Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, September 14, 1993 TAG: 9309140313
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE:
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Medium
OBIT COOK, THOMAS E.
COOK, Thomas E., 61, of Blacksburg, Director Emeritus of University
Counseling Services at VA Tech, died Sunday, September 12, 1993 at his home.
Mr. Cook was a native of W.Va. and a graduate of Concord College. He earned
his masters degree from North Carolina State University and his doctorate from
the University of Missouri. He began his association with Virginia Tech as a
Counseling Psychologist in 1964. A long time member of the American
Psychological Association and the College and University Counseling Centers
Directors Association, he has contributed significantly to his professional
organizations. He has served on and chaired the College and University
Counseling Center Accrediting Board, sat on the Commission on Campus Mental
Health of the American College Health Association, and has been president and
executive board member of the International Association of Counseling
Services. Mr. Cook has authored numerous publications and presented frequently
at local, state and national conferences. During his tenure at Virginia Tech,
he has positively influenced and assisted many students. He was preceded in
death by his mother Dorothy Lester Cook. Surviving are his wife, Mary Arena
Cook; a son, Samuel R. Cook, Tucson, Ariz.; his father, Carl M. Cook; one
sister, Jayne C. Penny, both of Tampa, Fla. Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, September 15 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father
Donald LeMay; officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers memorial contributions may be made to New River Valley Hospice,
Inc., 1806 Price's Ford Road, Blacksburg, Va. 24060. The family will receive
friends Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home with a prayer
service beginning at 8 p.m.
by CNB