Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

In searing heat, there you were, Officer Cook, saving lives of colleagues and civilians while keeping the peace in Liberty City in Dade County. You kept your wits about yourself as you tried to calmly and proficiently get a troubled young man to surrender peacefully. When integrity, dignity and their honor are not upheld, bedlam and mayhem can then ensue and the results can be colossal. But, cherished and resourceful marked your career and the life of heroism that marched to the same beat. A gallant and valiant gentleman whose mission brought forth enhancement and change for the better, you'll always be fondly remembered, Officer Cook , for fairly handling your assignments astutely and with conviction. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We spell learning, educated, graceful, accomplished, courageous and yearning, legacy. Your goals, dreams and aspirations of a well lived life, albeit with more to offer our society. God has allowed your spirit, Officer Cook, to humbly and with a renewed sense of humility to soar higher everyday.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 30, 2016

It's truly amazing what a simple act of honesty can bring. What a basic measure of dignity and integrity can accomplish to uplift one's spirits. It's shocking and tragic what a dishonest public servant can bring to their fellow comrades and department when they stray from morals so central to the very fabric of our society. It happens and for the unrest and tension that feeds off these atrocities, violence and terror don't need anymore byproducts to spread their wings of destruction. You spread the nets of safety and loyalty, peace and hope far and wide around the sectors of Dade County, Officer Cook. A righteous man with a heart of gold just there to do his best in this war we call evil. you performed your roles in an outstanding fashion, Officer Cook, never letting integrity and commitment slips through your hands. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those who have taken over your watch had better hunker down and prepare for a battle like no other. Thankfully God is watching and assisting those courageous men and women who excel in devotion and consideration.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 30, 2016

If life was a party, we would be as happy as groundhogs. Trouble is life is not a party or game. God does not play games or favorites. What is expected from dignified and honorable individuals is integrity and faithfulness incorporating their every move. Officer Cook, your patrols of Dade County and its citizens were graced with candor, class and the assurance that things would march on rightfully and justly. You were a concerned young man and your heroism showed your true character, commitment and zeal for excellence. No matter the time, place or hour, you could be counted on for dedicated service and persevering protection. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You answered the calls. God answered your missions as He allows the gentleness of your beloved spirit to fly from place to place. Eternity has no limits. There is no stopwatch. The gates are always open to sadly receive more diligent and determined heroes and heroines of everlasting enhancements.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 30, 2016

Sleep and proper nutrition help us maintain health and our ability to function. So you might wonder how any officer could pull off working a double shift? It happens all the time. Emergencies call for the bravest, strongest and most honorable men and women to defy the odds in the calls of duty. Don't know if you ever pulled a double shift, Officer Cook, you were a man of resolve and faith. And forever does the good fortunes of Dade County and its people rest and prosper because of your heroic actions. God takes His angelic heroes and heroines back to His shelter and give them that all important eternal assignment. One learned and applied through the lessons they were taught in this world. You were our hero. You are your family pride and joy. One only needs to glance at that big grin, the humane smile of success though you were just beginning. Your uniform you wore, Officer Cook, was your story and chapters of your life and career written and inscribed on those sacred memorial walls where commitment, character, conviction and courage made all the difference. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The lessons of life, your life, Officer Cook, exemplified by humility and nobility. Grace and gallantry geared up each watch for the battles of all time over violence and evil, you never gave in. A true warrior and savior to all mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 30, 2016

For honest and diligent police officers who display humility and passion for their profession, the calls of heroism ring like a bell. Heaven has a way of humbling one real fast. Our Creator does not fool around nor deal in simplicity. Though, you were a hero, Officer Cook, decency and integrity were the characteristics that helped you seal peace and unity throughout Dade County. Its streets, its residents, wherever you served and protected most vigilantly that where you humbleness and legacy forever live. Your fighting spirit lives on in the hopes and dreams of your family and colleagues whom you served alongside of with faithfulness and loyalty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Officers who served with justice and fairness, who sacrifice have seats left in a higher place where no person could even begin to wonder. Peace and quiet as you, Officer Cook, as you patrol God's sacred venues. Nothing will harm you. Never will you be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 30, 2016

