On Saturday evening, August 8, at the age of 98, Pastor Cooke passed to his rest.  After a difficult childhood, and then finding the Advent message as a teenager, Pastor Cooke dedicated his life to preaching and defending the ‘Present Truth’ of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.  His life was one of energetic and passionate commitment to Jesus.  He was an outstanding evangelist working both in Australia and New Zealand.