William Earl Cook, Jr.
October 03, 2013
William Cook, Jr., 66, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013, surrounded by his family at Bright Kavanagh in Des Moines.
William was born on November 27, 1946, in Des Moines, to William, Sr. and Olive Cook. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. William was employed by the State of Iowa as an insurance examiner for 29½ years. He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 738 and a member of the National Association of Hot Rodders. William loved children and dressed up as Santa Claus every Christmas season for 42 years. He was a proud Eastsider and gave back to the community every chance he could.
William is survived by his wife, Dee, children, Robert, Jamie (Shawn), Gary (Dawn), Ray, Danny (Darlean) and Michael (Amanda), grandchildren, Joshua, Alysha, Breanna, Emily (Shawn), Tylor, Ruth and Maddison as well as 15 other grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, sisters, Ruth (Jerry) Hagg, Sandra Cook and Judy Burns, as well as other nieces, nephews, and extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his two favorite dogs, Bruno and Rootbeer.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street. Family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, October 7, also at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Iowa Veteran Cemetery at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, following the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family in memory of William.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Pat & Claudia Gathercole
10/04/2013
Our deepest sympathies to Bill's entire family. God got another good angel.
Pat Saffell
10/04/2013
Sorry to hear of your family's loss. I was a friend of Bill's in high school. He was a great guy then and it sounds like those traits just blossomed leaving wonderful memories to hold onto for the family. He will be missed .
Sheila Rusk
10/04/2013
My sympathies to the family. I haven't seen Bill for years, but we were classmates at DM Tech. He was taken to soon.
Jennifer Queen
10/04/2013
My prayers and thoughts are with family of William Cook.,Jr