Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Cook, you were a determined and dedicated law enforcement professional of honor, humility and thorough heroism. Your shiny shoes, polished like your badge and the neatly crisp uniform you wore stood for courage, sage wisdom and the sound power of reasoning and thought. Dade County and its citizens could stand safely by their doors as you served and patrolled their areas assuring us of total effort and cherished loyalty among your peers. Decades after your unselfish and unwavering commitment and the humane sacrifice on behalf of all mankind you will be so fondly remembered. Resolve and resourcefulness are now and forever in God's golden books of righteousness and its rewards. Your candor, care and character have allowed us to continue living our lives as you did, Officer Cook. Courtesy and humility all walking side by side down those pathways of tenacity. Your fierce diligence, its vigilance helped in large part to remove the bad vibes of violence from among us. God's angelic heroes suffer no more pain nor harm as they rest soundly in His shelter of serenity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Perfect smile. Professional conduct at all times. Proficiency by the book. Your family is and will forever be blessed as you watch over them along with your dad, Charles, may he too rest in peace. Wisdom, leadership and knowledge to benefit those who succeeded you. Hopefully those brave enough will be honest in their daily duties where dignity and integrity can either make or break one's career filled with desire and tasks so perilous, let us hope and wish them all well.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 6, 2017

To observe and remember, those who serve we owe them the greatest debt of thanks for their heroism. A public servant lays his humility, esteem and courage on the battlefields where dignity and integrity are called for what more could we ask for? Dade County was brought change and peace through your endeavors, Officer Cook, A gentleman with a spirit of giving and respect for all mankind. Character and motivation come together and from that resolve resonates loudly and clearly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 6, 2017

Police are often seen, when they humbly and humanely perform their tasks, then sometimes better to let things fly under the radar. In terms of honor and competence, you were A number one, Officer Cook. Your dignity and integrity made your missions of fruition more meaningful. It is why the people of Dade County can live lives of comfort in a more peaceful atmosphere. We just look for stability and accountability from our bravest and most loyal and dedicated professionals. Always will you be admired and respected, Officer Cook, for placing the people first. You were our hero and truest of warriors. Humanity rested its humility upon your shoulders. You did your job with courtesy, cooperation and thoughtful consideration. The caring and conscientious side always took care of us. You were there for us Officer Cook, a man of decency and desire, what all officers always need to fight off evil.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 6, 2017

Life and the love of life, some take this beauty for granted, others embrace its charm and wonder. You loved your career, Officer Cook and the life you led exemplified a true hero of the most blessed and humblest of public servants. Honesty, integrity and dignity all integrated as one to bring the peace and security to all Dade County residents. Challenges require humane and faithful effort, now colleagues salute your grit, gusto and valor while life marches on. Enhancement continue sits journeys through life as did your accomplishments and their destinies of hope and reverence. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero. A class gentleman of character and ingenuity never to be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 6, 2017

Restoration of our society must take place as violence should never be permitted to wave its ugly head. Only the exceptional honesty, integrity and dignity as displayed by you, Officer Cook, kept peace and unity a focal realization for all Dade County residents. You were our loyal and fiercest of heroes my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace. The completion of a courageous mission filled heroic acts of love and kindness that have enhanced our freedoms and serenity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 6, 2017

Restoration of our society must take place as violence should never be permitted to wave its ugly head. Only the exceptional honesty, integrity and dignity as displayed by you, Officer Cook, kept peace and unity a focal realization for all Dade County residents. You were our loyal and fiercest of heroes my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace. The completion of a courageous mission filled heroic acts of love and kindness that have enhanced our freedoms and serenity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 5, 2017

Peace and relaxation are never done deals. For as we all recognize police officers must stay attuned to the dangers that violence presents them with. Always sharp and always prepared. You laid down your plans of strategy, Officer Cook, on how best to deal with adversity and its associated calamity. Integrity. Dignity. Honesty. All of these and proper professional conduct must be implemented by any hard working public servant. Dade County and its citizens have felt the affects of your unwavering commitment and that word forevermore, character. It comes and goes for some. For most honest working people it becomes habit forming. So colleagues take umbrage and salute your nobility and humility that was squarely on your chest and broad shoulders of responsibility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 5, 2017

Meticulous and meaningful. You cannot achieve a peaceful resolution unless you add honesty, dignity and integrity to this scenario. Dade County as do all venues rely upon the virtuous actions of bravery from its public servants. No matter the problem, men and women must stay the courses of character, conviction and keep commitment as their constant reminder that danger and terror are waiting to seize the moment. Officer Cook, for your life of twenty-five years and a very special career that was honed with humility you turned out better than all right. You delivered the real hard fought for peace and prosperity that was necessary for residents to not only survive but to thrive. The eyes to watch, the ears to listen and the gentle lips that spoke the message of truth , faith and hope. Tenacity and ferocity all have a plan, well executed one. You gave remarkable endeavor, now other comrades who have taken over your watch, let us pray the end result is as meaningful.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 5, 2017

