Eugene Thompson Cook

1914 - 2015  (100 years)

• Name	Eugene Thompson Cook
  Birth	18 May 1914	Irvine, Cypress County, Alberta, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	155583837
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155583837
  _UID	AB8E3ABFD43A4547B3C9B9839C3DDF054166
  Death	6 Jan 2015	Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  	OBITUARY OF EUGENE THOMPSON COOK May 18, 1914 ? Irvine, Alberta January 6, 2015 ? Calgary, Alberta Cook, Eugene Thompson passed away peacefully on January 06, 2015 in Calgary. He was born May 18, 1914 and was predeceased by his beloved wife and best friend Helen Carroll, who passed away November 06, 1999, after 57 years of marriage. He is also predeceased by his brothers, Fred of Rocky Mountain House, Burton of Red Deer, and sister Ruth Saunders of Innisfail. He is survived by a number of nephews and nieces. Eugene was born at Irvine, Alberta and attended school in Irvine and Medicine Hat. He then graduated from Calgary Normal School (now known as the University of Calgary) in 1933, teaching school in Alberta for eight years before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After instructing in Navigation at Portage La Prairie, he served in the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom, completing two tours of operations as a navigator in the Pathfinder Force on Lancaster bombers, flying 57 missions in World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1949, he graduated from the University of Alberta with a BSc. in Engineering (Mining) and then worked in the Oil Industry in Exploration as a Geophysicist. He retired from the Home Oil Company in 1979. Eugene was cremated and at his request, there will be no memorial service. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to a charity of choice. In living memory of Eugene Cook, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Park Memorial, 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W. Calgary, AB, T2S 2L5, Telephone: 403-243-8200.
  Cremation	Queen's Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I47743	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family	Helen Margaret Carroll,   b. 1912, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada d. 6 Nov 1999, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F16207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 18 May 1914 - Irvine, Cypress County, Alberta, Canada Death - 6 Jan 2015 - Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth