[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E690]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN REMEMBRANCE OF HONORABLE TIMOTHY COTNER

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 23, 2008

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I ask that you join me in remembering 
the Honorable Timothy Cotner who passed away on April 13, 2008.
  Judge Timothy Cotner was a lawyer and judge who believed strongly in 
public service and whose commitment to service was developed from an 
early age. His parents, George and Mercedes, served as great examples 
for him in their commitment to public service. Mercedes Cotner was a 
Cleveland City Councilwoman and Clerk of Council when I served as 
Councilman and Mayor in Cleveland. She was a mentor and an inspiration 
to me as I know she was to Timothy and his late brother Gerald Cotner.
  Judge Cotner was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School and John 
Carroll University before starting his career with International 
Harvester and later the Cleveland Fire Department. While with the Fire 
Department, he attended Cleveland Marshall Law School and graduated 
with his law degree in 1968. He worked for the Cleveland Law Department 
upon his graduation and later served as Assistant Cuyahoga County 
Prosecutor and as Northeast Ohio Supervisor for the Ohio Attorney 
General. In 1982 he went into private practice but soon returned to 
public service upon his election as Juvenile Court Judge for the 
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. He retired from the bench in 
1992.
  Judge Cotner was active in civic life in the Greater Cleveland 
community. He was a past president of the Lakewood Democratic Club, was 
an usher at St. Patrick's Church, and was active in the Knights of 
Columbus and the Holy Name Society. Judge Cotner was active in his 
local bar associations and served his country in the Naval Reserve.
  Judge Cotner is survived by his sons James and Thomas and daughters 
Joan and Caroline, all of whom live in or near their father's city of 
residence, Westlake, Ohio. He is also survived by eight grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in remembering the life 
and career of the Honorable Timothy Cotner, lawyer, judge, and 
community leader, who will be greatly missed by his family and many 
friends.

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