John Lindsey Cook Jr., 67, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.
Mr. Cook was born in Durham, N.C. and attended the Durham schools. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked for Pilot Freight Carriers for 20 years. He worked for the Town of Hillsborough, N.C. for 10 years until his retirement in 2005. He was a member of the Hillsborough United Methodist Church, the Men’s Wednesday Morning Bible Study and HUMC Men’s Breakfast.
Mr. Cook loved his family, was a good husband for 47 years, a wonderful father, grandfather and wonderful friend to all who knew him. He bowled in a league on Thursday nights at Palace Point in Roxboro and his team was called “Ain’t Got a Clue.†He was a member of the Striper Fishing Club and was called “Cook Man†on Jordan Lake, where he fished with many friends. He especially enjoyed blue grass music and composed and wrote a lot of songs. He played the guitar for years with many people. He was teaching himself the banjo. His favorite pal was “Toots,†his fishing buddy, and constant companion.
Surviving are his wife, Juanita Turner Cook; his son, Michael “Todd†Cook, and wife, Jill, of Hillsborough; his daughter, Elizabeth (Beth) C. Bolick, and husband, Joe, of Colorado Springs, Co.; three grandchildren who were the apple of his eyes, Jason Cook, Lindsey Cook and Hannah Bolick; two sisters, Mary Lee Sparks, and husband, Phillip, of Burnsville, N.C. and Linda Evans of Kaufman, Texas; and two brothers, David Dore and wife, Martha, of Texas and Tommy Cook and wife, Kim, of Hillsborough.