Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Vengeance only exacts violence as vile and as ugly as it can get. But, your superior vigilance and diligence, Officer Cook, straightened out the terror that was happening for most of your years with the Metro-Dade Police Department. Calmer heads and cooler hearts must prevail in this heated war over wickedness. A man with your engaging personality, class and honesty kept the quiet and its unity moving forward. Resolve, integrity and dignity all deserve those humane and humble salutes of esteem and humility. To serve humanity with all your might, you must summon up the courage from your heart and maintain the utmost desire, maturity and the visual wisdom to plan things in front of your paths of proficiency. Always etched in our minds and thoughts forever a blessed hero and savior of serenity and character. You cannot succeed unless there is some semblance of character, it leads to fruition which in part navigated your journeys, Officer Cook, of hope and goodwill for all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 13, 2017

I have been meaning to place some pinwheels at your grave, Officer Cook. Tomorrow will be a good day God willing. Times in Dade County were rich with resolve and the humble honor you had while serving and protecting our lives, Officer Cook. If only all officers' dignities and integrity could save them from this great danger, violence and its associated mayhem. You tried calming people and if only that horrible day, May 16, 1979, as Chief Bowlin said if things did not happen as they did. Your character, courage and commitment saved your colleagues and those civilians embroiled in that nasty domestic dispute. Class, decency and desire carried your trips around a community that both admired and respected your authority. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were an outstanding young man with more upside and accomplishment left behind for your family and colleagues to pursue.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 13, 2017

Ferocity may not fleet nor may tenacity take a twisted turn off that road of resolve. Certainly honesty and dignity along with stellar integrity are those officer's insurance policies when the time is there to serve and to protect. For all that you accomplished during your life and career, Officer Cook, the question will always come back to why? Why did hatred and violence end your life of happiness and your missions all fairly and faithfully executed with outstanding character and superior morals? God surely has those answers and more locked away for safekeeping. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 12, 2017

Days of old with stories to be told. Memories from the heart are just the start. You lived twenty-five years, Officer cook and in those three-hundred months you did more for our fruition and future than some who live a lifetime. Dignity and honor, integrity and intellect never left your side. Dade County and its citizens were your onus and you carried your burdens smartly, wisely and with that enhanced sense of humility and the confidence that all brave souls must have. Surely, goodness and gallantry shadowed you all your days, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of peace and unity. Delivered humbly.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 12, 2017

Today, texting and driving don't mix. And neither does drinking and driving. Police requires that special heroic and honorable passion. Well, you had that and much more, Officer Cook. At age twenty-five you had honesty, integrity and dignity, but then again you had this your whole life. You combined forces with other brave and noble comrades to battle these forces of evil. Ferocity and tenacity accentuated your humble accomplishments as a duly bold and loyal public servant to Dade County. Its people were the recipients of resolve and life that enabled them to carry on. So too should your fruitful pursuits been allowed that same opportunity. God takes the best of men and women, dedicated and devoted and reaches out for their souls of safety uplifting them to newer heights. Forevermore, Officer Cook, will you be our hero and humane inspiration. The courage conjured up to face the danger that violence may strike up at any given moment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of character and of endearment. Morals and values along with ideals transport one's lively pursuits way down those trails where decency and class await them. It was always a friendly hello how are you? A big wide smile, a grin from ear to ear. All that and much more are very dearly missed.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 12, 2017

