Lenore Marie Cook

Sequim resident Lenore Marie Cook, age 85, passed away December 4, 2015, at Dungeness Courte Memory Care in Sequim due to Alzheimer’s disease.

She was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to parents Sydney Pappin and Ethel May Angus on September 12, 1930.  She married John Metcalfe Cook May 24, 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.  Lenore worked as an executive assistant to various department heads in the University of Toronto and later at University of California, Berkley, and Livermore Labs.  She was a member of the Church of England (Anglican) as well as a member of the Chancel Guild of most churches she attended during her life.  She also did volunteer work at numerous hospitals.

Lenore and her husband traveled extensively throughout her life; to the United Kingdom, Europe, China and India, as well as parts of Central and South America.  She was an avid historian and a wonderful mother.

She is survived by her husband John Metcalfe Cook; son Peter (Carolynn) of Issaquah, Washington; daughters Virginia (Wayne) of Ancaster, Ontario, Laura (Dana) of Scotland, Ontario, and Lenore (Brian) of Victoria, B.C.; brother Barry (Cathy) of Burlington, Ontario; sister-in-law Betty Hogarth of Brantford, Ontario; grandchildren Graeme, Emma, Tristan, Lynden, Natalie, Allison, John, Dylan, and Samantha; and great-granddaughter Cordelia.  She is preceded in death by her sisters Karen and Thora, and brother Sydney.

Memorial services will be held Thursday December 10, 2015, 3:00 pm at St. Luke’s Episcopal Parish, 5th Ave, Sequim, Washington with Reverend Robert Rhoads officiating.  A short reception will follow in the parish hall.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Alzheimer’s research, www.alz.org.

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