Conrad Stanley COOK

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Conrad COOK Obituary

COOK, Conrad Stanley
Conrad Stanley Cook of Portland, CT, age 38, died in Waltham, MA. He is predeceased by his mother, Karen Hay, and leaves behind his father, Erben Cook III of Haddam, CT, and sisters, Thora Brylowe of Pittsburgh, PA, and Libby Carrier of Portland, CT, as well as his aunt and uncle, Perry and Gregory Huntington of Plainfield, NJ. Conrad was a graduate of the Honor's College at CCSU and loved travel, science fiction and philosophy.
Friends are invited to the Brooklawn Funeral Home, 511 Brook Street in Rocky Hill, on Tuesday Nov. 27th from 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a homeless shelter.

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Published by Hartford Courant on Nov. 25, 2012.

Memories and Condolences
for Conrad COOK

11 Entries

Tracy Hallstead

November 19, 2019

Remembering Conrad today with respect and appreciation. And sending deepest love to Thora, Libby, Dave, and all of your children.

Valerie Carter

March 26, 2013

My daughter Emma and I are very sad to hear about Conrad's death, which we just found out about. I feel fortunate that I was able to have many talks with him during his time in Bangor, although they were not always easy discussions. Conrad was truly an unforgettable person. He was passionate and highly principled, and was fiercely opposed to injustice against the powerless and penniless. Conrad insisted on raising questions, many of which could not be easily answered. We will make a donation to the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter in his memory, and I will light a candle for him at our UU Church. I hope Conrad's family can gain some solace from knowing that he touched many people's lives.

Bryan Henry

March 5, 2013

Conrad was one of those few people I had to chase intellectually. It was hard to keep up and I marveled at the keenness of his mind. He was also a good guy, thoughtful and he often called to say hello wherever he moved to. He zigged when society zagged and that was why he was so memorable. When they told him he had to have his hair a certain length at work-he solved that with a wig-orange in color. We spent months studying NLP in Connecticut. He moved to Boston, Thailand, New York, Maine observing the world differently; writing science fiction, plays, blogs, artificial languages, while studying Jonathan Swift, writing a book on Shakespeare, protesting corporate America in Maine. He spent the night here in Connecticut, at my mother's house-writing her a thank you card-and calling from time to time. Surely, the world would be a better place if it listened to those aspects of life he thought were worthy of listening to. Much of his bluster when I met him he attributed to Act 1 of his soon to be written novel-The Way it Should Be-and it would be a best seller because it should be so.

November 30, 2012

I wish I knew about this guy in a today sense. What a loss, he was very smart.

anne & gregg caruso et al

November 28, 2012

wish we could have been there in person, but you all have been in our hearts every day.

Corey Donicz

November 27, 2012

Conrad made me fall down, laughing, during a game of tag back in High School. He was giving chase and lowly intoned, "Luuuuuke, I am your faaaather." Conrad was mind-bendingly smart, insightful, and a wonderful person. I have nothing but fond memories of him and am deeply saddened by his passing.

Jackie Rich

November 26, 2012

Please know that I, Vern and Seth, have you, Erben, and your family, in our thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time.

Tracy Hallstead

November 26, 2012

We remember brilliant Conrad with deepest regard, and we send every reassurance that we stand by your side through the darkest moments of this great loss.

With much love,

Tracy, Chris, Elise, and Eva

John Cordone

November 25, 2012

I cannot communicate the extent of the vacuum that Conrad's passing leaves. We spent many years exploring dimly lit cerebral lands, taking turns to shine the torch of reason to light our way. In so doing, the dialectic we shared made us both better, stronger people. He could be ornery and he could be unyielding, but he was brilliant beyond measure. I loved him as a brother, and now he is gone. My dearest friend is gone, and there is nothing that I can do about it.

Luke E. DiMaria and the Staff of Brooklawn Funeral Home/Giuliano-Sagarino

November 25, 2012

We extend our deepest sympathies at this time and thank you for entrusting us with the care of your loved one.

Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

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