Bees buzz. Birds chirp. The waves of the ocean crash against the walls where one can ponder and just think. To understand those miracles just imagine for a moment what devoted and honest public servants must travel to and go through everyday for peace and its freedom to take hold. You took serenity, Officer Cook, shaped it, molded it and created a pleasant environment by which all residents of Dade County could live and thrive more safely. It's when integrity, desire and its stellar dignity pitched in on your patrols where honesty too was summoned. Character is part of that conclusion to a peaceful outcome. May 16, 1979 should have ended better than how things transpired. You, Officer Cook, were a hero and so too were your colleagues that dreadful day when gunfire interrupted an otherwise peaceful day in Liberty City. Buildings and changes galore have occurred since you sacrificed your life and soul on our behalf. We can look back and attempt to realize who you were and one navigated wearing Badge#1664, one of humility on humanity's bequest. Valor and bravery are those safety nets which blanket all loyal and desirous police officers. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Laughing and smiling, you should be doing that now with Karen, your mother and your entire family. Greeting your comrades with a big hug and a friendly greeting. One gracious and gallant man now tucked away in those eternal vaults where vigilance and diligence made all the difference here in a community that keeps alive your memory, Officer Cook. We may feel trapped, you won't allow us to wallow in self-pity. Keep on trudging forward. Keep marching on. Time never stands still. Always happiness, achievements and countless fruition left to pursue. Thank God for your unwavering, unselfish and undaunted heroism. Always positive and most passionate. Others brave and honest souls should strive to emulate your dignity and integrity. It might make a difference in this war over wickedness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 12, 2017

Pencils have erasers. Guns once they are fired cannot take back their arsenal. Sad day when nowadays it seems almost anyone can purchase a weapon. Nothing good comes from it. Mass destruction. Devastation. Evil and violence perpetrated by people bent on something tragic. You served and saved Dade County with all your positive energy and resources of resolve, honor, dignity and integrity. At least for a gentleman of peace and unity, Officer Cook, you tried your hardest to maintain a semblance of sanity. It takes a humbly and humanely valiant public servant that you were, Officer Cook, to take charge of a situation and seize upon the opportunity to eliminate this terror. Never forgotten and forever saluted for savvy wisdom, inbred ingenuity and the leadership that spread enhancement far and wide. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We'll remember the life and accolades of an accomplished and faithful comrade. You gave. All we can do is to keep the hope and faith that your beloved soul will illuminate those darkest hours. Thirty-eight years. Let's pray optimism seeps through those crevices where commitment and conviction to excellence and its pride are lying.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 12, 2017

One shift ends. Another begins. Yours, Officer Cook, was five minutes from its conclusion. Boy, how time flies! You were a dedicated officer my neighbor, friend and hero. Your humility and courage, dignity and honor spoke. You were not dodging helping your comrades under fire. The firefight that day was very tragic, Officer Cook. A classic man of gallantry and character whose word was your bond. It was boldness talking and because of your heroic actions, peace and prosperity in Dade County were returned to its people. The final chapter of your life of humane and humble heroism. Now and forever saluted and honored for properly donning your uniform and badge of nobility. We have a difficulty answering the if. It was God deeming your missions as finished. Why? Why? Why? You were our hero. You were your family's savior and hero. Your community, you were their friend and Godsend. A very blessed man of endurance and faith spreading goodwill and hope among all mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2017

The life of a public servant has its twists and turns. The ups and downs of being honest, loyal and stable. The uniqueness of understanding integrity and containing your dignity within the framework of tenacity. When things go wrong we turn to reliable men and women like yourself, Officer Cook, to undo what went wrong. Dade County and its citizens witnessed the charismatic gentleman of gallantry, grace and the effort that went into your professional chores of courage and resolve. Only treasured and admired for taking evil and for redistributing the peace and quality of life we look forward to leading. Choices. Life is full of choices. Some run to seek happiness. Some clamor to wreak havoc. Thank God for your unselfish commitment and its transparency. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If only on May 16, 1979, your day could have been routine, Officer Cook. You faced every circumstance fearlessly and most willingly.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2017

Birds of a feather flock together. And so do colleagues of congeniality and courage. It's in their blood to be bold, brave and honorable. Your bloodlines, Officer Cook, took their genesis from dignity and the unwavering and unselfish integrity to fight vigorously on our behalf. Dade County can fondly look back upon your exploits of humble excellence, Officer Cook. You excelled in resolve, faith and the goodwill that was solidly delivered to all its citizens. Homage and humility pay each other back just as fairness and firmness. Never far from our thoughts and hearts. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those cornerstones and their foundations rest duly in your determination, dedication to duty and the desire to serve and patrol with capable proficiency. You are missed terribly, Officer cook. God took an enchanted soul back to His eternal home to serve an all important mission of hope and faith. Watch over those who now serve the causes that were a part of your life and career of public service.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2017

