Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Today, God willing I am going to visit your grave, Officer Cook and offer prayers on your behalf. In your honor, dignity and integrity do you forever rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of character, desire, decency and faithful devotion to all calls of professional duty. You can be very sure that Dade County and its citizens under your watch was granted ferocity along with humble and humane tenacity. Everything about you, Officer Cook, was accentuated by morals, values and the aspirations to make reality your goal and noble priority where peace and its prosperous identity were on the line for all mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 30, 2017

Terror, torment and turmoil translate into terrifying trouble. No doubt that the very violence we experience each and everyday someplace in this country does cut right into the very souls of peace, unity and the equality of being able to live freely. You can't have your cake and eat it too means I believe that you can't always get your wish to have things without having to earn them justly. Public servants earn their bars, stars and stripes based upon their effort, energy and efficiency. And where is the driving force behind those traits? Staying composed in the very face of strife, something you did very well during your six year police career, Officer Cook, taking excellent care of serving Dade County and its residents need. Everything one works and toils for is supposed to be done with some honor, dignity, integrity and respect for reverence. You were, Officer Cook, mankind's humble and brave messenger of hope, devotion and the resolving faith behind your travels. Peace and togetherness was reaped for one and all by your stitches of serenity and the welcome sight of wisdom, courage and vision. Today, tomorrow, next week and forever will you be heroically saluted for being a humanitarian geared to sanctity, civility, nobility and of all things accountability and its responsibility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Wanton evil, heinous actions perpetrated by a distressed and diabolical young man took your young life, Officer Cook, you shall never be forgotten. Your wings of commitment are helping your lovely soul fly higher every moment in heaven. Keep those lights from above aglow now and forevermore.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

Tradition should never be trampled on. Too much respect and reverence to be shoved aside. When the lives of ordinary people are on the line, it's found in the genes of those gallant and honest enough to care about their safety and peace. A mind is a terrible thing to waste and you never wasted a second, Officer Cook, thinking about trivial matters. The uniform you donned was tailor made to perfection in reverence, resolve and the humane integrity to work well with others and to be able to lead others under stressful times. Dade County was in good hands under your leadership and abilities. The class of stellar character rose to the top as you my neighbor, friend and hero took your challenges and burdens quite seriously saving, serving and keeping sacred affirmations made to steer danger away from us. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

Photos remind us of our loved ones living or not. Even though they may have passed from this life, their memories should never be expunged from our thoughts and hearts. Never. Heroes and heroines, those loving and passionate individuals who gave their honest lives for a cause. Courage and desire beckon for devotion and the faith to act justly. Smart and of sound wisdom was what made you more humble and humane, Officer Cook, in your travels and pursuits of happiness which at times may be an obstacle for evil which lurks in its path. At least, Officer Cook, your trails were blazed by conviction, valor and integrity. Dade County can proudly remember your exploits of excellence through endeavor that has enhanced and endeared you to so many not only your beloved and wonderful family. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

Life offers many mysteries to difficult to understand at times. Why would anyone devote themselves to serving and protecting knowing full well accidents and tragedies may occur at any moment? Why subject yourself to a professional career when there are so many more that offer less stress and often carry with them just as much responsibility where honesty, dignity and integrity must be employed? Police work is very honest and dignified and challenges one's resources to the maximum limits. You dreamed about becoming an officer, Officer Cook, surely teaching music, in particular the drums since you were a master at beating those drums while strolling down Norland High School in Miami's hallways. There was however no doubt, no reservation that your aptitude was geared toward a law enforcement career and your parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cook along with your sister, Nancy, were humbly proud of you when you graduated the police academy and pinned on your badge of boldness, humility and loyal and faithful commitment. We knew where Dade County would be living in peace and contentment all due to your diligence and the unquestionable vigilance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You sleep soundly in Our Creator's arms of perfect acumen, awareness and astuteness. Keep giving us, Officer Cook, that same determination and fervor from where you eternally patrol those sacred golden streets.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

Mercy comes from God's wings of love and emotion. It affects a happening over those who display this interesting characteristic. Having a passion is one thing, having a certain compassion is exuding the humility that God has implanted within all His creatures. You were a happy man, Officer Cook, a hopeful optimistic who was steered to become a police officer since you were a young man. Dade County and its citizens were greeted with a smile and a gentleman of the highest regard for his fellow neighbor. Dignified and poised, humane and full of righteous integrity, you performed your job and its many perilous challenges with common sense, wisdom and the articulate intelligence that remains a vitally important chain of your heroic legacy. The peace and safety, security and serenity has never left those whom you served with and preserved. Never an easy thing to do and surely not easy to carry on without your guiding presence. It's stored in your treasured soul that moves from place to place in God's celestial kingdom. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

