Sad news on the passing of 1989 Texas REALTORS® President Virginia Cook

Virginia Cook, 1989 President of Texas REALTORS® and co-founder of Virginia Cook, REALTORS®, died in July at the age of 84.

Cook, who worked in Dallas real estate for over 50 years and started her own firm in 1999 with a business partner, was the first female to serve as president of Texas REALTORS®. Her brokerage was one of the largest independent North Texas real estate sales firms at the time of its closing in 2019.

“Virginia was a trailblazer and an icon in the DFW market,” said Texas REALTORS® President and CEO Travis Kessler. “She was ahead of her time and was responsible for changing the landscape of Texas real estate for the betterment of us all.”