Larry Cose dies at 68; former Sun-Times reporter, financial adviser’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis led to creation of nonprofit to help younger patients with the disease

Larry Cose and his wife Diana Shulla Cose with their sons Justin (left) and Lucas (right). (Provided)

Larry Cose’s gentle, friendly nature made people open up to him when he was a Sun-Times reporter and helped build trust when he started a new career as a financial adviser.

Later in life, he programmed his phone to softly ping a few times a day. When his wife asked him why, she said he told her: “That’s to forgive — to forgive self, others and the world — and start again.”