No bell needed ringing when you went out to serve, Officer Cook. Just very sad and tragic it was the bell at St. Mary's Cathedral sounding when you were borne into this humble house of worship for the final time to be remembered by your family, peers and friends for gallantry, humility and the talents interlocked around dignity, integrity and honesty. You paid with your life to save Dade County and its proud citizens. It was fitting that your character would race to that awful dispute in an attempt to calm a troubled young man who like you had a future. Yours, Officer Cook, was like that hot sun the day all our nation bade you a fond and humane farewell. Bright and beautiful. Your actions of heroism won't ever be overlooked. Peace and passion was distributed wisely and sagely throughout a community that admired your pursuits of happiness while risking your being to further enhance our lives. Inspirational and filled with grace and values. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God's heavenly shelters afford those who paid the dear price of humbly eternal accommodations. They won't be harmed by anymore violence, terror or turmoil. It was tenacity and compassion that navigated their missions of hope and optimism.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

The list of heroes and heroines falling in the lines of duty and danger just seems to be growing. A growth spurt that someday must come to an end. Violence and heinous evil must be derailed, terminated whatever it must be curtailed. Our country and nation demand the most loyal and honest of public servant's protecting our goodwill and grace. You came in, Officer Cook, prepared and planned for your daily rigors of dignity, resolve and integrity at your side. Dade County's folks were well thought of by a humble man of class, decency and the character to battle such an adversary of gigantic proportions. Never forgotten. Stoic and heroic and forever saluted for valiant endeavor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Others brave and sure say we have your watch, better be sure those words amount to more than just that. God's watching over your soul, Officer Cook, as it serves an even more humane role within the confines of our world.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

People sure behave in the strangest of ways. Those who may not act this way are our most humble and honorable public servants. It's their diligence, vigilance and integrity that may never be questioned as they pursue a career where danger can take their lives. Their lives protecting others. For those residing in Dade County your mettle and respect, Officer Cook, made all the difference. Their quiet and peace was all tied to your faithfulness and resolve. Only the character and class was proudly exposed on your uniform and badge of boldness, humility and commitment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Encouragement and endearment helped your destinies where thoughtfulness and fruition worked well together.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

Dumbfounded will not achieve a thing. Desire and the will to survive and to serve humanity will accomplish humbly if bravery and honor are tied together integrity and dignity. They were for your life and career, Officer Cook. Serving and saving all in the lines of duty and its inherent danger. Dade County and its people had their serenity, peace and prosperity soundly laid down by a wise and humane man of faith, resourcefulness and that word character. Time and again going back to values, morals and the ideals of maturity and aspirations. You can dream so long as there is a little light at the end of the tunnel of tenacity. There was and forever will be. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We'll honor you seriously, Officer Cook, for your solemness and cherished your acts of kindness and mercy. They had and left a profound affect on us all.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

Days go by. Time passes us faster than we could ever imagine. Always the best laid plans of mice and men so to speak can go awry. Why? God plans our agendas and for whatever reason we may be loathe to perform up to our expectations. Certainly, no police officer worth their badge and honor can go out on patrol and give a half hearted effort. Lives, dignity and integrity are at stake. The public whom you served valiantly, Officer Cook, did not have to ask very much. They received loyalty and dedication right back. You were a humble and serene man of character who relished your career and life fighting crime and its never ending torment. Today and forever will you, Officer Cook, be revered, respected and solemnly remembered for bravery and heroism of the highest standard. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Salt makes our food taste a bit better. Vision, wisdom and intelligence coupled with keen intuition and ingenuity make one a little more humane and humbler. A truly blessed man, thoughtful and faithful in all your journeys, Officer Cook and missed very much by all who loved and admired your maturity and comprehension above and beyond your twenty-five years in this world. God's fruits are His stoic and angelic heroines and heroes who laid themselves on the line linking them to honor and bravery forevermore.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

A most beloved man a humble and humane hero to all taken from his family, colleagues and this society well before his time. Yes, you spent years toiling for peace with sure tenacity and a fever pitch ferocity, Officer Cook. Dade County and its residents could not have asked for a more supremely honorable and cherished gentleman of faith, unwavering devotion and both the unselfish integrity and dignity that your professional position demanded. You delivered outstanding resolve, coolness and a light calmness despite being overwhelmed by an ugly domestic incident between a man and his girlfriend that resulted in three officers shot and yourself giving your life and very promising career. It was a mission accomplished in this extraordinary battle over evil, all the boldness and vision along with inspiring wisdom was left on that Liberty City street on May 16, 1979 and will be forever saluted for valor and courage over and beyond all your tasks given to you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Tomorrow you would have turned sixty-four, still a tender young age nowadays and all the moments to share with Karen and your family in particular your three great-nieces and one great-nephew. Take care Mrs. Cook. God willing I will pay your "Billy" a visit and offer prayers for a man of distinction, nobility and the humility that his soul offered humanity and the peace and stability planted by his commitment to pride and excellence. Conviction is one thing carrying it out is a bigger than life challenge for every public servant who walks the face of this Earth.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

