Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Allow someone to be the recipient of honesty and resolve, the peace and unity surely will follow. It followed your pursuits of evil and happiness at the same time here in Dade County, Officer Cook. A man of your word, your affirmation to fight indignity with integrity and humility won't be forgotten. Your family loved you and imbued within your being those humble and loyal traits of morals and character to help you stay the course of courage. Bravery and leadership fit a hero's solemn and humane life and the career choice of protecting and in serving. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Forever cherished, admired and faithful to those causes that demands justice swiftly and firmly.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 22, 2017

One does not argue the virtues of humility, nor the inroads of integrity, nor one's designated dignity as these are our ambitions that can take us far and wide. You policed and provided the best possible high quality service that Dade County could have requested, Officer Cook. Diligent. Articulate and aware. Peace and prosperity were brought about and delivered solely upon your pursuits of happiness, hope and decorum for all mankind. Spirituality takes you places. Faithfulness brings about that insightful impact. Twenty-five years, Officer Cook, you made a solid contribution on life and this world. A destiny and mission on our behalf deemed finished. God brought you back to a world of heroes and heroines, humane, principled and possessing all the right attributes. Multiply all those heroes and heroines in God's eternal shelters, then add all the traits of tenacity and you've got more humbleness and satisfaction than anything else. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your endearment enhanced more than we could even begin to ponder, Officer Cook. The essence of energy, efficiency and endeavor beyond the normal. We were kept safe by your undying and unselfish sacrifice. This served to bring out a lesson for all to learn from. No round pegs in square holes or visa versa. Public service demands all components fit the profile. Violence expects maximum skill, leadership. determination and motivation from its bravest and most humbly honorable.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2017

Ambition will take you as far as your honor and bravery follow you close behind. Dade County was where you toiled and served us loyally and were a cherished public servant, Officer Cook. Loved and admired by all your peers and beloved family members. The peace and unity were tied together just as the freedom and relief as they flew high up those poles of perseverance. Your morals, principles and character, Officer Cook, were never lacking. If only those side panels were around. A genuine gentleman of faith, hope and goodwill, it will be humanity's way of solemnly saluting your valor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2017

Utilize your ability to its fullest and somehow the humility directed toward humanity will follow suit. If police officers directed their every effort to policing, patrolling and in saving lives, their roles and associated tasks would be made far less complicated. Protecting lives takes diligence and effort, something more unique and humble too, dignity, honesty and integrity. You can't perform properly if your character and decorum is out to lunch. You carried yourself, Officer Cook, with humility and the nobility to furnish peace and safe conditions for all Dade County and its folks. You carried the yokes of yearning and made fruition an endeavor by which you accomplished. You were a very special and mature young man, Officer Cook, who lived each day of your twenty-five years as a devout and faithful servant of Our Maker. All God expects is that we think before giving the effort. And that is what our heroes and heroines nurture and nourish us with, their sanity and civility in all aspects of their official professional position. Morally straight and thoughtfully humble, all the right directives toward a long career. God saw your missions of goodwill and hope as complete and brought you back to His eternal home for safekeeping. Those gates and sacred streets have been watched by a man of ingenuity and unwavering resolve. The conviction and commitment was always there and now forever it will be solemnly saluted. Bravery from a hero and a warrior.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2017

A handsome man of faith and loyalty, you deserved better, Officer Cook. Your dignity and integrity along with your humble honor did deserve to live on. It is your wonderful spirit which illuminates our lives, your family's, your colleagues and personal friends, many from around our country. Dade County and its residents did achieve resolve and calm by your engaging presence. Its cornerstones and your character along with excellent work habits helped to restore vitality and vigilance within those venues where evil may have lurked. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Concerned with safety and dignity, your intensity and civility brought sanctity along with humility to our society. Noble deeds of the righteous, they live on as the inspirations in those angelic heroes and heroines of valor. They left no stone unturned. They searched and looked for wickedness and found it before it got worse.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2017

