Jerry Frank Coen

Jerry Frank Coen born in Dallas, TX, February 19, 1939, to Frank and Augusta Coen. Early in Jerry’s life, the family moved to Kansas for a while in connection with his dad’s employment. They did relocate back to Dallas after a period of time.

Jerry graduated from Highland Park High School in 1957. He then attended Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA, graduating in 1961 with a degree in Physics and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He served during 1961 and 1962 in Korea and left the Army as a first lieutenant. He then earned an MBA at University of Dallas.

He married Gloria Ann “Glorie” Wegman on January 4, 1975, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Dallas, and then resided in Richardson until his death on October 30, 2026.

He was employed by MBNA (now Bank of America) and worked in data processing until his retirement in 2005.

Jerry was a major sports enthusiast, especially enjoying football, baseball, and basketball. He often served as a statistician for Frank Glieber (and various other announcers) at Dallas Cowboy games in the early years of the Cowboys (the days before higher technology replaced much of the work done by human statisticians with only a close eye on the field from the press box view high above). (Of course, this was a thrilling opportunity for him, doing something that he loved and even getting paid for it!)

He very much liked to travel and had visited every state in the United States. He and Glorie made numerous riverboat trips with the Delta Steamboat Company, sailing on the Mississippi, Columbia, and other rivers in the United States. They also made a couple of European trips with other family members, as well as many automobile trips to various states.

Jerry was a long-time member of Toastmasters International, an organization for public speaking. Despite his initial fears, he became an accomplished speaker, going through the various ranks of the organization during the years to finally attaining their highest rank, that of “Distinguished Toastmaster.”

He enjoyed ballroom dancing. He and Glorie spent many Saturday nights at Richardson Senior Center dances, as well as at Sokol Hall and other venues.

He was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Richardson, and enjoyed being one of the “Wise Guys,” a group of men from St. Paul’s who get together on many occasions.

Because of his deteriorating health, he was moved to The Plaza at Richardson, a qualified nursing facility, where he received needed care.

We wish to thank the caring nurses and aides who tended to him for the last two years, as well as all family and friends who loved and visited him on numerous occasions. We are also grateful to all our family and friends who took the time to visit, call, and reach out during this difficult ordeal.