Thomas "Tom" Blaine Cook

Tom was born on May 16, 1948 to Harley Blaine Cook and Edith Alene Crawford in Nitro, West Virginia. After several years in West Virginia, his family moved to Florida where he graduated from Charlotte High School. He went on to study at Freed Hardeman University, University of Central Florida, and then graduated from Oklahoma Christian with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Upon graduation, Tom served in the United States Army for 3 years.

After his military service, Tom began his career with Scotty's and later served in Human Resources for the Polk County Sheriff's Office and Advanced Eye Care until he retired.

At the age of ten, Tom was baptized into Christ. He served the Lord Joyfully throughout his life teaching Bible class, leading singing, and serving as a Deacon and Elder. He lived his life sharing God's love with his smile, kind words, and compassion for others.

Tom enjoyed following NASCAR, golf, working on jigsaw puzzles, and getting his hands dirty in the yard or on the farm, Everroots, in West Virginia.

in 1968, Tom met the love of his life, Lorna Campbell, and they married a year later at the Kissimmee Church of Christ. They were married 53 years and had three children: Charlotte Cook Grisham, Diana Cook Ives, and Daniel Cook.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents Harley Blaine Cook and Edith Alene Crawford Cook and granddaughter Jessica Ann Grisham.

He is survived by his wife Lorna Campbell Cook, three sisters, Fran Cook Hudgens (Allen), Jeannie Cook Thornhill (Jim), and Anita Cook Sridharan (Bala); three children, Charlotte Cook Grisham (Craig), Diana Cook Ives (Christopher), and Daniel Blaine Cook (Karla Miranda); seven grandchildren, Lee Harris Grisham, Maxwell Thomas Grisham, Cade Campbell Ives, Hannah Rosita Cook, Lucia Isabella Cook, Piper Harley Ives, and Naomi Esperanza Cook.

2 Timothy 4:6-8 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.