Having intensity takes practice. All the preaching and training is worthless if the resolve, integrity and honor is absent from its equation. Public servants like yourself, Officer Cook, fought those battles long and hard and for men and women as humble and as dignified as you were, Officer Cook, your sacrifice on behalf of Dade County, its peace and security were the staples of your labors of love. Cherished, admired and deeply respected for aiding and saving lives, you'll be forever remembered for solutions which in turn delivered salvation to a community clamoring for change. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your class, character and morals brought foundations to the forefront. Generations from now those who risk their souls will look back fondly on your life and career, Officer Cook. It was sure fire tenacity and ferocity straightforward. Violence cannot be dealt with if one backpedals. You were motivated and determined, your leadership abilities bore out the facts and so does one's perseverance. Yours, Officer Cook, was second to none. You did everything you could on May 16, 1979, we wished you still here. We will keep your beloved family in our prayers.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2017

If you aim for the stars, then your reaching for the highest level of achievement and acclaim. One should concentrate upon fulfilling their lives with honesty, dignity and integrity. It's the central core by which bravery and character can be maintained. Police officers must deliberate and make split second decisions based upon what they learned and were trained in as life and its value may hang in the balance. Dade County was under the guises of your humble and humane gallantry, Officer Cook. Confident and yet serene. The peace and unity of all citizens were under your devoted responsibility, a task you took very seriously. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Do what is reasonable and the difficult issues should be handled by those who risk their lives to protect us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2017

Calamity calls for comforting those oppressed by its wave of wickedness. Braving and circumventing dangerous circumstances by which all police must routinely act can make or break a situation and how its outcome is resolved. You acted in good faith, Officer Cook, to bestow devout and loyal pursuits of happiness and peace for its citizens. Dade County admired your greatness and the gallantry by which fulfilled your roles with honor, dignity and stealth integrity. A solid man of character, a rock of wisdom and understanding how and when to act promptly and properly. No questions. Your uniform and badge, produced its best results when called upon. Affordability. Accountability. Accessibility. Reliability. Whatever measures were needed you responded with passion and that inner drive of innovative intuition. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2017

Commanding takes a total team effort. To have the ability to bravely, honorably and decisively lead other officers through terror requires a unique and special kind of humble guardian angel. You were that valiant and soft spoken individual who helped to curtail turmoil, Officer Cook and make those darkest of hours and days a bit more brighter for Dade County residents. The eyes of our blessed, devoted and faithful heroes and heroines rest in their character and the boldness by which they commit themselves to fairness, integrity and proper employment of conviction and its ferocity. They have a passion as you had, Officer Cook, to be the very best and you utilized aspiration and every ounce of sweat and toil to make it happen. Every foundation, every cornerstone you laid down, Officer Cook, has its niche of peace and enhancement sewed to its every corner of fabric. Your department pays homage to your memory saluting your humility passed down to humanity. It's the agent of your success and accomplishments,Officer Cook, by which you live on in spirit as your treasured soul soars higher everyday. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2017

Restitution helps alleviate destitution. Yes, making amends for committing a wrongdoing assists greatly in this never easy and ongoing battle over violence. The evil that draws itself upon this wickedness can only dehumanize our society and the reasons as to why we need brave, honorable and courageous public servants. Dade County was privy to your resolve and loyalty, Officer Cook, a staunch and remarkable gentleman of gallantry and the highest humane quality of character who set out on a destiny of fruition through your journeys of justice and trails by which you certainly paved the roads of tenacity never to be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2017