Police officers don't take curtain calls nor bows for they are humbly rewarded with achievement awards by their peers and direct supervisors. What does have to happen is once any officer hits the streets to serve and to patrol the public interest is that honesty and dignity through integrity must be out front. You had your priorities in order, Officer Cook and Dade County residents could feel the difference. Your colleagues could feel the sheer forces of loyalty and resolve rumbling through your station house. You'll never be forgotten for having common sense, character and commitment to guide you through your life and professional career of distinction and devotion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy of valor and bravery ha sled those enhancements all these years after your sacrifice on behalf of mankind. Directing and distributing the peace and unity has kept civility tied together as one. Your spirit, Officer Cook, rests humbly in God's palms as it circles the heavens above.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 29, 2016

The day starts with a loving hug and kiss, a hot cup of coffee or tea. On May 16, 1979, Officer Cook, a goodbye from Karen, stay safe, a phone call from work and prayers for your safe return home. God, Our Creator only knows the why part. Now a man of honesty, integrity and dignity serves His Lord by patrolling those sacred streets in heaven with other comrades who too made the ultimate sacrifice. We don't and may forever never know why you were taken at a young age with more vitality and fulfillment left in your soul. You had more to give back to Dade County and its residents. Hope, peace, the promise of enhancement, the satisfaction of knowing you performed earnestly, honorably and most professionally. The uniform and badge was the symbol of commitment to excellence, conviction to courage and valor. Most of all, that word again and again, character, you are not going out on patrol to serve, protect and to preserve if that is not in your fuel tank. Legacies are humble statements of one's life and their goals, dreams and aspirations, without dignity and humbleness to all humanity, nobility and gallantry have no meaning. It all meant something very unique, very special to a cherished human being such as yourself, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Articulating your message without a genuine spirit doesn't carry the same weight as when it's spoken from the heart, your heart and soul, Officer Cook, were graciously poured into your tasks and the endeavors behind each navigation around the venues of a Dade County community where you were respected and treasured.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 29, 2016

I know those who knew you, Officer Cook, would love to hug and embrace you today. Your family members and friends from all over the nation who knew your mission statement and the essential morality of decency and dignity, honor and integrity that went solely and for the sake of heaven and peace into each effort. A young man with a smile so wide, bravery and courage so far. They were the essence of why Dade County and its citizens may be permitted to live decent and thriving lives today. This is the synopsis of what heroism and humility are all about. It must first take shape in one's home and then as they grow up and become mature adults it carries over. Nine out of ten officers act professionally, it's sad that the one's who don't can cause kayos and possible problems within their departments and their ranks. Character, you cannot mention that symbol of what commitment and conviction mean when a person's conduct lacks this certain trait which enables that public servant to be able to function wisely and more efficiently. You were among the best officers of your time, Officer Cook, admired, astute and confident. All because of unwavering resolve, faith and resourcefulness to see you through your accomplishments. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy is the institution by which you constitution brought security and serenity to all mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 29, 2016

If facebook was around during your time, Officer Cook, those reaching out and befriending you would be amazing. You were a genuinely nice gentleman. You had an easy going spirit capable of doing wonderful things. But, integrity, honesty and dignity was central to you doing an outstanding job of preserving and serving the public interest of citizens in Dade County. The public demands its officers are held accountable by virtue of how they perform on a professional level. Your status was upheld by valor and bravery, conviction and class, so a decent and determined man like yourself, Officer Cook, sacrificed so enhancement may live on. May we live to continue your missions of mercy, compassion and hope. We must be devoted and keep the faith. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy has the character and blessings from God to help maintain the dignity of your family and colleagues in their pursuits in life and in whatever they choose to follow. Aspirations are not antiquated unless one rests on their laurels. Just as you had good morals, so too must we all have conduct that represents the fabric of our society.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 28, 2016

