Gene Cook, 82, Waco passed away Thursday, May 6, 2010 at a local hospital. A Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, May 13 at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum with Chaplain Larry Holden officiating. Gene was born December 15, 1927 in Trinidad, TX. to Dewey Edward and Naomi Jessie (Vandergriff) Cook. He was past employee of Roy Beatty Cleaners and retired from Trane Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and two brothers. Survivors include his daughters, Pamela Cooper of Waco, Cheryl Wiseman of Santa Fe and Regina Wallace of Dallas; sister, Patricia Early of Hewitt; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.