Custom made for the job, you were given the humble and supreme burden, Officer Cook, of offering service with a smile and honesty to last forever as you patrolled Dade County streets. Those living in that community saw one humanely brave hero with all the results of resolve, class and stellar character and commitment to both pride and excellence in the line of duty. It made you the man, the gentleman whose life experiences were journeys of dignified hope and faith. Now as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, know that heaven has your humility, nobility, civility and sanctity covered by God's loving hands for safekeeping. Other men and women your fellow heroines and heroes too have those bonds of boldness just waiting for your family members to reunite one day with you. You were that special angelic hero and cherished soul of serenity. Mankind's unique servant of Our Lord. Humble. Fair. Firm. Reliable.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 28, 2017

Certifiably courageous, calm and of stout character. It took your whole repertoire of resolve, faith, honesty and the integrity that sprouts forth from dignity, Officer Cook, to be able to carry out the awesome responsibility of protecting and serving all lives in Dade County. No matter if clouds were hovering overhead or a fog so thick as pea soup, thunderstorms so massive, you were there to save lives and your morals, values and ideals from a devoted hero shall never go undone and shall always be afforded those humane and humble salutes of humility for treasuring those moments and years of loyal and dedicated preservation while risking your life and for giving back to a community that respected your intuition, intelligence and ingenuity all from your tenacity, wisdom and clear vision focused on completing your assigned tasks. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 28, 2017

If you desire better relationships than start treating each other as you would your own family members. Police theoretically have large families, those communities they serve and protect. Dade County was your venue, Officer Cook, working out of the Central Division. An area full of promise just striving for peace and a little prosperity for each person. Every individual with hopes and dreams, aspirations for serenity and desire, the same messages you lived for, Officer Cook, a hopeful gentleman, an honest and dignified man of faith. Your integrity and character along with conviction, wisdom and vision corroborated your assurances that peace would come along and those trails you paved for others to follow in would be handled with the most special of bravery and humility which are all part of your heroic legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 28, 2017

Encased in the minds of your family and colleagues, Officer Cook, is your due diligence to all Dade County citizens through your unwavering honesty, integrity and solid dignity which in turn led you through your missions of mercy, hope, faith and peace for one and all. One big salute of thanks for a job well done conceived in morals and the finest of character, commitment to pride and excellence and the classiest of decency and desire. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. One hundred years from now those still living and pursuing happiness shall remember your blessed name and the theme of your tenacity in fighting off evil.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 28, 2017

Style points does not amount to anything. What matters most is how your humility and honor, dignity and integrity will help see you through in this excruciating battle of a lifetime. Evil and torment, terror and turmoil take no siestas. They rest where the gentleness of your being, Officer Cook, touched, rather pierced the hearts and minds of Dade County's citizens. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out your motivations, as they were honorable and surely humbly dignified. It was donned on your uniform and badge the words, class, decency and integrity. All from values and ideals of the quality of outstanding character and concern. Your life well lived, yet, a life and career stopped suddenly by wanton evil committed by a berserk young man distraught, depressed and whatever else took command of his thinking process that awful day. You live on, Officer Cook, in your family's hearts, minds and prayers. The holidays surely could not be happy without seeing your jovial face smiling and lighting up the entire room. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Clearly, consideration and rationalization dominated your mind when you went out to patrol our peace of mind and security. The thinking man's public servant who led by example and honored His Creator with heroism and grace personified.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

You buy the groceries and cook the meal and even if you prepare properly, if one or more ingredients are missing you are bound to have a less savory meal. If the incorporation of integrity, dignity and honor is absent that public servant might as well hang a surrender flag. No officer capitulates to violence and its evil that is spawn from it. You ran right into a hornet's nest of trouble on that fateful Wednesday afternoon of May 16, 1979 and Dade County because of your humane and gallant actions were spared more heinous harm. Peace and unity ran right up to greet you, Officer Cook, our friend loyal and resourceful right until your last breath. Your unselfish character, devotion and determination to dedicate yourself to battling wickedness never will be overlooked, only solemnly remembered and gracefully saluted for invincible conviction to justice carried out expediently and for all humanity. Officer Cook, for having the gusto and wholesome humility may your good name resonate throughout our land for eternity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Charismatic and clearly mature beyond your age, your wisdom and vision were well pronounced as was your perseverance and God given resolve.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

