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had jurisdiction of all troubled public housing authorities in the northern part of the country. He also spent a year as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service. He was responsible for a large caseload of asylum and status adjustment matters and appeals. Cox gained extensive knowledge of regulations and procedures associated with legal document preparation and reviewed numerous turnkey and conventional development projects during his career. He was integrally involved in more than 400 initial and final loan closings of multifamily development projects that provided thousands of families with housing options. His areas of expertise included contract negotiation, real estate law, public housing programs, business law, litigation, immigration law, and federal legal matters. He called his work for the government, especially helping the less fortunate, "time well spent." With a passion for the law and education, Cox spent ten years as an Adjunct Professor, teaching Business Law at the University of Cincinnati. During his career of almost 40 years, Cox received numerous accolades for his efforts and accomplishments. In retirement, Cox volunteered his time working on arbitration cases involving housing for the City of Rockville, MD staying true to his retirement words, "I will continue to be engaged in attempting to assist those who are less fortunate." Cox held memberships in Jacksonville (FL) Alumni and Annapolis (MD) Alumni Chapters. Cox acquired many nicknames over the span of his 80 years. In college, his friends called him "Duke." His daughter started calling him "Big E" while she was in college, and then she began calling him "Poppie." The name "Poppie" was how his grandchildren affectionately referred to him. Brother Earl G. Cox is preceded in death by his parents and sister Betty Dixon. He is survived by to cherish his memory are his wife of 53 years, Barbara (née Turner) Cox; his children,
Earl G. (Lynette) Cox, Jr., Rhondalyn R. Cox-Burt (Christopher), and Jonathan (Ann-Sofie) T. Cox (Alpha 1994); grandchildren, Alexis, Isabel, and Dylan; his siblings, John M. (Barbara) Cox, Jr., Mary Alice Robison, and David L. (Barbara) Cox; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, former coworkers, and fraternity brothers.
Earl G. Cox 1958–2021 Attorney, HUD Official, Adjunct Professor
Earl. G. Cox, Sr., entered the
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6, 2021, at age 80. Earl Glen Cox was born in 1941 to the late Willa Mae Burris and John Marian Cox, Sr. He graduated from Columbus, OH's Rosary High School in 1958, where he competed in track and played football and basketball receiving letters and awards in both. Cox attended historic North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, NC, with a B.A. in history. In 1970, he earned his law degree from Howard University School of Law. Cox started his career at the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, D.C., where he reviewed applications for operating rights in connection with rail and trucking systems. In 1971, he returned to Ohio in 1971 to serve as the state's Assistant Attorney General. Two years later, Cox became a trial attorney for the City of Columbus, first serving as an assistant prosecutor and later as a senior trial attorney for civil litigation. He tried many cases and argued in the appellate courts, including the Ohio Supreme Court. Briefly, Cox entered private practice with several other attorneys, handling civil, criminal, and real estate matters. He returned to public service at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), where he spent most of his career. His passion became diligently to keep families together and provide affordable, clean, and safe housing for the less fortunate, underprivileged, disabled, and forgotten. His positions at HUD included Attorney Advisor, Columbus; Chief Attorney, Cincinnati; and Chief Counsel in Cleveland, Jacksonville, and Baltimore. During this time, he served as counsel for the Troubled Agency Recovery Center, a new division within HUD that
James C. Cox 1939–2021
Retired Division Superintendent
James C. Cox (Beta Zeta 1963) entered the Chapter Invisible on August 26, 2021. James Clauzell Cox was
born on May 24, 1939, to the late Wil- lie E. Cox and Para Lee Jefferson Cox in Bay Minette, AL. Cox graduated from Bay Minette’s Douglasville High School, an honor student, and standout football player. After graduating high school in 1958, Cox attended Tuske- gee University as a student-athlete. He was a football team member and participated in ROTC, with plans to become a commissioned officer in the United States Army. However, one year, Alabama State University offered him a full football scholarship. He transferred to Alabama State, where he was named a “Small College Ebony Score All- American” football player and captain of the 1964 football team. He graduated in 1965 from Alabama State University with a bachelor of science degree. He later earned a master’s degree from Troy University and continued his education by earning Class AA Certification in Educational Leadership. He began his professional career by accepting a teaching assignment with the Baldwin County Board of Education. He was a teacher and coach at his alma mater, Douglasville High School, Bay Minette Middle School, and Baldwin County High School. He would eventu- ally become one of the first minority
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