Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Ferocity is as formidable as is honor, integrity and humility. Because those brave and valiant need every ounce of power from those directions of desire and devotion as possible. It's in the dignity and character that evil can be overcome. You were successful, Officer Cook, in making peace and its cover of unity possible for all Dade County folks. You deserve hearty salutes of heroism for your unwavering resolve and the faithfulness that remains treasured today among your family, comrades and those friends of whom you and Karen shared many happy moments. Sad that violence ended your dreams, hopes of many more navigations within our society. It had you as their public servant of humility toward all humanity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Tenacity needs to be harnested at times, you knew when, Officer Cook, to turn that pilot light on higher, to amp up the awareness and astuteness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 8, 2017

Disgrace, denegration, disrespect, they all can signify lack of morals and character, something public servants must shun and avoid like the plague if they are going to be successful in the fight over crime and violence. You were a very humble, grateful and loyal colleague, Officer Cook, its Dade County and its residents who should be most appreciative for your humility and heroism. Honor breeds dignity and the core of integrity central to saving and serving those whom rely upon your common sense instincts to install the proper peace, unity and the safety we all look to pursue happiness by. You'll be so solemnly honored and saluted, Officer Cook, for the rationale, the courtesies, the fundamental ferocity and the unbridled tenacity to commit to the causes of boldness and transparency. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A blessed man and one gallant gentleman. Truly a warrior and savior who laid down his life for enhancements to continue marching forward.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 7, 2017

In police work depending on the event there can be no revisions or do overs. Officers must do their tasks as assigned to them with the humblest of valor, courage and bravery. Their honor, dignity and integrity speak loud and clear, as righteously as their humanity and humility all in the name of Our lord. All for heaven's name were you Dade County's protector and shield of perseverance and common sense, Officer Cook. The eyes, ears, lips, feet and vivid bright smile told of your convictions, character and the boldness needed to assess the situation. And with any issue particularly with a domestic dispute you were said to be among the finest to handle such matters professionally. Your comrades, friends and family have taken note and solemnly remembered your fruitful missions and their journeys of justice. The folks and your partners were spared much further harm at your sacrifice. Unwavering. Undaunted and humbly speaking unselfish. Your legacy is sealed and as you serve Our Creator patrolling His sacred and golden venues, just keep observing the traffic flow of tenacity within the souls and hearts of those who now protect and preserve our integrity, happiness and peaceful prosperity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 7, 2017

Defunct and defeated that is finally how the wars over wickedness shall cease. It is all up to the many virtuous men and women in law enforcement, honorable and courageous, dignified and stellar in integrity. It can carry one's professional acumen or if one strays from the paths of perseverance and resolve that alone can bring them down. Your intense loyalty and esteem, Officer Cook, made all the difference in battling adversity and the character of a humbly consummate young man with the God given gifts of nobility and humility all suited for sheltering security and peace here in Dade County. Its citizens can relax and stay happy and calm. You were their hero, your family's savior and your department's warrior of wisdom and the virtues of clear vision. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Charisma and charm, commitment to excellence and pride were implemented in your daily routines, Officer Cook, making you a better person, you already were and a more superb public servant.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 7, 2017

Terminated and put of business is how violence and evil shall be dealt with. All respected and honorable public servants must ascribe to these values or otherwise the world at large is in for a rocky and troublesome road ahead. Your calming demeanor and integrity made all the difference in moving peace, unity and their dignity along the same trails of tenacity as you pursued happiness and a profession you chose to become as a young man. A cherished gentleman of gallantry and character that will remain an anchor of your heroic legacy here in Dade County where you patrolled, Officer Cook, with unwavering wisdom and boldness and the fairness and firmness that justice demands. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Courage to champion a cause of values, the virtues to right the ships of sanity with your loving soul of serenity. Humanity's warrior and humility's humanely loyal and faithful partner in combating crime from our midst.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 7, 2017

Stamp collecting is a neat hobby. So is admiring our fallen heroes and heroines, names known and unknown etched on walls of bravery, honor and the dignity needed to continue fighting on through turmoil and atrocity. You kept up the war on violence, Officer Cook, here in Dade County for six fantastic and fruitful years of effort and integrity. You were raised with class, decency and the fabric of character essential to all your dreams, aspirations now and forever a loving and fond inspiration to all who knew you to be their comrade of wisdom and maturity beyond your twenty-five years of life. Cut way too short by the very wickedness you took an affirmation to eliminate keeping us tied by the very foundations of faith, hope and mercy. The dignity of life is spelled out for every individual who shall walk the face of humanity. Your noble and civil gestures our behalf shall remain a cornerstone of your legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If devotion and dedication could replace lost lives then God's gardens would have no one patrolling those pearly gates up above. Keep looking down on us Officer Cook. This world sure has changed since you left us thirty-eight and a half years ago. It has gotten more crazier and violent very, very sad.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 6, 2017

