William Herbert Hook Sr., son of William Andrew Hook and Martha Alma (Hearne) Hook. Wife of Elizabeth (Betty) Jean (Tokac) Hook. Father of Martha Jean Hook (died in infancy) and William Hook. Grandfather of five grandsons. Brother, uncle, and cousin of many Hook relatives.
William was born and raised in Crab Orchard, Illinois. His family eventually moved to Washington state. As a young man, William departed Washington for San Francisco with only $5 in his pocket. In San Francisco, he worked in textiles and glass-making. William painted the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco along with other workers.
William married Elizabeth Jean Tokac on January 29, 1927 in San Francisco. Elizabeth (Betty) was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, of parents who were Hungarian immigrants to Erie.
In 1946, he joined the Local No. 3 Operating Engineers of San Francisco. William worked on dam, waterway, and other infrastructure projects relating to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Water System, including the Cherry Creek Dam. He worked in many areas of the mountainous California wilderness with Local No. 3 until his retirement in 1964. While working in the California mountains with Local No. 3, William and Betty Hook left their son, William, in the care of his grandmother Ilona, in San Francisco.
William Hook was a Master Mason of Far West Lodge #673 in San Francisco. He was active in the Lodge and achieved many levels above Master Mason. He was also a member of the Trowel Club and Past Master of Victory Lodge.
His life in San Francisco also included serving as a Cubmaster for Pack 104 in San Francisco and other leadership for the Boy Scouts of America. William was an accomplished fly fisherman who could tie his own flies. He was an expert wood and cement worker.
William Hook is interred with his wife Betty Hook at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma. Their monument depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, on a mountaintop amidst the rays of the sun.
William was born and raised in Crab Orchard, Illinois. His family eventually moved to Washington state. As a young man, William departed Washington for San Francisco with only $5 in his pocket. In San Francisco, he worked in textiles and glass-making. William painted the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco along with other workers.
William married Elizabeth Jean Tokac on January 29, 1927 in San Francisco. Elizabeth (Betty) was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, of parents who were Hungarian immigrants to Erie.
In 1946, he joined the Local No. 3 Operating Engineers of San Francisco. William worked on dam, waterway, and other infrastructure projects relating to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Water System, including the Cherry Creek Dam. He worked in many areas of the mountainous California wilderness with Local No. 3 until his retirement in 1964. While working in the California mountains with Local No. 3, William and Betty Hook left their son, William, in the care of his grandmother Ilona, in San Francisco.
William Hook was a Master Mason of Far West Lodge #673 in San Francisco. He was active in the Lodge and achieved many levels above Master Mason. He was also a member of the Trowel Club and Past Master of Victory Lodge.
His life in San Francisco also included serving as a Cubmaster for Pack 104 in San Francisco and other leadership for the Boy Scouts of America. William was an accomplished fly fisherman who could tie his own flies. He was an expert wood and cement worker.
William Hook is interred with his wife Betty Hook at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma. Their monument depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, on a mountaintop amidst the rays of the sun.
William Herbert Hook Sr., son of William Andrew Hook and Martha Alma (Hearne) Hook. Wife of Elizabeth (Betty) Jean (Tokac) Hook. Father of Martha Jean Hook (died in infancy) and William Hook. Grandfather of five grandsons. Brother, uncle, and cousin of many Hook relatives.
William was born and raised in Crab Orchard, Illinois. His family eventually moved to Washington state. As a young man, William departed Washington for San Francisco with only $5 in his pocket. In San Francisco, he worked in textiles and glass-making. William painted the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco along with other workers.
William married Elizabeth Jean Tokac on January 29, 1927 in San Francisco. Elizabeth (Betty) was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, of parents who were Hungarian immigrants to Erie.
In 1946, he joined the Local No. 3 Operating Engineers of San Francisco. William worked on dam, waterway, and other infrastructure projects relating to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Water System, including the Cherry Creek Dam. He worked in many areas of the mountainous California wilderness with Local No. 3 until his retirement in 1964. While working in the California mountains with Local No. 3, William and Betty Hook left their son, William, in the care of his grandmother Ilona, in San Francisco.
William Hook was a Master Mason of Far West Lodge #673 in San Francisco. He was active in the Lodge and achieved many levels above Master Mason. He was also a member of the Trowel Club and Past Master of Victory Lodge.
His life in San Francisco also included serving as a Cubmaster for Pack 104 in San Francisco and other leadership for the Boy Scouts of America. William was an accomplished fly fisherman who could tie his own flies. He was an expert wood and cement worker.
William Hook is interred with his wife Betty Hook at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma. Their monument depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, on a mountaintop amidst the rays of the sun.
William was born and raised in Crab Orchard, Illinois. His family eventually moved to Washington state. As a young man, William departed Washington for San Francisco with only $5 in his pocket. In San Francisco, he worked in textiles and glass-making. William painted the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco along with other workers.
William married Elizabeth Jean Tokac on January 29, 1927 in San Francisco. Elizabeth (Betty) was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, of parents who were Hungarian immigrants to Erie.
In 1946, he joined the Local No. 3 Operating Engineers of San Francisco. William worked on dam, waterway, and other infrastructure projects relating to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Water System, including the Cherry Creek Dam. He worked in many areas of the mountainous California wilderness with Local No. 3 until his retirement in 1964. While working in the California mountains with Local No. 3, William and Betty Hook left their son, William, in the care of his grandmother Ilona, in San Francisco.
William Hook was a Master Mason of Far West Lodge #673 in San Francisco. He was active in the Lodge and achieved many levels above Master Mason. He was also a member of the Trowel Club and Past Master of Victory Lodge.
His life in San Francisco also included serving as a Cubmaster for Pack 104 in San Francisco and other leadership for the Boy Scouts of America. William was an accomplished fly fisherman who could tie his own flies. He was an expert wood and cement worker.
William Hook is interred with his wife Betty Hook at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma. Their monument depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, on a mountaintop amidst the rays of the sun.
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