Conduct your business as a gentleman, be humble and thoughtful, articulate and aware, you probably will succeed nine out of ten times. Police work requires a wide range of professionalism. First, there is honesty, mixed in with essential integrity and dignity from within your brave heart. You had the caliber of care, personality and commitment and conviction that was second to none, Officer Cook. Dade County and its citizens were under your peering eyes of effort, efficiency and the proper endeavor that led to peace and freedom rather than strife and terror. It's just so tragic that violence and that evil struck on May 16, 1979, it took your young life and the sacrifice of character that has enabled clarification to see that light. Your two colleagues who were shot and nearly killed, we cannot say enough for them as we pray for them this day and to continue honoring the light of your beloved and valiant soul that helped to perpetuate goodwill, hope and faith among all mankind. Its vitality unleashes everything positive that the negativity of violence misrepresents. Our society will remember your heroism and your legacy of affection, Officer Cook. Respect was given to each person whom you came across either personally or as a gifted and talented man of ingenuity and a public servant of perseverance and resolve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God gives and it is Our maker who takes. He took you back to heaven where perfection and no harm awaits those who expose themselves on our behalf serving and protecting us from the forces of wickedness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2017

The chains of courage, the bonds of boldness, a crusader of care and concern, you bravely navigated Dade County's roads, Officer Cook, in search of peace and prosperity the only way our esteemed and beloved public servants know how, that is with complete and unwavering integrity, dignity and humane and humble honor all brought about through your excellent character, class and the desire to be decent and civil with all mankind. We therefore pay our respects to you, Officer Cook, your family, friends and professional comrades who went toe to toe with you in this unnerving revolution over evil. What violence! It's a monster that must be stopped for enhancement to live on forever. A hero and a warrior who distributed decorum, leadership and admirable talents to other women and men under your charge. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Always saluted and humbly honored for saving the good grace of humanity. Humility and proper courtesy will accomplish that task.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2017

If life could just stay as is, I would imagine most folks will not have a problem. But, life changes. People come and go. Sadly, those who we care about and love depart from this world and we must pause, mourn and grieve as part of the life cycle. Your loss, Officer Cook, tested your family's resolve and faithfulness and it surely placed a responsibility of humility, honor and integrity on your colleagues who protected Dade County alongside of you. Such unwavering commitment, unquestionable character and loyal concern for all citizens that never will be forgotten. As you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, we shall keep in mind those burdens you shouldered admirably, routinely and quite humanely on our behalf. No hesitation. No reservation. No indignation. Just devoted leadership, wisdom and the calming influence, goodwill with gallantry and humble grace, its valor always vigilant.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2017

In the humble bonds of boldness rests those who bravely battle this calamity that is so calculating we never know its next move. You conquered violence, Officer Cook, with meticulous preparation and a plan of action. It was and always was integrity, acting honestly and with reverence for dignity. As all public servants who serve and protect must adhere to these ethics. Your conduct and character, Officer Cook, helped to emancipate those in peril in Dade County. Loudly and with humility did you execute your professional roles where peace and safety may take their proper locations. Remembered. Admired and cherished forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2017

To have desire means to have a driven motivation and a steadfast determination to gut evil. Its smell leaves an ugly feeling inside of our stomachs. Dade County was refined and restored to peace and unity under your eagle eyes and humble speech, Officer Cook. This was and always will forever be a part of your heroic legacy of honor to the maximum degree, integrity and dignity delivered and instilled in the hearts and minds of all. When character and commitment run contrary to bravery and courage something sure is amiss. You are missed very much and yet, so honored as a loyal comrade whose personable touch of tenacity has left a blueprint of boldness for other brave and humane souls to follow. Your destiny and their missions of success in this battle over violence were deemed complete by Our maker on May 16, 1979 and now as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, let it be known that you are one of humanity's many devoted and thoughtful angels of valor whose wings have been spread far and wide in heaven protecting and serving a new mission for mankind. Eternal goodwill floating down upon us singing God's grateful praises of preservation and pertinence.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 19, 2017