We work. We play. To live life and chose to follow our dreams and goals, this is the place, here in America. It's where opportunity can be found. It was located and for you, Officer Cook, it was where your destiny came calling. You became a hero just by the fact of how honorable and decent a life you lived. You excelled in integrity, dignity and in humility. Comrades today take time to remember your smile and engaging personality. Your friendship and loyalty in serving and in protecting Dade County and its residents won't be forgotten. Instincts and intuition take us down lanes of resolve and valor that we might not ever know. Your heroism and its legacy is the consistency of quality character and commitment personified. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 28, 2016

The plights of people take them every way. How do you turn it around? Do more humble deeds, let action speak for itself. Situations may seem dire but with a little perseverance and a little gentle persuasion things can resolve themselves for the better. It made all the difference in Dade County and for their residents that you, Officer Cook, resided among them with your family and your wife, Karen. Honesty, dignity and integrity have to converse the messages louder than ever. You always will be considered a true hero, one whose gifts to humanity represented the kind of outstanding character you were, Officer Cook, it was your loyalty and faithfulness that carried your every mission of hope and healing. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 27, 2016

Sorrow and sadness are as much a part of life as are joy and happiness. For all brave and humble public servants, honesty and integrity are a part of their daily rituals. Once any officer clocks in to start their watch, God takes over the rest, navigating their patrols all over with dignity and humbleness following their every movement. Officer Cook, you were a man of resolve, resourcefulness, a man with a mission statement that was for all Dade County and its citizens to be safe and sound. You kept the peace and enhancement tied together. It's very sad that you are not here today to witness some of these most dynamic changes. You won't be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy shines on as does your grit, gallantry and compassion.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 27, 2016

The personification of what the realization is for this world to be at peace lies at the hands and feet of our beloved officers. The reality check is that all public servants must remain honest and don integrity wherever they serve and protect. You were the epitome of what class and character represented when you patrolled Dade County in search of unity and peace. You were well respected by colleagues and continue to be saluted for heroic and unwavering humility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 27, 2016

There can be no resignation. No stagnating. No giving up and throwing in the towel or raising the white flag. You must stay the course of decorum and decency. Honor and integrity must fly their staffs high at all times. Dade County never flew under the radar when you patrolled, Officer Cook. It took your supremely heroic actions and superior conduct to get things right again. Colleagues have saluted your wisdom and visions of motivation and movement which have spread peace and eloquence throughout a community where you were looked up to in times of crisis. No better way to honor your name and accomplishments, Officer Cook, than for other officers to don their uniforms and badges proudly and a s humbly as yourself. Morale is amplified. Evil and terror are lessened. Your personality fit your professional role, one in which you carried eloquence and enhancement further than most.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 27, 2016

Just understand desire and genuine effort. To begin to comprehend one's effort, just read up on their life and career. You can catch a glimpse into their honor,integrity and dignity. Officer Cook, you were the humble and fierce whom Dade County stood up and respected. No bragging. No bravado. Just fair and practical police work that helped secure peace and unity for everyone. A loyal man to his brothers and sisters in the law enforcement profession, you served during your time with determination and the dedication that is demanded by professionals who are tasked with many dilemmas which require resolving and resourcefulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your demeanor and desire carried you through your missions of mercy, hope and optimism.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 26, 2016

We pledge allegiance to the flag. Officers pledge their affirmations of loyalty, honesty and dignity in their every patrol. It's no different wherever one protects and serves the public. Here in Dade County, Florida, you served with distinction and devotion, Officer Cook. To all the proper causes that affect peace and unity and where enhancement can surely be felt by all thirty-seven years later. A dear comrade with an overwhelming passion to take care of those who needed assurances they would be safe and sound. You will be revered for your generosity and temerity. You dealt with torment and evil in a class and decent manner honoring your creator. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Class, candor and commitment to quality character concerned you greatly, Officer Cook. Dade County was always in good hands.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 26, 2016

