[Music] is Roger cook from This Old House still alive This Old House has been airing on PBS since February 1979 and is currently airing its 45th season since September 2023 one important cast member to feature on the show was Roger cook he joined the show in 1988 and worked on it until 2020 in addition to This Old House he also appeared in its Associated programs like as this old house and inside This Old House Roger cook Wiki bio Roger cook was born 1955 Massachusetts United States making him 69 years old in 2024 Roger spent most of his childhood in Massachusetts where he developed interests in gardening and Landscaping later he thought of changing his passion into a profession and graduated from the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Science in wildlife management and conservation law after graduation he returned to his Hometown started working as a landscaper of frost and Higgins company later in 1982 he started his own company k&r landscape it was a joint company of him and his wife Kathleen the same year he appeared in This Old House show as a landscaper Roger cook on This Old House Roger cook joined the show in 1988 as a landscaping and garden expert in fact he first appeared in the show in 1982 as a guest member at that time he appeared in the show as a landscape perform Man from a private company which was taking over some of the show's projects later he joined the show's a regular cast member in 1988 he was a series regular until he himself left the show in 2020 Roger Cook's departure from This Old House Roger had started to appear relatively Less in the show which circulated many rumors on the internet some claimed Roger suffered a heart attack while some claimed he had suffered cancer but in June 2018 Roger released a statement and clarify those rumors he shared they had been suffering from several health issues making it difficult for him to appear on TV hence he decided to reduce his role and focus on his health and family he also shared that he may occasionally appear in the show from then he then thanked his fans for their concerns about his well-being and asked for privacy on this matter however Raj didn't reveal what health issues he was struggling with later in January 2020 he revealed he would no longer appear in the show but he didn't reveal what made him take that decision hence many fans speculated he might be suffering from some serious health issues but he hasn't yet disclosed what exactly he is suffering from Roger Cook's wife kids and family Roger cook was married to Kathleen cook until 2010 the exact date of their marriage is unknown but some online sources claim that they married somewhere around 1980 Roger and Kathleen met in college where Kathleen was a junior they dated for many years before finally tying the knot for those wondering Kathleen was born in wubber and did her graduation in sociology from the University of Maine 1977 Roger and Kathleen shared two children Jason and Molly not much information about their children is available on the internet Roger Kathleen were very supportive of each other and used to work together in most occasions they had even started their own company k r LSC together in 1982 every was going well in their lives until Kathleen was diagnosed with cancer she battled cancer for many years until she took her last breath on first of December 2010 she was only 56 years old at the time of her death