HOBART, IL — John N. Cox, of Hobart, Illinois, passed away January 26, 2022. Cox was a veteran of the coatings industry, with over 40 years of experience in the development of coatings.
Cox began his career at Guardsman Chemical in Louisville, Kentucky. He also worked for Reliance Universal, Pratt & Lambert and Southern Coatings in Sumter, South Carolina. When Sherwin-Williams took over Southern Coatings, Cox moved to Chicago, and he worked the remainder of his professional career at Sherwin-Williams in Chicago. Cox studied at the University of Louisville, where he received his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1973. He later received a master's degree and a Ph.D in organic chemistry from the university.