John Wesley Cochrun

Background

Cochrun, John Wesley was born on May 4, 1918 in Spencerville, Ohio, United States. Son of Paul Wesley and Laura Edna (McClure) Cochrun.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1940; diploma, United States Army Command and General Staff College, 1944; Master of Science in Finance Superior vena cava syndrome, American College, 1985.

Career

Special apprentice, Bendix-Westinghouse A.A.B. Company, Pittsburgh, 1940-1941; assistant service manager, Bendix-Westinghouse A.A.B. Company, Elyria, Ohio., 1945-1950; manager customer service, DeVilbiss Company, Toledo, 1950-1958; executive vice president, Elec. Products R & D Company, Toledo, 1958-1960; special agent, Northwestern Mutual and other insurance companies, Toledo, 1961-1981; special agent, Northwestern Mutual and other insurance companies, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1981-1987; special agent, Northwestern Mutual and other insurance companies, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1987-1997. Registered investment adviser Securities and Exchange Commission, State of New Mexico, 1989-1995.

President Cochrun Inc., Sylvania, Ohio, 1976-1981, Seminole, Florida, 1981-1987.

Achievements

• John Wesley Cochrun has been listed as a noteworthy financial consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Wills, trusts and life insurance settlement options: It's later than you think

Membership

President Community League Sylvania, 1954. Lobbyist Ohio Public Expenditure Council, Sylvania, 1955, Federal Transportation Commission, Washington, 1947-1950. Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1941-1945.

Member American Society Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant, Million Dollar Round Table (life), Reserve Officers Association, Phi Kappa Psi.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, canoeing.

Connections

Married Shirley Bunnell Stephens, June 7, 1942. Children: Timothea Jourdan, David Wesley.

Father:

Paul Wesley Cochrun

Mother:

Laura Edna (McClure) Cochrun

Spouse:

Shirley Bunnell Stephens

child:

Timothea Jourdan Cochrun

child:

David Wesley Cochrun