Jeff Cook

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Occupation: Medical resident at University of Wisconsin right now, though this will be my last year there--I will start at Illinois Masonic hospital I Chicago next June.

Hometown: Stoughton, Wisconsin, but my heart is always in "R.K.F.D" if you know what I mean.

Marital Status: married

Spouse's Name & Occupation: Emily (Sterett), she is a soon to be full-fledged teacher of middle school English. She is also a part-time bar maid so we can afford gas and food.

Children: (Names & Ages)-none yet. Plan on naming kid Dolph whether it is boy or girl.

Pets: Two white cats who are also gay lovers from what I can tell. Their names are Junior and Lovie, the latter after one of my favorite dudes of all time, Lovie Smith, head coach of the Chicago Bears.

What hasn't changed about you? Always a hard question to answer. I don't think I've changed all that much. I still put my Z-Cavaricci's and Girbaud jeans on one leg at a time, and "tight-roll" them just as tight, if not tighter.

What has?
I would like to think I'm not as much of a "spaz", but I suppose no one thinks that of themselves in the moment. Also I'm learning a trade, which is nice.

Best (or Worst) thing about being in your late 20's.
The best thing is that one can get a sense of the good things that are ahead, the worst thing is still being too poor to do any of them right now. (This may not apply to those of you who have actually "graduated")

Significant events for you in the last 10 years:
• Went to UW Eau Claire for one year.
• Dad passed away in 1997
• Got B.S. in Biological Sciences at University of Illinois-Chicago, at Ankur Vaghani's recommendation.
• Got M.D. at University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford.
• Moved from the perennial "worst city in the US" to live (Rockford) to the perennial "best" (Madison) for residency. Funny how I would way rather be in Rockford.
• Bought first house in August 2006.
• Learned how to remodel kitchens and bathrooms.
• Got married in February 2007.
• Matched into Chicago program in June 2007.
• Currently frantically trying to figure out how to sell a house in Stoughton, WI. I'll take offers. No, seriously.

Will you be attending the reunion: Not sure—depends on whether Schuetz and/or Mathison goes.

P.S. If someone has Grant Heinrich's email please give it to me. I would like to track him down.