Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Evil can spoil an otherwise quiet and peaceful day, afternoon or evening. May 16, 1979 was a sunny and hot day in Miami where you gave your career and life to shield Dade County and its people, Officer Cook. Justice was served, Officer Cook, when the troubled young man who killed you was himself killed by your colleague and friend, Detective Don Blocker. What a sorrowful day of infamy when a righteous and resourcefully humble man of humility and honesty has his freedoms too taken away, but let us remember this, your desire and dream was to become a public servant and you never backed down nor ran from evil. Peace and unity may at times drift off, then can never really be separated. The decency and devotion along with your values which helped to contain violence will always forever be a part of your heroic legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If versatility was called for then it was met. No challenge or task is ever too small. All your labors of love and esteem were poured into your efforts. The concentration level was running high whenever you did your job, Officer Cook, a man among men. Ingenuity and intuition tackled evil along with conviction and commitment.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 10, 2017

Saddled by serenity and poised to fight evil, you gave Dade County and its folks confidence, Officer Cook and instilled a compassion like no other in your work ethics. You give honor, decorum and dignity a ride along with decency, devotion and integrity and it will surely go riding high a long way down the proverbial pathways of proficiency, perseverance and undaunted resolve. A good person. A great motivator and a brave and humble leader taken by heinous and callous wickedness before his time. Officer Cook, a humane and considerate public servant that was your role, your charm, your character and commitment to both pride and excellence who orchestrated peace and togetherness for all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 10, 2017

A belt holds one's pants around their waist. A shiny badge, polished shoes and a crisply pristine uniform are worn with the loyalty and unwavering hope that all will be fine. Its dignity and integrity, honesty and bravery speaks to us just by viewing the brave soul of the individual wearing that professional appearance. You maintained as much peace and unity in Dade County for its citizens as you could, Officer Cook. Sometimes we don't understand fully why good people men and women just doing a dangerous job are taken without warning. God's eyes are all over this planet. He watches His flock of angelic heroes and heroines who fight the tough and bruising battle over terror as you did so well for six years, a quarter of your life. Your career as a police officer was well documented and humbly spoke of a good man remembered for aiding his fellow officers and for saving the lives of the public from a bezerk and obviously troubled young man. You did all you could with promise, effort and the qualified level of competence, dignity and integrity. The authority that is given to police officers must not be usurped. It was not. Your life, Officer Cook and its most adventurous journeys had meaning. You gave your life so hope and some measure of aspiration could continue its fulfillment. It was your dreams and heroic aspirations that are a heroic inspiration to us and to all mankind. it is humility, noble actions toward humanity with poignant honor that reverberate loudly and clearly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A person of character, commitment and morals acts humbly and walks righteous step by step next to their Creator. They can't be led astray. You never let us down, Officer Cook, always positive, always a professional faithful and treasured by all comrades. Evil is being handled by those who have your torch of tenacity. Torment, turmoil and terror must be stopped in its advances. It will. You and your faithful angels of valor up in heaven will assist God in that eternal endeavor forevermore.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 10, 2017

When the Lord gives us a humbly friendly nudge we ought to at least take notice. God gave you to this world and to your parents, sister and family for twenty-five years, Officer Cook. The only tragic disappointment was losing you so suddenly to violence that you were duly sworn to try and eliminate through basic honesty, dignity and integrity. The intelligence quotient of ingenuity and the incorporation of excellent character, care and consideration for all residents of Dade County. Your family has continued in their pursuits of happiness and success channeling your bravery, valor and unmistakeable humility that you had toward all humanity to make a difference. Peace and freedom, unity and justice are a welcome sight, though at times they extract a price, a life so precious, yours, Officer Cook, as are all public servants who protect us and we do feel good if we act as civilized human beings. A man with a smile and engaging personality who carved paths of resolve and perseverance through due diligence to details, anchors and the cornerstones founded upon your heroism, hope and faith that all would be well. Keep looking down upon us, Officer Cook, with your cherished soul of safety and serenity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were a true gentleman in every sense of the word. Destinies come calling. Missions all meaningful. Journeys for fairness and firmness all carried out equally for all. Never forgotten and always solemnly saluted for just being there and responsible for holding down the fort of ferocity with a little pinch of tenacity to restore calm and quiet.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 10, 2017

