Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

People who aim to kill do so to maim and fuel their sickest of demons. There's no pleasure in having to mourn your loved ones, brave and battle tested. You were the consummate gentleman, Officer Cook, courageous and confident, humble and humane. Surely, that should have offered you the freedom to be here today retired and enjoying life after a career so dangerous and one chosen freely. No regrets. Just resolve and resiliency to see your destinies through. Our Lord took your character and sweet disposition back with Him to His shelters above. It's now where you serve an even greater role. Protect His pearly gates and golden paved venues where only heroic angels circle day and night. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 27, 2018

Men and women of goodwill sound minds and strong hearts must survive this outrage and onslaught of terror. They must be made safe through Your loving embrace O Mighty God. Full of mercy, sustain and protect them in times of trouble. May their honesty banified humility and distinct dignity and incorporating integrity allow them to conduct their lives and professional affairs with all the vision, wisdom and courage so help You God. Allow those folks living in Dade County the understanding of your missions and their spirited journeys, Officer Cook, all in the sacred name of peace and prosperity. May you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero with other humane and noble souls of security and peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 27, 2018

Families of brave souls who enter police work know the drills. They get it. Peril.Grief. Danger and anguish. And through it all honor, integrity and dignity must be preserved. Nothing left to chance. Dade County was under your watchful eyes and ears of energy and efficiency, Officer Cook, as you endeavored to shield its folks from harm. You can rest assured your heroic legacy will be forever honored never heaven forbid tarnished. The webs of wickedness spin their evil and men and women like yourself, Officer Cook, stood tall and in unison to stop a dispute going on more than it should have. Today and always your goodwill and determination shall be so humbly honored as it fortified our region. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Tears were shed over you, Officer Cook, our hearts, your family's hearts were deeply hurt by your untimely loss. A loss to society. A loss to humanity which has been subjected to many terrible tragedies through the generations. Endearing and enriching the enhancement is how we will pay a thanks to your soul of beauty.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 27, 2018

Police work is not a gravy job. In fact, it is saturated with serious issues that can cost lives. Sometimes those deficiencies involve one or more police from the same department. Those bad apples must be picked out and taken off duty immediately before more imminent harm occurs. Your job, Officer Cook, protecting the good people of Dade County was tough and back during your watch, things were not like today. Sophisticated equipment and communications which are central to restoring law and order were not always around. You made the best of what you utilized and it still boils down to old fashioned honor, integrity and the articles of ingenuity and reverence that may pull you away from danger caused by wanton violence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 27, 2018

Born to run, born to be a savior. Yes, Officer Cook, your decency and devotion are being rewarded by Our Creator for having the acumen and common sense to save Dade County's citizens from terrible trouble. The perpetration of a deeply troubled man looking to exact lives of innocent people and those thoughtful and honorable public servants trying to place peace and civility back into a community calling for assistance. Harmony, freedom and their destinies have their callings, you, Officer cook, brought hope and reassurance back into the tones of tenacity, dignity and integrity. Only a deeply prepared and persevering individual should apply for this deep rooted career where duress and unrest are a part of the job title. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character that is straight and where scruples are lined correctly better serve a brave soul of serenity and its humility toward mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 27, 2018

Collecting and analyzing, consulting and contemplating. They all go hand in hand in solving crimes and in being able to properly assess your information at the moment. I'll tell you what if oyu more to go on Mr. Pearsall, Officer Cook, you and your comrades and partner that day, Reserve Officer Lincoln might have been to persuade him to surrender, though I realize you did make that effort. Because life in Dade County was straddling that thin line, you had to make a decision with people under siege and in peril, your dignity, integrity and honesty was severely tested. You'll be forever remembered and treasured as a loyal and faithful man of courage, humility and the boldness that made you and your badge of distinction most noticeable. Always in our hearts and saluted for conviction, maturity and mettle. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. With all that you knew your blessed name took over the scene and you"ll be pay homage for eternity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 27, 2018

