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Dec 5, 2011

In honor of a great man

My dear Papa Roy Cohen died on December 5, 2011 at the age of 79.

I have so many memories with my Papa Roy. He was always so upbeat and happy. He was a jokester, alwasy looking to get a reaction out of people. He took care of himself and had a champions mentality running 10+ miles a day till about a year before he passed away.

He was a fighter, a visionary- foreseeing things that would take place in the future. highly educated and very inteligent. He studied with the best of them- graduating from Princeton University, where he served as President of the LatinAmerican Club, Chairman of the United World Federalists, he was a great leader. He was an excellent business man and created a fortune- thinking BIG was his game plan.

He raised an amazing man- my father and for that, for teaching him values and to fear God I will always be grateful. so many stories, so many memories, so many things I still wish I could talk to you about...
It's hard to put into words what this man represented for me and our family. We loved him so much! I guess in a totally unrealistic way he was invincible to me. He was a hero to me, someone I thought would always be around.

I'm grateful for my Jewish heritage, that (thanks to him) runs through my veins. I'm proud to say that my Grandpa died being a Christian, he recognized that Jesus Christ is Our Savior and Messiah. and now he is gone, he has passed the veil and is in the company of His Creator and so many other loving family members. That must have been a glorious reunion to be back with la Abuela Ruth and el Abuelo Alberto and his dear brother Clem Cohen.

Here's a picture of Clem and Roy as little boys, the unstoppable team!

Wedding Day....

A picture of My Abuela Mercy and Papa Roy, this was at a New Year's party in 1958.

They loved eachother and had 3 beautiful kids- Alberto, Mayra, and Carlos!

Here's a picture of my dad and his sister Mayra.

Here's a Hollywood looking shot of my grandparents.

Off to a gala dinner, they were part of Venezuela's most exclusive society. (from left to right- Roy Cohen, Ab. Mercy, Tia Liliana and Clem Cohen)

here's a great picture of my Papa Roy and 3 kids-my tia, tio, and dad.

beautiful picture!

You will be missed.... your legacy will live forever and within us.... till we meet again!

I Love you! Te quiero Papa Roy!

Click on this link here to read my sister Ellie's post about Papa Roy

Nov 28, 2011

Thanksgiving 2011

We had a yummy dinner at the Cohen's this year! The turkey tyurned out to be the best ever which is hard to say because my dad makes an incredible turkey. We had fun as a family and invited my good friend Tylee from Alabama and her 2 boys to have dinner with us. I tried sweet potato pie for the first time ever, Tylee's Grandma's southern style recipe and it was delish!

I guess the best thing about Thanksgiving was that I got to speak to my Papa Roy for the last time, didn't know then that it would be the last but I'm sure glad I spoke to him... it was great to hear his sweet voice, to hear him say he loved me and ask about his great-grand babies was so special.... he told me that he wanted nothing more than to be there with us and enjoy a turkey dinner with cranberry sauce, I would have loved that too!