Obituary for Matthew Shawn Cook
Matthew Shawn Cook, age 37 of Draper, Virginia passed away April 19, 2023. Matthew was born March 5, 1986 in Radford Virginia. “Matt” is the son of Living mother Brendalea Farmer– and is preceded in death by loving father Marvin Jessie Cook, a brother Luke Esley Cook, and was the beloved grandson to late Walter Edward Farmer and Frances Irene Sutphin. Matthew has two beautiful sons, Shawn and Austin Cook.
Matthew was a social butterfly and had a one of a kind personality, he was generous with people to a fault, and one of the most down to earth people you can come by. His uplifting spirit and high energy will be missed by all of his friends and family. After a courageous battle with unfortunate events and depression, Matthew decided that life on earth was unbearable. He will be remembered for the resilience to the cards he was dealt and the battle he did put up against his depression. His beautiful smile and silly sense of humor will live on in our memories.
Matthew will be cremated and the family will have a private ceremony amongst themselves once they have time to collect themselves up from this tragedy.
April 24, 2023 @ 6:16 pm
Love and hugs to this family.
April 24, 2023 @ 6:59 pm
Brenda….I wish there was something I could say or do to take away your pain. As a Mom myself, I can only imagine. I’m praying that our loving and gracious Lord will help you through this terrible time! I never knew your boys, but knowing you from when you were a child, I’m sure they were so very loving and special! God bless you, sweetie…lean on Him and He will help you! I lost my dear, precious Mom in November and can only say were it not for being able to lean on Him, I don’t know what I would have done! He loves you and will help you too!
April 25, 2023 @ 9:13 pm
Bless your 💕 & may your souls find peace with the memories of his love.
May 8, 2023 @ 1:32 pm
Luke and Matt… The two I spent the most time with as a teenager. I loved you both so much. Decisions of this life are not easy. I will never forget you. Love you and your brother.
May 26, 2023 @ 2:42 am
He was the love of my life and my soulmate. I never was any happier in all my life then with him.I don’t know how he managed it but he made me believe truly in humanity and even God himself.He made everything I lived through suddenly seem like it all wasn’t as difficult anymore and Matthew Shawn Cook he made my life feel worth living and like all of it meant something I belonged finally my place he often reminded me was with him and he could not have been anymore right.There simply are no words to describe the pain. We have always just belonged together. The world will never see our like again. I have yet to find anyone more real and true then him. He was a true gentleman. A bad a**. Sometimes a grouch indeed but above all he loved me Mom and his children absolutely.I have buried my own brothers I miss them deeply but make no mistake Matthew Shawn Cook was one of a kind& about that life.He was one heck of a fighter too.He also was a devoted son of God no doubt and tried to bring me closer to God as did Mom too whom is such an amazing God fearing woman that I admire and he adored very much so.He was very proud of her and oh boy did he love and miss both his brother Luke and Daddy.Regretably he’s clearly gone now leaving behind only the pain.There is so much more I could tell you believe me but lastly I’ll say he was certainly a romantic & I have no doubts would have made the greatest you could ask for of a husband. No one will ever take his place. That I’m certain will be known.I believe our love story to be greater then that of Bonnie and Clyde.That says a lot you know. We both made it. I loved him madly and I truly still deeply love him.My Eternal Love. He will NEVER be forgotten & always be missed. I love you Mom.So very much.I am sorry.