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The Lake Oswego Review, Jan 28, 2010, Updated Jan 28, 2010

William Samuel Cobb

William “Bill” Samuel Cobb died in his home in Lake Oswego on Jan. 20, 2010. He was 84.

He was born in Grants Pass, Ore. on June 1, 1925 to Everett and Grace Cobb.

He grew up in the Mt. Tabor district of Portland and graduated from Washington High School in 1943.

He began college at Oregon State University, but was drafted into the U.S. Army in September of 1943. His skills on the firing range led him to become a designated Marksman. In 1944, he was sent to England as part of a D-Day replacement unit. Then as part of the 29th Infantry Division he was sent to Normandy, was in the battle for St. Lo and was severely injured by German artillery fire near Vire, France.

After recovering in Wales, Mr. Cobb returned to the U.S. and attended officer candidate school at Amherst College. He trained soldiers until he was discharged in l946.

He then returned to Oregon and earned his degree in accounting at the University of Oregon in 1948. It was at the UofO that he met Barbara Johns, and the two were married in Portland on Oct. 9, 1948.

Mr. Cobb went to work as an accountant with Deloitte & Touche, and spent his entire career with the same firm.

In 1960, the Cobb family moved to Medford and Mr. Cobb became a partner at Deloitte & Touche in l965.

When the Cobb’s were transferred back to Portland in l968, the family moved to Lake Oswego. In 1972, they were transferred to Allentown, Penn. and then to Philadelphia. After Mr. Cobb retired in 1984, they returned home to Oregon and settled in Lake Oswego where they lived the remaining years of their lives.

Mr. Cobb was a devoted University of Oregon fan, and supported the Lundquist College of Business and the university’s athletic teams. He served as an elder in the Westminster Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Kiwanis Club.

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