Jack Laverne Cook died in Chico on Friday, April 5, 2024. He was born in Willows to Jack and Lorinda Cook on March 24, 1962.
As a boy, with his brothers, he was a member of Boy Scout Troop 46 in Butte City. He had a great time.
He graduated from Princeton Senior High School in 1980, where he played football. After graduation, he worked in the area before enlisting in the Navy.
His basic training was in San Diego, and then he was stationed at Lemoore, Calif., where his medical training began. He worked in the hospital delivering babies, which he loved. He met his wife, Dawn, when he was there.
After serving there, he was discharged and moved back to Princeton. A couple of years later he re-enlisted.
He went to Florida for training and was later stationed in Hawaii. He drove ambulance and worked in clinics and the Army hospital.
He was later deployed on the USS Brutin and ended up in the Gulf where he helped set up Medivac units. He served as a Navy Corpsman for 12 years.
After his discharge, he worked at Enloe Prompt Care for 14 years. He also worked at Northern California Indian Health.
In 2018, he won the lottery and was very generous! Two of his sons lost everything in the Camp Fire in Paradise. He was happy to be able to help them.
He was a very loving, caring person who would help anyone.
A Rosary is set for 6 p.m. on Friday, April 19, at F.D. Sweet and Son, 114 North Shasta Street, Willows. Graveside services are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at Marvin Chapel Cemetery in Afton.
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