Aaron Wallace Cook Obituary

November 27, 1922-August 3, 2019

Aaron Wallace Cook, age 96, passed away peacefully at his home in Houston, TX, uniting with his Lord and Savior, on August 3, 2019.

Aaron W. Cook, Aviation Ordnance Chief, USN, was born on November 27, 1922, in Ft. Worth, TX. He enlisted in the Navy on December 5, 1940, after completing boot camp in San Diego.  He served in the Navy from April 10, 1941 until May 15, 1946. He was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal with two stars and the American Defense medal with "Base" clasp.

He was on Ford Island the morning of the infamous attack of December 7, 1941. He would often recount his memory of being in front of the Administration Building that morning, seeing the low-level first flight of the Japanese bombers dropping their bombs which destroyed the PBY hangars. He would also recount that they initially assumed that it was a "practice raid" until they were struck by the concussion of the explosions, then realizing that they were under attack.

After being honorably discharged from the Navy on December 5, 1946, he pursued his education, graduating with honors from Texas Christian University. He worked for 36 years at Dresser Industries, traveling to 17 countries and living abroad in London, England, with his wife, Marjorie ("Mickey").

Aaron was married to Mickey for 72 years. They had two children, Cynthia Cook McBride and Miles Cook, both deceased. He is survived by his wife, Mickey Cook, his granddaughter, Lisa Neuman and husband, Greg, grandson Sean McBride and wife, Jeaneth,  three great-grandchildren, Zach and Matthew Neuman and Isaac McBride, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He had a great passion for golf, and there was rarely a weekend where he would not be sitting in front of the TV watching a golf tournament with one of his corgis in his lap. He couldn't stand to be inactive and always kept busy with friends and family. He was also known for his war stories, and he was privileged to be interviewed by the History Channel in July of 2016. He was honored at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library along with the late President George H. W. Bush and Senator Bob Dole for the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor in December of 2016.

He was one of the last remaining Pearl Harbor Survivors. He was a true role model and survivor in many ways. He will be sorely missed.

The family will receive friends at Klein Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 from 6-8pm.
Funeral services will be at 10:30am, on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Lakewood United Methodist Church.
Interment will be a the Houston National Cemetery at 1:30pm.