Carl Richard Cook

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Callahan Edfast Mortuary. Services will take place at 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary.

He was the director of data processing at Mesa College.

Survivors include his wife, Kay Ann; two sons, Carl R. Jr. of Grand Junction, and Gary E. of San Diego; two sisters, Janet McCoy, and Sue DeVries; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Carl R. Cook

March 26, 1932 - June 2, 2017

Carl R. Cook, Sr. passed away on June 2, 2017, at his home in Grand Junction, Colorado.

He was born on March 26, 1932, in Pea Green, Colorado to Joe and Ruth Cook. Carl grew up in the Pea Green area on a big farm. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1950. After high school, he went into the Army and served for three years being a clerk from 1951 to 1954 and was honorably discharged.

Carl went on to work in the uranium field after he served in the Army. Then he worked on the railroad, at Union Carbide and Colorado Ute in Montrose. Later, he worked at Mesa College as a Director of Data Processing and he retired from there in 1978.

Carl's lifelong grade school friends were Phil Morlang and Dallas Sturgeon. He and Phil met every morning for coffee and enjoyed each other's company and stories.

Carl and his son, Carl Jr., were beekeepers and worked together for ten years. His son will miss him very much. Carl and his second son, Gary, along with his grandchildren, enjoyed fishing and numerous outdoor activities together. Carl was a loving and kind father, husband and grandfather. He loved his children, grandchildren and great-grandchild with all his heart. He always took an interest in all of them.

His survivors are wife, Kay; sons, Carl Jr. (Denise) Cook of Grand Junction, Colorado and Gary (Katie) Cook of San Diego, CA; five grandchildren, Evan, Isabelle and Walker Cook of San Diego, California; Breanna (Christopher) Matlock of Fruita, Colorado, and Sarah Cook of Grand Junction, Colorado; great-granddaughter, Brooklyn Matlock of Fruita, Colorado; sisters, Janet (Larry) McCoy of Delta, Colorado and Sue (Mick) Devries of Montrose, Colorado. He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Patty Cook, Mary Wallace and Dorothy Cooper; brother, Bob Cook and daughter, Diana Cook.

The funeral service will be held at Callahan-Edfast, 2515 Patterson Road, on Friday, June 9 at 10:00 a.m. and visitation on Thursday, June 8 from 4 - 6:00 p.m. Burial services will be held at Memorial Gardens cemetery.

Donations can be made to a charity of choice.