Leonard Asherson Cohn was born November 4, 1935 in San Francisco, CA. Len, as he was known to all, was a graduate of Burlingame High School (1953) and the University of California, Berkeley (1957) where he met his beloved Roberta, whom he married on June 15, 1957 at the Fairmont Hotel atop Nob Hill. He served in the United States Army, stationed at Fort Eustis in Newport News, VA in the Transportation Corps. After his time in the Army, he and Robbie returned to the Bay Area and settled in Moraga, over 56 years ago, where they have lived ever since. His professional life began as a Buyer for the White House Department Store in SF. He continued a successful career as the VP of Purchasing for the women's sportswear company, Koret of California (1964 - 1990). He became the Executive Vice President at another women's sportswear company, Joan Walters, until 1998 at which time he decided to retire from the garment industry. He did this in his desire to pursue another passion: real estate. He sold real estate in the Lamorinda area for the ensuing 16 years, working for Prudential which then became Better Homes and Gardens. Len loved life, which included rooting for the Cal Bears and the SF Giants as well as soaking up Broadway theater.
Serving the community was one of Len's sources of great pride. His active involvement included a wide range of interests and boards of numerous organizations. His leadership included President of Temple Isaiah, Lafayette, CA, Union for Reform Judaism's Regional Board as well as the UAHC Camp Swig (now URJ Camp Newman), Hebrew Free Loan, American Friends of the Hebrew University and Berkeley Hillel. Other organizations in which he was involved included: the Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay and the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He seemed to be unable to find an organization to which he would not ultimately become a board member and more than likely, its president. Nothing gave him more joy than his children and grandchildren and the time spent with his family all together. He is survived by his sister, Janet Martin; his wife Robbie, his children Denise Cohn, Barry (Debbie) Cohn, Wendy Cohn Feldman, and Mark Strauss-Cohn; and his grandchildren, Sarah Cohn, Elana Cohn, Yael Cohn, Jenna Feldman, Kyla Feldman, Justin Feldman, Eitan Strauss-Cohn, and Harli Strauss-Cohn. The family is deeply grateful to the medical staff at John Muir hospital for their care and compassion. A memorial service will be held at Temple Isaiah, Lafayette on Wednesday, January 13 at 1p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of the above organizations or the charity of your choice.