Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Orange juice like tea and coffee provides that little pick me up in the morning. The day of May 16, 1979, when you said goodbye to your beloved Karen, Officer Cook, of course, no one knew that would be your last words spoken to her. No one. Just unbearable pain and sorrow. The dignity and honor with your integrity sewed on your uniform spelled out your life and its details. Dade County was brought its peace and prosperity at your professional feats of fairness and the faith to diligently carry on. We go on with our daily chores, Officer Cook, as your soul watches and observes us trying to live within ourselves as you happily pursued evil, all public servants treasure their onuses, you took your roles to heart. There was never a doubt as to your reliability. You distributed destiny and fruition to an area in dire need of liberty and the freedom to do as we please. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You endeared yourself to engineering energy and effort and you performed one way and only one way, honestly and succinctly. Our spirits were lifted by your travels and journeys through tenacity and its humility of ferocity. It was displayed and centered where it would have the greatest affect.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

Searing heat tough to be comfortable and yet public servants must face these conditions as they go to war against an opponent of oppressing status. Dade County where you gave your career and life, Officer Cook, for our values to proceed has remembered your bravery and boldness along with your humane and humble honor as it followed you on your watch of integrity and dignity.You comported yourself with wisdom, decorum and the classy decency to be able to serve, protect and to lead other brave and cherished men and women through these mazes of meandering mischief. Its kayos and bedlam capable of leveling major damage on its population. Your courtesy, Officer Cook allowed you the chance to educate and to pacify those whose behavior require da little gentle persuasion to do the right thing. Never far from our thoughts and hearts. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Right here in Miami, those brave and dignified public servants who gave their lives have their spirits so honored and those foundations of enhancement are etched for all to view.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

Discharge your duties ably. Put aside your pride. Honor and integrity will never fall too far behind dignity. The three traits all important in the prevention of crime and a neighbor of every beloved and admired man and woman of bravery serving a cause of justice. You instilled confidence and motivation through determination and dedication, Officer Cook. It shall not be forgotten. Only salvation and representation for all people. Dade County, its folks have fondly remembered your cleverness, awareness and transparency all through proficient and very good work. To make peace and safety a living reality all who breath and wear a badge and uniform must make that sacrifice to commitment in excelling under dangerous moments. You were our savior, Officer Cook. You were your family's hero and warrior who demanded excellence from your loyal comrades who served with you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

The heartache lives on inside. It burns a hole so gaping, it's just really hard to fill that hole of horror. The grief is overwhelming. The sorrow makes the situation hard to understand. Your untimely death, Officer Cook, in the line of duty inspired throngs of faithful colleagues to close those holes, to be more practical, to be more devoted than ever. Dade County has experienced tragedies, when a police officer is taken from their family, peers and friends, their honor, integrity and dignity is stripped from them by wanton evil. So terrribly disgusting and just plain heartwrenching. Your character and courtesies will always be revered, cherished and so honored forever. You heroically and very capably delivered peace and its remedies of relief and resourcefulness to all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

Your soul, Officer Cook, my neighbor, friend and hero is resting in peace. The same peace that was shattered on May 16, 1979, when you answered a domestic call though you did not have to respond. it shows a man's mettle. It demonstrates dignity, integrity and character right then and there. It blankets a young man's honesty throughout the Dade County area where its residents relied upon your professional instincts. Intelligence and competence are any officer's best partners in this never ending battle over wickedness. Your efforts were commendable and outstanding in protecting civilians and your colleagues who faced death right in front of them. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A gentleman who was polite and had a passion for enjoying what you cherished. And that was to become a police officer with a common sense and responsibility to take his tasks seriously. Brevity gets pushed aside, replaced by bravery and its boldness to persevere.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

Forty-one other men and women from your department, Officer Cook, gave their lives and careers for ours to continue moving forward. It gave dignity, honor and integrity the chance to breath and achieve once more. Citizens in Dade County letting out a sigh of relief. Your unwavering and unselfish commitment to pride and excellence showing its branches of boldness and resolve. You came through in the clutch, Officer Cook, helping to quiet and calm down those who tempers needed a little communicating. You were a humble leader and commandeered goodwill throughout an area where you were admired and most beloved. Character, class and decorum does not just come out of the bushes. Its genesis begins at home. The Cook family lived by morals not ones to rest on laurels. Endeavor takes effort and every bit of your strength, Officer Cook, is a constant reminder of what you meant to our world. Saluted and paid homage for humility on humanity's behalf. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Corenrstones and foundations form when ferocity is fruitful and the devout realize this destiny, its navigations many and far and wide reaching.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