I meant to say you were an honest man, Officer Cook. A troubled, depressed and distraught young man took your life, honor, dignity and integrity away from us and your family and department. Comrades full of admiration for a well loved and respected figure of ferocity and the sanctity by which we live our lives and choose to pursue our dreams and desires. Your consideration, concern, care and class were all from your outstanding character, courage and the commitment to devote yourself to evil and alleviating it from our society. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2017

Nothing but affection and esteem for a job where danger and disaster lurk. You took things seriously, Officer Cook, where safety and security rest within those walls of peace and unity. It was all about the residents of Dade County and your unwavering resolve to serve them. You performed your roles knowingly, with honor and humility with an unmatched integrity, the respect and admiration your comrades had for you. We can safely look back on your devoted and staunch character, the courage to undertake any and all assignments no matter the time. Violence does not stand pat. It does not watch a time clock. it must be answered with full energy and all the confidence that officers must have. We salute your humility toward humanity one that never was detached. Police work is not for everyone as one must be both physically and mentally aware of their surroundings and prepare for any type of heroic action. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2017

The passage of time allows those who mourn their loved ones to release their emotions after all, one who is brave, honest and considerate should be promptly and properly remembered for giving their life of integrity and dignity. You permitted us to live, Officer Cook, you gave encouragement to those in need. Those photos of nature you took, Officer Cook had to be breath taking indeed. But, so is candor, class and the desire to serve and save. Humility and its morals saw to those heroic actions on May 16, 1979 and for that matter your entire watch and life. A career derailed by wanton and heinous violence directed at a beloved and humble man of ingenuity and maturity. wisdom, vision and leadership all require a duty, that devotion must be loyal, faithful and trustworthy to the highest degree. You won't be forgotten, Officer Cook, for bravery, boldness and the valor in your noble mannerisms. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Reality zeroes in on trust and its burdens which we share together. One day we will conquer and defeat evil. Its mandate is too important to deflect to others. Only those truly devout servants can properly deliver resolve and completion of such perilous assignments.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2017

Righteous women and men try their best to deflect dangerous people from our midst. Dade County and its folks deserve as do all people safety and serenity without the strings of fear hovering over them. You protected and served us, Officer Cook, with all the dignity, integrity and honesty your position called for. You paid dearly for our lives and desires to march on. It's sad your life ended as it did and yet the humbleness and humility will always be fondly remembered forever. Only character, commitment to pride and excellence helped to steer wickedness away from us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The homage paid to a cherished and respectful public servant is now and forever being keep safe from harm. You were fearless and unwavering in your resolve. The results were and are evident. Lives mattered. So did yours, Officer Cook, destinies deemed finished. Fruition and accomplishment duly concluded.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2017

If you love life, you'll do whatever you have to in order to sustain honor and its partners, dignity and integrity. You enjoyed your role as a police officer, Officer Cook. You were compassionate and composed in dealing with the issues that all public servants must if peace and its daily security are to be properly attached to one another. Dade County and its residents were afforded the top quality treatment and concern for a man of character whose skills, vision and common sense of direction were never lacking. We acknowledge your commitment and sacrifice of humility, the tender loving care of humanity that won't be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Enhancement is so near and dear as you were to your family, friends and colleagues who defended us from evil. Violence and terror never to be tolerated.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2017