The gifts of perseverance and its progression take their cues from those officers whose ideals and values are affixed upon honesty and dignity. Your conduct, Officer Cook, was the kind of behavior that is demanded from each officer. Where the protection of the public is involved, it is especially necessary to act according to department standards, thus upholding the unity and peaceful nature of Dade County and its citizens. A man of humility, loyalty and faith should be saluted for their unselfish devotion and commitment to professional duties. Yours, Officer Cook, was what pride is all about. Unwavering in delivery and determination. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 26, 2016

To steer hope and desire in the right direction requires all the facets of loyalty, honesty and dignity. If there is no integrity incorporated into one's efforts the infrastructure of what is needed for peace and unity to succeed cannot be realized. What was well known to all Dade County and its residents was your sincerest endeavor, Officer Cook, at bringing together resolve and relief. Never an easy task, a complex challenge to be sure. Character is built by those who courageously and heroically enter this profession wide eyed and ready to go to work in patrolling and protecting the public trust and the safety nets that are assembled around any community. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You let your actions humanely and humbly grace us as you enhanced our society for generations to come.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 26, 2016

The phrase only the good die young, I don't know its origins, I do know you were a well meaningful and honorable man, Officer Cook. Take your integrity, honesty and dignity and place it aside other heroes and heroines in the Dade County law enforcement community and we get the idea as to why you have been remembered as solemnly and as fondly. You stopped crime before it began and tried calming down those emotions may have spilled over. When tension and evil ran side by side, there you were, Officer Cook, present and fully accountable. The quietness, peace and unity is the direct result of unselfish commitment and unwavering courage. You remain admired and revered by all. A gentleman with a soft spirit, that now flies like a butterfly across our deep blue skies. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. In God's heavenly abode you now are charged with an important eternal mission to walk that sacred beat patrolling God's golden streets. Nothing will harm you again. Violence and evil will not be winners. Common sense and dignity for all humanity will triumph. You preserved so we can continue our conquests, Officer Cook. Peace and civility must match wits with the forces of wickedness. Twenty-five is still too young, you were admired by so many people, a true Godsend and a blessing to civilization. You continue to be missed greatly. Your absence can only make our hearts grow fonder of your esteem for comrades and those who loved you and the same you gave back to them.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 25, 2016

Whenever a hero, a person you look up to loses their life, you feel a sense of great pain and anguish. You may feel cheated. You may experience the feelings of being deprived. Why? Because they had much more to offer our society. Exactly. You had much more life, Officer Cook and an endless amount of energy. God sees our missions through and through. He saw your life and career guarding and gracing Dade County and its citizenry until the end. Your last ounce of spent dignifying our lives so we could live prosperously and very peacefully. Your character, vigilance and valor surely will never be forgotten. Only received by Our Creator with the humblest of blessings, a cherished and respected man with a compassionate soul saluted for his bravery. You were a dedicated and heroic man, Officer Cook. Comrades have taken notice. We, the public have observed too what you meant to our world. One bettered by enhancements that will stand forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A God fearing man is to be revered, surely mercy shall follow him all the days of his life. Your grace, Officer Cook, has become God's eternal calendar in that your soul will never stop travelling, it will light up our skies in this community as surely as your big bright smile.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 25, 2016

Heroism has many symbols, humility, dignity, honor and integrity which when bonded together with stellar character, conviction and commitment leaves an everlasting memory. When your service and preservation to Dade County was undertaken, Officer Cook, it was for God's name and for those citizens who relied upon your instincts. You'll always be cherished and revered for your humble career and a life full of passion and wonderfulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Comrades and your family will never forget the proud moment when your badge was pinned on your chest. Pride and achievement were your allies, Officer Cook, they followed you down the road of resolve. You were a very brave man with a sincere heart, Officer Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 25, 2016

The object of progression is to advance the positive forces that people feed off of. They felt important, cherished and want to accomplish their tasks through effort, diligence and honesty to the best of their abilities. Police officers through vigilance and respect engage in responsibilities that are difficult for most to achieve. You persevered, Officer Cook, as you were a considerate and honest man. God took that valor and heroism to a level where mere mortals may never truly comprehend the sphere of how your devoted soul now travels. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You performed a mission of hope, peace and unity for Dade County and its residents that would be a bit difficult to repay. They are grateful and forever indebted to your humbleness and humility.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 25, 2016

Character builds strength of resolve and unwavering courage in times of danger. Unity and peace, too build the cornerstones of strength and its opportunities to better society. People get up and go to work and at times look for that so called quick fix. There are no band aids that can heal the wounds of this atrocity we brand as evil. All any God fearing and determined officer can do is keep fighting on, never relinquishing honor and integrity. You never let things obstruct your vision, Officer Cook, of what needed to be done in Dade County and its right for people to lead sound and productive lives. You'll always be accounted for as a hero so loyal and dedicated to the right causes. Your professionalism and profound resourcefulness won't be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Justice one day for all people will be served on God's golden platter of righteousness and the dignity for all to live, breathe and to channel their emotions in an enhanced atmosphere. The anticipation is the participation of each individual in this peace process.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 24, 2016

Enthusiasm must take leaps and bounds when officers go out and patrol the public safety. A smile and a whole lot of dignified honesty and integrity made your trails, Officer Cook, for peace and unity more prosperous. All anyone in Dade County during your time could do would have been to say thanks. We're grateful for your spirit, passion and compassion, after all any officer worth their salt must stay composed and focused on their challenges and tasks at hand. Always remembered and saluted for leadership and the humility by which you served and protected. Your legacy of heroism rests proudly in God's hands. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. When commitment, conviction and class are tested, those who are morally righteous will succeed mightily. The future onuses fall on those who took over your watch, Officer Cook. They are taxed, though if they endeavor through their courage, the jobs will get done. Your missions were enhanced by God's sacred presence and your unwavering diligence.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 24, 2016

As my family gets ready to greet the Jewish New year next Sunday night, let us take the time to pray with all our hearts, all our souls and with all our might that the coming year will be filled with good health, peace and all the blessings we could ask for. we can request, depending on our tone of voice is what we may receive back. God was surely good to the Cook Family, even when sadness and tragedy beset you, your dad, who I was told passed suddenly. Don't know if he was ill or not, Justin told me, Officer Cook. Justin himself had an accident which left him wheelchair bound, he doesn't complain or want one to feel sorry for him. I feel bad for him. I believed he was studying for a Masters degree. You were not ill the day of May 16, 1979, when you said goodbye to Karen and started your shift. You were starting the day watch I believe. Circumstances take our angels of valor on missions of mercy, hope and faith that most would not want to go to. At least like most officers, they were well received and attended by an honest and righteous man of dignity and integrity. You will never ever be forgotten. Your successes in Dade County opened new doors and chapters of peace and enhancement for all residents. That Saturday, May 19, 1979, was going to be your first weekend off. A weekend of sadness and sorrow no one will forget nor comprehend why it happened. You were humble, gallant and valiant until the end. A mission finished, yet cut short by uncalled for and wanton violence by an evil young man, troubled as he already was. Very sad. No questioning your resolve, Officer Cook, you were an equitable and just gentleman with the spirit to match. Like the butterfly, it now flies higher and higher everyday. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Repentance, prayer and giving charity can avert an evil decree. Let us be inscribed and written up for a happy and blessed New Year. The ram's horn blown in synagogues summons one's heart to repent, to wept, its piercing sounds are meant to motivate and to arouse our good inclinations to be honorable and loyal to God's callings.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 24, 2016