Silence is golden. Humility is serene. Bravery is the humble boldness to commit to a certain cause and to react and to do something about it. You made our lives matter, Officer Cook, for it was honesty, dignity and integrity that navigates our most esteemed public servants around the various communities in our country. Dade County being a rather large venue was served and given courtesy all because of who you were, Officer Cook. Your respect and reverence for our society is what your heroic legacy and blessed name will be known for. You keep character and good ethics stapled together and usually good things happen. We do wish you were here with your family and friends, Officer Cook. God saw your fruition as finished and He needed your angelic spirit in heaven to walk that proverbial beat. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The righteous are dignified. The wicked try to flee, sooner or later, better now they will be apprehended and brought to proper justice. You believed, Officer Cook, in equality and you extended your efforts to serve and to save lives. They do matter. Public servants lives too matter.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

Men and women of few words let their valor and humane bravery speak for themselves. What spoke for you, Officer Cook, was courage and the commitment to witness honor, integrity and dignity through until the end. Dade County and its citizens were largely protected and served by your unwavering advice, knowledge and the keen vision to see violence steered away from us. The peace and unity must be able to stand firm and with your help, Officer Cook, determination and leadership of other colleagues only enhanced thos ewho relied upon your basic instincts of ingenuity and intuition. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You are fondly remembered for your big smile and devoted passions in life and during your watch.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

There is a saying that the mail must go. It must be delivered no matter the conditions. Almost right, not quite. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew a category five storm devastated Miami-Dade County and wreaked havoc. No mail was delivered. Police sure had their hands full of fire and zeal when that hour struck. They must deliver peace, safety, serenity and security no matter the weather conditions inside or outside. It was a hot day, Officer Cook, on May 16, 1979, when you gave your life and career for Dade County, honorably, nobly and with a certain inner courage and humility. Better than most, your wisdom and maturity beyond your years led your prowess and preservation of all mankind. Integrity coupled character and principles can lead thos ejourneys down the paths of resolve and faithfulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Gifted and a heroic Godsend never to be overlooked for compassion and tha tcertain concernn police officers must possess within their being.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

A man of good cheer with a hearty and heaalthy disposition distributing affection and care through his very own humane an dhumble honor, dignity and integrity which saved and served many folks in Dade County. Officer Cook, you were a charming young man with a gentle spirit, one of character, gallantry and the good morals that represented peace and its chance to become a staple o flife for mankind. Your goodwill, faith and dedication won't be forgotten, only saluted for serenity and the wisdom and vision to enhance our futures, one you should have been allowed to be an integral part of. God saw your missions and journeys as concluded and so He took you back to heaven to patrol His golden streets where no harm would ever again come your way. You accomplished, Officer Cook and took a bite out of violence that still spins too easily through our world. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Clearly and promptly did you answer those calls of troublw with a fearless tenacity and a pronounced ferocity all public servants must have.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

You get a break while on your shift, but, if that call to action goes out it's off and away. Your eagerness and astuteness, Officer Cook, made all the difference for the safety and prosperity of Dade County and its residents. Their enhancement came at a price and it exacted every ounce of resourcefulness, resolve and honesty to save lives. You made the ultimate sacrifice, Officer Cook, when a gallant man of morals, character and integrity acquits himself for the good of mankind, faithful and treasured, we salute him. We remember your noble heroism and its gentle and persuasive perseverance. Always thinking. Always of wisdom, conviction and vision. Nothing lacking. Firm and fair. Peace and its sense of reason permeating around a community where you were respected by your peers, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

Peace and its serenity do have a mellow tone that all people deserve to listen and feel within their hearts. Dade County and its citizens felt your perceptive pulse, Officer Cook and for your humble honor, politeness, decency and dignity you will not be forgotten. How can a classy man who served and protected us ever be overlooked? It is the hero in you, Officer Cook, that devotion to excellence and pride in donning your uniform and badge of commitment to boldness that remains a cherished part of your heroic legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 28, 2017

