William Woodrow McCook
– December 2, 2015
Bill McCook
William Woodrow McCook, 70, of Ruskin, was born in Albany, Ga., September 22, 1945, and was raised in Tampa and Marathon, Fla., on Key Vaca. He attended Marathon High School. He died December 2, 2015.
Bill served in Vietnam as a Combat Military Policeman in 1966-1968. He was a member of United Brotherhood of Carpenters for 50 years; a Mason; Past President of the Ruskin Civic Association, where he worked to get bus shelters in Ruskin; and a member of HCDEC. He was a proud member of the Pleiku MP Association (those who served in Co. B 504th Military Police Battalion in Pleiku, and its detachments, during its tour of duty in the Republic of Vietnam, 1965-1972), and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11793" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2015/12/Army-insignia-150x150.jpg" alt="Army-insignia" width="150" height="150" />He was a loyal fan of the Tampa Bay Rays and his lifelong dream to go to his team’s World Series came true in 2008.
He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Kathleen Louise McCook; sister RoseMary Cubellis and family; stepdaughter Margaret Christ and family; and many friends and family.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue in Ruskin.
Funeral Services will be held 1 p.m., Monday, December 14, 2015, at Sarasota National Cemetery with Military Honors.
After the cemetery service, friends and family will gather at E.G. Simmons’ Park, shelter 17, around 2:30 p.m. to share memories of Bill. Anyone who knew him is welcome.
Arrangements by Zipperer’s Funeral Home.
William Woodrow McCook, 70, of Ruskin, was born in Albany, Ga., September 22, 1945, and was raised in Tampa and Marathon, Fla., on Key Vaca. He attended Marathon High School. He died December 2, 2015.
Bill served in Vietnam as a Combat Military Policeman in 1966-1968. He was a member of United Brotherhood of Carpenters for 50 years; a Mason; Past President of the Ruskin Civic Association, where he worked to get bus shelters in Ruskin; and a member of HCDEC. He was a proud member of the Pleiku MP Association (those who served in Co. B 504th Military Police Battalion in Pleiku, and its detachments, during its tour of duty in the Republic of Vietnam, 1965-1972), and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11793" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2015/12/Army-insignia-150x150.jpg" alt="Army-insignia" width="150" height="150" />He was a loyal fan of the Tampa Bay Rays and his lifelong dream to go to his team’s World Series came true in 2008.
He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Kathleen Louise McCook; sister RoseMary Cubellis and family; stepdaughter Margaret Christ and family; and many friends and family.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue in Ruskin.
Funeral Services will be held 1 p.m., Monday, December 14, 2015, at Sarasota National Cemetery with Military Honors.
After the cemetery service, friends and family will gather at E.G. Simmons’ Park, shelter 17, around 2:30 p.m. to share memories of Bill. Anyone who knew him is welcome.
Arrangements by Zipperer’s Funeral Home.