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Henry E. Coffey, 87, of Oak Park, a musician and former music arranger for the “Don McNeill Breakfast Club” radio program, died Tuesday in Hill Top Sanitarium in Lake Bluff. He graduated from Indiana University in 1928. A pianist, he was the music arranger with the popular Chicago radio program for 25 years. The program, which aired from 1933 to 1968, was the longest running nationwide radio program in history. He is survived by his wife, Martha; a son, Peter; a daughter, Janice Nieland; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Drechsler-Brown Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., Oak Park.