Radiant and reverent. Resourceful and reserved. A day's effort from a humble and humanely intellectual public servant. Your career and life, Officer Cook, represented the living example of why you were honest, brave, civil and dignified with the quality of character and integrity used to enhance your patrols of Dade County and its people. You give something, you get a return from Our Lord, your reward, Officer Cook, for outstanding endeavor, excellent police work centering peace and its stabilizing unity right where it was most needed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Daily accounting and inventory helps keep us straight, focused and on our toes. You were a righteous man and a gallant gentleman, Officer Cook. who graced our world with missions of calm and hopeful optimism for mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 9, 2017

A world that can be downright cruel and inhumane can be one where we all strive to make it a better and safer place for our kids. Their futures are riding high on our coattails. We had better get off our high horses and begin making sense of this dangerous and at times terrorist atmosphere. You progressed and by planning, Officer Cook, you in turn restored resolve and relief to a Dade County community looking for more meaningful life. Your undaunted and unselfish character, values and the principles of prioritizing honor, dignity and integrity over everything else made the difference. Your sacrifice and service of serenity and perseverance has made all comrades stand, salute you and take careful notice. You were a humble, loyal and very special public servant my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace. Those memorial walls of effort where you name is etched forever tell us the vitally significant role you played in averting even more trouble that horrible day of May 16, 1979. Dade County, its citizens, your department and the entire police world and nation as a whole received the greatest yet most profound message educating us on who and why we need responsible men and women of humility and valor circulating the various venues sealing off wickedness. Great job! Never forgotten. Always the ever faithful servant who cracked the walls of danger to enhance our spirits and needs. Calm, cool and collected, with devotion and decisiveness, it's plain to see why you were a devoted leader of other officers.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 9, 2017

Extra care and extra caution must be employed when serving the public's needs. Dade County being a large and spread out area requires all the care and concern, the due diligence and devotion that all officers must muster along with their valor, integrity and honesty. They can be no skirting around when dispensing justice and faithfulness. You helped to reign in terror and mayhem, Officer Cook, how well received were you when you patrolled. I know you were admired and respected, Officer Cook, because in order to be a squad leader you must have excellent and impeccable character, morals and scruples. Comrades of the past and present who dig in those trenches of tenacity have remembered and saluted your civility, humility and your well liked personality. All reserved for generations to come when you rose up and faced peril face to face. Confrontation is difficult and yet in order to live and to prosper in peace, we must have angelic heroes of bravery with the highest regard of wisdom and conviction whose ingenuity and intelligence are at par with each other. Unity can only exist through hope and goodwill between all people. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 9, 2017

Determination and dedication take to hone. Just as being honest and decent, they all require much practice and careful intensity and the surely humble integrity and dignity to maintain a life and a professional career when battling evil. What terror and what kayos results when bedlam breaks loose. In your days, Officer Cook, you kept the peace and solidarity of all Dade County residents by virtue of being morally straight and having the refined character to carry out your commitments of enhancement to the letter. Now as your family and department's hero of humility may you be fondly and solemnly saluted for courage and the ingenuity that came from the inner strength of your cherished heart and very special noble soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You are never forgotten. You brought hope and goodwill through your devotion and faith to so many individuals. You have great children Mrs. Cook. Your husband, Charles, may he too rest in peace raised considerate and well mannered children to be very proud of. The hero, the humanity will always be a unique part of your Billy's legacy here in North Miami Beach, Florida where he grew up and all around our world where he served and protected. He gave his life for our dreams and aspirations to continue and to flourish. They were his journeys, missions and destiny. He relished and enjoyed his life and career and he is missed very greatly.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 9, 2017

