Peggy Louise Hull

Peggy Louise Cook Hull

Peggy Hull of Houston, Texas, where she made her home in the Rice Village and Boulevard Oaks areas, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2025, after a long illness. Peggy faced significant health challenges that gradually limiting her mobility and ability to communicate. Throughout it all, she maintained a positive attitude, enjoying interaction with family, friends and caregivers. As always, Peggy met these challenges with dignity and grace.

Peggy was born September 9, 1950, in Monroe, Louisiana. She is survived by her husband, John Glover, her children, Christina Martinsson and Jonathan Hull, and her stepdaughters, Amanda Austin and Jamie Smith. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Oliver and Benjamin Hull, Avery and Everett Austin, and Sterling and Cecilia Smith. She was predeceased by her father, William Berry "W.B." Cook Jr. A memorial service will be held December 13, 2025, at Bradshaw Carter Funeral Home. Later, Peggy will be interred next to her father in Bryan, Texas.

Peggy's life unfolded in distinct chapters, each reflecting her ability to reimagine herself and her surroundings. She spent her early years dancing, sailing with her father, and finding joy in rhythm, movement, and the open water. Those early loves shaped her lifelong appreciation for beauty, balance, and grace which followed her for the rest of her life.

After graduating from Pasadena High School, Peggy attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in History and Education. After college she married James Hull who was also from Pasadena. She earned a Master's Degree in Education Administration from the University of Houston. She also received an associate degree in Interior Design. She began her work ingcareer as an elementary school teacher in Friendswood, where she was a passionate and creative educator who brought energy and enthusiasm to the classroom.

In the 1980s, she co-founded Fitness on the Move, a novel women-run business that provided fitness instruction to workplaces, apartment communities, and gyms across Houston. There, she developed and nurtured lifelong friendships with women from all walks of life.

She stepped away from teaching when her children entered her life. Peggy and Jim raised their children, Chrissy and Jonathan, with a parenting style informed by Peggy's background as an educator. Her approach reflected her high standards, structure, and attention to detail. She encouraged both education and personal interests, supporting their participation in activities such as Cotillion and dance, as well as sports and other pursuits that allowed them to explore their individual strengths. She also made sure her children understood the importance of gratitude and service, taking them each Christmas to buy, wrap, and personally deliver gifts and meal baskets for families in need. Peggy shared her love of the arts with her grandchildren and delighted in introducing her grandson Oliver to theater and showing all of them Houston's cultural treasures.

In the 1990s, Peggy founded Creative Touch Interiors, an award-winning interior design firm she led for 30 years. She worked with builders and home owners to create beautiful homes in Houston and surrounding areas as well as Austin and southeast Texas. Over the years, Peggy's work was recognized and published in multiple design magazines. Peggy mentored many young designers who remain active as Houston interior designers. She served on the board and as President of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) from 2008 to 2009 and remained an active member of the River Oaks Business Women's Exchange Club (now RClub Houston) throughout her professional life.

As her career blossomed, Peggy purchased a small office building near Rice Village where she continued to build her design business. Her work was known for its elegance and meticulous attention to detail. She had a natural knack for seeing what could be and creating functionality as well as beauty. Peggy's passion for history and tradition was reflected in her design and decorating, and she had a special eye for color and balance. She often said that bedrooms were meant for rest and reflection, not television. She believed that beauty mattered, that a well-designed home could bring order, calm and joy to daily life. She loved making children's rooms a happy place. She provided design for new homes, remodels, and historic properties. She valued precision, balance, and strength, and was unwilling to accept anything less. Her attention to detail shaped not only her work but the rhythm of her daily life. Long after a project was completed, clients would contact her and say how happy they were with their homes and how much they appreciated their home.

In 2007, Peggy married John Glover who grew up in Houston. Although unknown to each other, their prior lives frequently circled around each other where their families frequented the same restaurants and sometimes the same events. Peggy and John made their home in near Rice University in the Boulevard Oaks area. They enjoyed their blended families and often spent quiet evenings in their backyard or joining neighbors for gatherings in the tree-lined grassy median of their street. They were involved in volunteer and philanthropic work with Children at Risk, Preservation Houston, and other community organizations. Peggy and John were supporters and regularly attended productions at the Alley and Main Street Theaters. Together they explored Europe, New Zealand, Africa, Hawaii, took river cruises, spent summers hiking the Rockies in Colorado, and visited Cuba and the Caribbean. Their marriage was a true love story, defined by devotion, commitment, shared laughter, and deep affection that endured through every season of life. In her final years, John was well known for his daily visits to her care facility.

Peggy will be remembered for her clarity of vision, her pursuit of excellence, creativity, and her devotion to making Houston a beautiful place, one house at a time. Peggy was a special person, loved by those who knew her and her absence leaves a hole in our hearts.