Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank God for friendship. It's the saving grace for all mankind. When honor and loyalty were demanded, you performed, Officer Cook and discharged your professional duties with all the class, perseverance and resolve that was called upon. Public servants must remain dignified and have a humble dose of integrity surrounding their every move. Dade County pays homage to its heroes and heroines of courage and valor as we know your efforts helped to deliver peace and serenity to a community looking for calmness and boldness from its heroes. You were a considerate man, Officer Cook and a caring man with a humane and noble heart. You'll never be forgotten for leading other comrades through danger and achieving a measure of fruition that has only enhanced our society for the improvement of prosperity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. I'll will always keep your family and your beloved mother, Mrs. Julia Cook, in my thoughts, heart and prayers. You were her beloved and darling son of heroism who directed evil away from us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 15, 2017

Valor validates what we already try to understand. Heroes and heroines like yourself, Officer Cook, don't spring up every moment. Dade County appreciated your honesty, effort and energy in making peace and unity at least have the opportunity to nourish one another. Humility and humbleness are just a piece of the puzzle. Your were a gifted man of class, decency and the character to fight these difficult battles over violence. When calamity struck, you were there to defend us. Now as we salute your acts of kindness and boldness, may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The gallant and brave are now those angelic heroes whom we dearly miss and respect for their intensity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 14, 2017

If desire and willingness are there, honor and its integrity will follow along those pathways too. Dade County is where your family came to and a place where you put down your desires to become the very best public servant, Officer Cook, that your department observed and watched as you were an inspirational leader and motivator. It is in times of trouble where peace is being persecuted and you were loyal and cherished in stopping its advancement. Your conviction and character, Officer Cook, will never be forgotten. Faith and devotion helped to navigate your journeys in life and during your heroic career. Humble and humane, full of humility, it was your boldness and courage that saved lives and allowed us to continue down those resourceful trails of tenacity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 14, 2017

Death causes gaping holes for those who mourn their brave loved ones. Their lives of integrity and honor, dignity and desire all drove their humble pursuits of peace and prosperity. Dade County and its residents received the most gentlest and blessed service and compassion from you, Officer Cook. A decent and thoughtful man of humility and the wonderful personality that saw your life missions and their tasks of tenacity and faith through hope until God needed your soul back in heaven. Character leaves pleasant memories of a noble warrior and a gifted Godsend. It was founded in the designs of common sense, leadership and wisdom beyond your years. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Born a humane hero and your sacrifice speaks of conviction, pride and excellence as a public servant.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 13, 2017

Fantasy is just that. The vivid reality of our world today is greatly different than decades ago. If violence is allowed to romp around uncontested and not properly defended, then the results will in the end speak for themselves. You took pride and maintained honor and dignity, Officer Cook, when serving all Dade County. There was no doubt, there was no reservations as to your astuteness, awareness and resolve to battle this venomous villain that has wreaked havoc on those citizens who desire peaceful lives and the opportunity to pursue happiness and fulfillment. Your character, commitment and knowledge when combined with your tenacity and vision provided the foundations to future enhancement. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You remained a treasured public servant, Officer Cook and a gentleman of humility toward all mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 13, 2017

Babies require pacifying. Adults need calming. Violence presents at times a most chilling aftermath in that it can wreak unending mayhem. The kayos and terror that strikes fear into even the most taciturn of individuals. What Dade County most relied upon was your unselfish morals, honor and integrity, Officer Cook, to see resolve, relief and dignity delivered back to its citizens. No excuses. No promises. Just unwavering commitment to pride and the excellence that usually backs up stellar character. The care, the concern, the compassion all channeled together by humane and heroic actions that public servants should routinely demonstrate while performing their daily duties. Enhancement follows its cues from conduct that is professional in every way, shape and form. You were a first class gentleman, a savvy officer and a man on a mission of faith, hope and goodwill which brought peace and quiet to those whom you served and protected and will never be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If Mr. Pearsall, the young man who took your life, Officer Cook, could have been calmed down enough as depressed as he was, rational might have allowed you and your colleagues to seek help for him. Nevertheless, you were an unsung hero, Officer Cook, your leadership, vision and wisdom were those beacons by which all future officers brave and honorable must serve their communities by this edict. Walls are walls. They are inanimate objects. Yet they are erected for a specific reason and that is to remember with solemn contemplation your life, Officer Cook and that of your fellow angelic heroes and heroines, brave and decent who achieved fulfillment doing a job that comes with danger and peril. It was your dream, goal and realization. It now becomes our inspiration and objective not to forget what you meant to society as a whole.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 12, 2017

