Karen M. Cox WG84, 73, of Oak Park, IL, died on September 20. Karen had been retired for seven years after a 31-year career with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, where she managed provider contracting for the organ transplant division. Living in Chicago for the past 38 years among family and friends, she also traveled the world in retirement. Before attending Wharton, Karen worked for Cigna and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, graduated with a master of public health from the University of Michigan, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Spelman College. Preceded in death by her parents, Karen is survived by siblings Maurice (Fannie), Richard (Elizabeth), Warren (Beverly), Amelia, and Bruce (Gloria), and many others.
