Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Morning breaks and the daylight greets us with yet another opportunity to further enhance our society. But while acting we must be very careful as to what lurks around us. It's the hidden factors that may and can influence us into doing something deemed improper and totally dishonest. This is what all law abiding citizens have to stay clear from and it was your job, Officer Cook, to see us through thick and thin. Through trial and error, you always endeavored to be a force in the Dade County community where resolve and resiliency produce the best results. Then all residents can sing or chant their praises of your brave and unselfish acts of goodwill spread out in the community you so loved and enjoyed serving and protecting. We pray with elation, we offer our thoughts with a most passive joy for it is through the many courageous and valiant heroes and heroines that we ought to be thankful for. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, the morning dew comes, the afternoons may bring showers, when all is clear we feel most at ease for your personally loyal, faithful and unwavering commitment to confront this evil which still rears its ugliness. You went by the book and maintained a sterling reputation among your peers who knew how endearing you were to both them and your department.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 6, 2015

We live each moment as our eyes are lit with compassion. Police officers patrol the four corners of their areas of assignment, it may be lighter from the sunlight one place, cloudier on another side. Our feet takes us as far as they may, our decency takes us all around, as long as one displays this code of conduct things can be unlimited. We ask from the God the courage to confront the good and evil and pray that one day peace, freedom and togetherness will be the rule. We walk forward, Officer Cook, with your blessings of serenity, good health and all the honesty, dignity and valor that surely followed you all your days and years of both your outstanding life and par excellence career as a Metro-Dade Police Officer. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, we give thanks for your wonderful examples on how to live and pursue a career where sometimes a thank you gets lost in the translation. If we are not so compassionate that is a fault that lies beneath us. You were so brave and swift to act as you did, Officer Cook, on May 16, 1979, when tensions that day will brewing beyond the comprehension of any man, woman or child. Your dossier is humbly full of commendations for your excellent performances beyond the official calls of duty. They will never be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 5, 2015

We wake up hopefully as a lion is as swift at taking down its prey to consume. At the time the sun comes up we await and then begin tackling all of our daily chores. We greet each day with a smile and then wonder where will our trails lead us to? Your professional callings, Officer Cook, led you down the road of solemn commitment and an integral sense of integrity with dignity rightfully falling behind all your patrols throughout the Dade County community. The residents were always grateful for your bravery, valor and courageous pursuits. You were my neighbor, friend and hero the humble epitome of excellence along with absolute resolve and a most profound diligence. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 5, 2015

The sun shines down on us with its big yellow ball of glowing warmth and comfort. We wake each morning hopefully refreshed and a glow as a new day bring its challenges to each. We live each moment as our eyes a lit with compassion. You looked at each day, Officer Cook, as an opportunity to further enhance this world and your community where you grew up. Dade County, Liberty City where you gave your young life to deliver peace, prosperity and prominence to an area striving, yet struggling to discover its own identity. Badge#1664 belonging to you my neighbor, friend and hero was noticed and known for the honesty and humane actions that were a lifetime association with you as you wore your police uniform with exactly that and more. Desire and decency are always expected from any public servant and you brought much more to a profession where morals and ethical conduct belong on the same street as all good people do. Rest in peace Officer Cook, those who have succeeded you need to stay straight and not go astray, society and its inhabitants demand this. We struggle at times, we may fall, but it is those who rise that will be victorious in the end of this seemingly never ending battle against wickedness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 4, 2015