The sounds of silence should prevail everyday in America. It's just too much these days to ask for this and the peace and prosperity to allow all mankind to pursue its happiness. You pursued fruition and fairness, Officer Cook, just as every sworn public servant hopes to accomplish and that is by living honorably, staying dignified and having integrity as the focal point of your ferocity and tenacity while out on your patrols. If a man of character, humble distinction and commitment courageously serves Dade County with all his might and inner strength from his heart, then he or she should be humanely saluted and forever honored as a hero. The plain and simple truth is that you, Officer Cook, dedicated your service to see that our lives would be peaceful. Unity cannot always be scripted. Sometimes it must rise from the dust or ashes and you made reality and our emancipation a living possibility through your unwavering humility to all humanity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 12, 2017

The stamp of success, the seal of approval was cast over the residents of Dade County when you, Officer Cook, served and policed their streets looking for peace and sanctity, civility and humility that could spread and passed down to others. Through your leadership of love and honor, dignity and integrity, honor was restored justly and wisely. The eyes and ears of Our Creator look down upon our heroes and heroines of bravery and valor, its beauty so solemn and serene, those gentle breezes blowing goodness and calmness through the various venues where vigilance and due diligence are called for. Public servants are those humane and charismatic individuals who take notice, perform noble and heroically unselfish actions to benefit us and we can only praise and be grateful for their acumen. You did your job, Officer Cook, excellently and in an outstanding manner with character and reverence for your professional role. Your sacrifice brought cornerstones to the forefront and stapled down the solid foundations of enhancement for a brighter tomorrow and a positive future for all. Yes, you are rightly and terribly missed by your family, colleagues and friends, you remain treasured and those memories of your young life and a career filled with nothing but pride are there forever. Violence cannot ever take them. You took your fight with ferocity and tenacity right until your last breath. You should still be here to reap what you accomplished on behalf of so many. God has given you His reward for your resolve and resourcefulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 11, 2017

Staring down the barrel of a gun, one can only wonder. Do they have moments to live out their life or for that matter even be able to think. Police officers are very trained and properly prepared law enforcement professionals who go out of their way to safely secure our peace, dignity and freedom of movement. all done and accomplished by your unwavering and unselfish integrity and honor, Officer Cook. The pride, the commitment, the character and quality of conviction was there and so were your courtesies and calmness. A reassurance that things would go well. If only on that tragic day of May 16, 1979, when Dade County was protected for six years excellent and fruitful hours of fulfillment in your missions of mercy, faith and hope. You did God's will and He needed your everlasting affection, bravery and humble and humane esteem back in His golden streets of heaven walking that beat where no harm would ever befall you again. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You remained dedicated and decent, Officer Cook, in your long and hard fought battles over this menace of an obstacle to our society, violence and the terror and fear that its chords of consternation strike. Your family, your loving mother, Mrs. Julia Cook, your friends and colleagues who continue their perseverance should be blessed by your soul of goodwill and gallantry as its humanely flies and soars higher everyday.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 11, 2017

Devastation and doom cause destruction and evil. It's gloomy paths cut right through our peace and unity that all communities expect to have in order for its people to live safer and more serene lives. Your ferocity and humility, Officer Cook, were a police officer's best friends when anchored by the stability of your humbleness and integrity, all a part of your desire, honor and its living and breathing dignity. Dade County has cornerstones founded upon the basis of your morals, principles of goodwill and the outstanding character public servants need to fulfill their professional requirements. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 10, 2017

