BillCook

 Bill R. Cook, Age 81 of Greenville passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.  A memorial service will be Thursday at 11:00 AM at Kavanaugh United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Goodwin and Rev. Ann Barton officiating. 

Bill was born on August 25, 1926 in Graham, Young County, Texas to Otha Roy and Myrtle Burdick Cook.   He was raised and received his preliminary education in Sweetwater, Nolen County, Texas. 

During WWII, Mr. cook proudly served his country in the European Theater as a member of the 508^th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82^nd Airborne Division.  After the war, he returned to Sweetwater and married his high school sweetheart, Jo Robinson.

At the time, he was working for the Gulf Oil Corporation and after the birth of their eldest son, he applied for and received a leave of absence from Gulf Oil to attend classes at Texas A & M-College Station.  He received his BBA-Accounting degree in May, 1952.

Mr. Cook has worked in the financial management fields of the Oil, Public Accounting, Aircraft and Governmental Contracting retiring from E-systems, Inc. in 1984.

Bill’s recreational interests span most all sports, camping, golf, hunting and fishing.  His passion being Golf and the Fly Rod.

He was a member of Kavanaugh United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge – 32^nd degree, Scottish Rite, Webb Hill Country Club & Oak Creek Country Club.

His is survived by his wife, Jo Robinson Cook of Greenville, two sons, Chris Cook of Abilene, and Steve Cook of Greenville, daughter, Deborah Cook Howard  and  husband Jimmy of Corpus Christi and brother Jim Cook of Amarillo.  He has seven grandchildren and Seven            great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by parents, one grandchild,Carolyn Jo Cook.

Memorials may be made to Kavanaugh  United Methodist Church, Greenville.