Better to be observant and relevant than be hidden in the sand, clueless about our society. You were devoted and faithful to all the causes that public servants must be occupied with, Officer Cook. Integrity, dignity and honesty are an all day and all night practice. So too is proper behavior which in turn leads to positive outcomes. For Dade County and its people they counted on you, Officer Cook, a responsible and most resourceful man of motivational skills and the humble leadership abilities that are needed to account for the safety of citizens and of your colleagues who fought tooth and nail to restore civility and common sense to those calling out for this. Those who possess the character have the morals to solve and to resolve. Crime is quite tough to get a handle on, you did your best, Officer Cook, and acquitted yourself professionally at all times. Never forgotten. Only sadness that you had your young life and career taken before its time. Your loving family remembers you and years from now will still salute and honor you courage and humility that only benefitted humanity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Always compose yourself and carry your decency as you would with you convictions and commitments. You always did the right thing, Officer Cook, for this society will be indebted to your heroic actions.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2017

Never slight anyone. Remember to treat others with kindness and compassion for we never know when that day of reckoning will be. Thank God you treated everyone with respect and dignity, Officer Cook. Always quality character. Only a man devoted to morals and integrity. Honesty took your life, its missions and destinies to places where we would not travel. Dade County and its citizens received the finest service and utmost quality of protection, resolve and loyalty that you afforded your comrades in this battle over violence. Saluted for humility and for giving serenity a fighting chance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Heroes and heroines humble and righteous never ran from evil. They seek ways of peace and pursue it even in danger's face. Undaunted and unselfish, your sacrifice, Officer Cook, allowed us the opportunity to change this world for the better. You should have been able to see these changes personally. God has your soul of security up in His glorious majesty for eternal safekeeping. You were the consummate public servant, gentleman with a caring and golden heart. It gave and gave. Mrs. Cook, you should be well. I'll always keep you in my heart and prayers.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2017

The eyes and ears of evil will never harden nor harass the good graces of gallantry. The eyes of God see and react upon the slightest hint of trouble. You raced to resolve turmoil, Officer Cook, integrity, humility and the humble dignity would not derail a confident public servant as you served and protected the peace and reassurance of every citizen. When heroes and heroines sacrifice their intelligence, desire and motivation in order for generations to continue their happiness, then we shall salute your inbred devotion and loyalty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Grace and valor surely pave those trails of tenacity where few men and women dare to travel.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2017

Honesty and integrity don't come from heresy. Facts and heroic action from brave and determined public servants provides the much needed impetus to ward off any impeding violence. Your dignity and morals, Officer Cook, proved worthy as the opponent in wiping out evil. You were a confident yet humble young man whose mission and faith reflected the ideals and values that were needed if Dade County and its citizens were to live and to prosper justly. Today and decades ago comrades all have fondly saluted and looked back upon your class of character, conviction and the blend of fairness and firmness that allowed you the decency to pursue justice. What makes us happy is in seeing those whom we cherish and admire healthy and happy. A proud and yet gentle soul of a gentleman of serenity and its riches. They have surely maintained that proper balance in our daily living patterns. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God will take care of you as He has enabled your mother, Mrs. Julia Cook to live a long life, one that shall be blessed and prosperous. Take care Mrs. Cook. Your darling son and his father, Charles, may he too rest in peace are watching from those enchanted shelters of eternal security.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2017

A great weapon to utilize is one's lips that should always speak the truth. Yours, Officer Cook, were a great resource to the residents of Dade County whom you loyally and faithfully served. Their peace and unity came about your respect and admiration for a heroic task well done. The finest character. The humble and humane honor, integrity and the dignity that fortified your pursuits of happiness and the very violence that can short circuit a proud and rich life of energy and total effort. Your department and comrades have paid honor and have saluted your wisdom and valor all the making of hard work and the will to provide peace and safety to those who called upon you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Foundations live on by virtue of your soul and being that delved into desire, determination and the righteous dedication to your public service. Indignation must be rooted out and replaced by intelligence and enhancement. Your smile, Officer Cook, said it all. Nobility and mobility to handle whatever was given to you to resolve.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2017

