2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. "Every shift is like being hit with a mallet in the bone.". In lieu of flowers, donations to any of the folllowing charities are appreciated; Sr. Paulanne's Needy Family Fund 1775 Grove St. Glenview, IL 60025, Chicago Jesuit Academy 5058 W. Jackson Blvd. He did a fine job backing up the winning Jaguar by finishing fourth together with fellow Indycar driver Derek Daly and Aussie touring car driver Larry Perkins, who was dubbed The Cowangie Kid in his youth. Obituary Glens Falls Robert Kevin Cogan, 68, passed away January 3, 2023 after a long and courageous battle with metastatic lung cancer, with his devoted and beloved partner, Laura Rudio, by his side. Cogan would eventually qualify for the race after Ligier and Curb parted ways and when Michael Chandler suffered career-ending injuries in the Eagle. Kilmer Funeral Home. Cogan started from the middle of the front row, next to pole-sitter Mears, and A. J. Foyt. You are forever in my heart. Kevin F. Cogan, 62, of Rector passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Ways to honor Kevin COGAN's life and legacy. Memorial donations in Roberts memory may be made to C.R. His family moved from New Jersey to Syracuse and Clifton Park, NY, before finally settling on Windy Hill in Glens Falls, NY. Most importantly, he had a genuine sweetness about him throughout his life that drew everyone to him. A few months later he was ready for his first Indianapolis 500. Kenneth A. Cogan, of Latrobe, died on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at his home as peacefully as he lived. I was lucky enough to have known and learned from Bob at very young age. *Quality is also rising.Television broadcasting in Japan-----. He started from 14th position and performed consistently to finish in the same position he started in. They expect their first child in September.. Throughout the years Bob enjoyed boating on Lake George on the BOB-EL and his favorite boat THIS IS IT! Whether taking the family swimming, tubing, making stops at the BIG A or picnics with Laura and friends, it was always a good time. At the season opening Dana 200 for Special Olympics at Phoenix International Raceway Cogan scored his first Indycar win, leading 2nd place Tom Sneva by a lap. The left one, repaired at a spot where three bones meet, continues to be a source of discomfort, and it upsets his balance. Rest in peace Brother you are in a better place now. Browse. Share. Starting a young age with EDCO Petroleum at several family owned service stations then working the rest of his career at Econo Kwik Gas & Carwash in Warrensburg, NY. He also leaves behind his loving cats: Alvin and Rocky. We are saddened to announce the passing of Catherine (Cathy) Ruth Corning, 64, nee Thompson on November 29, 2022, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. The handsome young driver with the Hollywood image, whose greatest claim to fame was fouling up the start of the 1982 Indy. Cogan has become reclusive, when it comes to racing. Nevermind Delete Photo Are you sure? Send Flowers. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. Send . Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice.
, Laura Im so sorry about this, you have had a tough year for sure. Rodney L. Cogan. Age 68, of Minerva, died Friday, July 22, 2022 following injuries sustained in an accident. In the race Kevin was a front-runner all day: he led laps 76-77 and was in a strong third on lap 187 when he passed Rahal and Mears to take the lead. Crawling over the pit wall, Foyt dropped the big unprintable word and walked away from reporter Chris Economaki. In 1985 Cogan would begin to drive for Kraco Racing in the No. 17 Conseco Lola T9000-Cosworth DFS starting 13th and finishing 20th. He was beaten only by his teammate, Mears. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. Sheri Lynne Cogan Obituary. The couple has since been divorced since 2004. I was trying for a year to find him just to reconnect From Jerry Gentile, Peter Neilson and myself, this is childhoods end. Driving the Sugaripe Prunes-sponsored car of O'Connell Racing wasn't the stuff of history books, but he finished fourth, three laps behind winner Bobby Unser. April 13, 2017. for the wonderful care given throughout his journey. Cogan, who qualified on the second day, started in the sixth row, even though his qualifying speed of 222.844 m.p.h. Rodger Ward, working for the IMS Radio Network immediately believed the rear brakes locked up. Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. [4], The commonly outspoken Foyt also chimed in during comments to ABC's Chris Economaki with,[2] "he ran right square into my goddamned left front'Coogin'." Family gatherings and fun times were always happening there. Gordon Johncock, Johnny Rutherford[4] and Bobby Unser[2] later placed some blame for the accident on the polesitter Rick Mears, for bringing the field down at such a slow pace. Cogan would miss four races but would still finish 13th in points on the strength of a 4th-place finish at the Nissan Indy Challenge at Tamiami Park. I remember playing pool with Kevin in the 70s me Tim Muray Gerry Gentile we never won one game. He got into a half-spin and veered to the left, hitting the inside wall amidst a shower of debris. Cogan qualified in 12th place and finished the race in fourth place with 197 laps completed. He was born on November 23, 1951 in Latrobe; a son of the late G. Edward Cogan and Vivian (Schmucker) Cogan. Later in the season, with the support of Teddy Yip, he took the step to proper GP racing when he rented aRAM Williams FW07for the Canadian GP. The race was immediately red-flagged. Kevin loved poetry and read special poems for gatherings for his family and friends. Think those two are the giants of the sport now? Memorial services are planned for Rock Island and San Diego. This quiet hard-luck Californian started out in karts in 1972 and had become US Western Division Champion before moving on to Formula Fords in 1975. An amateur home video shot from the grandstands surfaced, however,[9] which showed that Cogan may have moved up into Guerrero. Visitation for family and friends will be Monday, August 15, 2011 from 2:00-4:00 P.M. and 6:00-8:00P.M. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. All rights reserved. Sometimes he'll talk racing, but it's not a subject he enjoys. Cogan would later get a second race at the Marlboro 500 at Michigan International Speedway for Stoops Racing in the No. "When you realize it took him out, too, well, it's not something he wanted to do. It was followed by a noticeable "blacklisting" by fans and press. Bobby has been a wonderful neighbor of ours since we moved to Warrensburg over 30 years ago. Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster Street, Morton Grove, IL 60053-2818, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church 1775 Grove St, Glenview, IL 60025. "It doesn't look bad, but it hurts like (expletive)," he said. His great nephews Shawn, Logan and Conner Pereless, Carter and Caleb Pereless, and Reid Cogan-Teicher. But it all went terribly wrong. You have permission to edit this article. He is survived by : his significant other Laura Rudio; his sisters, Nancy Pereless and Ellen Farley; his siblings-in-law, Renee Cogan and Jeffery Farley; his nieces and nephews, Robert Peerless Jr. (Tara), Michael Pereless (Emily), Meagan Farley (Casey Stowe), Colleen Farley, Ryan Cogan and Elyse Cogan (Shawn Teicher); his great-nephews, Shawn, Logan, Conner Pereless, Carter, Caleb Pereless and Reid Cogan-Teicher; his pets, Alvin and Rocky; and his caregivers, Barbara and Lori Fitzgerald R. N.. Memorial donations can be made in Robert's memory to Glens Falls Cancer Center or Community Hospice of Saratoga. Kevin extended his lead lap by lap. So sorry to hear the sad news about Kevin. He loved being in the trees and hunting with his brother Gregg. Andretti began treating him like a son in the years after their accident, especially during the '85 season when Cogan and Michael Andretti were teammates. Early in the '91 500, Cogan and Roberto Guerrero came together in Turn 1, and the impact was mighty. Since leaving IndyCar, Cogan has distanced himself from racing to concentrate on a real estate business in Los Angeles, Palos Verdes Estates LLC. Click a location below to find Kevin more easily. He remains so angry at Guerrero he won't speak his name. Cogan would retire from racing at the end of 1993 with 6th place in 1982 and 1986 being his best finish in the CART standings and his win at Phoenix in 1986 being his only win. Find an Obituary. 1982 Indianapolis 500 television broadcast, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "1982 Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Cogan&oldid=1133751593, SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners, Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California, Articles with dead external links from January 2016, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing predictions or speculation, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 09:57. In lieu of flowers, donations to any of the folllowing charities are appreciated; Sr. Paulanne's Needy Family Fund 1775 Grove St. Glenview, IL 60025, Chicago Jesuit Academy 5058 W. Jackson Blvd. Cogan still led the standings after Indianapolis but suffered retirements in seven of the fourteen remaining races and fell to 6th in the championship. Cogan was a longtime attorney of