RESOLUTION
NO.
WHEREAS, Judge Aaron Cohn, retired Senior Judge of the Juvenile Court of
Muscogee County, died at his home in Columbus, Georgia on July 4, 2012;
WHEREAS, Judge Cohn was born on March 3, 1916 in Columbus, son of the late Sam
and Etta Cohn;
WHEREAS, he attended Columbus High School and his beloved University of
Georgia, where he was captain of the Bulldog Tennis Team;
WHEREAS, during World War II, he served in the 3rd Infantry Division under
General George Patton, survived the Battle of the Bulge, earned a Bronze Star,
participated in the liberation of a Nazi concentration camp at Ebensee, Austria
and retired as Colonel in the U.S. Army;
WHEREAS, Judge Cohn took the helm in Juvenile Court in 1965, and though he
later practiced law with his son, Leslie, he devoted himself to the Court and
to changing the lives of young people--he would serve the Juvenile Court for 46
years;
WHEREAS, he service also included former President of Temple Israel, Chairman
of the March of Dimes, Executive Board of Pop Warner football programs,
Physical Council for the Y.M.C.A., volunteer tennis coach at Columbus High
School, Past President of the Columbus Bar Association; past Commander of the
Military Order of the World Wars, past President of the Muscogee Lions Club and
past President of the Council of Juvenile Court Judges;
WHEREAS, he received numerous awards, including the Livingston Citizen Soldier
of the Year Award from the U.S. Army, the Jim Woodruff Jr. Memorial Ward for
?continuous service to mankind?, and a 2003 Doctorate of Human Letters from
Columbus State University;
WHEREAS, in 2005, the University of Georgia honored Judge Cohn with the ?Bill
Hartman Award,? one of the highest honors bestowed upon a former athlete;
WHEREAS, in 2008, the State Bar of Georgia honored him with the Tradition of
Excellence Award for service to the legal profession;
WHEREAS, Judge Cohn is survived by Gail Cohn (Harvey Danits) of Atlanta, GA;
Jane Cohn Kulbersh (David) of Columbia, SC; Leslie Cohn (Bonnie) of Columbus,
GA; six grandsons, Howie (Kim) Rosenberg, David (Sheri) Rosenberg, Eliot
Rosenberg, Jonathan (Sara Citron) Kulbersh, Al (Tracy) Cohn, Seth (Valerie)
Cohn and two granddaughters, Leslie (Aaron) Lipson and Melissa (Shawn) Baldwin.
NOW THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS. GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:
We hereby express our sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to the family of
Judge Aaron Cohn. His service to the Columbus community, his state and his
country will long be remembered. Let a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to
the family of Judge Aaron Cohn.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
28th day of August, 2012, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote
of ______ members of Council.
Councilor Allen voting_____________.
Councilor Baker voting_____________.
Councilor Barnes voting____________.
Councilor Davis voting_____________.
Councilor Henderson voting_________.
Councilor Huff voting______________.
Councilor McDaniel voting__________.
Councilor Pugh voting______________.
Councilor Thomas voting____________.
Councilor Woodson voting___________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON, CLERK TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON, MAYOR
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