To take this leap of faith and to be able to dive right in to trouble sure speaks volumes. Peace and unity will always no matter what trump evil and terror. It was your cunning and class, Officer Cook, that to shed new light when you patrolled those hot spots around the Dade County community where you continue to deservedly be honored and so saluted for having the integrity, dignity and honesty to lead other comrades through this maze of danger. We'll never overlook nor forget your humble and quality of work ethics and the heroic actions you took that very day of May 16, 1979, when your character, commitment to pride and excellence became an etched cornerstones for those foundations of enhancement to live on. Your blessed name, Officer Cook, will remain treasured as it lives on in your family's pursuits of happiness and success. You were an inspiration to them and forever now your dreams and achievements have become a focal point of our aspirations of fruition. Hard work and the proper perseverance can take pathways and trails of tenacity a long way. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We dream and hope as your beautiful soul, Officer Cook, rests gently in Our Lord's palms for safekeeping. Eternity has the answers for which we may never know the whys of why your destinies and missions in life had to reached finality. God is the only locksmith who can unlock and unravel this mystery as to why good men and women of bravery are taken before their time.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 10, 2017

With the tenacity of a tiger and the swiftness and the boldness of a lion did you respond to your calls of duty, Officer Cook. Dade County was very much delighted and grateful for your humble roles in their emancipation, all made possible by the humane realization of your honesty, dignity and integrity, the class and character by which all public servants must suborn themselves to become. when one goes out on the streets to patrol for peace and quiet it is not good enough to have a half empty weapon. Their unit and uniform must be complete with ethics, desire and drive through inspirational motivation skills which are essential in this never ending fight over violence. You commanded respect, Officer Cook, all because of your frame of mind, speech and God given abilities to look for ways to create a peaceful and taciturn atmosphere. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. For public servants of humility toward all mankind, the glass may not be half full. Skill, wisdom and vision never shall be lacking. Your character and astuteness to efficiency and proficiency shall always be cherished. A humble hero, warrior and a man who carried his strength of heart as courageously as you lived your life of faith and devotion.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 10, 2017

To cease and to surrender in this battle over evil would be akin to raising that proverbial white flag. You kept your class and valor about yourself, Officer Cook and we the citizens of Dade County are much better off for it. Only decency, dignity, devotion and dedication can add to the flames of ferocity, integrity and the honesty that all public servants must maintain while on patrol of our peace and its prosperity. Violence creates those caves where until the smoke clears and evil is captured and taken out of the equation, our concerns must be validated by the aggressive pursuits of our most bravest of men and women. You assisted in this fight, Officer Cook, your nobility toward humanity will forever be humbly saluted. Police still have a devil of a time controlling wickedness, it is a two way street. It takes talk and the public to partner together in this war where fruition needs to be sooner rather than later. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A gentleman of character and pride putting on his badge of humanity and the uniform said it all, Officer Cook, a hero and our warrior. Your family has those beautiful memories of your life and career sadly derailed by a diabolical young man bent on terror. Those rides of turmoil, tumult and treachery are coming to a conclusion. Finality shall reach its destiny soon.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 9, 2017

No one is perfect. Yet, for all the rigors and training all police officers must undergo before going out on patrol, they must have both mental and the physical stamina to carry out tough tasks. No small order. Dade County has seen many superb men and women of bravery and integrity persevere and protect our peaceful movements. You perceived, Officer Cook, what needed calming, influencing and correcting and did not need very much supervision in these endeavors. Our lives and unity have been made more sounder because of your unwavering and unselfish sacrifices on behalf of mankind. It's no wonder dedication and desire along with dignity and decency do go along way down those tenacious trails where ferocity and character help positively conclude a bad circumstance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You'll never be forgotten by those comrades who cherished your engaging personality and now it's Our Creator who has your engaging spirit in His arms for eternal safekeeping. Commitment, class and courage can only help to heal the wounds when our most beloved family members leave us way too soon with more destiny and missions of faith, hope and devotion awaiting their navigation.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 9, 2017

