Aug. 16, 1939 ~ March 28, 2024
Thomas R. (Tom) Cook, 84, passed away at the Veteran’s Community Living Center in Rifle, Colorado, on March 28, 2024, after a battle with lung cancer.
Tom was born on Aug. 16, 1939, in Yuma, Colorado, to Robert James and Daisy (Smith) Cook. He was the 12th of 13 children born into the Cook family. Tom and his family moved to Meeker, Colorado, where he spent most of…