Bill was the Co-Founder of Hooks Concrete Construction in Glenwood, IL. He was a Marine Veteran of WWII where he received a Purple Heart for injuries sustained at Saipan, He also belonged to the 5th Amphibian Tractor Battalion.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents: Albert & Bertha (Eylander) Hook, his Wife: Cliffordean Valentine, and 1 Sister: Anna Wise