LUCIEN COTE

1928 - 2022

COTE--Dr. Lucien J. January 4, 1928 - December 21, 2022. Dr. Lucien J. Cote of Tuxedo Park, a leading Parkinson's disease specialist, died Wednesday, December 21, 2022, surrounded by his wife, Joanne, and family. He was 94 years old. Lucien was born January 4, 1928, in Angers, Quebec Canada, son of the late Yvonne (Scantland) and Gaston Cote, Dr. Cote, Emeritus Professor of Neurology at the at Columbia University Medical Center, was recognized for a career spanning 60 years, during which he has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to patient care and research. Dr. Cote was honored by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) in May 2014 with its Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual gala at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. He is known by patients and colleagues alike for taking his time to provide the best care for each patient, whether that means hour-long appointments or weekend phone calls. His approach benefited thousands, creating a loyal following of patients and families and leading to a genetics research program at Parkinson's Disease Foundation that is named in his honor. "The most important thing I do as a doctor," Cote said in the foundation's press release announcing the award, "is to really take the time to listen." He has been at the forefront of Parkinson's science and care since the 1960s and his contributions are the stuff of legend." He is survived by his wife Joanne at home in Tuxedo Park, NY; his son Paul Andrew Cote and his wife Marilyn of New York, NY; his daughter Gabrielle Crandall of Center Harbor, NH; his twin sister Yvette Lloyd of Louisville, KY; his brother Jean-Guy Cote of Enosburgh Falls, VT; and by his two grandsons: Thomas Crandall, and Brian Crandall. Memorial contributions may be made to University of Vermont Medical School Scholarship Fund, www.uvmfound ation.org or to the Parkinson Foundation: parkinson.org Services are being handled by Smith, Seaman, and Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, (845)782-8185 www.ssqfuneralhome.com