Retired
Spouse: Dianna
3 Children
8 Grandchildren
Information update: 9/26/10

This is the class I started with at Washington Jr. high back in the 7th grade but for some reason I fell behind and was short the needed credits to graduate when you folks did! I finished up school that summer (GED) and enlisted in the Army for 3 yrs that fall. I just was in "no mood" to go back to high school- figured that I had at least gotten my high school diploma (even though I wasn't in the year book), and it was time to get on with my life! Semi- retired after 35 years in the insurance business. Sold my insurance agency to my son Patrick and now I work for him 2 days a week. I have been making some progress in my songwriting, One song is being published, a country rock song. It will be promoted to Record Companies and radio stations across the country. No guarantees but, it is a huge step. You can hear this song on my MySpace site or at my website www.cookesongwriter.com. The name of the song is Race for Marylou. Plus there are many of my other songs there to listen to, and more being produced by my Agency/ Publisher. They produce wonderful demos of the songs they like, for promotion.