.John J. Cooke Visit Guest Book
John Joseph Cooke, a longtime resident of Hingham and Scituate, passed away June 15, 2013. Born June 11, 1936, and raised in South Boston, John was the eldest son of the late Patrick Joseph Cooke and Mary Madeline (Gibbs) Cooke. John graduated from Boston Technical High School and attended Tufts University, where he studied engineering and enjoyed competitive swimming. John worked several years for Beacon Construction Company before creating his own business, Energy Services and Management, which was among the first New England firms to engineer, finance and manage cogenerated power systems and sustainable energy solutions in the 1970s and 1980s. John was a gifted artist who loved drawing and painting horses, clowns and seascapes. Although he sometimes struggled to steer a steady course, John enjoyed no greater pleasure than sailing with family and friends in Quincy and Massachusetts Bay. John is survived by Dorothy (Tognella) Cooke, mother of his four children, and six grandchildren, Brian Cooke and Monica Cyrino of Albuquerque, N.M.; Kevin and Lori (LeClair), Jaimee and Katy Cooke of Pembroke; Alan and Michele (McCartin), Margaret, Emma, Sophie and Ann Cooke of The Woodlands, Texas; and Susan Cooke of Hingham. At John's request, there will be no calling hours or funeral Mass. A private celebration of John's life is planned for the summer of 2013. Please share your recollections of John via his memorial Web site johnjcooke.remembered.com.