esther Kohn in Washington, DC, joining brother, Howard Kohn. Survived by his wife of 43 wonderful years, Jackie; children, Susan Lauer (Brad), Brian Kohn, and Elise Kohn; grandsons, Spencer and Kyle Lauer; and nieces and nephews, Andrew Kohn, Beth Kohn Converse, Sidney Strickland, Gordon Shankman, Leslie Shankman, and Erin Mathes. Larry graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD in 1964. After he and Jackie were married, they lived in Bowie and Greenbelt, MD, where they met their very close friends, Carol and Jay Karch, with whom many good times and memories have been shared. After moving to Plantation in 1980, Larry spent nine years working as a polygraph examiner in Miami before he and Jackie fulfilled one of his life s dreams by launching and growing their own successful company, Graymark Security Group. An enthusiastic collector of stamps, coins, comic books, baseball cards, and wines, Larry was always a loving and generous son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather, who was grateful for the love and support of his friends, family, and colleagues. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 at Levitt Weinstein Memorial Chapel, 8135 West McNab Road, Tamarac, FL 33321. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Foundation for Cancer Research, www.NFCR.org, or to the charity of your choice.