HOOKS, GARCIA, COOPER, CLARK


[Marin County Obit Board]


Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 04:41:55 :

Independent Journal
Tuesday, September 16, 1980
Page 4


WILLIAM P. HOOKS

William Patrick Hooks, a retired operating engineer, died in his Novato home Monday night. He was 66.

A native of Iowa, he came to California about 40 years ago and settled in Novato 37 years ago.

He was a retired operating engineer who drove heavy equipment at large construction projects in Northern California.

Hooks was a member of the SAM 27, a model airplane club in Marin County.

He is survived by his wife, Irene Hooks of Novato; two daughters, Betty Cooper of Petaluma and Barbara Garcia of Placentia, Orange County; a sister, Marian Clark of Iowa; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Keaton’s Chapel of Marin in Novato.


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Independent Journal
Thursday, September 18, 1980
Page 4


WILLIAM P. HOOKS

A memorial service will be held for William P. Hooks, a longtime Novato resident, at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Keaton’s Chapel of Marin in Novato.

Hooks died at home Monday. He was 65.

A native of Iowa, he lived in Novato for 30 years.

He was a retired operating engineer and drove heavy construction equipment on large construction projects in Northern California. He was employed by the Guy F. Atkinson Construction Co. when he retired.

He was a member of SAM 27, a model airplane club in California, the Marin County Soaring Society, and the Operating Engineers Union, Local No. 3.

Survivors include his wife, Irene Hooks of Novato; two daughters, Barbara Garcia of Placentia, Orange County, and Betty Cooper of Petaluma; a sister, Marian Clark of Iowa; and seven grandchildren.

Cremation was private. The family prefers donations to the donors’ favorite charities.



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