James D. (Doug) Cook, 53, passed away from COVID-19 related complications on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at his home in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Born on July 25, 1967, in Butler, he is the son of Mary E. Myers and the late Donald L. Cook.

Doug graduated from Spruce Creek High School, Port Orange, Fla., and attended the University of Florida, Gainesville.

He was employed as an auditor in the hospitality industry. Doug was a very caring and artistic person and will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his mother, Mary E. Myers of Naples, Fla.; his aunts, Dorothy Brown and Bernice Hunter; and his uncle, Lee Cook.

In addition to his father, Doug was preceded in death by his grandparents of Butler, Edna and Delwyn F. Myers.

Cook — Arrangements for James D. (Doug) Cook, who died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, were entrusted to Alavon Direct Cremation Service, 731 Beville Road, South Daytona, FL 32119.