Birth date: Dec 15, 1919 Death date: Jun 10, 2012
Charles Philip Cox, Statistics Professor Emeritus of Iowa State University, died June 10, 2012 at Bethany Manor, Story City, Iowa. He was born December 15, 1919 at Linton, Derbyshire, England. He was predeceased by his parents, He Read Obituary
I met Philip at his 90 birthday party in December 2009 at Bethany Manor. I was with his good friend Colby Kegley. I can see from Philip's obituary how much they had in common in music and theater, besides math and statistics. Philip told me that day that I must be "pretty special" to be Colby's companion of choice. Everyone had a good party that day with him.
120616 I was in the same department as Philip, first as a graduate student, then as a faculty member, at ISU. I remember very clearly the morning -- maybe a Saturday morning, or a Monday morning -- in Beardshear Hall coming down the stairs from the north and being met at the bottom by Philip and Jane who told me they had married in the Memorial Union chapel the day before, or so. They looked very happy. In later years my husband and I would meet at their apartment on Hyland Ave. and play tiddly-winks! I have made a point to own that game ever since. We had a lot of fun. I am very sorry Philip died. I think he may have had a prior marriage, and I know Jane and he divorced later. I knew him mostly during the happy years of their marriage. I am glad he had a long life. Amazingly he rode into Ames on his bicycle even into his 80s! He had a gift for friendship as shown by all those who attended his holiday party in December 2011. [email protected]
