Kermit Marshall Cook

COOK, Kermit Marshall, passed away at his home in Manakin-Sabot, Va. on Friday, April 14, 2017. He was born September 10, 1949, to Doris Lucile Marshall and Kermit Henry Cook of Farmville, Va. He was a devoted husband of 42 years to Sallie Hart Stone Cook; and doting father to his three daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth and Susan; and grandfather to five grandchildren, Katherine, Sallie, Douglas, Margaret (Maggie) and Henry. He was raised and educated in Farmville, graduating from Prince Edward Academy before attending the University of Richmond undergraduate school and School of Law, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and as a Williams Law Scholar. His passion for serving the interests of physicians and health care providers was evident in every client interaction. Prior to starting his own private practice, he was a partner with Hirschler Fleischer and served as counsel to the Medical Society of Virginia. He also served as Deputy Attorney General of Virginia from 1990 to 1993, leading the Commonwealth of Virginia’s efforts to pass legislation that has allowed free clinics to flourish in Virginia and nationally. His peers named Marshall among Virginia’s “Legal Elite” in health law each year in Virginia Business magazine and was regularly named a Virginia “Super Lawyer” in health law by Richmond magazine and among the Best Lawyers in America in the health care area. He most recently served as General Counsel for the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians and Virginia Chiropractic Association. He was a devoted Christian and served as a deacon at Second Baptist Church in Richmond, Va. If not at the office, you would find him surrounded by his family and grandchildren that he adored or down by the lake fishing. His memorial service, followed by a reception, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2017, at Second Baptist Church, 9614 River Rd., Richmond, Va. 23229. Memorial contributions can be made to the Next Generations Campaign Fund at Second Baptist Church.