Envy can at moments be the root of all evil. We cannot simply know what is transpiring in the minds of all human beings. Even the best trained and polished police professionals who seek the truth and yet while fighting off the forces of ferocious evil seek calmness, peace and prosperity for all. Exactly, what you did on behalf of all Dade County, Officer Cook. You were humble and respected, adored and greatly admired. No hesitation whatsoever that your heroic actions on May 16, 1979, saved countless lives and kept a calamity from becoming a raging inferno of heinous and wanton wickedness. Your colleagues and those civilians to thank you and to salute your valor and vigilance, your honesty, integrity and dignity. for without morals and character, violence can just walk right on in and take command of any venue. Diligent and deliberate men and women such as yourself, Officer Cook, have stayed the course and delivered the most powerful brand of boldness and tenacity that is called for. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were a solemn man, a passionate gentleman and a provocative peacemaker in the name of heaven. Always Badge#1664 brought success and nobility to life and property. A crisp uniform worn with reverence and love for a demanding and perilous position which you accepted without reservation. It was about preservation and protection for all society. Mankind is indebted to your feats of ferocity and bravery above and beyond the calls of duty.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 8, 2017

A wonderful vital force is hidden in the hearts of the pure and simple. The brain and heart so important to life and yet prayer and God, the Ruler and Creator of the world who directs us all down the pathways of righteousness. To those who seek the truth they follow His lead. As you so faithfully walked among the humble and humane, Officer Cook, serving and liberating all Dade County citizens from turmoil and terror. A brave and honorable soul of serenity now and forever saluted for class and character, wisdom, dignity and integrity so simple for some and difficult for others. You were able to lead other comrades by virtue of your morals and motivation. The puzzles of determination, their pieces at times hard to fit. Violence flirts with disaster and that is precisely why you decided on a public service career. A life filled with journeys and missions for some too tall to tackle. The tasks ever so demanding and dangerous and yet there you were on May 16, 1979, as on all other watches taking the baton of boldness and courageously committing to battle the atrocity of active evil. Fondly remembered and duly honored, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God gives life and takes us back to His celestial home when He feels we have accomplished our destiny. Your soul, Officer Cook, stays aglow because you never wavered nor were you selfish, only the humility you gave back to humanity shielding us and providing everlasting peace and unity for all.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 8, 2017

Character assassination only leads to mistrust and the disrespect women and men of bravery and honesty truly deserve. Out most loyalest and noblest of heroes and heroines are the righteous public servants who are owed our salutes of valor for enabling peace and freedom to become our nation's realization. Dade County and its people witnessed firsthand your concern and boldest of commitments, Officer Cook. Certain values, morals and ethical conduct hitched together with your honesty, integrity and dignity which fought out loud violence's nasty voice. The insanity became sanity once again. The depression and despair decreased in part because of your humane and gentle will to spread joy, faith and goodwill among mankind and this will never be forgotten. Character and wisdom coupled with your instincts and ingenuity surely will remain a vital part of your heroic legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The courage and convictions you had, Officer Cook, we all wanted to wrap ourselves around your surely engaging persona. A mission and its journeys all in the name of heaven where the calmness of your soul floats as lightly as a balloon heading skyward.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 7, 2017

Class takes time. Commitment requires effort. Conviction cannot be lacking. Character must be assembled by quality of morals, decency and the dignity to face up to whatever evil needs to be confronted and exterminated. Your humane and humble being, Officer Cook, served Dade County residents with only the honor and humility that all brave women and men must possess when going out on the streets to patrol the will of those you serve. For all your desire, faith and determination, Officer Cook, we remember you. No matter the season or time we don't forget. You must salute the caliber of your constitution which helped to balance the scales of justice. Firm, fair and focused on the process and what required your utmost attention to detail. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Crime sometimes takes more time to eradicate than it should. All you did, Officer Cook, was to perform your roles valiantly and in a very outstanding manner bringing peace and pride to your family and profession. Keep watching over us as your treasured and cherished soul hovers high above in God's greenest of pastures and sacred of those golden gates where heroes and heroines of humanity continue their eternal patrols over this society.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 7, 2017

