Arthur Kohn

Arthur F. Kohn, Jr. was born to parents Arthur and Irma on the south side of Chicago on December 16, 1913. He received primary and secondary education in the Public School system of that city, and then was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1934. In the midst of the great depression, with degrees in Chemical Engineering and Mathematics, work could not be selectively chosen at that time but he gravitated into the Metals Industry and progressed through advancing levels of Metallurgical and Management positions with the American Smelting and Refining Company, now known as ASARCO, from which he retired in 1969 after having worked in Chicago; in Whiting, Indiana; Los Angeles; Alton, Illinois; and in the New York Corporate Headquarters. His career was resumed in Cleveland where he became Vice President of the I. Schumann & Company Division of the Ogden Corporation. In 1978 he formed the Consulting Firm of A. F. Kohn Associates, Inc. which did business internationally. Mr. Kohn was a member of Sigma Xi, of the President's Club of the University of Michigan Alumni Association, a life member of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, and was on the Executive Committee of the American Foundrymen's Society. In 1992, he was the recipient of the Copper Alloy Man of the Year Award from the American Foundrymen's Society. He served on the Plainfield, New Jersey Board of Education, and was President of Temple Sholom in that city. He was a Cub Scout leader in Los Angeles, and in Cleveland was active with the American Jewish Committee, with Probation Friends, Vocational Instruction Program, Project Learn, and SCORE. In 1997 he became a Docent at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. He was a staunch believer in the American competitive, profit motivated economic system, but never lost sight of the need to combine those efforts with consideration for the needs and rights of the human beings involved. Civil Rights and Human Relations ranked high in his motivation. He would not want his enthusiasm for competitive tennis and the friends made in this activity to be forgotten. Travel since his sons reached adulthood was an important pursuit for him and his wife Joyce, including some of the less visited parts of the world. His pursuit of education never stopped as he attempted to broaden the base of an engineer. Arthur was the beloved husband of the late Joyce nee Bodenheimer, the dear father of Geoffrey A. Kohn Dawn of Hiram, OH and the late Richard Kohn. He is survived by four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was the dear brother of Helene Kruger of San Diego, CA. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to The Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 E. 185th St.,. Cleveland, OH 44119. The family will receive friends at the residence, 6063 State Rt. 82, Hiram, OH, 44234, Wednesday, September 12th from 4 to 8PM.


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