A full head of hair and a humble maturity beyond your years, Officer Cook, that was your integrity. This was your honesty and dignity. Violence was tackled fairly, quickly and firmly when you patrolled and served all residents of Dade County. Police departments work hard to train and teach its recruits the ropes of what being a professional public servant is all about. Time tells us your story, Officer Cook, the humane and great upbringing you had from your two loving and devoted parents.Nothing could ever sully nor tarnish your reputation, your resolve and resourcefulness. It is the kind of bravery and loyalty that resonates forevermore. Determination and ingenuity forged the bonds of unwavering and unshakable peace and calmness in a community where you have be so honored and respected. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Always that brilliant smile and certain swagger about yourself, Officer Cook, not meant as bragging. As you were full of sense, reverence and morals that all men and women must occupy themselves with in order to succeed and rid our world of a most troubling foe, wickedness and torment. God has your humility and soul cherished as it was and now it illuminates our entire universe. You were a gallant Godsend and a most blessed savior. Your uniform was donned crisply and efficiently.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 5, 2017

Savvy and yet superior, you were the officer that was heroic in all your efforts, Officer Cook. You were a man of high class and concern who gave your honorable life for Dade County and its people. No one worked harder and had more dignity and integrity than you my neighbor, friend and hero. You were the conductor and those whom you led followed your lead precisely and with a pronounced precision. Character, courage and commitment all are a part of any humble hero's legacy. You made the peace and unity flow in motion, Officer Cook. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 5, 2017

Premeditation without rationalization could heaven forbid be the ruination of this great nation. Officers giving their lives bravely and honorably. Just as you did for all Dade County and its fine folks, Officer Cook. Our peace and its bonding effects of unity have been spread out both far and wide. You surely did your noble part, perseverance and persistence all while staying dignified and keeping your morals and integrity in tune to the needs of all mankind. A cherished and treasured soul of a class gentleman who has been fondly saluted for superior character and courage in the pursuance and quest of decency. If we could only bottle your traits and proper habits, people would feel much more at ease. Safety and serenity go hand in hand and only violence is out there out there lurking to ruin and destroy the hopes of the majority. You paid the dearest of prices, Officer Cook, your missions, fruition that formed your heroic legacy and its humble cornerstones for enhancement to seek its safest of shelters. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Public servants all react differently, professionalism is a learned skill that does take much practice and effort to absorb. You were a master learner, leader and speaker. Those messages can be heard loud and quite clear from God's eternal pastures where many heroes and heroines rest in peace patrolling those sacred pathways where no harm will come their way ever again.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 4, 2017

Pathways in life take us on journeys that would surprise most if not all of us. The perception in life is to judge all individuals favorably and fairly. Not easy. But a task well worth exploring. Police officers, men and women of resolve and responsibility have to deal with this issue on a recurring base. It is the theme that sets the tones of their heroic lives and careers in which they blazed the trails of integrity, honesty and dignity. You set the groundwork to be laid as those permanent cornerstones here in Dade County and the entire police nation, Officer Cook. All one has to do is look and see with their own two eyes what a little loyalty to your comrades can do. It has left a man's humble and stellar character, commitment and courage etched in walls of honor here in Miami and in Our Nation's Capitol. Surely, you will always be a hero of the most humane leadership and principles. Desire can only keep a person going for so long. The attitude and the astuteness must stay on course for the duration of their life. It did for you, Officer Cook and it worked to try and keep violence at bay. Outstanding and superb would describe your life, career and the aspirations by which you accomplished. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 4, 2017

Police officers serve many different functions. There are those who are community service officers. There are those who work as sketch artists. And there are those who work at crime scenes taking pictures for investigations. Being an avid photographer, Officer Cook, I believe you were looking to transfer to the crime scene unit working as a photographer. perhaps less stressful though I know you still and would have remained an excellent officer. A professional of honor, dignity and integrity through and through. Dade County came to admire and respect you, Officer cook, for your courage, convictions and that word, character. Without some semblance of devotion, determination and decency, the class gentleman you were and always will be saluted for would not have been. God produced and directed your pathways of perseverance and proficiency and took them all straight down those trails of tenacity in which peace and unity could be distributed fairly among all Dade County citizens. Today and forevermore will you be fondly remembered for having the humble and humane morals and principles to deal fairly and compassionately with all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Shrewd, yet confident. A born instructor to all comrades who witnessed your sense of logic and the maturity beyond your twenty-five years to adapt and to be able to resolve and tackle all tasks and challenges placed before you. That word destiny really has a calling. Its brave followers are now those righteous heroes and heroines patrolling God's greatest of blue skies. Fruition for them was here. Our futility must not be failure, as we must turn them into opportunities of happiness and joy to make our warriors and saviors proud of us. Your family, Officer Cook, is mighty proud of you, though they miss you very much.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 4, 2017

