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Colburn (Cobe) M. Addison of Bexley, Ohio, died May 30, 2007, after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Cobe came to Dartmouth after graduating from Bexley High school, where he swam and ran track. At Dartmouth Cobe, a history major, served as business manager of the Aegis and completed the A.F.R.OT.C. program, earning a 2d Lt.'s commission. He served as a navigator and retired from the Air Force with the rank of captain. After receiving his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School, Cobe joined the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, where he spent his entire career, retiring as a partner in 1999. In his spare time Cobe was a major supporter of the Columbus Museum of Art and contributed to its continuing development. In the latter stages of Cobe's illness, he and his second grade classmate turned wife, Sybil, traveled to South America and Cobe declared Buenos Aires to be one of his favorite places in the world. In addition to Sybil, Cobe is survived by one son, three daughters and five grandchildren. |