| Louis O. Cox Jr. |
-- Matt Schudel The Washington Post 2008
Louis O. Cox Jr.
Louis O. Cox Jr., 87, a longtime accountant in Washington, died Jan. 19 of a stroke at
his home in Conway, N.H.
Mr. Cox was born in Wheeling, W.Va., and moved to Washington at a young age. He
graduated from Eastern High School 1939 and Benjamin Franklin University. He was
a certified public accountant.
After working briefly for the State Department, Mr. Cox joined the forerunner of the
Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell accounting firm in 1947. He conducted audits and did
tax work for businesses and savings and loan institutions. He retired in 1982.
Mr. Cox moved from Chevy Chase to New Hampshire in 1982. His interests included
woodworking, reading, cooking and investing.
He and his wife of 48 years, Kathryn M. Cox, traveled extensively throughout the United
States, Canada and other countries.
She died in 2006.
Survivors include a sister, Jane C. Kidwell of Annandale.
Louis O. Cox Jr.
Louis O. Cox Jr., 87, a longtime accountant in Washington, died Jan. 19 of a stroke at
his home in Conway, N.H.
Mr. Cox was born in Wheeling, W.Va., and moved to Washington at a young age. He
graduated from Eastern High School 1939 and Benjamin Franklin University. He was
a certified public accountant.
After working briefly for the State Department, Mr. Cox joined the forerunner of the
Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell accounting firm in 1947. He conducted audits and did
tax work for businesses and savings and loan institutions. He retired in 1982.
Mr. Cox moved from Chevy Chase to New Hampshire in 1982. His interests included
woodworking, reading, cooking and investing.
He and his wife of 48 years, Kathryn M. Cox, traveled extensively throughout the United
States, Canada and other countries.
She died in 2006.
Survivors include a sister, Jane C. Kidwell of Annandale.