William Cook

Mr Cook was an enthusiastic pedagogue among his multiple other talents . May he rest in peace !

Bill Cook was the most brilliant teacher I had at Princeton High School. My grades weren't good enough for the AP class, so I took African-American Lit - which was better for me in a lot of ways. I also remember him acting at the Youth Center, in Lonnie Elder's In the Wine Time. He was super in that too. Thank you, Mr. Cook. I remember you.

For two years I had the honor and pleasure of having Mr. Cook for my English teacher at Princeton High. He was a major influence on my becoming a writer and a teacher. I'm so sorry for the family's loss. He was funny, smart, so learned and inspiring. I'm sad tonight but grateful that I knew him. A great man.

Professor Cook was my favorite teacher a Dartmouth College. I send my condolences to his family and to the entire Dartmouth community.

It was an honor to get to know Professor Cook over the past 14 months. I enjoyed the time we spent together and will always remember his wit and wisdom.

I am very sorry to hear of Bill Cook's passing- I knew him at both Princeton High School ( Our English class reading list was fantastic and eye-opening, but I'll never forget the day that a student started their class presentation by asking us to draw a picture of God. I left my page mostly blank , but Bill, wedged into a student desk right behind me, drew a very scary , all -powerful being. And he was a great artist. We wentbtobDartmouth at the same time and he quickly became one of the most...

Sending my condolences to Mr. Cook's entire family

Bill Cook was my supervising teacher when I student taught at Princeton High School in 1972. He was the best mentor and most inspiring role model I could possibly have worked with--the best teacher I ever knew. I went on to teach English for 41 years. I probably wouldn't have done that without Cook's inspiration and wisdom. There was hardly a day in the classroom when I didn't ask myself: what would Cook have to say about this passage? or how would Cook handle these students or this...

As an English major at Dartmouth College in the early 2000's, Professor Cook was a legendary figure on campus. He touched so many thousands of people. He will be greatly missed.