Sad news.
So sorry to hear this news. David is such a good guy, and I'm thrilled for him that he got to share this great experience with his brother. The memories will matter more for his as the years go by.
Yes,very sad news indeed...Condolences to The Cook Fam.
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Such sad, sad news. May God bless David and his family.
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“American Idol” winner David Cook’s brother Adam, 36, died of brain cancer early Sunday in Terre Haute, Ind. Cook announced his brother’s death Sunday morning at the Race for Hope 5K in Washington, D.C. The audience responded in gasps of shock. “I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else right now,” Cook told the crowd at the benefit for brain cancer research. Cook was both the event’s grand marshal and running with a team that as of last month had raised more than $40,000. “I lost one today,” he told the crowd of runners and supporters, “but I gained 9,000 and I will be here every year that they will have me.” A family friend told Radaronline.com that Adam died at 1 a.m. Sunday morning at a hospice in Terre Haute. “Adam passed away peacefully,” the friend said. “He was surrounded by his family, including his wife, Kendra, his children, his father and his stepmom, among others. Cook, a native of Blue Springs, Mo., was on his way on a jet when his brother died. “The family thought that Adam would go much sooner than this, actually,” said the Cook family friend. Thats why David left his tour a few weeks back so that he could be with Adam. They said their goodbyes then.
I’m sorry to hear that. Prayers for the entire Cook family.
David’s announcement about his brother. Scroll down - it’s after the article.
http://www.kansascity.com/stargazing/special/story/1176194.html
From the Indiana paper: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tribstar/obituary.aspx?n=adam-neal-cook&pid=126958007
Adam Neal Cook
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Adam Neal Cook, 37, of Terre Haute passed away in his residence at 11:55 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009, following a 10-year battle with cancer. He was born in Tipton on June 5, 1971, to Stanley Cook and Pamela Goode Cook. Adam was an attorney, having his own practice, Adam N. Cook Law Offices. He is survived by his wife, Kendra Cohen-Cook, whom he married Oct. 7, 1995; one son, Gage Cook; and one daughter, Gracie Cook; his father, Stanley Cook and his wife Viki Hyatt; his mother, Pamela Shuck; two brothers, David Cook and Andrew Cook; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kenny and Kay Cohen; and leaves behind countless friends and family members. Adam was a 1989 graduate of Tri-Central High School, a 1993 graduate of Indiana State University. where he received his bachelor’s degree in history, and a 1997 graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law, where he obtained his juris doctorate. Adam was a member of the Indiana Bar Association, the Terre Haute Bar Association, and Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. He also was a golf enthusiast. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 6, 2009, from 2 to 8 p.m., at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, 3050 E. Davis Drive. A private graveside service will be held on Thursday at Highland Lawn Cemetery, with the Rev. Rick Swan officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Kendra, Gage, and Gracie Cook Trust, c/o First Financial Bank, P.O. Box 540, Terre Haute, IN 47808-0540. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Callahan-DeBaun Funeral Home, 2425 Wabash Ave.