We must exert the attempt at making our society and the lives we live in it more fruitful. Impressions at times can be misleading. Though it is in the loving and capable hands of Our Creator to see justice properly carried out. The peace and unity of all communities must be met and greeted by only those divinely fair, honest and dignified in character and in commitment. Precisely what you did for all Dade County residents not only on May 16, 1979, Officer Cook and at all other times as well. We must bear this in mind, that it is from the foundations of integrity from our master architect who directs the journeys of all brave and valiant public servants of professionalism. God has grand plans of destinies for each one of us. Fruition today may be the future of tomorrow. Your successes in life and during your career, Officer Cook, meant endless opportunities of achievement for those you loyally served and protected. A humble man of character and vision shall not be forgotten for you led other colleagues through those very same uniquely special missions in life and during your watch over us. Eternity's special gifts are those humane and cherished angelic heroes and heroines who served a purpose in this world. To defend, preserve and eliminate evil and its terrible wickedness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 4, 2017

Shiny and polished shoes go humbly well together with a humble badge of honor and integrity. Your upbeat spirit, Officer Cook, when combined with keen vision and the wisdom to deliver peace and prosperity to all Dade County residents surely helped make life a bit more livable. You were well liked and well received by all colleagues who now pay homage to your memory and the wonderful life you led by example in character, direction and noble desire. No more finer a gentleman whose hopes and dreams were sadly taken from your family and those who battled evil with you on a daily basis. Charismatic and charming, you won't ever be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, ,friend and hero. The zest and love for life, Officer Cook, can never be brought back, only now in God's home for eternity do you watch over us in honor and humane reverence. Keep looking down and give us that signal that hope, faith and optimism do remain alive and well in our thoughts. A hero through and true.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2017

Details demand attention. Dignity deserves honesty and the humble integrity to carry on wisely and sagely. You made your career and life, Officer cook, the focal point of Dade County and its citizens. Stellar character and conduct highlighted your professional journeys in life so vital to making peace a reality for mankind. Never forgotten you have been revered, respected and saluted for bravery, vision and the skillful knowledge that in part made you an excellent leader of others. It's showing and displaying the demonstration of desire, determination and motivation that drove your aspirations to become the very best all what you aspired to be. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Commitment and common sense are the tools of tenacity and enhancing when dealing with the forces of evil. Thank God for heroes like yourself, Officer Cook. The Godsends of gallantry. The humble servants of humanity fortifying our communities with ferocity. Fair, firm and fierce to your peers and those whom you served and protected.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2017

We rest and those who served bravely rest in the palms of Our Lord. You gave your being, Officer cook, in order for Dade County and its folks to live quietly and together as one. when you gave your honesty and integrity we shall never forget you. Character and principles shall defeat evil and the heinous actions that trail from such atrocities. You were your family and comrades friend and hero. Always devoted. Always faithful. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2017

Our day will come and a new awakening will soon be upon us. Our destinies lie in the very missions of our bravest and most esteemed police officers. Your career and integrity, Officer Cook, all stemmed from your visions of honesty and dignity. It was your courtesies and class that made their patrols in and around the Dade County community where those you served and provided peace for now have honored and saluted your heroic efforts. What a man! What a humble visionary, a gentleman so treasured by his family and peers who delved into the danger trying to lessen evil. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your warm and gentle spirit now flies higher and higher each day watching over us as one of God's many angelic heroes of valor. Tradition is firmly planted in all professional public servants who risk their lives protecting and governing our great lands of freedom and unity. Peace can only result when loyalty, faith and firmness takes hold.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2017

