Bethpage-Tribune_1970-12-03

              BETHPAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Vol. 5 No. 5
Old Bethpage
Thursday, December 3, 1970 10c per copy
Simon Cohen , Executive Director, Mid-Island Hospital,
Felled November 25 by Heart Attack,
Simon Cohen, a leading
businessman, philan­thropist,
educator and
hospital administrator,
passed away last Wed­nesday,
November 25, in
Mid-Island Hospital, Beth-page,
of which he was
Executive Director.
Cohen, 63, died of a heart
attack. He lived at 174
Broadway in Lawrence.
A d e d i c a t ed
humanitarian, a wise
counsellor and a selfless
Executive Director, Mr.
Cohen was a self-made
success. He parlayed a
public school education
and a Stuyvesant High
School diploma to become
one of the leading figures
in the industrial and real
estate world.
In recent years, this
philanthropist became
deeply involved with the
entire Farmingdale
\College community. He
served as a member of the
school's Board of Trustees
and among his many
contributions to the school
were the establishment of
a scholarship fund in the
field of nursing and the
Mr. Simon Cob en ..•
initiation of the Far­mingdale
College Foun­dation,"
a benevolent
corporation for assisting
students and faculty
towards further study.
Reflecting the feelings of
the entire college com­munity,
Dr. Charles W.
Laffin, Jr., President of
Farmingdale, said that
"Mr. Cohen's diversified
interest in employee
welfare, improved private
and public education for
the young and old,
provided our school with
one of its great human
"The Medical Board of Mid-Island Hospital records
with great personal sorrow the passing of our esteemed
executive director and good friend. We extend our
heartfelt sympathy to his family." Charles Derrico,
M.D., President
"The Medical-Dental Staff of Mid-Island Hospital
sincerely regrets the passing of its dedicated executive
director. His passing is a source of sorrow to all of us
and we will miss his devotion and participation in all
hospital activities. Our deepest sympathy to his family
and friends." Alan Protzel, D.D.S., President
"Dedicated humanitarian, wise counselor, selfless
executive director, but so much more - an inspiration
and wonderful friend to all his employees, patients and
the administrative staff of this hospital. We who were
fortunate enough to know him shall cherish his
memory and try to overcome our tremendous sense of
loss and sorrow. To his family and multitude of friends,
we grieve with you." Administrative Staff & Em­ployees,
Mid-Island Hospital, Bethpage, New York.
The publisher and staff of the BETHPAGE
TRIBUNE add our voices to the hundreds and hun­dreds
of others who have known Simon Cohen. We offer
our heartfelt condolence to his family and we pay
tribute to the memory of one of the kindest men we
have ever known. He was truly a giant among men and
he will be missed by all who knew him.
strengths. A fine citizen,
he was engaged in all
meajt&^Jtawards.... better
government and con­tributed
generously of his
time and knowledge on
behalf of the College,
which he loved so much.*
He added; "Simon
Cohen's death leaves a
long shadow across the
Farmingdale college
campus."
. The flag at Farmingdale .
flew at half-mast in
memory of;; this in.?;,
spirational friend ajfa
generous contributor to
the University.
Mr. Cohen was Chair­man
of the Hebrew In­stitute
of Long Island in
Far Rockaway, Queens,
where the Simon Cohen
Auditorium Building was
named in his honor. He
also served as Chairman
of the HILI new $3 million
building program to be
completed shortly and
consisting of 30 new
classes and a library. He
was Vice President of the
Peninsula General
Hospital in Rockaway
Beach, Queens; Treasurer
of the Federation of
American Hospitals, a
non-profit organization;
member of the Mayor's
Committee on Business
Development and Nassau
County Republican Party
organization.
Mr. Cohen showed his
propensity for being
successful very early,
when he became the
proprietor of his own
business at the age of 19.
He established his own
company to manufacture
women's coats and suits.
In World War II, he
* organized and headed the
New York Raincoat
Manufacturers Assoc1
iation, at the request
of Mayor Fiorello H.
LaGuardia, to provide
raincoats for the Army.
After the war, he
became president of Town
and Travel Casuals, Inc.,
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BETHPAGE VISITORS arriving at Long Island
Railroad will have no difficulty in identifying Bethpage
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to County Executive Eu
of the Bethpage Community Advisory Council and will
be placed permanently at Bethpage station. Shown
with the County Executive are: (l. to r.) Mrs. Betty
Regan, Holiday Program Chairman, Mrs. Ruth Lin-der,
President of Senior Citizens Club, Pat Foley,
Program Chairman and Wes Cohen, President of Beth­page
Kiwanis. Nickerson also proclaimed the com­munity
of Bethpage as the "Home of the Grumman
Lunar Module".
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at 140 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage helps Jolly Old Saint
Nick with this scrumptuous stocking filled with all
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