Peace and its prospects rest solely on the responsibilities that all loyal and faithful public servants make an affirmation to live up to certain rigid standards of ethics, character and those essential morals to serve and to protect the public. An honest man of bravery and valor such as yourself, Officer Cook, going out on an everyday mission of destiny to restore the trust and faith we place in our brave of souls. Yours, Officer Cook, continues illuminating the darkest of days and nights. You had integrity, the humble personification of dignity. You carried your honor with commitment to both excellence and pride. In order to take pride, something humble and humane on humanity's behalf must be completely achieved, then you go on to your next professional task at hand. Dade County saw your feats of sheer courage from within and your tenacity and will power will never be forgotten. Nothing will go overlooked when a hero saved us from more torment and turmoil that violence can wreak. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You risked your life and career for the people, we are forever grateful as you are honored and saluted for your goodwill and its nobility. This is everlasting and can never be taken away. Your badge and uniform stood for transparency, responsibility and accountability. One nation Under God with liberty and justice for all fairly and equally.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 19, 2017

It takes a brave soul to go out and to seize control of the very terror that plagues our society. To be first honest and dignified, you must have a certain standard of integrity and morals, the constitution of character that follows you on all your journeys. You possessed the right fiber, Officer Cook, to secure peace and serenity for all Dade County citizens. They and your peers of perseverance won't ever forget your loyalty, faithfulness, resolve and heroism of the most humane humility. The scopes of one young man's fruition in accomplishment and in tenacity. You took violence by the horns, Officer Cook and were able make a distinct dent in its evil designs. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Encouraging. Endearing and enhancing. Forever founded in freedom and prosperity for all mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 19, 2017

The roads may be rocky no time to be brash or cocky. You were concerned with fairness and honesty among all people in Dade County, Officer Cook. Police work and its public service reveres those who sweat, toil and pursue according to department standards evil the proper way. You go about your role professionally and keep integrity and dignity knotted as they should be. In turn this helps the peace and unity process stay meshed as will morals and character. Your commitment to valor and humanity, Officer Cook, shall be fondly saluted. Its salvation was the fortification of our society. Never better. Founded with respect and admiration for being the loyal comrade and for giving something we the ordinary citizen might not fully comprehend. You went to heaven, Officer Cook, to now serve a greater and more eternal assignment. Guard God's golden streets where nothing will stand before you and Our Creator. Officers that go off that so called beaten path cause other humble brothers and sisters to be extra vigilant in this terrible battle over violence. It would be less stressful if every man and woman pitched in and performed their part. A cooperative effort of energy and endeavor works better than deficiency. Peace and prosperity demands all that can be fruitfully accomplished to get the job done right the first time. This profession does not always carry with it do overs. You may only get one chance when life and property are in peril. Your tasks, Officer Cook, were always taken to heart, as dignity, integrity and humility battled atrocity, adversity and the violence that others may have perpetrated. You were a warrior and hero blessed with a good name and honest intentions. You were a soul of a gentleman with a kind and caring heart.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 18, 2017

You were a fine student, Officer Cook, who was able to translate his skills of intuition and leadership to other colleagues for thoughtful inspiration. The bonds of Dade County and its citizens were in the able and honorable hands of a man who was able to take consideration and blend it in with integrity and dignity, all the result of excellent character, courage and the unwavering commitment to witness peace and reason reign down on everyone. You founded the very cornerstones of respect, resolve and relief for all mankind. Never overlooked nor forgotten. The wise know their actions will bring humble success. The wicked thrive on tormenting and terrorizing, their personas must be headed off a the pass. A crusader and a gifted public servant, you remain admired and greatly missed, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You gave your life and career, one of sagely advice, ingenuity and the maturity way beyond your twenty-five years of living. You were taught at home by your loving and devoted parents and naturally brought this greatest lesson to those streets where you patrolled and pursued evil. Your happiness was in proudly and nobly wearing your uniform and badge, Officer Cook. 1664 answered the calls and on May 16, 1979 and forevermore were you inscribed for generations to come and for all to see your blessed name along with other heroes and heroines of humility and the bravery to act accordingly. To say Dade County is a hotbed of activity would be a gross understatement. You made civility and sanctity among us all stand up and take notice. Cherished and treasured as the efficient and mindful man of courtesy and character.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 18, 2017

