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Councilman David Cohen: May he rest in peace
By "Mary Tracy SCRUB" <scrub@urbanblight.org>
Wednesday, 10/05/05
(1128563262676)
To: SCRUB Members and Friends
From: Mary Tracy
RE: Councilman Cohen
Aside from having the right instincts and priorities, Councilman David
Cohen was a master of the legislative process and empowered hundreds of
citizens over the years to gain passage of laws that promoted the common
good by teaching us how the system worked.
I am one of those citizens.
In 1990, Councilman Cohen invited several members of the newly- formed,
citywide SCRUB Coalition to City Council's Caucus Room. He told us to
introduce ourselves to the unsuspecting Council Members and ask how they
intended to vote on the pending bill to stop the proliferation of
billboards in Philadelphia. We were nervous, some of us terrified but we
were passionate about this issue and David Cohen gave us the courage and
the access we needed to advocate successfully. Since then the
Councilman has stood with SCRUB whenever we needed his help. From
appealing unjustified zoning variances to fending off legislative
attacks on taxpayer standing, Councilman Cohen protected neighborhoods.
David Cohen was a great man of the people and we mourn the loss of his
eloquent an unwavering voice advocating for the public interest.
We send our deepest sympathies to Florence Cohen and her family.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 on Thursday October 6, 2005, at
Goldsteins' Rosenbergs' Raphael-Sacks Funeral Home, 6410 North Broad
Street.
Community members, regardless of religion, are also invited to observe
Shiva with the family at the home of Mark Cohen, 1415 Brighton Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19111 at 7:30 pm on Thursday, Oct. 6, Saturday, Oct. 8,
and Sunday, Oct. 9.
The Cohen family would like to ensure that the information regarding the
memorial service and Shiva times reaches everyone in the community, so
please feel free to forward this e-mail.