Louis Thomas Kanawaienton Cook, age 66, of Oglala, SD and formerly of Ahkwesahsne, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital from injuries of an automobile accident.Louie was born on April 23, 1947 in Hanover, N.H., the son of Evelyn Mary Kawennien Montour Cook and William John Rasennes Cook. Louie graduated from Mount Assumption Institute in Plattsburgh, N.Y before enlisting in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War “to see the world.” He was stationed at the Great Lakes and Brooklyn Naval Yard as a Navy Corpman. He also attended SUNY Plattsburgh and graduated from Canton ATC with a degree in mortuary science. He worked at WSLU-FM for many years while taking various classes at St. Lawrence University. He also worked at Rooks Funeral Home in Pine Ridge, SD and for Running Strong for American Indian Youth Gardening Project, having completed 400-500 gardens annually for the Lakota families. He married Deborah Rooks in 1991; she preceded him in death in 2011.He is survived by his son, Lawrence William (Buck) Cook and his companion Yolanda David; by his grand daughter Sarah Lynn Cook; a great grandson, Maesin Ferguson and step daughters Rachel Ramirez, Jacqueline Aucker and Genevieve DeMent. Louie is also survived by his brother Thomas Kanatakeniate and Loretta Cook of Chadron, Neb. and Pine Ridge, S.D.; his sisters, Sakakohe and Ray Pembleton of Ahkwesahsne; Tekatsitsiakwa “Katsi” Cook Barreiro and Jose Barreiro of Washington, D.C., by nieces and nephews: Otistah Horn and Jamie, Troy and Stacy Skidders, John Jacobs, Kakwiraneron and Sarah Cook, Sanchunkoekawin Cook, Sakakohe Cook, Rasennes and Pam Pembleton, Wahiahawi Barreiro, Tsiorasa and Randi Barreiro, Anontaks, Thomas and Phillips Barreiro; by 17 great nieces and nephews and aunts Monica Cook, Elda Cook, Leona Cook and Jane Cook. Louie loved jazz music, gardening and growth, and fine food.