Comly, Lauren Paige

1965 - 2014  (48 years)

• Name	Comly, Lauren Paige  [1]
  Born	29 Nov 1965	Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	7 Feb 2014	Ithica, , New York, USA   [1]
  Buried	Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, Newfield, Tompkins, New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I23487	Our Family
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Cowen, Edwin Alfred "Todd"
  Children	1. Cowen, Lily Catherine   2. Cowen, Archer Edwin
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F8914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lauren Paige Comly passed away at her home in Ithaca, NY on Friday, February 7, 2014 surrounded by her family. Adored by her husband of 21 years, Edwin A. Cowen (Todd), she was a devoted and loving mother to her two children, Archer and Lily. She was born in Lancaster, PA on November 29, 1965 and is survived by her parents, Albert R. and Kay Comly and her two younger sisters, Gretchen and Krista. Lauren attended Hempfield High School in Lancaster and graduated magna cum laude from Dickinson College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She and Todd were married in Lancaster. She worked in development for Stanford and Brown Universities before deciding to focus her energy on raising her two children. A lifelong photographer, she recently returned to school to pursue her Masters of Fine Arts in Photography at Syracuse University, where she completed two years of study before taking a medical leave of absence. Photography had been a strong theme of Lauren's pursuits. She taught numerous short courses for elementary school children in Ithaca, often in collaboration with Ithaca City School District teachers with support from the Ithaca Public Education Initiative. She developed an after school photography program as part of the Cornell Cooperative Extension / 4-H Urban Outreach programming at the West Village Apartments. As her thoughts turned toward pursuing art photography she reached out to the Ithaca League of Women Rollers (ILWR) who embraced her, leading to a strong relationship with the league. She served as the league photographer for several years and based her MFA project on ideas she explored in photographs and videos of ILWR skaters. Lauren was a passionate lover of the arts as well as an avid outdoorswoman. She was an accomplished downhill skier, backcountry hiker, cyclist, and most especially a walker with her dogs. She could often be found on the roads, paths and trails of the greater Ithaca community with her two rescue dogs. Lauren put up a courageous fight against colon cancer. She was buried at the Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve. Lauren Paige Comly passed away at her home in Ithaca, NY on Friday, February 7, 2014 surrounded by her family. Adored by her husband of 21 years, Edwin A. Cowen (Todd), she was a devoted and loving mother to her two children, Archer and Lily. She was born in Lancaster, PA on November 29, 1965 and is survived by her parents, Albert R. and Kay Comly and her two younger sisters, Gretchen and Krista. Lauren attended Hempfield High School in Lancaster and graduated magna cum laude from Dickinson College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She and Todd were married in Lancaster. She worked in development for Stanford and Brown Universities before deciding to focus her energy on raising her two children. A lifelong photographer, she recently returned to school to pursue her Masters of Fine Arts in Photography at Syracuse University, where she completed two years of study before taking a medical leave of absence. Photography had been a strong theme of Lauren's pursuits. She taught numerous short courses for elementary school children in Ithaca, often in collaboration with Ithaca City School District teachers with support from the Ithaca Public Education Initiative. She developed an after school photography program as part of the Cornell Cooperative Extension / 4-H Urban Outreach programming at the West Village Apartments. As her thoughts turned toward pursuing art photography she reached out to the Ithaca League of Women Rollers (ILWR) who embraced her, leading to a strong relationship with the league. She served as the league photographer for several years and based her MFA project on ideas she explored in photographs and videos of ILWR skaters. Lauren was a passionate lover of the arts as well as an avid outdoorswoman. She was an accomplished downhill skier, backcountry hiker, cyclist, and most especially a walker with her dogs. She could often be found on the roads, paths and trails of the greater Ithaca community with her two rescue dogs. Lauren put up a courageous fight against colon cancer. She was buried at the Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve.

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] Obit, for Lauren.