Lately it's been raining like cats and dogs in Miami-Dade and in Broward County. Those dog days of summer are upon us. Those hot and clear days were upon you, Officer Cook, that day of May 16, 1979, when you left your Norwood home in North Miami and your beloved wife, Karen to go out on patrol in search of freedom, clam and peace. What transpired later that day in Liberty City in Miami was no doubt a calamity and very tragic. Your inspirational honor, kindness, compassion, desire and determination was there for comrades and civilians to personally witness. A man's character, dignity and integrity molded as one to endeavor to calm down an agitated young man, depressed and bent on carrying out a heinous act of violence against his girlfriend and society as a whole. You tried to stop this, Officer Cook and you did by giving your young life and a police career headed for more fulfillment. God was watching and observing your humble destinies and your missions of mercy, humility and faith coming together uniting Dade County and its residents in serenity and in peace. You'll be remembered and deservedly honored for helping to properly structure all humanity by undaunted character, pride and commitment to excellence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 9, 2017

What does need repairing, police try to fix. Your humble esteem, Officer Cook, was just what Dade County and its citizens required. Your masterful touch and tenacity when bridged together with honor, integrity and dignity provided the impetus for peace and quality of life to prevail. Today, because of your unwavering character, courage and commitment does enhancement rest soundly within the cornerstones of class, decency and that special inner strength from your kind and treasured heart. Comrades, friends and your loving family members can always look back and fondly remember your valor and salute your sacrifice which has stood the test of time. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were a friend, colleague to so many, most importantly you were a leader whose vision, intellect and intuition helped to stem this awful tide of violence and evil.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 9, 2017

Inspirations serve as motivations of our souls of dignity. Those who humanely carry integrity and honesty about them will in the end receive that heavenly reward. Your valor, courage and response to violence, Officer Cook, will surely never be overlooked by Dade County or its residents. Their peace and unity supplied by your loving affection and appreciation for a job well done. Your scope of surveillance was just what we needed to stem this tide of turmoil and kayos. A person of character perceives what does fixing and goes about their professional onuses wisely and with a vision for the future enhancement of all mankind. Something, Officer Cook, that made you the humble and pristine hero to our society. Indeed history will look back on your life and a career of fulfillment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 8, 2017

Inspirations serve as motivations of our souls of dignity. Those who humanely carry integrity and honesty about them will in the end receive that heavenly reward. Your valor, courage and response to violence, Officer Cook, will surely never be overlooked by Dade County or its residents. Their peace and unity supplied by your loving affection and appreciation for a job well done. Your scope of surveillance was just what we needed to stem this tide of turmoil and kayos. A person of character perceives what does fixing and goes about their professional onuses wisely and with a vision for the future enhancement of all mankind. Something, Officer Cook, that made you the humble and pristine hero to our society. Indeed history will look back on your life and a career of fulfillment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Keep looking down and shining the light of your wonderful soul upon us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 8, 2017

Conservative, not combative. You took to the streets of Dade County, Officer Cook and demonstrated your proficiency while staying dignified and honorable. It goes a long way when our most esteemed and bravest of men and women serve a common cause whose bonds of boldness and tenacity are very much judged by others. You endeared yourself, Officer Cook, to the morals of integrity and courtesy all while facing danger in the performance of your daily professional assignments. A gentleman with a kind heart and the character that deserves the salutes of courage that are forever being afforded you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If the secret formula to bringing you back among those comrades, family and friends were patented, my oh my would they be happy. Your life and career will be fondly remembered, cherished and treasured. You brought pride, commitment and joy to your parents, wife and sister. Humility and humbleness are God's gifts to those who pursue the pathways of fruition. Accepted and completed diligently and most wisely. You led others by example and followed the trails of tenacity chasing down violence and terror like no other public servant.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 8, 2017

The consummate officer, you were the living example of being a committed public servant. Dade County was your terrain, Officer Cook,. where tenacity dealt with adversity. Our peace and liberty were your preoccupations and your perseverance was brought about through honorable and heroic actions. If dignity and integrity could alone stamp pout wickedness, well that would be in an ideal setting. You did everything according to character and the seal of morals written and worn on your uniform. God needed your fruition resting next to Him. The brave and humble are those righteous men and women who risk their lives and careers for our aspirations to continue moving forward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Energy and the hunger to succeed carry those most cherished and revered servants of God.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 7, 2017

