Remembering Dean Cook article
I came across this article about Dean Cook -- a Michigan events staffmember who died recently at 58 years old. I never spoke with him, but I saw him at basketball games over the years. This was a nice tribute, with shout outs from Caris LeVert, Beilein, Tom Wywrot, Matt Shepard, the Mlive & Daily guys among others. He sounds like he was a great, behind-the-scenes part of the Michigan family.
https://www.michigandaily.com/section/football/remembering-dean
November 7th, 2016 at 1:03 PM ^
Awesome guy. I first got to know him covering basketball for mgoblog, and even after I moved out of town and hadn't been to a home game in years (while still working for the Wolverine), he recognized me walking down the street on my way to a game as a fan this Fall.
Really sad he's gone.
November 7th, 2016 at 1:39 PM ^
I never knew his name and we never spoke, but seeing his picture when Ace posted about this on Twitter, he was instantly recognizable, particularly if you were a regular at Crisler. One of those rare Athletics event employees who seemed to really love their job, always with a smile on his face and an undeniable love for Michigan. Huge loss for the Michigan Athletics community.
November 7th, 2016 at 1:43 PM ^
November 7th, 2016 at 2:20 PM ^
Thanks for passing this along, RIP Dean. I actually saw his picture in the obituary sidebar on AnnArbor.com this morning, and thought, hm why does this guy look/sound familiar.