Resilient, resolute, reliable and responsible all phrases, words that fit rather nicely in a police officer's daily approach to handling anything that comes their way. Confident and competent were also words that fit your dialogue among all residents, Officer Cook. To live and to love is to forgive. To tell a lie, you must look up to the sky, where God above judges and rules as we rest, work, whatever interests us. To be a hero is greater than any zero added to a number. To be humble is not to fumble, to squander any chances of success away. To simply try your best doesn't require a lot of zest. Just put forth a little endeavor. Just try, Our Creator in the sky will assist us with the rest. Because remember life from birth is a big test. A test to see if we measure up to the day to day expectations that life and work bring together, to mesh as one unit. We are challenged in so many ways, just stay the course, don't give up, don't be a pompous, loud-mouthed bragger who just sits and waits for things to fall into place. Your humbleness will take care of everything if you are courteous, honest, decent, civil and intellectually dignified and comport yourself with stellar integrity. You'll be able to sing, all of God's praises as each day the flag is raised to the top. Every feat is unique. Every obstacle encourages that you can make a difference, you can accomplish, you can be your yourself, staying within your own identity. Even the weak, the impaired can seek something out and make a positive difference in this society. Society bears this out, no need to pout, just water your flowers with a big spout. All your bravery and valiant actions everyday and including on May 16, 1979, Officer Cook, have validated your stellar life, your police career at the Metro-Dade Police Department and further substantiated your legacy among all police heroes and heroines not just in Dade County, Florida, all around this nation and the world. Bravery and honor can only meet when one truly attempts to make a commitment to change a negative into a positive, something you did quite well for six years and many more if not for the wanton act of evil perpetrated against yourself, my neighbor, friend and hero, your other colleagues wounded and nearly lost that awful day we lost you at the hands of a troubled, depressed, whatever adjectives one wants to describe that young man. You both had rights, as a police officer you protected and served us guaranteeing those rights, freedoms, peacefulness and the unity all communities demand. How can the residents be any more grateful? Rest in peace. Your maturity beyond your years combined with your intelligence produced one faithful and a humbly top notch officer to be forever saluted for your actions. Officer Cook, superlatives only begin to innumerate your upstanding and outstanding life and equally excellent commitment to all people. We all recognize one may have to sacrifice their lives for our liberties, it is the one violates these God-given rights to whom we wonder why? One moment of violence can never, I repeat can never take away your good name and character, Officer Cook. You are missed very much and will always be regarded as a man of action and humility.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 4, 2015

I meant to say, Officer Cook, that God makes our hearts tender and in a way this assists us in being more compassionate towards one another. Police officers have to be hard-hearted and yet have pity, empathy and compassion for all residents they serve and protect. Your six years of loyal and dignified service were characterized by honesty and the essential values of virtue combined with a resounding vigilance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, God's diligent in looking after all of His golden and treasured guardian angels.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 3, 2015

Everyday is a time to pray, reflect and to take a small humble step to assess what we could have done better to make this world a bit more promising. Resolutions are nice, but they do not carry much clout unless we sincerely aim to achieve something even so small and what may seem moot or mundane. We arise to the sounds of our alarm clocks or just our body clocks that notify us that we've had enough sleep, our proper nightly rest. The winds blow outside of our windows and yet we know that we must go to our work to make ends meat, our sustenance. Some arise before the dawning of the sun, you got up early on May 16, 1979 and left your home for work. Your colleagues were a part of your extended family and they never had worries nor concerns on how you would compose yourself. You handled the torch of your department and community with class and reverence that still is lit today for all future officers to follow. It is up to them, Officer Cook, to maintain both honor and dignity when out on patrol, they can never go wrong. while trying to stay safe, let us all pray they keep watching us as you do from the heavens above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, keep looking down on us with the same common sense and composure that allowed you to handle the rigors of your chosen career, a profession you proudly represented among all public servants. Thank God you were a humble and cherished individual whose faith enabled you to serve us with loyalty and stellar candor.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 3, 2015

All winter long we see nature take its course, the snow falls on our trees and flowers, we wait until it abates before wondering outside. Birds still fly so high, singing and flying among other birds. The season changes warmer weather is now on the horizon, we awake sometimes our bones creak and we want to stay hidden under the covers of our nice warm and comfortable beds. But duty calls and we take our cues, it is time to go out on the streets and patrol them with a renowned sense of vigor. For what you meant to everyone, Officer Cook, you got up early on the morning of May 16, 1979, ate breakfast, sat and talked with Karen, shared cups of hot coffee to refresh you and then embraced and said your goodbyes and to told her to her to have a great day. No one really knows when Our Creator will call us home to His eternal palace in His heavenly abode. Why could God have given you more time with us, more years to fulfill that which you had yet to achieve? The answer is most likely found in what I call "Gods Spiritual Treasure Chest." We have what we think are the right keys to unlock the hidden mysteries that surround us. You unlocked that chest through your unwavering commitment to excellence with first class caliber honor, dignity and solid and serious integrity the freedoms, unity and peace in a Dade County community where you were respected, admired and revered for all time sake. You donned your Metro-Dade police uniform humbly and very proudly for all to witness. The bravery, courage and valor was an integral part of how you were raised by your loving parents. Your professional career was accomplished by hard work, sweat and toil and meticulous preparation just like any other police academy recruit. I'll think that you graduated at the top of your class because that was your motto, to treat all people with the same care, consideration and cooperation as you would want them to treat you. You enjoyed your work and delving into how you could solve the most complex cases to the ones that were a little easier to handle. It was your know how along with your calming, soothing voice and humane and civilized manner that steered you properly down the pathways of what it takes to become a stellar police officer of character, maturity beyond your years and the God-given ability through diligence the leadership capacity to help mold other comrades as you were shaped and molded into one truly fine gentleman and even more so a humble Dade County police hero whose legacy shines as brightly today as it did nearly forty-two years ago when you started serving and protecting all residents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The seasons due change. Your life, career and legacy are forever to share with one another, reflect, discuss and solemnly salute your vigilance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 3, 2015

