About Vannie E. Cook Jr.
Mr. Vannie E. Cook Jr. grew up in McAllen, Texas and was a prominent businessman and rancher who owned the Coca Cola Bottling Company
in McAllen. Mr. Cook loved the outdoor life and was devoted to game and nature conservation. He was extremely active in the community
and in what was once the Rio Grande Valley Radiation and Cancer Treatment Center, which eventually became the Vannie E. Cook Jr. Cancer
Foundation. He was married to Carolyn Vance and had four children. Mr. Cook's daughter, Kathy Collins, lives in McAllen and serves as
Vice-Chair of the board. A kind man with a philanthropic spirit, Mr. Cook would most certainly be proud of the children’s oncology
and hematology clinic, which bears his name.