A person who lives by principles and morals humbly carries their character and honor within their hearts. Dignity and integrity were taken by violence the day you gave your life for Dade County, Officer Cook. Your family and colleagues suffered a tremendous loss. The absence of your smile, your class and decency, but, most of all your intuition, maturity and the wisdom to be able to lead other comrades in evil's face. You patrolled and served the people with the humility that endears itself to humanity. You were that humble Godsend and a hero never to be forgotten. We salute your stellar sense of direction and the desire to drive terror from our midst. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Always will your accomplishments and missions of faith and hope be solemnly remembered.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2017

When the Messiah comes finally all the sadness will be replaced by gladness. The dawning of a new day. The reputation of one fine young man full of honesty, integrity and dignity never lacking, never giving in to evil. Giving in would be throwing in the towel. Your tenacity and resolve, Officer Cook, would never have had you surrender. Cat bites. dog bites, slip and falls, accidental gunfire, whatever all of our most beloved and bravest of heroes fight for us and our peace of mind. You gave your every effort, Officer Cook, for Dade County citizens. It's men like yourself who represented candor, decency and character as public servants must do. You deserve the honors bestowed upon you and the humane salutes of nobility placed upon the eyes and ears of humanity. It cannot stand for violence, mayhem or mischief. We carry on your spirit of ideals, morals and values instilled by your loving parents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Sacred and secure, restful and relaxing all because of you, Officer Cook, a humble leader and motivator dedicated to preserving civility and sanity for mankind. We stand humble and tall as you faced danger toe to toe and face to face.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 9, 2017

Fearless, yet focused and ferocious in the pursuits of evil. All of our humble heroines and heroes have fought the good fight and now peace and its unity may be employed. All each public servant must do is to keep relative calm in the streets while empanelling energy, honesty and the dignity to courageously battle those forces of wickedness. You maintained a humble and wonderful influence here in Dade County and among its residents, Officer Cook. Always ready and prepared to find ways of resolve and stay faithful as only Our Creator would want. You'll be forever fondly remembered for humility and its humane actions on behalf of us. Those foundations where enhancement resides will be attributed to your sacrifice, Officer Cook. A brother, son, husband, uncle and great-uncle. A darling person, smiling and engaging, all sorely missed everyday. God has brightened our days with the radiance of your beloved soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The righteous rest in their rewards. The evildoers await their punishments for wreaking havoc and its atrocity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 9, 2017

Violence is the ultimate diversion of the dignity with which we all are entitled to live by. Any deviance from this set routine causes kayos and bedlam which in turn may harm the integrity and honor by which we humbly live our dreams of happiness by. You lived principles and the decency of morals and ethics which assisted your journeys and destinies of commitment and conviction. Saving and protecting lives is every police officer's responsibility. An affirmation is just that and justice and peace demand men and women of humility toward humanity who fight for us to honor their comrades, stay the courses of courage and travel down paths of proficient fruition. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were a class gentleman of gallantry giving your entire being for our sake and for cornerstones to shape our futures.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 9, 2017

If resourcefulness and faithfulness are ever present the chances for a successful resolution are generally good. If honor and its obedience are lacking then all the dignity and integrity may be in vain. Nothing about your sacrifice for Dade County citizens, Officer Cook, was ever for naught. A police officer without a hint or clue is akin to sending a God forbid blind person out to patrol and protect. All senses, all intellect, all character and the clearest of keen vision and perception must be present and accounted for. It was for you my neighbor, friend and hero of humility, sanctity and the fruition to loyally discharge your duties so that peace, unity and its prosperity would take is shape around a venue calling loud and clear for its appearance. Rest in peace. Enhancement. Endearment and education all stemmed from your conduct humbled by proper morals that guided you through your journeys and their goodwill destinies. Justice and fairness, its firmness cannot be had if any part of this equation is missing. You pieced together, Officer Cook, clear concise and precise perseverance by doing your due diligence. Vigilant and valiant. Always the humane and righteous gentleman and a Godsend of a hero with a blessed name and legacy that will be paid homage and so honored for eternity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 8, 2017