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Patrick Cochran, Air Force vet, music teacher, dies at 80

Patrick J. Cochran, a retired music teacher, died

Photo credit: Handout | Patrick J. Cochran, a retired music teacher, died July 16, 2012 at Stony Brook University Medical Center, after suffering a pulmonary hemorrhage after suffering from pneumonia. He was 80. Newsday's obituary for Patrick J. Cochran

Musician Patrick J. Cochran, of Setauket, was a U.S. Air Force veteran who felt morally obligated to educate others.

Cochran, a retired music teacher, died Monday at Stony Brook University Medical Center, after suffering a pulmonary hemorrhage, following a bout with pneumonia. He was 80.

"He said, 'It was a good run, and I am at peace with whatever happens,' " said his wife, the former...

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