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03 July 2023

Obituary of Richard Joseph Coogan

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(extracted from "Washington Post" [DC], 23 JUN 2023):

RICHARD JOSEPH COOGAN "Dick" LT. COL., U.S. MARINE CORPS (RET.)

Richard "Dick" Joseph Coogan, 91, of McLean, VA, passed away 
peacefully on June 17, 2023 with his family at his side. Born on 
February 24, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA, Dick graduated from St. 
Joseph's College in 1954 where he lettered in track and field, 
and was a featured Glee Club tenor soloist. He entered the 
Marine Corps officer ranks as an honor graduate of the Officer 
Candidate School in Quantico, VA.

While posted at the Marine Corps Ceremonial Barracks in 
Washington, DC in 1958, Dick met the beautiful Mary (Mimi) 
Hubbard of Torrington, CT; they married a year later and soon 
welcomed six children. Dick's overseas service included three 
tours in Vietnam. He retired as a Lt. Colonel in 1978, having 
earned many military decorations.

Dick spent the next 30+ years as an Associate Broker and 
Realtor in Northern Virginia. He founded the McLean Hamlet 
Community Association's Neighborhood Watch Program, and 
coached McLean Youth basketball. Dick's other interests were 
many: running (slowly) over long distances was foremost, 
including an annual half-marathon, the last one at age 82. He 
especially enjoyed having his children and grandchildren join 
him at races. Dick continued to golf and bowl well into his 
final decade.

Dick is predeceased by four months by his wife, Mimi Coogan. 
His memory is cherished by their six children and their spouses, 
Christopher (Jan), Eileen (Bernie Moye), Melanie (Joel Bryan), 
Thomas (Dawn), John (Alison), and Robert (Tanya), 10 grand-
children, and one great-granddaughter, Lillian Mary Coogan. 
Visitation will be Weds, June 28, 5 to 7 p.m. at Money & King 
Funeral Home, 171 W Maple Ave, Vienna, VA. A Mass of Christian 
Burial will be held at St. Luke Catholic Church, 7001 Georgetown 
Pike, McLean, VA on Thurs, June 29, at 10 a.m., with inurnment 
at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of 
flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Dolley 
Madison Library, c/o Fairfax Library Foundation, 
www.fairfaxlibraryfoundation.org. [photo]

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