Glues keeps things together as does gallantry and morals when working to secure peace and its everlasting serenity. Your honor and character, Officer Cook, along with your myriad of values and ideals meant all the difference in the lives of Dade County's residents. Peace and courage came straight from your heart of gold, its humility gave back more than humanity could ever know. What a hero, humble and beloved not only by your family, peers and friends from around our country paid their respects to your family. Your undying loyalty and sacrifice made wisdom and vision a welcome sight for all mankind. Terror and evil was dealt with a by a young man of ingenuity and the noblest of heroic actions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 6, 2017

Day by day newer doors open. The old ones close and so what is left? Well, we arise every morning ready to serve Our Creator who plans the grandest of days. His schemes can never go wrong unless violence interrupts that traffic pattern. Nothing can keep good servants from overcoming adversity. Nothing deterred you, Officer Cook, from rescuing Dade County and its citizens from the bonds of brutality. Never more compassion, honor and reverence for an all important position where justice and fairness must be the rule. It's dignity and integrity, vision and wisdom, your incorporating intellect that helped make a dent in the fight over evil. Character and courage went along on those rides of humility and thoughtfulness daily. You continue to be missed, yet you are saluted and fondly cherished for having a soul of peace and decency. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those who toiled sleep soundly in God's cradle of courage. Those who ran off to commit mischief and bedlam had better be aware. The good men and women are arriving any moment to seize your hands and feet from committing more trouble. God's doors always swing open awaiting new heroes and heroines to His enclave of effort, efficiency and honor.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 6, 2017

Resolve and faithfulness increase the humility of those men and women who stay the courses of honor and integrity. Their boldness, bravery and dignity do direct their movements when protecting and serving the public interest. You served with humility and loads of desire, Officer Cook and it was Dade County's people who were left safe and sound by your proud and treasured character. The conclusion of your tasks on this earth was very sad and tragic, no matter the hero in you has been uplifted as has your wonderful spirit of peace and prosperity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Soundly and comfortably do you reside in God's celestial chambers of courage and charisma. You patrol with the very best and fondest of men and women who humility can never be questioned.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 6, 2017

There is no such thing as ditching and running away from crime. Its evil as bad as it is, needs to be stopped for its fleetness of terror. Your tenacity and swiftness, Officer Cook on May 16, 1979 and on all other times left Dade County and its citizens well cared for and being able to live in serenity and together as one. When violence and evil disrupts the lives of those who are valiant, honorable and composed of integrity risk life and limb, we must remember them. And your hopes, dreams and character, Officer Cook, spelled all the difference. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Humility stands for humanity and your outstanding and cherished service made a humble and humane mark upon our society.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 6, 2017

Swimming in a sea of violence, police just try their hands at calming and in comforting the public, those persons who justify their lives by living peacefully and in pursuing happiness. Chanukah and Christmas will soon be around the corner and with it goes the warmest of holiday wishes to your family, Officer Cook. The Tidwell's and the Wilkerson's and last but not least, your beloved mother, Mrs. Julia Cook. Your personal touch of tenacity complimented by concern, care and determination all blossoming from boldness, wisdom and the visions of integrity, honesty and dignity. Dade County saw the hero of humility and the humane actions of bravery that day on May 16, 1979, which further set in stone your heroic legacy. Never forgotten and always saluted for unselfish understanding and the incorporation of ingenuity, intuition and intelligence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God's eyes and ears gently assist your serene soul to travel to a higher level of protection and endearment.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 6, 2017

Yesterday, Officer Cook, I attended a funeral mass for a priest I worked for at St. John's Nursing and Rehab Center in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. Father Ethel Iwu Ifeanyi was a fine man and his sister was obviously overcome with emotion. I was thinking that May 19, 1979, too was a very sad and yet a poignant moment. The emotions your beloved wife, your widow, Karen was feeling, your sister, Nancy and of course your dearly beloved mother, Mrs. Julia Cook, all feeling the gaping hole of your absence, the stinging loss of a brave and gallant hero of all Dade County residents who served his duties with loyalty, faithfulness, honesty and dignity all because of your unwavering integrity essential in battling a foe as large and as wide as violence and its mayhem can bring. I though about you as I walked into St. Helen's Catholic Church, you were brought into the humble and blessed confines of St. Mary's Cathedral for your Inspector's Funeral where thousands paid their respects and homage to a man of conviction, character and humility all delivered for humanity's heavenly sakes. You were a mighty hero, Officer Cook, I did not cry, yet my eyes started to moisten a bit. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Father Ifeanyi was just like yourself, humble. loyal and composed with morals and character as you both served the causes of our society.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 6, 2017

The daily regimen calls for officers to give their lives for a cause and to extinguish evil by means of humble resolve and faithfulness. Exactly, what you did your entire life and for six years as a public servant, Officer Cook. Your morals, values and principles were as your honesty, integrity and dignity, they helped to steer you around Dade Count where terror had to be stricken from our peace and the quality of life we expect to lead. You were a loyal and devoted colleague, Officer Cook, never any qualms regarding your humble and humane endeavors.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 5, 2017

The air of boldness breathes from the spirit of bravery and humility. And it was your humble and humane honesty, Officer Cook, that brought forth peace and the quality that unity brings for all Dade County residents. Heroes and heroines distinguish themselves from others by how well they compose their dignity and integrity. It comes from the vitally important character and the morals that go into the fights over violence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You did everyone proud and for humanity's sake may you serenity be well received as we know it is in God's loving embrace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 5, 2017

Confident, composed and caring are the elements of efficiency, effort and enhancement that has endeared us to you, Officer Cook and the wonderful memories of a stoic hero whose character, dignity and integrity reached the very souls and crevices of all citizens here in Dade County. Pulling us out of the doldrums with desire and the constitution of one whose commitment to peace stretched far and wide. Cherished and dearly beloved and respected by family, friends and comrades all across our great nation, it will certainly be your nobility, sanctity and humility that left its intuitive impression upon our society and not once has been forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero in God's gala palace of perfection where heroes and heroines share in unity protecting those sacred streets above.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 4, 2017

Police clock in and then it's off to the races of resolve and resourcefulness shielding the public from nuisances that evil sets off. Like a ticking time bomb, domestic squabbles, disputes, discord can amount to mayhem and mischief that often leads to tragedy. You were Dade County's personable public servant, Officer Cook, whose convictions and wisdom were right on target. Wonderful character, concentration, care along with diligence the offshoot of honesty, morals and the integrity of humble and unselfish humane dignity. You fought for peace and serenity never batting an eyelash and kept our lives civil and serene. No one knows what happened that really set that troubled young man off to take your life and nearly those of your comrades. You'll always be fondly saluted, gallantly honored and revered for perseverance like no other. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 4, 2017

The outdoors are a person's field of dreams. No matter the career if your mind is not on being devoted, dignified and honorable, you won't get past first base. Only integrity, bravery and determination can steer a person's ship through these unchartered waters of wickedness and its byproduct of evil. You allowed God to navigate your pathways in life and the public service trail you carved out quite humbly, Officer Cook, Dade County residents reliable gentleman of grace and gallantry whose character and commitment to excellence has stood as the measuring stick for those brave enough to join the ranks of those who resolve trouble before it begins. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The humane and poised man that you were, Officer Cook, offered that seldom seen glimpse into your heroic life and as humanity's colleague of courage and charisma.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 4, 2017

To transform an ordinary citizen into one fine and astutely unique individual takes so much training, classwork, field generalship and so much more. Police work requires more than eyes, ears, lips and feet. Central to starting one's career you must be honorable, dignified and possess a barrel full of humble integrity. Going out on these streets today takes something rather someone special as yourself, Officer Cook. Character, morals, values and the ideals where principles come to the top. A saying goes like this, the cream always rises to the top. And you were your department's loyal and consummate public servant, Officer Cook. Confident, faithful and cherished forever, the warrior in you tackled wickedness with motivation, zeal and the enthusiasm needed to make peace a reality for all Dade County and togetherness a trait of your unselfish tenacity. No matter the problem or occasion you were present, ready and totally accounted for. Cornerstones and their foundations to remain the lifeblood of your humble enhancements. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. With danger lurking, delinquency must never show its ugliness putting officers and citizens in peril and jeopardy. Transitions were made easier by your soft voice and steady communications, Officer Cook. Always fondly remembered and saluted for humility that spared humanity from more harm.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 4, 2017

