Lawrence "Larry" G. Cooke, 79, of Ashland, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Thethird of six children, he was born in November 1944 to Reginald "Rex" and Marjorie (Urich) Cooke inShelby, Ohio, which is where he spent his youth. Larry graduated from Shelby High School and NorthCentral Technical College.His impeccable work ethic began in grade school/middle school where he worked as a vegetable boy and hada newspaper route while also participating in school athletics. In high school, he worked for his dad at Rex'sSunoco. While attending NCTC, he worked at AMF in Shelby. After college, he went to work for Cooper-Bessemer in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. After which he worked at Innovations in Lexington, Ohio. In 1972, Larrymoved to Ashland where he worked for Eagle Rubber and Kent Sporting Goods in New London, whereamong other things he developed a patent for a life preserver buckle. In 1976, he went to work at JohnsonBros. Rubber, as Vice-President of production. A year later, h

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