Officers who are our public servants take their onuses seriously at least most do. For those who find it difficult to carry and focus on staying honest, dignified and having integrity on their uniform and badges, you need not apply. One must have a certain thick skin to survive the daily rigors of stress and certain peril that lurks in our society. In Dade County that meant shielding others from harm which you did, Officer Cook. Our communications and concerns were dealt with in a sincerely admirable manner. There were no shortcuts. No letting up or backing away. One must have tenacity and not be timid. You can be reserved so long as you complete those tasks that are placed your way. If it means working longer hours or staying the extra five minutes whatever so long as desire and commitment are accounted for. God truly leads His flock of heroes and heroines to drink from those ponds of perseverance and prosperity. Your wisdom and vision, Officer Cook, led the way down those trails of trial and tenacity through violence and torment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Life and death remain in those balances, you gave, Officer Cook and we reaped the opportunities to flourish and to aspire. Your inspirations will not be forgotten. You lead people especially your colleagues through the danger of these important missions in life. Destiny has its calling and so does fruition when properly dispensed. Humanity appreciated your sincerest efforts, Officer Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2017

Pause and cause can have their greatest effect when one gives that honorable and sincere endeavor. Putting forth dignity and integrity, you gave Dade County and its citizens their lives back to them fruitfully and most ably. Turmoil and evil has got to be taken out of the equation and engagement and conversation must take their roles as a team. All public servants have big shoes to fill, yours, Officer Cook, were and are that size. A little boldness and proficiency can go a long way in making those strides. Nothing is given. Nothing should be taken for granted. Commitment and consideration do require the very same gentle spirits of congeniality from the same honest and respected officers who have to deal with whatever comes their way. You handled everything, Officer cook ,with class, nobility and sincere gallantry. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2017

The wise and righteous are not afraid of the challenges ahead of them. peace and serenity can only exist when our most devoted and resourcefully brave men and women give that extra special effort. Dade County and its people were afforded kind and excellent care under your watch, Officer Cook. Violence and wickedness having been replaced with good old fashioned honesty, integrity and the goodwill of those who fight these battles over terror. You were the right man for the job, Officer Cook and the true professional hero that we all will never forget. You take a person's character and combine it with a little ingenuity and vision and you have the makings of accomplishment. You saw it and witnessed it, Officer Cook. Now up in heaven do you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero along with other humble and humane angelic heroes and heroines of honor and knowledge.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2017

Envy, lust and greed can easily destroy anyone. Honesty, humility and dignity can humbly lead to all the successes in life for anyone willing to put forth the effort. You brought your entire arsenal with you each day, Officer Cook and Dade County and its residents were never ever let down. When a man of character, desire, courage and conviction leads other women and men through thick and thin we remember them. You have been saluted, admired and surely lovingly remembered for your unwavering resolve and loyalty to all the right causes. You see peace and quiet where it rightfully belongs. It was a part of your life and career. You made your family very happy and proud, though they all still miss you very much. Torment brings pain to those already suffering from your loss and hopefully time can slowly heal those deep wounds caused by your death. You sacrificed your life, Officer Cook, so we could live and breathe more freely, enhancements that have and will last forever. Your humility and morals won't ever be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2017

It's amazing what you can learn from the many police heroes and heroines of honor and valor. From all families closure is difficult in that some have gotten off and others are still being hunted down. It is tragic and breaks my heart. You were a loyal and faithful gentleman and a police officer, Officer Cook, who cared greatly for all Dade County residents. Your dignity, integrity and desire when coupled with your consummate character, conviction and courage made all the difference. Now unity, liberty and peace can take their humble places in our society, that was enriched and made more profound by your unselfish and unwavering professionalism. Cherished and respected, loyal and resourceful. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If there is any officer wearing your badge and number may they do so with goodwill, honor and the abilities to uphold life and its value. Versatility and vigilance are always called upon to act heroically with each other.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2017

Destiny is Our Creator's way of ruling this world. I t's not a time clock nor a race, it is rather God's way of reminding us that we have obligations to try and meet each day. Everyday is a new day a rebirth of life and your career and life, Officer Cook, stood on the foundations of honor, integrity and the dignity to act humanely kind, compassionate and help keep law and order bonded together as one. Dade County certainly tries not to overlook nor forget its heroes and heroines of character, courage and the desire to maintain proper boundaries for all. Comrades have and always will salute your bravery and valor, the fight you fought to contain violence and its evil. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Only class, faith and devotion as they partner with one another in this extreme challenge for people to live more safely and secure.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2017

The escapades of some are just that in that they lack meaning. The effort, efficiency and honesty must be present in order to be restored. You gave a supreme endeavor, Officer Cook, on behalf of all Dade County and its citizens. Your resolve has resonated throughout a community where you have been richly honored and solemnly saluted for having that character, concern and decency. All from the proper conduct, principles and morals to see peace and freedom through. Those missions you fought so hard for, Officer Cook, will not be forgotten and neither will your integrity and commitment. The class and desire were there and so was the determination and motivation which in turn spurred other comrades to do what was deemed fitting. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Performance and the pride one take sin their job is the living clarity of how a hero humbly lives and achieves.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2017