The Savage's: In honor of a great man

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!