Mr. Glade E. Cook Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

MARCY- On Friday, May 13th 2022, Mr. Glade E. Cook Jr. passed away in the comfort of his own home with his wife by his bedside after a courageous 11 year battle with ALS. Glade was born to Glade E., Sr. and Angela (DePhillips) Cook on June 10th, 1959 in Utica. He was a graduate of New Hartford Central High School, and then went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree of Psychology from Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire. Glade pursued his Master’s Degree of Psychology at Adams State University in Colorado, and his Certificate of Advanced Study from SUNY Oneonta. Glade was predeceased by his parents Glade, Sr. and Angela Cook. He is survived by his caring wife, Jean (White) Cook; beloved daughter, Kayla Cook and future daughter-in-law Brittany Pietruszka of Massachusetts. He leaves behind many loving family members, Scott (Gina) Cook of Texas, Brett (Kerri) Cook of Marcy, Craig (Melissa) Cook of North Carolina, and Candace Cook of Marcy, in addition to many loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, and in-laws. Glade was cared for by many home health aides and really appreciated their patience, love, and devotion they had for him. Glade always wanted to help people and found many ways to put that into action. After graduating with his Master’s Degree, he started his professional career at Catholic Charities as a Resident Counselor. He continued his journey as a School Guidance Counselor at Holland Patent School, but spent the majority of his career as the Guidance Counselor at Frankfort Schuyler School. He was dedicated to his students and made lifelong friends with many of those in the Frankfort community. In addition to being a beloved Guidance Counselor, Glade was a very involved community member serving the Whitesboro School Board for 6 years. He was the president of the Family Nurturing Center and helped his daughter to establish a charity in her name designed to help young mothers and their children. Skiing, golfing, and playing tennis were among the many activities Glade enjoyed prior to his diagnosis. Traveling was also very important to him, and even well into his struggle he was still making trips to Florida, Iowa, Kentucky and many other destinations. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching the NY Yankees and NY Giants play any opportunity he could. He was a great husband, friend, dance dad, and role model and will be greatly missed. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 19th from 4-7 p.m. at Eannace Funeral Home, Inc., 932 South St., corner of Hammond Ave. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial and Celebration of Life which will commence at St. John the Evangelist Church, 66 Oxford Rd. in New Hartford on Friday, May 20th at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the ALS of Utica online at https://alsutica.org/donate-2/; envelopes will also be available at the funeral home. For those unable to attend Glade's Mass of Christian Burial, the service may be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoRmmIjYWO0.

Mr. Glade E. Cook Jr.

June 10, 1959 - May 13, 2022