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| Leo J. Cohen, Sr., Howie`s Father |
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Item# Cohen, Leo J. Sr. [Cohen, Leo J. Sr.]
Categories: West Coast Cycle Supply Co (WCC or WCCSC) (Howie's family business), Who's Who-Wholesale Distributors (Jobbers), Employees & Sales Reps, | |
 | | Since Howie Cohen's passing, no items are for sale. | | Leo was well known, liked and respected in the bicycle industry. He experienced all facets of the industry during the brief 24 years he was involved; he started in 1939 when he purchased a used bicycle with a borrowed $5.00. He rebuilt and repainted the bicycle and sold it from his home for $10.00. From this very modest beginning, he built the business into a thriving retail bicycle store chain and then into a major bicycle distributorship in Los Angeles. Leo had great vision and high integrity both of which made it possible for him to accomplish the near-impossible. He was a great family man who encouraged his wife and three children to continually reach for higher goals in life and in business. I loved working with him and for him as he taught me so many things about the bicycle business and life; he often times reminded me that one of the most important attributes of a man is his integrity which takes years to develop but can be lost in an instant by an inappropriate deed. His death at the young age of 49 years was a shock to the family and to associates in the bicycle industry. The article shown here appeared in the January 1964 issue of The American Bicyclist and Motorcyclist trade magazine. MGRHS |
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A photo of Leo Sr. taken shortly before his passing. |
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The letter from RosaBelle Cohen, Leo's wife and my mother, addressed to the Bicycle Industry. This was published in the American Bicyclist and Motorcyclist January 1964 magazine. |
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Leo pictured with the Falcon Ordinary bicycle reproduction of which he ordered 100 at the November 1962 International Cycle Show held at Earls Court in Lindon. |
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