Members of the Cooke family and dedication event organizers gather beside the newly unveiled historical marker honoring the late New York Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke at his longtime family home on West Broadway in Monticello on Tuesday, October 27. Pictured from left are Sullivan County Historical Society President Suzanne Cecil, Town of Thompson Historian Al Dumas, Lauren Opie, George L. Cooke II and Edward McCormack Cooke.

A Hometown Son, A Lasting Legacy

MONTICELLO –A historical marker honoring Lawrence H. Cooke, the Monticello native who rose to become chief judge of New York’s highest court, was dedicated Tuesday, October 27, at his longtime …

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