Fear is something some persons have and for those who are fearless, we salute your composure and sense of calm. You were a caring public servant, Officer Cook, who policed all Dade County with your might, intellect and the vision needed to dignify your motivations. Those who honor your esteem and humbleness, Officer Cook, share in these burdens in which boldness and not being brazen is called for. You were very faithful and loyal, so common sense steered your every mission of hope. Those angelic hero's wings you wear forever, Officer Cook, as you patrol Our Maker's heavenly venues keep you soaring humbly every moment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The charismatic and those with scruples shall sustain us. The righteous reap their rewards for their trust and enhancements they left as their heroic legacies.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 27, 2017

Terror freaks the heart out of a quiet community. Your central role, Officer Cook, was to preserve the integrity and dignity of the humane and loyal citizens of Dade County. As you were a humble man of character and morals they surely assisted you greatly in this never ending war over wickedness. Comrades have saluted you high quality of composure and humility that captured the hearts and minds as it tenaciously brought peace and prosperity back to its location. Never forgotten and always our hero and savior. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 27, 2017

More than devout you were a man on a mission of difficult tasks and their missions in which your destiny by design was directed by God's loving hands. Now, Officer Cook, for humbly and heroically saving Dade County and its residents from the clutches of evil do you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero along with twenty-two thousand other brave and honorable comrades who sacrificed their lives for peace and its quality of dignity and integrity to keep churning straight ahead. It took your hope, goodwill and the supremely confident character to conclude your tasks in a timely and resolute fashion. The walls of honor where your blessed legacy and noble name are etched are the symbols of valor and the due vigilance and diligence you practiced and preached. They never left your sight, wisdom and vision you had for a brighter tomorrow. You continue to be greatly missed, Officer Cook. Colleagues though keep your spirit in their hearts and thoughts those retired and those whose destiny keeps freedom and unity glued together with gallantry and its humility that stands for a prosperous humanity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 26, 2017

We live by conviction. But, it's only viable if bravery and honor trail behind one's humble and loyal endeavors. Your uniform and badge carried a special significance, Officer Cook and that was as a heroic and humble man of integrity and dignity who served proudly while protecting Dade County and the very lives of its folks. Your contributions and commitments of fairness, firmness and faithfulness to our justice system shall never be questioned nor ever doubted. You were sincere in your effort, Officer Cook, giving those who wanted peace and liberty a chance at a new lease on life. You were reserved, calm and composed even when danger was right in your sight. But then again decency, desire and determination were instrumental in your success as well as quality of character and ts nobility where humanity was backed up by your unwavering humility to do what was proper, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your department salutes your divine courage and pays homage to your unselfish sacrifice on society's behalf.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 26, 2017

Rejuvenate. Innovative. Cooperation. These words go together with honesty, integrity and the dignity needed for evil and its terrible effects to vanish. Violence seems to run rampant around our nation and so to counteract its effects, men and women humble and humane like yourself, Officer Cook, became public servants protecting the peace and goodwill of Dade County and its folks who depended upon your character and morals to see them through danger and despair. You deserved to live longer, Officer Cook, to see enhancement and its landscape shape the lives of those people interested in resolve and resourcefulness. You will be remembered as a valiant vision of wisdom and intellect, its leadership and determination riding steadfast on your wings of courage all from the heart. A hero of humility demonstrating his faith and heroic actions that are the basis of one's life of engagement and endearment to all..Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You launched your fruition right where it did the best job possible. It brought back calm and joy for those starving to partake of your passion and perseverance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 26, 2017

Step into shoes that protect our feet, the ones who run after evil trapping and eliminating it from our midst. You served Dade County and its citizens with pristine humility and honor, Officer Cook. Your dignity and integrity held the keys to peace and its prosperity for all. It was your humble and humane character that heroically saved us on May 16, 1979. The very violence that took your life has been recalled quite succinctly and solemnly honored. Revered and respected for resolve and faithfulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Anchored in the foundations of achievement that will leave a lasting impression.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 26, 2017

A mirror is for one to look at themselves. A police badge and proudly worn uniform are for a brave and honest soul of integrity whose transparency shines brightly when most counted on for dignity upholding justice and its fight for freedom and peace. You were a humbly loyal and devout man of faith and morals, Officer Cook and so the designs of desire and decency were apparent when you first began your career. Dade County and its legion of residents felt the respect and admiration you had for your position from the get go. Character and its construction began too precisely when you first had aspirations and dreams that reached a humane fruition. A destiny and a mission of goodwill deemed finished by Our Maker. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You reached for the stars, Officer Cook, the hero in you whose valiant humility now eternally slumbers in serenity in God's humble executive quarters of quintessential quiet. Keep observing and giving your family that signal that all hope and optimism is not lost.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 25, 2017

