Gale Cook Dilks, born July 22, 1938 in Alamance County, NC, passed away on October 20, 2026 at St. Francis Hospice Life Stage Care in Titusville, FL.
Gale was the daughter of the late Broady J. Cook and Mary Holsonback Cook. She grew up in Swepsonville, NC and attended Alexander Wilson School.
She worked for Rockwell Inc. in Florida and California and was very active in the space program.
Gale loved to travel and did, to many countries as well as many places in the U.S.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her son Tony Joe Isley, her husbands – Larry Joe Isley, Henry Kuznicki, and Robert “Bob” Dilks – and her sister, Vicki Cook Johnson.
Survivors include her granddaughter Tina Livingston of Melbourne, FL and sisters – Judy Cook Coleman of Burlington, NC and Alicia Cook Giardino of Rock Hill, SC – and brother John T. Cook of Mebane, NC, as well as many beloved nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
