Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Cook, your murder(s) will find justice at some point, either in this life or the next. I do not doubt that your brothers and sisters at the Metra Police Dept. or any surrounding agency will truly rest until he/she/they are caught and dealt with by the criminal justice system.

I also believe with all my heart that you will never be far from your family and will watch over them always.

God Bless you and those who love and cherish you. May you Rest Eternally at Peace in Heaven.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

September 29, 2006

God bless you for your service and sacrifice for our country and your community. You and your family are in our prayers.

DE
St. Louis City Police

September 29, 2006

Rest in peace brother, you will not be forgotten.

Patrolman Shaun McCready
Altoona (PA) Police Department

September 29, 2006

Hero's never die; They just take on new assignments.

GOD Bless you and your family.

Officer Paladino
Colorado Springs PD

September 29, 2006

It is with a HEAVY heart that I once again have to leave a reflection on this site. I have prayed and prayed that each one would be the last, but alas it has gone unanswered. It is not that God does not hear me, it is that there is evil out there... and Officers like Tom know that. They get up each day and put on that uniform to go out and face that evil in the hopes that we will never have to. "Blessed be the peacekeepers for they are the true hero's among us."
Tom, look down on your family and wrap your wings around them and comfort them in this dark time. I know that God will see them through this, he holds a special place in his heart for the men and women in blue and he looks after the ones that we leave behind.
Rest well my brother you have earned it.
We will stand the watch from here.

An L.E.O. Cook County IL.

September 29, 2006

I WAS SO SADDENED TO HEAR OF THE SENSELESS DEATH OF ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY - WE HAVE LOST TOO MANY POLICE OFFICERS OVER THE YEARS AND THIS WAS SUCH A TRAGIC AND SENSELESS DEATH. POLICE OFFICERS ARE HEROS TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN DANGER EVERY TIME THEY GO OUT TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND MORE PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY NEED TO RECOGNIZE THIS. PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS FAMILY AND ALL OTHER FAMILIES WHO ARE SUFFERING THE LOSS OF THEIR LOVED ONES IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

September 29, 2006

Rest in peace my brother

Patrolman
Brush PD Colorado

September 29, 2006

I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT RIVERDALE YOU TALKED ABOUT KNOWING ME AS A LITTLE GIRL. MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. KEEP WATCHFUL EYE ON YOUR BROTHERS IN BLUE SAFE AS THEY GO TO WORK EVERYDAY TO SERVE AND PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THEIR TOWN. WE WILL MISS YOU!!

ELIZABETH GOYKE
FORMER RIVERDALE DISPATCHER

September 29, 2006

May Officer Cook rest in peace and may his wife and children stay strong during this difficult time.

Field Training Officer / Bob
Chicago Police Department

September 29, 2006

Tom, I'm sorry to hear of your passing. My god bless you and your family. You were one squared away soldier. Thanks for being an outstanding Platoon Sergeant in Alpha Company. May you and Officer Mike Gordon, Chicago Police Department watch over us.

Officer Andrew Cuomo
Chicago Police Department

September 29, 2006

May God bless You and Your family, brother. You will never be forgotten.

Thank You for Your sacrifice.

P.O. PCS
Chicago Police Department 011 District

September 29, 2006

Rest in peace brother. God bless you.

WE WILL apprehend the savage that has taken your life and make them pay. You will not have died in vain.

CHICAGO POLICE

September 29, 2006

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and the department.

Fallen but never forgotten.

Officer Bryan Laurie
Haltom City Police, TX

September 29, 2006

Rest in Peace Hero....Thank you for all you have done for your community and country. It is few who are brave enough to wear the badge, and too hard to say goodbye when you are taken. I know you will be watching over your brothers and sisters as they continue serving in your memory.

Daughter and Wife of LEO's

September 29, 2006

My heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and fellow officers of Officer Cook.

While no one who wears a badge wants to be put into such a situation, you put yourself into the line of fire to protect those whom you might not have even known despite the danger. While I did not have the privilege to have known you personally, I am certain that you have found a place in heaven.

Rest in peace my friend; those of us who remain will cover your post on the thin blue line.

Officer Ryan McNeil
Medicine Lodge, KS Police Department

September 29, 2006

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the
children of God.

Dispatcher Ted Smith
Martin, TN Police Dept

September 29, 2006

Rest in peace brother. God be with you, your family, friends and co-workers during this time of morning. Thank your for serving our State with honor.

MPO Paul Moeller
Joliet Police Department, Joliet, IL

September 28, 2006

To the family, friends and sibling officers of Officer Cook, may you find strength in the grace of God during this trying time in your lives. Rest in peace our brother.

Detective Mark Techmanski
City of Syracuse, NY Police Department

September 28, 2006

May God be with you and your family.

Heroes live forever.

Det. David Iwaszko
Calumet City Police Dept

September 28, 2006

Pam, my friends at Riverdale PD, and the men and women at Metra Police:

I am deeply saddened to hear about the loss Tommy. I attended the academy with Tommy and spent the first three years of my police career working on the same team with Tom in Riverdale. Words cannot express my sorrow. I offer my prayers, love and respect. Pam, thank you for sharing Tommy with us. You all will be my family's prays. God’s speed brother, see you soon.

Bill “Buffy” Balafas

Ofc. Bill Balafas
Gilbert AZ (Formerly Riverdale PD)

September 28, 2006

To the family of Officer Cook. We all grieve with you. His life was taken here on earth, but now he is with his Heavenly Father. Rest in peace brother.

Sergeant
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Dept.

September 28, 2006

Thank you, Officer Cook, for your service to the people of Illinois and the United States. Your dedication and efforts are appreciated and will not be forgotten. Rest in peace, Hero!

Janice Brown
Conway, Arkansas
civilian

Janice Brown
civilian

September 28, 2006

Godspeed Officer Cook. Your life and loss will never be forgotten. May God watch over your family, friends, and co-workers during this dark time.

Detective D. Thompson
Colorado Springs Police Department

September 28, 2006

Officer Cook - rest easy brother. My prayers are with you, your family, and your fellow officers.

Sgt. Richard E. Wood Jr.
Montgomery County Pct. 1 Constable's Dept.

September 28, 2006

“REMEMBER ME”
Law enforcement officers are, indeed, a special breed of people. Ask anyone on the street and they will tell you that they would not have our jobs for anything in the world. It takes something special to do what we do and at the same time be able to even contemplate retirement. We try to be optimists. Unfortunately, there are a few of us who will never make that date with retirement. By the very nature of our job, we are at risk everyday of losing our lives, either at the hand of some deranged individual or in some other situation that we, by virtue of our occupation, may be unable to avoid. Some people have recognized the hazardous duties we involve ourselves in, the risks we take, and the pride we take in accomplishing that job. There is National Law Enforcement Week, dedicated to us who gladly accept the responsibility of protecting the citizens in our respective jurisdictions. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. These are but two examples of remembrances specifically for law enforcement personnel. Remembrances that come but once a year. We should remind fellow officers of another type of remembrance, one that will last a lifetime. Sooner or later, a doctor will pronounce us dead. It is inevitable. Regardless of whatever happens, death is the end we will all have to face.
“IT IS IN DEATH THAT WE CAN LIVE FOREVER”
Author Unknown

Jim Moore
New Orleans P.D., Retired

September 28, 2006