Obituary of Eleanor Lorraine Cook

Eleanor Lorraine Cook passed away peacefully on December 21, 2019 after a long fight with Alzheimers. She was born on September 6, 1938 in Gallup NM to Mary Helen Bigley and Orville Kellogg. Eleanor grew up and graduated from high school on the island of Aruba where her step father Wayne E. Meisenheimer worked for Exxon. In September 1958, she married the love of her life, Glenn Gordon Cook, a Korean War veteran. Eleanor and Glenn moved around New Mexico and Texas where she taught elementary school for 30 years and dedicated her weekends to teaching Sunday school. They made their home in Carlsbad where they raised their three children, Donna Lynn Montgomery, Philip Wayne Cook, and Loren Ray Cook. The kids all graduated from New Mexico State University. They all have now raised families of their own, giving Eleanor and Glenn 8 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Her grandchildren were the light of her life and she loved spending time with them. When Eleanor wasn’t with her grandchildren she was preparing or spending time with her prayer group. She always had a very deep connection with the Catholic faith and loved to connect with people through her faith. Eleanor and Glenn moved around Texas throughout her life, but eventually settled in Dallas, Texas to be near family. Glenn, her husband of 60+ years, was her best friend. Eleanor is survived by her husband and three children; daughters-in-law Sandy and Paula and son-in-law David; grandchildren, Jaclyn Lorraine and her husband Brian Randall, Rachele Anna Smith, Laurel Marie Cook, Alex Lynn Cook, Connor Ray Cook, Madeline Claire Cook, Abbey Leigh Cook, Loren Olivia Cook, and great-grandchild King Beaux Randall. Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents. A Memorial Mass will be held at 1:30pm on December 28 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Dallas TX. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the elementary school at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The family expresses their gratitude to the Belmont Caregivers, the nurses and caregivers at the T. Boone Pickens Hospice hospital for their compassion and support.