The Monessen Juvenile Officer and a leader in civic and fraternal organizations;Rev.H.A.S.Cooke;pastor of the Union Baptist Church here;died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday evening;April 21;1953. Rev.Cooke;who came to Monessen nine years ago from McKees Rocks;died at 9:45 p.m.at the office of his physician;Dr.George Crump. He was 54 years of age. He had suffered a number of minor attacks in the past few months. A graduate of Tuskeegee Institute;Ala.;Rev.Cooke had previously taught school in Pensacola;Fla. He was quite active in civic and fraternal circles in the district;having held a number of offices. He was chaplain of the District Council of Westmoreland County;American Legion;commander of the Joseph H.Ford Post 693;American Legion;past president of the Monessen Ministerial Association;corresponding secretary of the Youghiogheny Baptist Association;member of the Masonic Order 79;of Monessen. He was also secretary of the Monessen Midget Athelic League;a member of the Community Chest;director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and institutional head of Boy Scout Troop 1;Monessen. Rev.Cooke had served as City Juvenile officer fo the past six years. He was appointed by Mayor Hugo J.Parente. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Carra Cooke;one daughter;Mrs.Ula Ford of Pitsburgh and a nephew;Carlton Wilson;also of Pittsburgh. Friends are being received at the Carter Funeral Home 545 McMahon avenue;until Friday;April 24;when the remains will be taken to the Union Baptist Church to lie in state until time for funeral services on Saturday;April 25;at 11 a.m. Rev.W.E.McClellan;of Uniontown will officiate at the funeral services. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. DuBoise H.Carter;funeral director.