Glen Cookson
Captain
Story
GLEN COOKSON
Glen, “Cookie” as many knew him, was a proud member of the St. Catharines Fire Department for 30 years. He took great honour in becoming a Captain in 2003 where he served his community professionally. He took great pride in taking care of his crew, always concerned about their safety and enjoyed cooking for the boys at the hall. Even during the times when he was on modified duty for when his illness progressed, and where he was not able to fulfil Fire Captain duties, his dedication and commitment to the love of his job showed.
He was an avid sports fan and athlete for most of his life, enjoyed playing Hockey and Lacrosse. In the later years of his life he discovered a new found passion to play Golf, which he tried his very hardest to keep playing until the very end, in a true fighter fashion. He was not letting his disease hinder on the things he enjoyed most. Glen was a lifelong fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Capitals.
He will be dearly missed by his wife, his two girls, two sons-in-law, family, grand pups, fellow firefighters and teammates.