A kite flies on a string held by someone. The wings of God's brave and honest heroes and heroines of humane valor fly high with His soft and kind help, never better prefection. And never better recognition, resolve and resourcefulness binded by faith, hope and goodwill. The will to live and keep up the good war over violence, Officer Cook. Public servants like yourself, separate their humility and dignity from those who may stray from the paths of proficiency. Dade County rsidents always felt the gentleness of your soul and its convincing character and the sacrifice you paid for our peace and liberties to proceed forward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You had a clue, Officer Cook, on what shape peace and its borders of boldness needed to be bounded by.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 25, 2017

Horrific and heinous. Violence does not play favorites nor does it stop its wicked wheels from spinning in motion. That is why devoted, honest and brave souls of sweetness and security scour ou rveniues as yo uso solemnl ydid on our behalf, Officer Cook. You set your passion in ou reyes to behold a cherished and loyal man of integrity and dignity that dug in securely to battle this attrocity. No matter the place and time, Dade County and its citizens were protected and looked after. Now for your successes in life and during you rhumbly sacred career, God has given you wings to fly higher each day as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of endearment. Wisdom and its lamps of leadership. perseverance and vision are now and forever being brightened up in God's proverbial blue skies.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 25, 2017

Your warm and wide smile, Officer Cook, says it all. When action called there you were to back up your comrades. It goes to the basis of your integrity, honesty and dignity. You were and confident in your efforts to secure peace and liberty for all citizens of Dade County. Never more concern, class and character, decent and devout public servants as you, Officer Cook, our friend and mentor to other brave comrades. You led by examples of virtue which in turn set the wheels of serenity in motion and never to be forgotten. We salute your legacy and the endeavor by which you put forth your entire career and life in which you gave your parents much joy and pride. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Police work dignifies those who desire to be humble and loyal for a cause. Evil requires daring and cunning measures to escape its vicious clutches.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 25, 2017

God concludes those brave and honest actions of our heroes by placing them in His shelters in heaven where they can patrol His sacred streets in peace with nothing harming them again. Dade County where you protected us, Officer Cook, was your venue of vigilance, no small assignment and yet you did a really excellent job of securing and making freedom matter again. those comrades who served beside a man of conviction, commitment and character realized morals and scruples would mean the difference between a good outcome where resolve would stay resurrected and where evil might creep in. We were kept at peace by your heroic humility and only civil mannerisms. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 25, 2017

Police must be patient and yet show fairness and firmness in all that they achieve. You cannot have officers disgracing their badges and uniforms for the sake of peace and prosperity. They must be untarnished where tenacity, integrity and dignity take thei rrightful spots. Here in Dade County you performed superbly, Officer Cook, with morals, honor and character. It was your humble decency which highlighted your years as a Metro-Dade Police Officer. As a hero of humility and its sanctity you will not be forgotten. You will be fondly remembered and paid homage for heroic acts of bravery even when bombarded by mayhem. You paid the ultimate price for prosperity and devotion to lead us into the future. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. It was about class and staying calm facing danger as all public servants must. Humanity is guided by your spirit of care and affection, Officer Cook, a great man, an even more suberb gentleman.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 25, 2017

Always humble. Always sincere and humane. Why did violence have to take your life and a career filled with more promise and resolve, Officer Cook? As one who met some of your family members and received thaat nice letter from your mother, Mrs. Julia Cook, I wonder this everyday and I 'll never forget you. Your professional prowess on behalf of Dade County and its residents was for the successful implementation of peace, unity and a man of honor, integrity and dignity who just cared. Police work is never easy and really it is never over until it's over. You kept up the ferocity, perseverance and the faithful devotion one who leads others must maintain. Colleagues share these same sentiments today and everyday since your heroic life ended on May 16, 1979. Stay well Mrs. Cook. Your beloved son, your "Billy" won't be overlooked. Only so honored humbly and saluted for his courage and valor which paved the pathways for other brave souls to pursue. Character and morals never end as your family continues your legacy of love and the labors of effort you put forth in your ourtstanding work. God stores these mysteries and their answers in heaven where you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The honorable heroes and heroines who relied upon good instincts are kept eternally safe from any more harm. Their families have suffered plenty of hurt, that gaping hole in their hearts that the loss of beloved one leaves.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 25, 2017