Chester Edwin Cook

Background

Cook, Chester Edwin was born on December 25, 1921 in Silshee, Texas, United States. Son of Albert Peter and Aivia Violet (Banks) Cook.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Southwestern University, 1945.

Career

Intern, then resident Cumberland Hospital, New York City, 1945-1949. Private practice internal medicine Plainview, Texas, 1949-1951. Assistant, then associate medical director Southwestern Life Insurance Company, Dallas, 1953-1958, medical director, 1952-1976.

Clinical associate professor internal medicine University Texas, Southwestern Medical School, 1954-1978, resident in psychiatry, 1976-1979, clinical instructor then clinical assistant professor psychiatry, 1980-1988, clinical associate professor, 1988-1993, clinical professor, from 1992. Director psyciat. residency training, TSH liaison Terrell (Texas) State Hospital, from 1990. Staff psychiatrist III State of Texas Department Mental Health/Mental Retardation, 1979-1982, 86-90.

Consultant Social Security Administration. Chairman committee Dallas Health Planning Council.

Achievements

• Chester Edwin Cook has been listed as a noteworthy internist, psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Dallas Cardiac Institute Captain United States Army, 1951-1953. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member Life Insurance Medical Directors American (president 1975), Alumni Association University Texas Southwest Medical School (president 1963), Society of Life Insurance Medical Directors of Texas (president 1960), Dallas Academy, Internal Medicine (past secretary/treasurer), Dallas County Medical Society (committee chairman), Dallas Southern Clinical Society (executive committee).

Interests

• Fishing.

Connections

Married Billie Maxine Jones, September 8, 1945. Children: Lawrence P., Celia Maxine, Camille.

Father:

Albert Peter Cook

Mother:

Aivia Violet (Banks) Cook

Spouse:

Billie Maxine Jones

child:

Lawrence P. Cook

child:

Celia Maxine Cook

child:

Camille Cook