Arnold Cogan z”l died Friday, July 14 in Portland at the age of 90. 
Cogan was born Dec. 3, 1932, in Bath, Maine, and moved to Portland in 1948. He graduated from Grant High School in Portland and studied engineering at Oregon State University, where he met Elaine Rosenberg. The couple were married in 1952. 
After serving in the United States Army, Cogan returned to Portland and worked in engineering. He later joined the City of Portland’s planning department, working on the design of Pioneer Courthouse Square, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, and the Swan Island Industrial Park. Cogan was named the state’s first land use planning director after working to establish the Department of Land Conservation. 
Cogan joined Congregation Neveh Shalom shortly after moving to Portland; he was President of the congregation from 1988-1990 and chaired multiple long-range planning projects with the congregation. 
Cogan is survived by his wife, Elaine Cogan; children Leonard Cogan, Mark (PJ) Cogan, and Suzanne (Bob) Van Brocklin; sisters Carol Koranda and Judy Ross; grandchildren Elizabeth, Kate, Meg, David, Annabelle, and Rodrigo; and great-grandchildren Jovie and Remy.
A private burial was followed by a July 17 memorial service at the Stampfer Chapel at Congregation Neveh Shalom.