Red lights are for stopping. Green is to go. And yellow is to slow down. Tragically, violence and wickedness these days shows no inclination in abating at all. For your wealth of expertise and plethora of knowledge, Officer Cook, you performed to your utmost abilities on May 16, 1979, as you did at all times during your police tenure. A caring man, a gentleman of compassion who steered Dade County and its residents by the right charters of character, wisdom and the conviction of your undying vision, unselfish dignity, unwavering integrity and effortless honor. Violence was slow a little allowing peace, unity and the stages of serenity to come aboard. Never ever forgotten and only saluted for valiant resolve and superior ferocity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 26, 2018

I do wish both the public and the police would not have to worry about bombs bursting in air and bullets flying everywhere. Unfortunately, public servants must now be ever so vigilant. The attacks seem to be stepping up on a daily basis. Dade County was hoping that fateful day of May 16, 1979, for some peace and liberty for all. What transpired next shook the entire nation, police world and your family, Officer Cook. An ungodly dispute between a young man bent on evil and his girlfriend. All you did, Officer Cook, was respond and protect the civilians and your fellow officers. One way with character, dignity, open honesty and integrity central to stopping a ruckus that escalated into a near and diabolical massacre of many innocent lives.. Public trust and tenacity are always expected to be employed at all times. Your missions were direct and yet never easy. Your courage an d passion never bending never unselfish, always the citizens of Dade County A number one priority. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You gave your life, Officer Cook, for your comrades and the public enhancing civilization beyond our wildest imaginations.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 26, 2018

Risk and reward weigh heavily when life hangs in the balance. You must make certain determinations when to march forward and when to back off. Your mindset, Officer Cook, ,was to be proactive and yet your character and dignity, honor and integrity never wavered in the heat of the battle. Dade County was further protected and enriched by your loving personality, stoic and humanely heroic. Mankind will forever be indebted to your soul of serenity, Officer Cook, it filled a big space in the total landscape of a community where you lived and have been saluted for courage above and beyond the calls of duty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Reliable and capable, a life and journey documented by desire and devotion back toward humanity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 26, 2018

Trust forges the bonds of bravery and the commitment to the point where resolve and perseverance help those who diligently serve and preserve life. The wonders of a challenge so intense, we the ordinary people here in Dade County might never understand what you dealt with on an everyday basis, Officer Cook. There are no style points and yet truism begins with integrity and honor. They must be on one's daily docket as dignity it makes tranquility flourish much more so. Your family and peers, Officer Cook, won't forget your faithfulness nor loyalty in times of violence and other dire situations. Fortitude and attitude rest decency in Our Maker's sacred palace. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 26, 2018

There can be no double crossing nor double dipping. What must be personified and tripled are a public servant's trust, truth and tenacity. You realize that honesty is still the best policy when policing and serving the public. Their peace and goodwill rode on your life and career, Officer Cook, one with much more dignity and integrity left to accomplish. Your character, humbleness and humility has been sheltered all these years in God's heavenly fortress. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 26, 2018

Formalities are a necessity in life. Without them the whole scenario of life would be disturbed a bit. Dade County had its share of disturbance during your life and times, Officer Cook. But, you hung in there and instilled your brand of cooperation, calmness and peaceful resolutions to the problems at hand. It occupied all your reason, information and integrity, desire to be dignified and humbled to remain focused and honorable. No more fine a human being and gallant man than you, Officer Cook. Extraordinary and uniquely gregarious. We thank you and so does humanity salute your outstanding heroic actions, noble and civil during a heated day of discord. It should never have happened. A man losing his sense of reality and going on a rampage of terror. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

Charts keep track of time and events. What keeps tabs on tenacity, honesty and class? Our men and women trained in the sophistication of the spreading of peace and stability in any given area. Your thoughts and refined manner, Officer Cook, the sunlight of unity to pass between us and mankind as a whole. Integrity breeds dignity, ingenuity breeds commitment, character breeds courage. The message is clear and that is to make humanity function justly and within the wings of humility. A noble and heroic action that involves the total constitution of one's humane and vigorous soul of security. No complacency. No incompetency. You went out and fought your battles, Officer Cook, with zeal and vision, the wisdom instilled in your heart of maturity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