Seldom is heard a discouraging word regarding you, Officer Cook, your pious life and a courageous police career conducted righteously and smartly. Those who lived in Dade County were fundamentally protected by your bravery, boldness and the stellar integrity and dignity that are the makings of an honorable upbringing. Those colleagues who partnered with you, Officer Cook, were made more humble, more humane all by your proficient prowess. A true hero and a gentleman whose wisdom and maturity led you down those pathways of toil and preservation while rounding up evil and replacing it with sanctity and the serene sounds of unity for all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. By your life and career, Officer Cook, a better word for seldom would be never. Never a more resourceful individual. Never a more accomplished young man. No way violence should have removed a wonderful spirit and engaging smile and upbeat personality from our midst and from your loving and devoted family members. You'll forever by deservedly saluted for salvation and for the construction of morals and values which assist any public servant in their battles over wickedness. It must be extinguished. Hope and goodwill must replace and replenish the tiredness of treachery and terror.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 7, 2017

The helicopters hovered overhead the day your family, friends and colleagues from the law enforcement community said goodbye to you, Officer Cook. Hell has no fury. Heinousness is incomprehensible. It's the epitome of evil which took an honest, loyal and faithful public servant from our midst. No telling what the future held for you and Karen. I'm sure it was filled with more left to accomplish. Nevertheless, your desire, devotion, integrity and dignity cast a reverence you had for all Dade County and its citizens whom you served with distinction and humility. Their peace, hope and unity all was tied together by your embracing esteem. Surely a hero never to be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A warrior of wisdom, commitment and the conviction to see your assignments through until their completion which God's will deemed them done on May 16, 1979 and forever do you patrol those pearly gates where gallantry and grace shadow each other as do your angelic comrades who were brave and humbly loyal to their passions. May 19, 1979 just as three days earlier will not be overlooked. Only remembered fondly for what you left for your comrades and family to continue in their pursuits of serenity and happiness. A blessed life and hope you are feeling well Mrs. Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 7, 2017

Never one to shirk his onuses, you will be fondly remembered, Officer Cook, for unwavering bravery, honor and the civility be which you carried out your roles in a most dignified and humble manner. Dade County was very blessed to have a hero of responsibility, accountability and the common sense of character to get things done right restoring peace and unity to a venue where you continue to be paid the highest tributes for tenacity like no other. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Integrity may take no breaks, its band of boldness may bend a little its cannot snap in the very face of infamy.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 6, 2017

Certainty removes all doubt. No one ever questioned your astuteness, awareness or passion you had, Officer Cook, for your professional roles of resolve. It takes humility and the dignified honesty and integrity to lead other brave men and women through the channels of callousness. Courage, desire and conviction in the long run help to fight evil and this battle is only starting. For Dade County's citizens, you fought, Officer Cook and were one determined young man of caring and compassion. Your badge and uniform represented morals and the values that made you so versatile. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Endearing and encouraging, we will let those foundations you set out to fruitfully set down. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 6, 2017

If you ask the right person for advice you will get the desired answer. If you called a man of dignity and morals to serve and to persevere, you got him. You were one of Dade County's many police heroes and heroines, Officer Cook. A dependable gentleman whose bravery and gallantry when united with your honor, dignity and integrity brought about the correct measure of peace and serenity. Never far from our thoughts and hearts, your actions helped to enhance the stability and sanctity of life for many citizens. Violence should not have taken you from your family, friends and colleagues who stand in reverence to offer their heartwarming salutes of courage and diligence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Class and commitment assist in the war over evil and its perversion.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 6, 2017

