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Roger Cook of "This Old House" dead at 70
Posted on 8/23/24 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 8/23/24 at 2:20 pm
Cook was one of the long time co-hosts of the show for the past 40 years.
He was the guy in charge of all the landscaping projects of the houses they remodeled over the years. I had seen somewhere that he was battling cancer and it finally got the best of him.
RIP
He was the guy in charge of all the landscaping projects of the houses they remodeled over the years. I had seen somewhere that he was battling cancer and it finally got the best of him.
RIP
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 2:25 pm to gumbo2176
Sad to hear.
Looks like he was ill for a while.
Looks like he was ill for a while.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 2:31 pm to ItzMe1972
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Sad to hear.
Looks like he was ill for a while.
Yeah, there were times on the show he'd be mostly overseeing projects instead of getting his hands dirty and he had lost a good bit of weight and looked drained and frail.
No detail was given about the cause, just that he had suffered a "long term" illness.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 2:37 pm to gumbo2176
He had retired from the show for health reasons but they never released any details of why.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 2:56 pm to RaginCajunz
I tried to find out what his ailment was when he started looking ill about 5 years ago. They were tight lipped which is understandable. If I had to guess I'd say Parkinson's. iirc, his longtime wife died about 10 years ago and that took a toll on him.
RIP to a man that made his living by working damn hard.
RIP to a man that made his living by working damn hard.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 3:04 pm to gumbo2176
He sure made something out of nothing for so many people over the years. RIP and God Speed……..
Posted on 8/23/24 at 4:12 pm to gumbo2176
RIP
Posted on 8/23/24 at 7:13 pm to gumbo2176
Just when it is time to retire, and he gets that…sucks.
Posted on 8/24/24 at 7:09 pm to gumbo2176
Was wondering today while watching reruns of This Old House how he was doing. They will definitely do a tribute this fall with the new season.
Posted on 8/24/24 at 7:46 pm to Phil
Already have a short tribute up on the Facebook page.
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