I drive around North Miami Beach, Florida where you grew up, Officer Cook and noticed your parents' home and the grass in the backyard quite high. Your brother-in-law Cecil Tidwell must have cut it or had somebody take care of it. Do hope your mother, Mrs. Julia Cook, is doing well out in California. Would like to meet Mr. Tidwell. You were his courageous and most heroic brother-in-law. No doubt about leadership, proficiency or the passion by which you served and guarded the residents and brokered peace and inspiration for all mankind. The eyes and ears of those humane and dignified have their humility and integrity right squarely where it will have the greatest affect. Only the gentleman of character, morals and desire out there shielding us from wickedness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. I know if you were here, Officer Cook, you would have taken charge of keeping your parents' home looking great. Now in heaven God keeps His home and valiant heroes and heroines in perfect harmony where no harm will ever come your way. A great man of tranquility and the tenacity that trailed behind your compassionate ferocity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 18, 2017

Rowdy and unruly individuals must be dealt with as does anything not within the confines of the law. Domestic disputes are serious matters and you handled your professional affairs, honesty, with dignity and integrity quite succinctly was how you spoke, Officer Cook, afforded all Dade County and its residents with respect and faithfulness. A man of character and morals, as polite and competent as they come. Always your family, colleagues and friends' hero. You served with vigilance and the accountability all brave souls must display. Enhancement lives on as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero in God's glorious majesty among all angelic heroes and heroines of desire, drive and decorum.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 18, 2017

Desertion during a time of crisis must never be permitted to cast its seediness. Dade County as does all communities rely upon the honorable and bold resources of all its brave men and women of public service. Your protection, Officer Cook, was always in the gallant and good graces of those who respected and humbly admired your wisdom, integrity and character. Never afraid, you demonstrated outstanding leadership and the integrity and knowledge to back up other comrades who waged battle with you over evil. Its violence so inhumane, it takes one's breath away. You kept the peace and dealt with disturbances in a proud and humble way. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 18, 2017

Deliberation demands devotion and due diligence. Fair and unbiased, you steered around Dade County and its roads, Officer Cook, with enough savvy, wisdom and the valor to boldly commit to battling violence. A man of integrity, honor and humility who composed himself with dignity to lead others through peril, you won't be forgotten for your heroic actions that helped anchor peace and security through a venue where you continue to be paid respects and homage for your noble deeds. You were a resourceful person, Officer Cook, who donned a uniform and badge wisely and dispersed ingenuity and intellect as all public servants must do. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 17, 2017

Serenity and its sincerity are guided by those devoted and faithful public servants of which you were one superior, officer, Officer Cook. The quality of life and the peace Dade County and its residents experienced was brought about through your humane and respected gentleness. Never forgotten for stellar character and the honor, dignity and integrity that is expected of the many brave and courageous men and women. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those cornerstones that you created for humanity, Officer Cook, shall always be tied to your morals and the principles by which you were raised.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 17, 2017

Police take quantum leaps into quieting and preserving peace and the liberty relative to our daily pursuits in life. You protected and fostered wonderful relations between yourself, Officer Cook and Dade County in general. Its people have felt the measure of your mettle, character, dignity and intense honesty. Its humility has underscored the reasons as to why you will forever remain treasured and so honored for aiding and saving lives. The love of your job and its integral roles of loyalty and faithfulness have made you the supreme public servant of security, serenity and safety. Never a doubt over your effort put forth nor the resolve by which your stellar proficiency has made all these years, decades after you made the ultimate sacrifice on our behalf and the welfare channeled and championed through commitment and conviction, boldness and unwavering bravery to duty when it called. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The total package of prevention which helped to alleviate kayos and bedlam from this unsightly foe. One righteous gentleman of grace and nobility, Officer Cook. Badge#1664 rests soundly in Our Lord's lair of legacies and those very cornerstones of compassion and caring consideration. The humane and humble abode to our foundation's firmness. Justice gives us that call and it must be replied to with unconditional loyalty. It's one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. The entire one still grieves your loss, Officer Cook. Dade County marches on and your seat in heaven honors us as you look down on those brave souls who go after violence as you solemnly did.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 16, 2017