Parke Aloysius Cooling  

Parke Aloysius Cooling Birth: 20 Aug 1883 Curryville, Pike, Missouri Death: Jul 1975 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana son of John Loyd Cooling, Ann Amelia Frankum Marriage: 25 Nov 1914 - Indiana Zuleika Henderson Birth 28 JUN 1887 • Grayson County, Texas Death 26 OCT 1942 Marion County, Indiana They had:

William P Cooling Birth 5 NOV 1915 Los Angeles County, California Death 11 JAN 1988 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana married Anna Virginia Lewis Birth 1915 Delaware Death JUN 1978 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana daughter of Allen Framcis Lewis and Elsie Dora ----; Children:
Virginia “Ginny” Cooling
INDIANAPOLIS - Virginia “Ginny” Cooling Hollett passed away peacefully on May 3rd in Carmel, Indiana, just 14 months after the passing of her husband of 64 years, John.

Ginny was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to William and Anna Cooling on January 28, 1938.

The oldest of 3 sisters, Ginny was a proud Hoosier and lifelong resident of Indianapolis. She grew up on the north side, attended IPS School 86 and graduated from Shortridge High School in 1956, where Ginny met John. She followed in her father’s footsteps by attending DePauw University while John attended arch-rival Wabash College, setting off a lifelong rivalry over the Monon Bell.

Ginny was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, proud that it was the first college sorority in the United States. She was also honored to be a “Sweetheart of Sigma Chi” at Wabash. Following graduation from DePauw, Ginny and John married and settled in Indianapolis in 1960, thus setting the rhythm for the rest of her life: devoted wife of John, mother of three rambunctious children, volunteer, and friend to many.

Ginny was the consummate house maker of a busy household juggling parenting responsibilities by driving her kids all over Indy and the Midwest to various sports events, while also volunteering for local organizations and keeping busy with her sisters and large circle of friends.

Ginny loved nature and relished her time at Lake Maxinkuckee, Pentwater on Lake Michigan or stopping in Great Smoky Mountain National Park on the way to Florida or South Carolina.

She surprised the kids by purchasing a sailboat, which they enjoyed sailing at lakes around Indiana. While Ginny enjoyed playing tennis, she was equally happy to support her children in their pursuits and always kept meticulous scorecards of matches.

Ginny was never one to boast and often hid her talents well, but she designed Virginia designed the family’s new house, contributing to the blueprints and all aspects of its design.

When the kids were old enough, she surprised her family by deciding to start a new career as a Physician’s Assistant, acing her exams.

Classy, elegant, kind and beautiful, Ginny’s smile lit up every room she entered, and her gentle spirit touched the hearts of all who knew her. She was a great listener, and rarely had a bad word to say about anything.

She had a deep love for her grandchildren, always cherishing the moments spent with them.

Her sense of humor and giving nature made her a joy to be around, and she never missed an important date. She always made everyone feel special.

Ginny leaves behind her son, Bill Hollett (Amy) of Marietta, Georgia; her son, John Hollett (Gretchen) of Seattle, Washington; her daughter, Kathy Hollett of Indianapolis; her sister, Susan Cook of Sarasota, Florida; and eight grandchildren, Sara, Annie, Kate, Lauren, Timmy, Cory, Emma and Mia.

She is proceeded in death by her husband, John E Hollett III; her parents, William and Anna Cooling; stepmother Barbara Cooling and sister Mary Cooling. Family and friends will gather on Saturday, June 7th, from 9:00-10:00am at St.

Paul’s Episcopal Church, with a Celebration of Life service immediately following at 10:00am.

A private interment will take place at Crown Hill Cemetery. For those who wish to make a contribution in memory of Virginia C. Hollett, donations can be made to St. Paul’s Church (https://www.stpaulsindy. org/giving) or to DePauw University to support the general fund at www. depauw.edu/give.