Seize the moment for the opportunity to serve humanity does not always come around a second time. Minutes are frail, the hours so fragile, their moments we should treasure. You treasured your passions in life, Officer Cook, your police career so dear and yet evil robs us of those fleeting moments, the most important ones to care about. It's regarding one's honesty, righteousness and reverence that makes all the difference and no telling how Dade County residents might have fared if not for your heroic actions on May 16, 1979, thirty-eight and a half years ago, you placed your soul of character and commitment on the line serving and preserving the lives of your dignified comrades and those folks loyal to the way they lived their lives in peace and togetherness, all because of your just and faithful journeys of hope, caring and dedication. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

All those beautiful smiles wrapped tightly in heaven around God's giant palms for eternal safekeeping. It says a lot of the many heroes and heroines here in Dade County and all over the country for what they gave to the meaning of the words courage, commitment and sacrifice. No matter the circumstance or situation, you gave your heart, Officer Cook and Badge#1664 for the honor, dignity, integrity and humility for us to be free and living in peaceful and unified bliss. The blessings of a wonderfully sound and fruitful career, its destinies, journeys and missions executed with loving resolve and the humane and loyal touches of your gentle soul. Unfortunately, character cannot totally wipe out violence that continues to menace those humble and yet vulnerable citizens who desire liberty and freedom. Only your esteem and convictions, Officer Cook, those saturated with valor, tenacity and ferocity helped to stem the tide. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. No one needed convincing to understand your wisdom, vision and enhancement has helped to lead the way to our brighter futures tomorrow and forever.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

Memories are like memoirs of what a brave and noble young man full of heart and honor accomplished with his soul of valor during his life. You can say that again, Officer Cook, if you were here today that bell could not ring any louder. The merry sounds of safety, serenity and freedom, peace for all Dade County citizens brought together by your loving grace and affection. Your integrity and dignity surely deserves a firm salute for saving and in protecting us. A better fate for one who went over and beyond the calls of duty through your career. Those destinies of faith, devotion and determination all were handled skillfully by a master leader who spearheaded other colleagues through wickedness that at times extracts an ultimate toll. Your life, Officer Cook, was one of passion and those priorities that were central in your ability to perform your daily tasks in patrolling for peace and its unwavering stability. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your heroism and for what you meant to humanity can never be replaced. Only let us pray those who carry on with your watch are loyal, honest and morally upright in fighting those raging fires that evil keeps spreading.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

The world of violence and torment can be a very frigid and tragic to say the least. We, the residents of Dade County had your guiding and gallant presence, Officer Cook, battling the rages of these terrible times. At least you were one of the many heroes and heroines in this community who certainly cared, were concerned and possessed both a compassion and a passion for doing things right. All in Our Creator's name of honor, decorum and the dignity that lends its credence to its morally proper integrity. You can be very sure, Officer Cook, that you won't be forgotten and were quite instrumental in promoting peace, freedom and serenity for all mankind. A man of humbleness, character and the humility to pursue happiness for one and all. A resounding resolve and resourcefulness completed by a faithful public servant. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

Police don't glide and slide, rather they react to scenes based on reliable information and the honesty and integrity that is inbred in them. You were a very dignified and dependable young man, Officer Cook, the peace and unity of Dade County residents was watched over by your vigilance and humbly heroic character and conviction. You can be sure your comrades and family will nobly salute your memory of a well lived life and carried constructed by proper morals. They can only yield faithful outcomes, though it is very tragic what happened to you, Officer Cook on May 16, 1979. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If encouragement was needed, you were your department's biggest rooter. If enhancement was called for you were they to serve, protect and to save your peers and those civilians embroiled in that ugly domestic dispute.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2017

You were our hero, your family's inspirational warrior and the courageous and bold savior of serenity, its peace and quiet must not be disturbed. Officer Cook, as I look at your picture taken around forty-four or forty-five years ago, it serves as a wake up call to live life for the moment. To engage the challenge, to show tenacity in all that you achieved. Public servants climb those highest of mountains each day struggling to stay honorable and dignified, to keep integrity on their uniform, a mighty humble and humane task you performed on behalf of Dade County's folks. The decency, the class and character all present and accounted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2017

Today, this is a little nip in the air. Winter is slowly inching its way down here to sunny South Florida. There was your gentle soul now tucked in God's loving arms, Officer Cook, for eternal safekeeping. You served all Dade County and its citizens with unwavering resolve, unselfish and humble honor, reverence and the dignity that integrity just screams for. The humility of your stellar character, courage and commitment, all a byproduct of your wonderful upbringing. Mr. and Mrs. Cook, you did your country, your nation and your community very proud in raising wonderful children and your heroically darling and cherished son, Officer William C. Cook, his devotion, faithfulness and determination shall not be forgotten. It receives those noble and gallant salutes for a job well done. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. With your missions and journeys diligently completed, Our Lord has taken you back to a place where you can now patrol for our peace and unity as you so doggedly did for six years of loyal and trustworthy service. Nothing will ever harm you the way wanton evil sadly ended your life and career.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2017