Mules can be stubborn. Justice can never swerve nor fall off the trail of honor. Too much at stake. Lives, property and whatever causes and principles our most honest and bravest expose to be nothing matters more than protecting and saving a life. Your undertaking on the behalf of Dade County was a crusade in character, courage and the advancement of peace and mercy, hope and faith for all people. Never forgotten and a man with a solid reputation for resolve and humility. Humanity thanks you, Officer Cook and praises your persistence in ushering in a new dawning of desire and the will power to thrive. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

The smell of evil pollutes the air we breathe causing further damage to our lungs and other vital organs. It's sad, Officer Cook, your dignity, desire, friendship and goodwill all came to a crashing finality at the despicable hands of Mr. Pearsall. Your ideals, morals, principles and values meshed perfectly to protect Dade County and its folks from the garbage we brand as evil. Terror torments. Violence victimizes. Evil seems too invasive. You stopped a worst case scenario that day and your unselfish sacrifice offered us a hint of hope and serenity in the air. You pumped preserve, proficiency and perseverance back into our beings as only Our Maker can ask for. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You had much more to live for , Officer Cook, happiness, your family and all the goodness Mother Nature could bestow upon a blessed and humbly heroic man of energy and efficiency.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

Signed, sealed and delivered. With the swipe of a pen mightier than the sword did you, Officer Cook, go out into Dade County, equipment in tow and handle terror and the evil that indecency looks to create for those living or at least attempting live in tranquil settings. The character of a brave soul is the argument of why we need trusted folks patrolling for serenity and prosperity all the days of our lives and for you, Officer Cook, to be alive and well enjoying your peaceful retirement with your beloved, Karen. Hope you are doing well in Minnesota Mrs. Bonidy! Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

There can be no flimflamming meaning deception where on or off duty. Your faith, ferocity and feverish honesty and stealth dignity and integrity must remain humble and ever so brave. A young man full of conviction and conventional wisdom that you used, Officer Cook, to seal the corridors of Dade County from any harm, terror and further damage to its citizens' welfare. Your passion and composure helped to counter the terrible affects of violence and vile behavior from a man bent on ill will , while you engaged in goodwill and fostered relationships of relevance , Officer Cook. Thirty-nine long years of anguish and brutal pain your family is still smarting from over your loss will be honorably etched and saluted from head to toe. God bless you and your wonderful family, Officer Cook! Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

Like a fox in a hen house or venomous snake waiting to strike, violence can erupt, explode and unhinge the very core and fabric of our great nation. Society already has many situations and problems to resolve without adding a further onslaught and casualty to the many communities depending on reliable and trustworthy protection and safety. Down in good old sunny South Florida here in Dade County a metropolis of many rich and not so wealthy folks, crime lends its ruination to environments that have a sense of purpose,peace and reason. Your blessed and mighty heroic name, Officer Cook, dug your dignity and integrity deeper than humble honor will ever know to uncoil the unleashing of wickedness beyond any measure. That character, surplus of commitment and the counsel of conviction brought newer resources to any area and venue so looking for your supreme vigilance. Saluted for the humanely higher spheres of valor and humility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

You search and halt for impending doom. All in a day's work of blood, sweat and tears and toil. The soil where your very soul rests in peace my neighbor, friend and hero,. Officer Cook. Badge#1664 will NEVER be forgotten. Your humanity and humility quite striking and very much engaging and personable. How else could Dade County and its folks see their way through and clear of violence and those paths of perversion? The man that took you, Officer Cook, from our world, your family and colleagues, his dignity, integrity and honesty, were all eschewed. Yours were top notch and quite humble and superb in finding a place of peace and stability where people may flock to. Tenacity and ferocity feed off of each other, no doubt God is enriching your soul of serenity right at this very moment. Keep observing us, Officer Cook, your class, decency and character will never wane. Once again rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Life has a beginning and for some a short lived one. Yours, Officer Cook, had more left to contribute to our wonderful world, that undaunted task is now left for your beloved family members to steer and to navigate where their compasses instruct them to travel.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

