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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
We interrupt our
regularly scheduled Newsletter to urgently request your prayers on behalf of
Mickie Settles Cook ('66)
of VA, who suffered a class five brain aneurysm yesterday.
I just received
a phone call from Bill Hobbs ('66 - of Northern VA) who passed along this
request from Mickie's husband,
Bobby Cook ('67).
We have very few details for you
concerning her condition at this moment - I will go back and amend this page as
they arrive -
but for the moment we do know that among you all there are some mighty prayer
warriors, and we would request your fervent
faith and prayers on sweet Mickie's behalf.
Here's an image taken by Chip Clark ('65) of Northern VA of Mickie receiving her NNHS diploma. (Thanks, Chip!)
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June 1966 |
Thank you, Bill, for calling - and thank you all. Y'all are the very best!
From Jimmy Dick ('65) of FL - 03/02/05:
Hi, Carol,
Sorry I have been so long in sending anything
in. Between the horses, work and the continuing clean-up of my property
from the hurricanes, and my own grieving period, I have been very busy.
I just wanted to send my condolences to Mickie and her family and hope and pray
that she will recover fully. I have referred
her name and condition to my local church, Orange Creek Campvile United
Methodist, for inclusion in their prayer chain.
May God be with her and her family in this difficult time.
Thanks so much, Jimmy! We all really appreciate that. And best of everything to you, too.
From Pam Smith Arnold ('65) of VA - 03/02/05:
(Mickie) is at Sentara in Hampton. The
number is 757-736-1340. Her condition is serious. She is in the critical care
unit.
That is all I could find out..... I am going to call the hospital tomorrow
morning. I'll let you know what I find out.
Love,
Cuz Pam
Thank you,
Cousin Pam. I remember what good friends you and Mickie were back in high
school. So many people have her -
and her family - in their prayers right now.
From David Whitley ('68) of VA - 03/03/05:
Hey, I didn't know Mickie, but I went to school with Bobby forever (at least from Briarfield Elementary on through NNHS). I'll certainly keep her, Bobby and family in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks, Carol.
Thank you, David! That means a great deal to many, many people.
From Paul Dobie ('66) of CO - 03/03/05:
Hi Carol,
My heart and
prayers go out to Mickie Settles Cook…we are
projecting white light around her…my wife Denise spent
6-1/2 on the operating table in Jan 2000 when she had a brain aneurysm…God bless
Mickie and her family!
…and thanks for providing the wonderful service to us all…
Paul
Oh, my goodness! Thank you for sharing that with us, Paul - and thanks for your prayers and concern as well.
From Dee Hodges Bartram ('66) of VA - 03/03/05, 7:04 PM:
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Thursday, February 24, 2005 |
Thank you, Dee. Words are quite inadequate to express my sorrow at this moment.
From Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA - 03/03/05:
Thank you, Bill. I appreciate your kindness, as I'm sure we all do.
From Charlie Phillips ('65) of TN - 03/04/05:
Thank you so much, Charlie. I just keep remembering how much more fun everything was when Mickie was there.
From Paul Dobie ('66) of CO - 03/04/05:
Carol and Dee:
I am deeply saddened to learn of Mickie’s passing…though being away for so long I will never forget the beautiful smile…
God bless her and her family…
Paul
Thank you, Paul. I don't think anyone who ever knew Mickie will forget that wonderful smile!
From Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 03/04/05:
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Cast of Fall (1964) Play, "Take Her, She's Mine" |
That's so true, Miss Sarah! Thanks.
From the Daily Press, Saturday, March 5, 2005:
Mickie Jane (Settles) Cook
HAMPTON - Mickie Jane (Settles) Cook, 57, a 1966 graduate of
Newport News High School, died Thursday, March 3, 2005.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Parklawn-Wood
Funeral Home.
Published in the Daily Press on 3/5/2005.
