Roger Cook dinner, the beloved backyard and panorama contractor who was a part of PBS’ This Outdated Home for nearly 40 years, has died. He was 70.

In keeping with his Legacy.com obituary, Cook dinner handed away following an prolonged sickness on Wednesday, August 21. The obit described him as “the loving husband of the late Kathleen E. (Gulde) Cook dinner, with whom he had shared many great years of marriage previous to her passing on December 1, 2010.”

Born in 1954 in Biddeford, Maine, Cook dinner obtained a Bachelor of Science in wildlife administration and conservation regulation from the College of Maine in 1977 and went on to work as an authorized panorama contractor in Massachusetts. In 1982, he and his spouse based the Ok & R Tree and Panorama Firm.

He made his first look on This Outdated Home in 1982 within the present’s second season. Cook dinner often appeared as a visitor on the long-lasting house enchancment program earlier than being promoted to forged member/backyard and panorama contractor in 1988. Cook dinner labored on the present up till 2020 when he stepped away resulting from well being points.

On the time of his exit, Cook dinner stated in a press release (per TVLine), “I’ve loved the chance to share my data and keenness for landscaping. And my life has been drastically enriched by the skilled relationships and friendships I’ve shaped over time. I actually respect our followers’ dedication and the priority for my well-being. Relaxation assured that I’m in good palms, and please know that I’m grateful for your entire help.”

The official This Outdated Home web site launched a press release on Cook dinner’s passing, writing, “Roger was our much-loved colleague, treasured by the whole This Outdated Home neighborhood for his soft-spoken however no-nonsense strategy to each side of panorama contracting. He was all the time there with the solutions we wanted.”

This Outdated Home govt producer Chris Wolfe added, “I bear in mind each lesson from Roger. Extra importantly, there are thousands and thousands of individuals whose lives have been enriched by all the things Roger taught them.”

His colleagues additionally shared condolences, with This Outdated Home grasp carpenter Norm Abram saying, “Roger was very form, constructed up a great firm, and knew a lot about all the things within the yard from lawns to stone partitions. It was clear how educated he was and that he was a real arborist.”

“Roger was a real mild big, competent and quiet and all the time prepared to assist any and all. We miss our brother,” added the present’s plumbing and heating knowledgeable Richard Trethewey.

In the meantime, This Outdated Home host Kevin O’Connor wrote, “We misplaced a brother right now. An enormous-hearted, larger-than-life brother who was as form as he was beneficiant. I’ll miss his smile and his friendship terribly.”

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