Contentment is for the weary. Commitment is for the humanely humble and brave women and men who fight our battles in order for freedom, peace and justice may be for all. It's their onus and accountability that gets placed in the line of fire each moment. Officer Cook, Dade County needed your humble pursuits of tenacity to stay safe and sound. You were a leader of other colleagues precisely because you had that unwavering humility and integrity to calm and influence those to use their heads wisely. Decades later you continue to be saluted for valor and bravery that has left commitment where it belongs. We the people carry on with your missions of hope, faith and due diligence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 7, 2017

We must not fall into the traps of terror and its tyranny. Evil and violence have gripped our society for centuries now and it's up the most dignified, loyal and honorably brave men and women to stamp out these fires whose flames fuel heinous and unfathomable consequences. In Dade County your patrol for peace and preservation, Officer Cook, were the book marks of an ethically sound life and career. A public servant, a humble hero and a gallant gentleman to be sure. If character and commitment along with pride and integrity can keep us going, our destinies and their missions will one day reach fruition. You were revered and respected for understanding the meaning of achievement and the tasks that were placed your way. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. That you were to all mankind, Officer Cook, a man with an engaging personality and a spirit that gently flies higher everyday.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 7, 2017

When the gauntlet falls it's time to go to work. Policing is a full time twenty-hour seven day a week position. It takes rigor and the right stuff to go out and be honest and dignified as you were, Officer Cook, to serve and preserve the sanctity and civility of Dade County and its residents. If calm and optimism was called for, you were the right brave and humane gentleman to do what was deemed proper. The righteous reap what they sow, so it goes to reason, Officer Cook, that your character, decency and motivations all struck the right chords.Everything needs harmony and balance. Life and its pursuits of happiness were your duty my neighbor, friend and hero. All handled by the book morally and ethically. Rest in peace. Foundations and their cornerstones were set forever by your unselfish sacrifice and your presence in our world. You are missed greatly. Stay well Mrs. Cook. I 'll always keep you in my heart and thoughts. Your darling son, beloved by all was the living and breathing epitome of efficiency, effort and energy from within his courageously blessed heart.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 6, 2017

Deceit and deception may not ever assist in this ever running battle over violence. You must be sure and firm, steady and loyal, dignified and honest. There can be no doubt that ever brave and valiant public servant carry integrity and pride on their broad shoulders of resolve and resourcefulness. You carried Dade County and its citizens on those humbly broad shoulders of yours, Officer Cook. For six years of yearning and learning how to become the finest and fiercely cherished colleague to so many, you were our savior and warrior, a hero of the greatest esteem and humility. Fulfilling your fruition through morally honorable means, you will never be forgotten for having the class, character and commitment to meet evil face to face and unwavering passion to do the will of God. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Honesty and perseverance were enhanced, Officer Cook, as was endearment to all who knew and admired you for your respectful manner of service and protection of the public.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 6, 2017

As of now our country has been plunged into turmoil by the terror and violence being perpetrated across the pond, overseas. Dade County was well protected and serviced by your loyalty and the sense of integrity and honesty that police positions call for. Safe, secure, separate in the sense that we can all live as we choose and that was your pledge and commitment, Officer Cook, your unwavering and unselfish character and pride that sealed serenity and enhancement as both the embodiment of cornerstones and foundations you and your esteemed colleagues helped to place here forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dignity and humility rode front and center, Officer Cook, as both your eyes and ears guiding you safely through your daily journeys of mercy and hope, faith and the pursuance of justice and equality for all. You guaranteed this, Officer Cook and came through in times of trouble, distress and misfortune. Always revered, respected and greatly admired for performing years ahead of the curve. At times that curve is steep, you were undaunted and unafraid to stand in harm's way to preserve and provide for our dignities. Life has so much to offer, it can't be frittered away. There was much to do and a task so demanding. You handled problems, issues and circumstances with only class, decency and motivational leadership, Officer Cook, to be fondly cherished and never out of sight of our hearts and minds. A badge and a uniform represent the very responsibility that all public servants take on when they begin their professional careers. Mayhem and kayos must be dealt with. deliberation must be consistent and once again firmness and its fairness must prevail for all civilization.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 5, 2017