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Article: Leonard F. Kohl, lawyer and coach
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- November 1, 1999
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Leonard F. Kohl, a longtime Rogers Park lawyer and a former
football coach in parochial schools, died Friday; of heart failure
while on a trip to Cedarburg, Wis. He was 67.
Mr. Kohl practiced real estate, probate and corporate law from an
office at Montrose and Elston for 20 years, then moved his office to
Peterson and Maplewood in 1983.
Although he began to lose his sight, Mr. Kohl continued practicing
with the help of his wife, Velma, and others in the neighborhood who
would read to him and drive him to appointments.
"He had tremendous support in the community," his wife said.
Mr. Kohl was a volunteer football coach at St. Margaret Mary
Catholic School. Students who knew that he had ...