Dr. Robert Cochran Jr.

Dr. Robert Cochran, Jr.

Nashville, TN

Robert Taylor "Bob" Cochran, Jr., a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on December 29, 2016 at the age of 82.

Bob is survived by his wife of 58 years, Donna; children, Robert Cochran III (Ellen), Heather Cochran Cunningham (Christopher Cunningham), Charles Dean Cochran (Michelle) and grandchildren, Lindsey Elizabeth Cochran, Rachel Ann Cochran, Robert Taylor Cochran IV, Laurel Lea Cunningham, Kathryn Joan Cunningham, Charles Dean Cochran, Jr., and Carlton Ethan Cochran. He is preceded in death by his parents, Elma Sherrard and Robert Taylor Cochran, Sr. and brother, William Sherrard Cochran.

A Nashville native, Bob graduated from Hillsboro High School and Vanderbilt University. He received his MD from Vanderbilt University Medical School, and completed his residencies in internal medicine and neurology at the University of Texas and Duke University, respectively. In 1963, he established his private medical practice in Nashville. He served in the U.S. Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he worked as a physician and achieved the rank of major.

While serving as co-director of the Pain Center in the 1990's at the former Centennial Hospital, Bob built a reputation as a leader in chronic pain treatment in Nashville. His life was dedicated to caring for his patients; he had a sincere affection and respect for each and every one of them as well as his outstanding staff, his "second family," who provided support, laughter and friendship throughout his 50+ year medical practice. Bob was an author of three books on the treatment of chronic pain. He noted that each of the human beings described in his books brought him a gift -- the gift of knowledge.

He was a true Renaissance man, always wanting to learn and grow. Among his many passions and accomplishments were cycling, mountain climbing, scuba diving, marathon running, reading, wine collecting, growing orchids, tennis, photography and astronomy.

Visitation for Dr. Cochran will take place on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Woodmont Christian Church. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. followed by a family graveside service at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the Friends of Radnor Lake, the Nashville Symphony or the Nashville Rescue Mission. An online guestbook is available at AustinFuneralService.com 615-377-0775.