James " Jamie " Earl Cook , age 36, of Midwest City, died July 23, 2008. He was born May 27, 1972 in Ontario, Canada to Bruce and Deb Cook . Jamie came to Choctaw in 1997 where he taught and coached at Choctaw High School. He married Andrea Leigh Stafford on June 16, 2007 in Jamaica.Jamie graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1997. He has been employed with Choctaw/Nicoma Park for eleven years, where he taught higher level math and coached baseball and football. Jamie enjoyed working on the baseball field, riding his Harley, going to the lake, spending time with his family and friends, holding his little girl and loving his wife. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Lloyd Earl Thompson. He is survived by his wife Andrea; daughter, Peyton Grace, both of the home; parents, Bruce and DebCook; two sisters, Lori and Katie; one brother, Alex; grandparents, Bill and Alice Cook and Sandra Fogarty; nephew Ramon all of Inner Kip, Ontario Canada. Funeral services will be held at 10AM, Monday, July 28, 2008 at the Lyle Boren Activities Center at Choctaw H.S. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made at Arvest Bank in MWC to the Jamie and Andrea Cook family.

July 24, 2008

   MIDWEST CITY — Choctaw High School assistant coach James "Jamie" Cook died late Wednesday in a motorcycle accident, police said.

  Cook, 36, of Midwest City was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle home from a concert in Oklahoma City when he bumped a curb and lost control of the bike, Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes said. 

  Cook was an assistant baseball and football coach and a former Oklahoma State University baseball player.

  The accident occurred about 11:15 p.m. in the 7100 block of NE 23. Cook died at the scene, Clabes said.

  A witness said Cook was thrown from the motorcycle and his head struck a traffic sign, Clabes said. 

 Besides serving as coach, Cook also taught geometry and algebra classes at Choctaw High. Cook's close interaction with many of the school's students made him a school favorite, McCharen said.

  "He touched the lives of many of our students.

07-30-2008 per Eisenhower Funeral home, James Cook was cremated.