the Boston law firm Hale and Dorr, now WilmerHale, joining the firm in 1952. So many memories. Sign the Guest Book. John Kevin Cogan[1] (born in Culver City, California on March 31, 1956[1]) is a former race car driver who drove in Formula One from 1980 to 1981. In the race Cogan qualified in 15th place and finished in 9th place. He always brightened the world around him. November 15, 2016. Cogan would leave Curb-All American Racers after the Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix at Burke Lakefront Airport. Joe's 200 at Portland International Raceway to get a 14th-place finish in points. , Thank you Bill, we even managed to get back without losing anyone.Thank you for your kind words, it has indeed been a bad few months. His body aches, and, as Walker says, he's one of the sport's forgotten souls. The next thing they saw was Kevin unbuckling himself and crawling away from the wreck. Some feel that Sam Posey on ABC-TV inadvertently may have added to the controversy when he proclaimed "absolutely no idea" to the question of how it could have happened,[2] and saying "it was as if he turned the wheel intentionally. [5] Foyt wrote a memoir of his career in 1983 and when mentioning the crash, in a more analytic form, assigned some blame on Mears for the slow start, while assigning Cogan the rest of the responsibility. Andretti shoved Cogan, a response so well received by the crowd cheers can be heard on the broadcast. Kevin tried to qualify the year-old Tyrrell 010 and this time he was much nearer to getting onto the grid: he only lost out toBeppe Gabbianiby a few hundreds of a second. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. Driving a RAM Williams in the 1980 Canadian Grand Prix, he failed to qualify, suffering the same result driving for Tyrrell at the 1981 US GP West. We will miss him greatly. Cogan never managed to win a race in 1982, and was possibly fired by Roger Penske because of it and replaced by Al Unser in 1983. Please subscribe to keep reading. Cogan scored no points during the season. The following season he netted two wins in the same category before stepping up to F Atlantic, Kevin earning eighth place in the 1977 championship. He didnt qualify. A month later he was comfortably leading the 500 when a late caution created a two-lap shootout which he lost to Bobby Rahal, partly because his engine wasn't responding well to restarts. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. July 23, 1940 - In a post-wreck interview, Penske stood behind Cogan, although he also refused to confirm nor deny the broken CV-joint believed to be responsible. He was the retired president and business manager of LIUNA Local 1357 and fought, supported and advocated for every union cardholder he met. "[2] The comments led many to conclude that the accident may have been entirely of Cogan's doing. Then he finished second the next week at Milwaukee, and his march toward stardom was on. rstarnes. He will be missed by all. Cogan would easily qualify for the race in 16th place with a speed that would have placed him easily in the top ten along with other drivers, such as teammate Gary Bettenhausen, Arie Luyendyk, Emerson Fittipaldi and Stan Fox. Streamwood (16-12, 14-8) scored three times in the third inning and four in the fourth to make a winner of Mike Diebold, who scattered eight hits and struck out nine in the complete-game victory . Arrangements are in the care of M.B. This unfortunately set the tune for Cogans year which was marred by several more crashes, resulting in his sacking from Indys legendary team after only one season. We are sad to announce that on January 4, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Kevin J. Cogan of Glenview, Illinois. Eric M. Cogan, 44, of Davenport, IA and formerly of San Diego, Boston, and Houston, passed away on December 16, 2022. God Bless RIP Marc T DeJames (Vienna,Va). For 1993 Cogan would drive for Galles-Kraco Racing in the No. He is survived by his Mother Tracy, his father Kevin, and his siblings Dillon and Clare. To all of Kevin's family & friends,,my deepest condolences. - Milton, 1999. november 6.) (81 years old). At Cogan's debut for the year, the Indianapolis 500 Cogan was on the bubble on Bump Day and was nearly bumped by Bobby Rahal. All rights reserved. Cogan did not get a good restart on lap 198 and was passed by Rahal, eventually finishing in 2nd place. Kevin Cogan (full name John Kevin Cogan ), born in Culver City, California, 31 March 1956 is a former racecar driver who drove in Formula One from 1980 to 1981. Read more about the life story of Kevin and share your memory. Grief Support. It's road under the tires now, but Cogan still lives with the debris. 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