Tenacity translated in boldness, commitment to excellence and the integrity, dignity and honor that is expected of all public servants makes serving and protecting the public a bit less complex. Dade County and its citizens were preserved by your unwavering resolve and firmness, Officer Cook, a humble man of distinction, loyalty and devotion. A top gentleman patrolling the streets with renewed vigor and vigilance which made the peace and unification process more resounding. Never forgotten and humanely saluted for conviction, character and the class that decency represents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Our shelters of peace and good health stand solidly because of you, Officer Cook, humanity's hero of nobility and gallantry.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 4, 2017

Plan ahead for you may not know what lies ahead. All the skills and practice have to in some way shape or form allow you to overcome obstacles to bringing peace and unity to a venue starving for some happiness. You were a humble man, Officer Cook, who fortified your exploits with a little effort and efficiency all in the good name of heaven. It awaits the most valiant and humble of both heroes and heroines whose character and dignity have reflected how they lived their lives. Mercy and their missions do come and go, yours, Officer Cook, were brought forth full scale by virtue of values and the behavior needed to achieve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dade County and its people have not forgotten what Badge#1664 stood for. It represented humane actions all heroically geared toward saving, serving and in protecting the value of a peaceful and properous life. Living quietly and of sound quality is most important to all who choose peace over evil and its terrible ruination.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 3, 2017

Gifted and very humbly gallant, all your missions and their specific destinies were driven by the golden hands of Our Creator. Officer Cook, character, class and morals comes from within one's upbringing. Yours, was the living and breathing example of honesty, dignity and integrity. This helped to you to shield violence from Dade County and its folks enabling them to live mor epeacefully and serenely. What took your young life and career was the epitome of tragic, no doubt, you will however be honored and forever saluted for having undaunting and the unselfish character to carefully perform in an outstanding fashion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You rest while keeping tabs on those who have succeeded you. A baton taken wisely and with the hopes that honesty and its integrity will surely reign forever.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 3, 2017

Honor and integrity only denote our most cherished, respected and greatly admired public servants. You were one of Dade County's most revered and humble heroes, Officer Cook, a gentleman with a soft spirit whose passions touched the hearts and minds of all your colleagues, family and loads of friends who marveled at your courage and valor. You saved so many lives not just on May 16, 1979, but on all days, nights and whenever you patrolled the streets where your resolve and courtesies were called for. You showed poise and character, the kind of wisdom and maturity that has enhanced those foundations you helped to set down. Wickedness and terror was met directly by your fairness, firmness and humble passion never to be overlooked. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 3, 2017

Thoughtfulness is shared. Consideration is caring and concern for the privacy of others. You brought dignity, commitment and honesty to a position of integrity, Officer Cook and no matter the circumstance Dade County was well protected and preserved in this fight over violence and its undeniable devastation. Their peace and liberty were deliverd by your unwavering convictions and the courage from within your giving and golden heart of mercy and motivation. Always fondly remembered and saluted for humility and the fairness by which all law enforcement personnel function under. Morals, values, ideals and principles helped to steer your life and journeys, Officer Cook, all navigated smartly and sincerely. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 3, 2017

Fruition is delivered by faithful ferocity and the humane and humble honor that one goe sabout performing their job assignments. Dade County was prepared for your resourcefulness and resolve, Officer Cook, their heroic hero of humility and the landscape of solid character. You can never go wrong as a public servant if you serve and pprotect the peace and unity with all the wisdom, devotion and the vision of courage and civility. A truly wise and trusted young man whos emissions ended too soon. There was more left behind to fulfill, God watches over your treasured soul of serenity as it climbs higher each and everyday. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 3, 2017

Live and let live, wise advice for those who pursue the finer things in life so passionately. You were a composed and determined young man, Officer Cook and Dade County and its citizens had no problem recognizing your will to protect and to preserve their peaceful pursuits of happiness. You can't be overlooked for uncanny wisdom, divine vision, the humane honor, devotion of dignity and the intuition and ingenuity that integrity breeds. They were made safe and sound by your undaunted and unselfish character, commitment to pride and excellence and the goodwill that humanity surely always could utilize. Never forgotten and always noble in heroism. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 2, 2017