Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cochrane, William Joseph April 24, 2007
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Virginian-Pilot April 26, 2007
NORFOLK - William Joseph “Billy” Cochrane, 50, of Smithfield, Va., passed away 
suddenly April 24, 2007, in a Portsmouth hospital. Billy was formerly employed 
at Old Dominion University in their Media Services Department. He was born in 
Norfolk and was a graduate of Maury High School, Class of 1975, where he was an 
outstanding football player and was their quarterback for the 1973-74 seasons. 
He was a football coach at Maury from 1989-96. Billy was involved in the 
Virginia state regional and state football playoffs and was on the board of 
directors for the Jerry Sazio Scholarship Foundation. He also played softball 
for the Hi-Tides softball team and was inducted into the Softball Hall of Fame.
Left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife, Margaret Ann “Peggy” McMullen 
Cochrane; his mother, Shirley Mae Evans Cochrane; a daughter, Lindsay Rae 
Cochrane of Virginia Beach; a son, William S. Cochrane Jr. of Pope Airfield 
Base, N.C.; a sister, Patricia C. Kleinhuizen of Fredericksburg, Va.; three 
brothers, James C. Cochrane of Virginia Beach, Robert J. “Bubba” Cochrane of 
Norfolk and Steven J. Cochrane of Chesapeake.
A celebration of Billy’s life will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the 
chapel of Cox Funeral Home by the Rev. Tom Douros. Burial will follow in Elmwood 
Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home Friday from 7 until 8 p.m. for 
visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Jerry 
Sazio Scholarship Foundation, c/o Roger Carr, 1901 Thomas Bishop Lane, Virginia 
Beach, VA 23454 or to the American Heart Association. Condolences may be offered 
to the family through www.dmvobits.com/cox.


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