(April 7, 1949 - July 3, 2013)
Harold Keefe Cook, Senior Chief Petty Officer (Ret), was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 7, 1949
and passed away on July 3, 2013. Harold spent the greater part of his life following his love and
passion for the military and our country. He served proudly in the United States Navy for 20 years with
assignments in Iceland, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Virginia Beach.
After retirement, he worked for a few years in Dallas, but then settled in San Antonio to be close to his
family and friends. He is survived by his sister, Jackie Shem, his two brothers Bob and Jim Cook.
Harold will be greatly missed by his family and friends. May he be remembered for the gentle giant
who loved our Lord, his family and his friends.
A private service was held on July 12, 2013 for his immidiate family and friends at Fort Sam Houston.
Judith "Judy" Sandage (Murphy)
Hal was such a great guy. He could always make me laugh and played a mean Bass. He used to make the orchestra teacher (in Jr High) a bit miffed when he'd start jazzing everything up -- but we loved it. Had many great chats with him through the years. Even before (I found out he had passed on) I missed him. So many wonderful friends I have missed since high school and some of my fondest memories are of these friends, and he was one of them who made school worth attending. RIP Hal
Milton Wayne Blanchard
Hal was one of my best friends. After High School we joined the Navy together with Randy McCord and were in the same boot camp company. I have so many fond memories of Hal and our good times. One comes to mind about when we decided to go and watch hurricane Beulah come ashore. Thankfully there was a law enforcement officer there who told us to leave and go home. We left a couple of days later for boot camp. He had a lot of medical problems and suffered greatly before passing. RIP my friend.