AJune 24 1996
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, Monday, June 24, 1996
Dr. Robert J. Cook, 79; Longtime Veterans Administration Physician
Dr. Robert J. Cook, a longtime Veterans Administration hospital physician here, died Sunday (June 23, 1996) at Mari De Villa Retirement Center in Town and Country after a long illness. He was 79.
Dr. Cook, a resident of Brentwood for 46 years, was on the staff for more than 25 years at John Cochran Veterans Administration Hospital. He also served as chief of outpatient services for VA hospitals in St. Louis.
A native of St. Louis, Dr. Cook graduated from University City High School and attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He was a 1940 graduate of the Washington University School of Medicine and was a fellow of the American Colleges of Chest Physicians and Angiology. He served in the Army Medical Corps in World War II.
In the 1970s, Dr. Cook was elected to three terms as an alderman in Brentwood.
A private funeral service was held. Burial will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Among the survivors are his wife of 54 years, Betty B. Cook of Clayton; two sons, Robert J. “Bud” Cook Jr. of Maryland Heights and Michael Cook of Hurst, Texas; two daughters, Barbara Cook of Clayton and Nancy Jumper of Brentwood; a brother, Howard F. Cook of Evanston, Ill.; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, 4568 West Pine Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo., 63108.
