Louis O. Cox  Jr.
2008
Louis O. Cox Jr., 87, a longtime accountant in Washington, died Jan. 19 of a  stroke at his home in Conway, N.H.
Mr. Cox was born in Wheeling, W.Va., and moved to Washington at a young age. He graduated from  Eastern High School and Benjamin Franklin University.  He was a certified public accountant.
After working briefly for the State Department, Mr. Cox joined the forerunner of the Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell accounting firm in 1947. He conducted  audits and did tax work for businesses and savings and loan institutions. He  retired in 1982.
Mr. Cox moved from Chevy Chase to New Hampshire in 1982. His interests included woodworking, reading, cooking and investing.
He and his wife of 48 years, Kathryn M. Cox, traveled extensively throughout  the United States, Canada and other countries.
She died in 2006.
Survivors include a sister, Jane C. Kidwell of Annandale.
-- Matt Schudel