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Portrait of Eugene Arthur Cook
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I’m loving memory of a wonderful man, a father, a son. A tragic loss to this lifetime.

Eugene Arthur Cook

August 5, 1958 – January 1, 2022
Lived 63 years
Hillside Cemetery · Canisteo, New York
“You’ll always be my baby girl no matter where I am in life.” -Eugene (my precious father)
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Life story

Eugene Arthur Cook, Hornell, New York died January 1st 2022 at the Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton.

Born on August 5th, 1958 in Hornell, New York, he was the son of the late Bradley Eugene Cook and Dolores Anne Silsby Cook, Factoryville. Prior to his retirement he worked as a Pharmacy Technician for the Veterans Hospital in Bath, New York for 35 years. He was also a Marine Veteran that served time in the Reserves for 6 years as a Communications Specialist.

Also surviving are his daughter Lauren Cook, Syracuse, New York; two sons Ryan Cook, Bath, New York and Brenden Cook, Dansville, New York; two brothers Jerry Cook, Hornell, New York and Bradley Cook, LaPlume; three sisters Janet Reitnauer, Hornell, New York, Terri Wise, Jermyn and Julie Bankson, Nicholson; several nieces and nephews.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 418 S, State Street, Clarks Summit.

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1958
Born August 5
1959
Eugene was 1 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Eugene was 11 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
Eugene was 18 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1983
Eugene was 25 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1991
Eugene was 33 when Operation Desert Storm began in the Persian Gulf
2004
Eugene was 46 when Facebook was launched
2015
Eugene was 57 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Eugene was 62 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away January 1, age 63
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