Bob, Our prayers are with you and your family. |
Terry & Katt New
(Virginia Beach, VA ) - March 5, 2005 |
To Mickie's
family, we send our love and sympathies. It is so hard to let go of
those we love. I am so thankful that I was able to see Mickie last Thursday one last time. I cherish memories of NNHS and Mickie is a part of that--always. |
Judy (Phillips) Allen
(Newport News, VA ) - March 5, 2005 jjallen@bww.com |
Bobby, we
continue to keep you and your family in our thoughts and prayers. Bill |
William Hobbs
(Northern VA ) - March 5, 2005 wnhobbs@verizon.net |
Bob, my thoughts and prayers are with you, Jane was a wonderful friend and did a lot for our community |
Homer Purcell
(Wicomico, VA ) - March 5, 2005 |
Bob, my thoughts and prayers are with you. |
Bill Green (Hampton)
- March 5, 2005 |
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. |
Jeanne (Wilkins)
Jones (Honolulu, HI ) - March 5, 2005 idkidVa@aol.com |
From Linda Lane Lane ('64) of VA -
03/05/05:
ever that close, but the fact that we were in NNHS halls together. My
thoughts and prayers are with Mickie's family.
None of us know how quickly we can leave this world. I am so proud of
Mickie's family for supporting her decision
for Organ Donation. That is not always an easy decision for family's to
make. It is truly the only living gift we can give
to each other.
Thank you, Linda. it's certainly been a very sobering time. And you're right - Organ Donation is often a difficult decision.
From the Daily Press, Sunday, March
6, 2005:
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Image courtesy of http://www.mem.com |
Mickie Jane (Settles) Cook
HAMPTON - Mickie Jane
(Settles) Cook, 57, was taken home to the Lord on Thursday, March 3, 2005,
after a short illness.
Born in Herrin, Ill., Mickie had been a Peninsula resident most of her life.
She was a 1966 graduate of Newport News High
School and attended the University of Chicago. Mickie took great pride in
her job where she served as the Regional Director
for the Office of Refugee and Immigration Services. During her time with the
refugees, she re-settled hundreds of families from
war-torn countries from around the globe. She will be greatly missed. A
beloved wife, mother, daughter and grandmother, she
leaves to cherish her memories, her husband, Robert P. Cook; children,
Michael R. Ramsey of Newport News, Benjamin G.
Hanna of Atlanta, Ga., Amy Milanese of Athens, Ga., Sara Elizabeth Cook of
Mountain Home, Idaho, and Erin Ray of Defuniack
Springs, Fla.; grandchildren, Katie and Brooke Milanese, Jacob and Hanna Ray
and Michael J. and Samantha M. Ramsey;
parents, Betty and George Ramsey of Hampton; and brothers, Kenneth Settles
of Iraq and Johnnie Ramsey of Hampton. A service
to celebrate Mickie's life will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 7, at
Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald Monk
officiating. Burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park. The family will
receive friends from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral
home. Friends are encouraged to visit
www.mem.com to share tributes or words of comfort. Expressions of
sympathy may take the
form of contributions to the Office of Refugee and Immigration Services,
1615 Kecoughtan Road, Hampton, VA 23661. Arrangements
are under the care of Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home, 2551 N. Armistead Ave.,
Hampton.
Published in the Daily Press on 3/6/2005.
Bob, our hearts go out to you and your family. You are in our thoughts and prayers. |
Earl and Nancy Bowry
(Chesapeake, VA ) - March 6, 2005 |
Bob and Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. God has a new angel in heaven and her name is Mickie. She was so proud of her work with the refugees and she shared many stories with me. Last Thursday night, February 24, 2005, I had the pleasure spending the evening out with her during our "NNHS girls night out". We will miss her very much. Gone - but never forgotten. |
Janice & Wayne
Mallory (Hampton, VA ) - March 6, 2005 JaniceMallory@cox.net |
From Sharon Adcock Huskisson ('66) of TN - 03/07/05:
I didn't know Mickie Settles that well, but am praying for her family.
Thank you, Sharon.
From Mickie's Husband, Bob Cook
('67) of VA - 03/07/05:
Oh, Bobby - I just wish we could have done more. You remain in our constant thoughts and prayers.
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" (sequenced by
Bjorn
Lengton) midi
courtesy of
http://www.classicalmidi.co.uk/barber.htm
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA
- 02/10/05
Thanks, Dave!
Angels with Violin clip art courtesy of http://www.newcybertech.com/christmas3_new.html - 12/18/04
Star Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.holidaygraphics.com/christmas/graphics/page8.html - 12/18/04