In Memoriam -- Theodore Stafford Coxe
Theodore Stafford Coxe, age 82, an attorney for more than 55
years, died on March 3, 2010, after an illness of several months. He
had been a resident of Gladwyne since 1955, and he practiced trusts
and estates law, most recently in Rosemont. Born in Philadelphia
on May 21, 1927, when the headlines that day were of Charles
Lindbergh's famous flight across the Atlantic, Ted graduated from
the William Penn Charter School in 1945. He attended the United
States Merchant Marine Academy and entered Yale University in
January 1947, where he joined Zeta Psi fraternity. Under the
N.R.O.T.C. program, he graduated from Yale in 1950 and was
commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve. He received an
LL.B. from the Law School of the Univ. of Pennsylvania in 1953 and
was a member of Sharswood Law Club. Upon graduation from
Penn, Ted practiced law with his father, Joseph Kinsler Coxe, in the
Germantown section of Philadelphia. In 1993, he moved his
practice to the Main Line. He was a member of the Philadelphia
and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Ted's love of sports
encompassed golf, skiing and squash, as well as tennis, skating,
sailing and fishing. He was many times squash champion of the
Philadelphia Country Club and served on numerous committees
there. He also was a member of the Divotee Golf Club, Fergarwe
Golf Group, Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society, and
Pastorius Club. Over the years, he served on the boards of
Germantown Hospital, Germantown Boys Club, Colonial
Germantown, Lycoming House, Hood Cemetery (Lower Burial
Ground), Hamilton Reliance Savings Association, and Public
Finance Service, Inc. He was a member of St. Christopher's
Episcopal Church in Gladwyne. He is survived by Marjorie (Jerry)
Clarke Coxe, his wife of nearly 55 years, and their children: Julie C.
Freund (Daniel) of South Freeport, Me.; Louise C. Ballantyne
(John) of Greensboro NC; Hugh M. Coxe (Colleen) of Falmouth,
Me.; and Theodore S. Coxe, Jr. (Polly) of Bryn Mawr PA. Also
surviving are 7 grandchildren, Jacob and Hugh Freund, Nancy, Ian
and Marjorie Ballantyne, and Henry and Caroline Coxe. Relatives
and friends are invited to a Memorial Service on Saturday, March
13, at 11 A.M., St. Christopher Church, 226 Righters Mill Rd.,
Gladwyne. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers,
contributions in his memory may be made to the William Penn
Charter School, 3000 W. School House Lane, Phila. PA 19144, or to
a charity of one's choice.