Personal Life
Cook was married to the former Dorothy Behrens, who was co-founder of and long-time teacher at the Delhi Christian Playschool. Together, they had five children, Edward (deceased), David (deceased), Linda, John, and Jeffrey, and seven grandchildren. The Cooks were active members of the United Ministry of Delhi, where Charles Cook often served as lay preacher and participated in committee work.
Upon Cook's death on May 23, 2001 at the age of 66, flags at the New York State Capitol were ordered to half-mast, and a flag flew in his honor over the U.S. Capitol. Among the honors made in his memory, the New York State Office of Rural Health, the Delaware County Office Building, the Children's Center at SUNY New Paltz, a state nursing education partnership program, and a fire-fighting training center are named after him.
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