The acid test for every police official is to see how they perform and handle crisis under during and mayhem. It is their very reputations that are being carefully looked at by peers and those residents whom they protect and serve. A sacred trust which must not be broken nor abandoned. Your promise to Dade County, Officer Cooks, words of wisdom,vision and boldness carefully measured by your very humble mettle kept us serene and secure for all these years later. Your unselfish sacrifice speaks of your very courageous honor, dignity and the master of integrity always looking to help out others at all times. The years have come and gone so quickly, yet your memory, Officer Cook, stays vividly in our hearts as we yearn to reunite with you one day. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

Flowers bloom while boldness to duty beckons our most humane and esteemed of law fighting men and women. True grit and true loyalty were your gumptions, Officer Cook. A gallant young man who stood toe to toe with the sickly body of evil. A day never to be forgotten, May 16, 1979, has stood and represented the hour when your honesty and dignity reigned down supreme for all living in Dade County during trying and tumult. Kayos needed to be knocked out and you and your wisdom and courage, Officer Cook, were the ingredients for such a humble challenge. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero in God's glorious splendor. You stepped up to the plate and blasted a grand slam of resolve, resiliency, reverence and resourcefulness not always found by some public servants at a time when life hangs in the balance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

Ropes are for binding and tying up something. Diligence and vigilance are for those brave and honorable souls we mention when they go out on patrol and attempt to shelter us from harm while maintaining good relations fostered by their ferocity. It works wonders when evil is out there in communities looking to commit violence against law abiding citizens. Your pursuits in and around Dade County were for the benefit of those whom your faithfully watched over. Nothing finer than your valor which matched up well with your integrity and outstanding dignity. Colleagues and your family, Officer Cook, won't you down. Your deserving humility will never be heaven forbid tarnished nor disgraced. Your saving grace was your compassion for mankind. Eternally now and forevermore do you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

Police bleed red for resolve and reverence. They bleed blue for boldness and the bonds they share with one another. And they bleed gold for gallantry. All your days, months and years of happiness and contentment, you nurtured your dreams, goals and aspirations, Officer Cook, to channel your gifts from God into a worthy purpose. That endeavor was to become a humble and bravely efficient man of wisdom coupled with vision and a passion for honesty, integrity and dignity. All of these with your stellar character made you a top policeman here in Dade County. Sadly, though Our Creator took your pursuits of peace and unity to a higher calling, a place where perfection blooms for those whose heroics remained humble and legendary. No doubt our biggest fears were relieved by your unwavering and awesome service devoted and dedicated to hunting down horror and its terrorizing affects. You are always in our hearts and prayers, Officer Cook and we are ready to carry out helping others as you always and faithfully did during your lifetime. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your soul, beautiful and bountiful left an indelible impression upon our society. Its mannerisms have never wavered.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

That deadly day, Officer Cook, was a race against time. Though, you were a block away with your partner that day, getting there to save your comrades from further harm or death and saving the lives of those civilians involved in that domestic dispute, Dade County can never pay enough homage to your reverent soul . They do honor you at the annual police memorial. Everyday your family salutes your kind and caring character, its humility and charm concealed within your heart of honesty, integrity, its dignity was the source of your serenity and politeness as you kept the taciturn moments here in a community where you grew up and one that forever respects your missions and fruitful journeys in life and during a well regarded public service career. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Policing is a thankless job with many perils that can hinder any officer from doing their assigned roles. You were the consummate leader, communicator and organizer never to be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018

Dignity and determination set better screens against an array of destruction, doom and devastation. Dade County and its people had seen a flood of strife and tension during your service, Officer Cook. Solutions are never simple. Summoning character and convictions can be complex and yet our fervent hopes rode along with your uncanny wisdom and dignity. The integrity and humanely honor to balance our peace and unity out with your vision. A sight for yesterday, today and tomorrow. All would be brighter if you were here with your beloved family and colleagues whom you went out to battle evil with. Common sense and rationale tell us that Badge#1664 was a heroically loyal and very resourceful man. A gentleman of gentle care and concern for his fellow man. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2018