emtp563 Posted January 27, 2004 Report Posted January 27, 2004 Charles Vertner Cook January 3, 2004 Charles Vertner Cook, 75, of Tannersville, died Saturday, Jan. 3, after a long illness. He was the husband of Ingeborg Roell Cook. Born in Sterling City, Texas, he was the son of William and Sallie (Brandon) Cook. He was raised in Dallas, Texas, and Boston, Mass. Mr. Cook served as a staff sergeant during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Air Force, including SAC flight crew duties in the B-36 and B-29 bomber and assignment to radar duty in Alaska. He retired after 22 years in 1989 from Hughes Aircraft Company, having served as manager of Advance Programs in the corporated marketing organization in Arlington, Va. His technically oriented career at Hughes included extensive liaison with the U.S. Navy Strategis Systems Program Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and space-related defense systems program offices in the U.S. Department of Defense. After retirement from business, Mr. Cook instructed skiing at Camelback Ski Area in Tannersville, traveling extensively in Europe to attend professional ski instructor clinics in Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. A very low-handicap golfer, he was also active on the tennis court. In the early 1970s, he was ranked as the senior bicycle champion in the state of Maryland. In addition to his wife, Charles is survived by three daughters, Debra F. Henriksen and her husband Carl of Temecula, Calif., Nicola K. Portch of Remington, Va., and Tiffany Cook of Rockville, Md. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main St., Stroudsburg. The Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Richards Jr. will officiate. Interment will be in Tannersville Union Cemetery. Viewing will take place from 10 a.m. until time of the services on Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, RR 2 Box 2138, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. Quote
nick malozzi Posted January 27, 2004 Report Posted January 27, 2004 (edited) Thanx for passing that message along. I am sorry to hear the bad news. May he Rest in Peace. Edited January 27, 2004 by Jibophonic Quote
AtomicSkier Posted January 27, 2004 Report Posted January 27, 2004 Thanx for passing that message along. I am sorry to hear the bad news. May he Rest in Peace. yea, thanks for keepin us update. RIP Quote
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