Lewis Coghill Obituary

I AM SO SORRY FOR ALL OF YOU. I KNOW HOW YOU ARE FEELING AND I WON'T SAY THAT IT GETS EASIER AS TIME GOES ON, YOU JUST LEARN TO TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS GOD'S WAY OF TELLING YOU THAT HE NEEDED LEW TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR HIM. LEW WILL BE YOU GUARDIAN ANGEL NOW AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE HIM, JUST LOOK UP AND TALK TO HIM. HE'LL ALWAY'S BE WATCHING. YOU WILL ALWAY'S HAVE YOUR MEMORIES AND NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE THEM AWAY FROM YOU. MY LOVE TO YOU ALL. NANNIE

THE MEMBERS OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL SHRINE CLUB.WILL MISS GABBY. WE ALL SEND OUT DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THE COGHILL FAMILY. GABBY WAS A GREAT CLOWN. GOD BLESS

LORAINE

TOM & I WAS LIKE TO SEND OUT DEEPEST

SYMPATHIES. WE LOVED GABBY SO MUCH. WHEN TOM CAME INTO THE UNIT YOU AND HIM WERE BOTH THERE WITH OPEN ARMS. YOU WILL NEVER FORGET THE FRIENDSHIP GABBY HAD GIVEN US. HE BROUGHT SMILES AFTER SMILES TO MILLIONS HE MEET OVER THE YEARS.

TOM HAS BEEN WORKING 7 DAYS A WEEK 12 HOURS A DAY EVER SINCE ORANGE ALERT. I'LL CALL YOU SOON. YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE IN OUR PRAYERS. WE LOVE YOU.

Our sincerest condolences to the Coghill family. Gabby will missed

by us all.

Coghill Family:



Gabby was a "great guy" and it was always a pleasure to see him at all the Shrine events. He loved being a Clown and we enjoyed seeing him.

Please accept our sympathies.

Dear Lorraine and Family,

Please accept out deepest sympathy on the loss of your beloved Lou and our friend Gabby. He touched the lives of so many and he will be missed by all. Our hearts and prayers are with you today and always.



Kenny & Arlene Frank

Dear Loraine and Family...



We cannot even imagine your sense of loss. Gabby was "one of a kind" and we loved him from the first. He cared about others more than himself. Sorry we can't be there in person to give you support, but Roy came home from the hospital today after surgery for an abdominal aorta aneurysm. We will be with you in prayer for strength and courage to face the days ahead. He was so proud of his family and his "Shrine" family. We all feel your loss. He leaves large footprints to be filled. You can be proud that he was "yours" and you were "his". Heaven is a happier place. He is making a new audience laugh.



Love,

Roy and Willa Schaetzlein

John Jr., and Grace and Family

Sorry for the loss of your father and husband. You are in our prayers.



Lydia and Harold Haase

We'll all miss you. You were great.

THE WARMEST THOUGHTS FOR SOMEONE WHO MADE SO MANY SMILE.

Deaer Lorraine,

Our love and prayers are with you and your family in your time of sorrow. We will miss Lew(Gabby) but will always have loving memories of his devotion. May God keep you in the palm of his hand.



Ron and Sandi Gubrud

Thanks Gabby for all you did and the happy times we had together at the Elgin Shrine Club.

As an usher at Shriners Hospital, I had frequent occasions to meet Gabby over the years. The joy he brought to countless children was wonderful to see. He will be missed by them and his many friends.

Our sincere condolences to the families of Mr. Lewis L. Coghill SR.



Jeff, Barb, Jillian and Mallery Clouse

My condolences to the family of a man who brought many smiles to so many people.

Dear Lorraine & Family,



We both extend to you all our sympathy. The loss of Gabby is a void that cannot be filled. Only rarely does one find a person like him who cared so much for his fellow beings.

80 years is such a short time in the life of a man. However, Gabby packed a lot of love into his life.

God Bless you all, as I know Gabby's Maker has received him with "Well done faithfull servant!"

Our sincere condolences to the Coghill Family.

Dear Family of Mr. Coghill: I enjoyed getting to know and working with Mr. Coghill while he was in the hospital. I am very sorry for your loss.

Dear Coghill family,

I recall Lew quite well while at Singer at Schiller Park when I was but a young engineer back in the early '80s. Sorry to hear of his passing.

We will always hold fond memories of our friend Gabby the clown who had made frequent visits to Shriners Hospital to visit our patients. He will always be held close in our hearts. Always know that he was a warm, loving and caring man. We were very lucky to have known him.

"WE WILL MISS YOU GABBY".

The children from Shriners Hospital

Loraine,

We all will dearly miss Gabby. May Georgiana and I wish you strength in your loss. We will be at the wake to see our clown, Gabby.