TTC_06_24_20_Vol.16-No.35

June 24, 2020 www.TheTownCommon.com
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Tootie Cook Turns 100
Tootie, from page 1
and operated an independent grocery
store, until the large chain
stores drove him out of business.
He joined his mother in owning
the Cook Package Store on Central
Street until Donna’s brother, Jack
Cook, took over the business until
it closed a few years ago.
Following in the family tradition,
Jack Cook was also elected
to be a Selectmen for many years
and owns and operates the town's
waste removal service.
Tootie was the social ringleader
for the residents of Plantation
Drive, cooking and hosting dinners
for her neighbors and friends
on holidays. At the parties, her
friends noticed she was always in
motion and liked to time how long
she would sit before jumping up
again to take care of something.
“It was nine minutes that time,”
teased one neighbor, Donna said.
She loved to volunteer, especially
at the Council on Aging. “She
loved helping people,” Donna said.
Known for her crafting, she crocheted
Christmas balls as gifts for
friends and made sweaters for her
family. The sweaters often carried
the number of Boston Bruins superstar
Bobby Orr and other of her
favorite Bruins players.
An avid gardener, “She was still
watering her flowers at 98,” her
daughter said.