Dwayne Avery Cook Jr., known to family and friends as Waynie, Wayne Wayne, Weezy, and Big Fella, was born December 4, 1988, in Chicago and was the eldest of five siblings. He married Cassandra Lee in 2017 and was father to a son, Avery Dwayne Cook, and a daughter, Armani Diane Cook. Described as the life of family gatherings, he enjoyed cooking, card games, and was active in his church, having accepted Christ under Pastor Charlie W. Shelton at Word of God Life Changing Ministry C.O.G.I.C.

On April 7, 2024, at age 35, Dwayne was fatally shot in the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago. The shooter then fled in a truck. Dwayne was preceded in death by his father Dwayne Sr., his grandparents Leroy Edwards and Ozie Cook, and a nephew, Joseph Scott. He is survived by his wife Cassandra, their two children, his mother Felicia Pointer (Jim Williams), siblings, nieces, nephews, and many extended family members and friends.

Dwayne’s family remembers him for his warmth, humor, and devotion to providing for his wife and children. If anyone has information about the shooting in Pullman on April 7, 2024, please come forward.