William L. Cook Jr.

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William L. Cook Jr., born January 18, 1957, in Lansing, Michigan. Parents: Joan Carol (nee Connor) and William Lloyd Cook. Graduated Gladstone, Michigan, Area Public Schools, 1975; attended Bay de Noc Community College, Escanaba, Michigan; received bachelor of arts degree from Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1979. First employed by the Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress, 1979 through 1982. Briefly worked as art director for Melville Emblem and Trophy in Lansing, Michigan, before accepting art instructor position with the U.S. Army in Nuernberg, West Germany, 1983. Promoted to community illustrator in 1984 and accepted promotion to art director, U.S. Army, Allied Forces Berlin, West Germany, 1986. Cook was an active witness to the events leading up to and during the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of East and West Germany and the restoration of Berlin as the capital of the once war torn country. Accepted promotion to recreation director, U.S. Army Garrison, Oakland, California, 1991. Accepted position as public affairs specialist, Military Transportation Management Command, Fort Eustis, Virginia, 1998. Accepted public affairs specialist position with the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, 2001. A noted artist, photographer, and writer, Cook’s photographs and essays have been published in many outlets worldwide.