Charles Richard Cook, 87, of Mount Vernon, Ohio passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at Laurels Nursing Home in Mount Vernon.
One of the most influential figures in the hog industry lives just on the outskirts of Utica, on a farm known as Shipley Swine Genetics.
The first floor of George Washington’s Mount Vernon will be open for the public to observe preservation work in progress on three days later this month, including Presidents Day, Feb. 17.