June 27, 2014
Clayton Pioneer • www.claytonpioneer.com
Obituary
Blane Glen Cook P.O. Box 1246 6200 Center Street, Suite H, Clayton, CA 94517 TAMARA
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December 8, 1961 – June 2, 2014
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Family and friends are mourning the death of Blane Glen Cook, who died June 2. Blane was born in Martinez to Georgia Cervenka and Carl Cook. During his elementary school years they moved to Arnold, CA, where he later attended Bret Harte High School and graduated in 1980. During the winters, he worked at Bear Valley Ski Resort, where he was a member of the ski team. He attended UTI in Phoenix and earned his degree in heating, air conditioning and refrigeration. In 1984, Blane returned from school and took a job with Sobotka Air Systems, where he met the love of his life, best friend and future wife, Sharon. In 1989, he took over the operation of his father’s business, Wally’s Rental Centers. Blane and Sharon were married on Valentine’s Day in 1987. They have two daughters, Katelyn Duncan (Jacob) and Courtney Cook. The Cook family moved to Clayton in 1998 so their daughters could attend Clayton Valley High School where Sharon graduated in 1979. Blane’s passing was an unexpected tragedy. He was a very active man who was always on the go. Whether it was an evening walk with his dog and wife, honing his archery skills at Diablo Bowman’s Club, hunting at Charter Farms Duck Club, preparing for a Sierra deer hunt, dirt bike riding, Jeeping, or hiking/backpacking with his wife on Mt. Diablo or in the eastern Sierras, Blane never allowed grass to grow under his feet. He was intelligent, inquisitive and was forever reading and researching topics of interest.
He gave advice freely and was willing to help a family member or friend in need. He was an excellent mechanic and had an uncanny ability to repair almost anything. He was humble, yet he demanded excellence not only from himself, but those around him. He encouraged those closest to him to be their best. He lived his life with honest integrity. He volunteered alongside his wife and taught both his daughters’ fourth grade classes to pan for gold, as mining had been a passion in his younger years. He also volunteered to barbecue at Clayton Valley High School football games to help raise funds for the Athletic Boosters and CVHS sports teams. Though he was a relatively private man, he took great joy in sharing his life with his daughters and wife. He derived his greatest pleasure from simply spending time with his family. He and Sharon spent nearly every free moment together and especially loved spending extended weekends at their cabin in the eastern Sierras. He was immensely proud of his daughters for becoming strong and determined women. He was also very proud of the fact that he and his wife, working by themselves, replaced all of the windows and siding on their cabin. He joked with his friends that he had taught his wife how to use a table saw and compound miter saw. In lieu of memorial donations or flowers, the family asks that you take a moment to think how you might lend a hand to a friend in need.
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