Donald Anthony Cook July 25,1958-Dec.26,2009 Donald Anthony (Tony) Cook died at home with his wife,children and grandchildren at his side on Dec.26, after a fierce fight against lung cancer.Tony was diagnosed with lung cancer in March of 2009 and given weeks to live.Tony set the goal of living to Christmas.He made that goal.Tony was born July 25,1958 in Duncan to Donald H.(Johnny) and Frankie Joyce Cook. He graduated from Empire High School.Tony worked as a machinist for his dad before obtaining his goal to become a Duncan Police Officer.He served the community of Duncan for 12 years.Tony went on to work as an oil and gas land man for 13 years in Wash.,Cali.,Ore.,Penn.,Conn.,Okla.,Kan.,Ind.,Ky.,Mich.,and presently Texas.Tony is preceeded in death by his dad,Johnny Cook:grandparents,Frank and Betty Crocker and Harvey and Edith Cook.Tony is survived by his wife of 26 years,Gina Cook of Rush Springs:six children and their spouses;Brian and Suzannah Rice of Colorado.,Shanna Rice of Oklahoma,Matthew and Amanda Rice of Colo.,Brandi and Damon Martin of Texas,Anna and Cory Armstrong of Texas and Hannah Cook of the home;seven grandchildren:Ashton,Payton,Savannah,Gage,Mattelena,Brooke and Joshua;mother,Joyce Cook of Okla.;a brother and sister,Keith Cook and Susan Turner of Oklahoma;six unofficially adopted children:Juan and Kirby Favier of Texas,Nathan Boyd of Colo.,Jon Lynner of Minn.,Crissy Goodfellow of Okla.,and Luisa Moderzinski of Germany;four brothers from another mother:Rex Ross of Okla.,Ed Gregory and Jim Ward of Texas and John Dunaske of Mich.;his dog Squishy and cat Jake.Tony was a wonderful man,a selfmade man with great determination.Anything he chose to do he became number one at.Just ask his golfing brothers.Tony won his last golf tournament the day after his first day of chemotherapy treatment.He was a top notch landman,training many in that field and making life long friends.During his battle against lung cancer he won the respect and far surpassed the expectations of physicians and nurses at OU Medical Center.Visitation will be held from 6 p.m.to 8 p.m. Tuesday Dec.29,at Carter Smart Funeral Home of Duncan.Services will be at 1 p.m.Wednesday Dec.30,at First Assembly of God in Chickasha,officiated by the Rev.Paul Knight and the Rev.Jerome Wade.Internment will be at the Rush Springs Cemetery under direction of Carter-Smart Funeral Home.Pallbearers are Rex Ross,Ed Gregory,Jim Ward,Juan Favier,Jon Lynner,Rico Saner,Nathan Boyd,Doug Shrock,Ken Shaw,Nolan Lemiare,Bill Bendeau,and Ed Todd.
Published in The Duncan Banner on 12/29/2009