Ginny’s family is most thankful for the staff at The Stratford in Carmel which cared for Ginny with kindness and laughter.
Mary Cooling
Susan Cooling
married 2nd Barbara Butler Birth Unknown Death NOV 2003 Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Jane Cooling Birth 8 Jul 1917 Indianapolis, Indiana Death: 14 Feb 2003 buried Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana; married Thomas A Brady

Parke Married 2nd : 26 Dec 1951 Indianapolis Marion county Indiana Madge Champion OLMSTED Born: 1 O CT 1892 Danville, Vermilion, Illinois Died: 4 MAR 1984 Indianapolis, Marion, Inidiana dau. of George E. & Elnora (CHAMPION) OLMSTED married 1^st Chester Ware ALBRIGHT

1952 - Jan 9 - Cooling-Albright Vows Read at Church Rite

Announcemnt has been made of the marriage Decemeber 26, of Mrs. Madge Olmsted Albright to Park A. Cooling.

The marriage was solemnized before members of the immediate families in the Broadway Methodist Church, Indianapoils by Dr. Robert B. Pierce

After a trip toNew York, Mr. and Mrs. Cooling will reside inthe Marott Hotel Indianapolis.

Indiana, Index to Select Marriages, 1780-1992
Name: Park A. Cooling
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 68
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1883
Birth Place: Curryirll, MO.
Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1951
Marriage Place: Marion Co., Ind
Father: John L. Cooling
Mother: Alemlia A. Frankaid
Spouse: Madge Albright
FHL Film Number: 1939859
Reference ID: 553

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1959 Dec 16 - Parke A Cooling and Son Featured By Magazine

The current and third annual insurance number of Indiana Buisness and Industry magazine, with its record-breaking 72 pages and three-color cover, features a story about "another top notch father-and-son team" Parke A Cooling and William P Cooling of Indianapolis - Lake Maxinkuckee summer residents of 1784 East Shore Drive.

They are chairman of the board and president, respectively of the Indiana Insurance Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Consolidated Insurance Company, both of Indianapolis

Indiana Insurance Company, which has had a fabulously successful career since it was founded in 1922 wrties more gross premiums on Indiana risks than any other stocok fire and casualty company. Its gross premuims in the state were almost $14 millin in 1958

William P Cooling on Cover

William P. Cooling, the son, along with five other members of the Executive Committee of the Insurance Institute of Indiana, Inc. is pictured on the front cover

The senior Mr. Cooling is also chairman of the board of the important Aero Mayflower Transit Company, In.c of Indianapolus one of th biggest U. S. firms in its field.

His wife is the former Mrs. Madge Albright.

Indiana Business and Industry is published in Culver and copies are always available at the Citizen Office

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Mayflower Group Inc. is a holding company for Mayflower Transit, Inc. and Mayflower Contract Services, Inc. Mayflower Transit, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, operates the fourth largest van line in the United States ...

According to an anecdote handed down from Burnside Smith, the president of Mayflower from 1929 to 1935, Conrad M. Gentry was lunching at the Mayflower Cafe in Dayton, Ohio, in 1927 when it occurred to him that 'Mayflower' was a better name for a transit company than for a diner. Gentry was then a grocer from Indianapolis whose trade was trucking produce from Monrovia, Indiana, to the state capital 20 miles away and returning to Monrovia with farming supplies. Gentry regarded as potentially profitable the idea of a long-distance trucking operation that would challenge railroads as the preferred transportation for residential moving. He proposed the idea to his friend Donald F. Kenworthy, a truck salesman, and together they founded Mayflower.

Indianapolis businessman Burnside Smith was recruited to help obtain that added capital, and Smith brought in his business associates--Parke Cooling... Smith was named president of the company in 1928, ...renamed the company Aero Mayflower Transit Company...

By 1935 Mayflower had 287 such franchise operations. That year Smith was killed in an airplane crash. Parke Cooling succeeded him as president, and Smith's son, John Sloan Smith, was welcomed into the company's management team. Under Cooling's leadership, Mayflower's sales reached $1 million in 1936 and doubled in 1937 to more than $2 million. Cooling instituted a national advertising program for Mayflower and, in 1940, the Interstate Commerce Commission authorized Mayflower to operate in all 48 states, making it the first transportation company to be granted such a certificate...

Reported sales reached $25 million in 1953, the year before Cooling turned over the company's presidency to John Sloan Smith...

Crown Hil Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
PARKE A. COOLING Burial: 07/14/1975 Section: 66 Lot: 693
Zuleika H. COOLING Burial: 10/29/1942 Section: 66 Lot: 693

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Parke COOLING
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1883
Death Date: Jul 1975
Social Security Number: 303-10-0135
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Indiana
Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 46260
Localities: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana