Gerald Cook, also known as Bruce, passed away from mesothelioma, a lethal cancer linked to asbestos, at 82. His daughters are looking for his former colleagues, particularly those from H J Cash & Co Ltd, to gather information regarding his asbestos exposure during his tenure there from 1963. Bruce, a longstanding electrician who began his training at 14, had been otherwise healthy and did not smoke. The family described him as kind and generous, reflecting on the emotional transition he experienced from independence to reliance on others due to his illness.
Bruce Cook died of mesothelioma at 82, a terminal cancer linked to asbestos exposure. His family seeks ex-colleagues to document how he was exposed.
Debbie Sheehan shared the shocking news of her father's terminal cancer diagnosis, noting how he had always been healthy and never smoked.
Bruce's daughters emphasize their father's kindness and generosity, and how they focused on supporting him through his illness as a family.
Bruce worked as an electrician and often mixed asbestos into paste, later breaking panels that he suspected might contain asbestos during his duties.
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