Saving one life is comparable to rescuing the universe. Great and humble women and men just performing their official jobs of service and protection. Here in Dade County, Officer Cook, you were the honorable and most dignified savior of all. Your intense passion to preserve life and property won't be forgotten. You kept your integrity close to your vest and had the desirable character to heroic ally act as you did. The sounds of silence may be deafening, you sure fulfilled, Officer Cook, a humane and well respected public servant of humanity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 6, 2017

Don't go there is common phrase meant to say don't say this or that. But, in police work all duly sworn angels of valor must respond to any calls of duty as you answered on May 16, 1979, Officer Cook, when Dade County and its residents needed their peace and quiet arranged accordingly. No finer a man of quality assurance, character, discipline and the total devotion to faith, ferocity and honor which you had along with stellar integrity and the desired dignity to serve and to protect life. Always remembered for humbleness, humane kindness and the valid humility to provide the causes of civility and its sanctity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 5, 2017

Use your common sense, utilize the gifts bestowed within you. Public service is not for the faint hearted. It is for those men and women who possess the strong will and the constitution to make their communities less dangerous and more peaceful and unified. Dade County was made much safer by your humble effort, Officer Cook, your simple and direct to the point honesty, diligence and the dignity and integrity to inform, calm and to resolve any conflicts. Today, you have been solemnly saluted for unselfish bravery and the character necessary to make commitment and morals matter. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 5, 2017

Better to see the glass half empty and think for the moment. We can't dwell on what might transpire ten years from now. We do know thirty-eight years ago when you served and gave your life for Dade County, Officer Cook, it was all for the proper security and the serene peace and calm that those residents expected. Your honor and candid style for the most part helped to alleviate evil and its rotten resilience. We look to those future women and men of integrity and honesty to put out those fierce fires of ferocious wickedness. You were an expert in excelling in efficiency, a character that all public servants must subscribe to. The police academy weeds out those not meant to serve and trains those devoted and humble enough to stand up to the rigors of a stressful position. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Glass breaks. Morals and good character cannot be tarnished. You served your community and nation very well, Officer Cook, our friend and savior with a savvy and humane approach to resolving dilemmas.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 4, 2017

Defiance befits lack of dignity and devotion. So if you are a driven and faithful public servant the chances are the peace and its defining moments will last longer. You were a very loyal and accomplished young man, Officer Cook and no doubt those whom you served with and those whom you protected will cherish their every moment and friendship with a natural born leader of other brave souls of safety and its righteousness. We never forget the character, decorum and motivation of one who is intelligent beyond his years and who demonstrated the proper acumen to carry out his assignments promptly and professionally. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If foundations and their cornerstones are correctly affixed the stability will not falter.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 4, 2017

We urge others to be considerate and to use caution. Police must do it and so should we. Dade County was in good hands and the hope of goodwill and peace rested in your humble palms of perseverance, Officer Cook. A valiant man of morals and the honesty and integrity to see your missions through. God has taken you on a journey where you now can look over enhancement from the heavens above. Pray that other brave souls are as well grounded as you were, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 4, 2017

When it rains it pours like cats and dogs. Your dogged determination and stellar dignity, Officer Cook, provided Dade County and its folks that much needed relief and peace from evil. A respite from violence and a calming passion to persuade others. Comrades and your family salute your bravery and decency, character and integrity. There among us was a young man, an honest gentleman of faith and devotion releasing us from the hands of heinousness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Always thoughtful. Always composed and humane.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 4, 2017

Trees provide shade. Water quenches one's thirst. Excellent character and morals helps greatly in quieting one's emotions. You were an excellent policeman, Officer Cook. A class gentle soul whose whole life embodied the principles of perseverance and outstanding dignity and integrity. Honor and pride when meshed properly together provide the energy needed to ward off wickedness. Colleagues have saluted your grace and gallantry which have never left their sight. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Endearing and so much more left to fulfill. God directed your life of piety and brought you back to a place where no more harm would come your way. No stone was left unturned when you served and protected. You were the quintessential public servant of resolve and direction.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 3, 2017