How can a mighty river moisten a tiny seed? We witness it growing, we view it blossoming and low and behold we have from it a wonderfully strong and tall tree. The Lord make sour hearts tender and humble in order for us to serve Him correctly. Your heart, Officer Cook, was pure from the start, no one ever had to jump charge it. Your modesty and solemnly moral character has long been a part of your legacy as a Dade County police hero. The sacrifice you made on our behalf on May 16, 1979, has and always will be viewed with the greatest, fondness, respect and admiration among all citizens no matter where they resided. Your watch over us was geared toward calming those whose emotions may have gotten the better of them. Your service of soothing one with your tone of voice and its proper inflection should have been contagious among your peers. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your resolve was resourcefully resounding around all venues in Dade County. Never to be forgotten, you'll be remembered and held in high esteem. Some police officers today need more training and assistance in what proper morals and professional conduct are expected from all public servants. From 1973 until May 16, 1979, we knew what to glean from Badge#1664 belonging to Officer William C. Cook of the Metro-Dade Police Department. You acquitted yourself with class, character and an abounding flow of passion and courage. The street sign on NW 75th Street and NW 17th Avenue sheds the true light on what our heroes and heroines are all about not just in life, in career as well. Outstanding and solid, you are to be saluted as a gallant and valiant gentleman and a devout police professional. Mankind is always going to be indebted to your work and the ethics that backed up your every mission.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 2, 2015

Life and death share a common thread in that all who have ever lived with pass when that time arrives. The waters gush, the trees and their leaves change their colors sort of a vivid tapestry. Leaving this world and going on to the next life is something I'm not certain everyone wants to know about it, but this is an integral part of our lifecycle. You were a very distinguished and brave police officer, Officer Cook. You made sure people were served and protected by every fabric in your body. And this was accomplished with humility, honesty, dignity and an intellectual integrity. The gates of God's heavens is where you my neighbor, friend and hero rest in peace for your courageous and valiant efforts in securing the safekeeping and peace for all Dade County residents. No one of course wants to ever lay to rest their loved one at such a young age, as the saying goes, it's the children who should do for their folks in one-hundred and twenty years. Your mother, Mrs. Cook, should live and be well at ninety-nine years of age. I'll keep you in my thoughts, you and Mr. Cook, he should rest in peace, were the friends that sadly my parents never got the chance to meet. Your son's love and faith were the two ingredients in his life and career that made him one of God's supremely humble public servants. It steered his morals and character stellar as it was most proficiently. We are ever so grateful and profoundly thankful.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 2, 2015

When it is that time for being silent, we remain so until we have a wise and plausible reason to speak. We stand still and wait until it is safe to cross the street. We stop when the music had finished playing, our spirits turn to You Our Creator for sage and sound advice. We rest with all of nature sometimes literally under the big bright stars of the heavens above. You have greeted many folks in this world, Officer Cook, as I'm quite certain that you and Karen were the epitome of the warm and welcoming host and hostess. You just made people laugh. You made them feel right at home. You treated them as you too would want to be treated with warmth and respect. Now because of your heroic and humble professional acts of courage, dignity, integrity, honor with distinction, you have been welcomed and have welcomed many supremely loyal comrades who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of God for all people to live, honor and cherish the freedoms and opportunities that lie ahead of them, as are the challenges and what comes with them that may lie ahead. Nothing in life is guaranteed. It is a daily examination by Our Lord to see and to judge our worthiness. God gave you, Officer Cook, conceived by your mother and with your father's assistance they raised a prideful and very honorable son, loving to all who served the Metro-Dade Police Department with nothing but humility and heroic honor that is reserved for all of our heroes and heroines, past, present and the future who bravely place their lives and careers on the lines of duty for the peace and its invigorating force among us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We come into this world, it is God who determines our length of our days, months and years. We better make each moment count and begin to treasure the moments as you so faithfully and very lovingly accomplished during your life and the bright future that was supposed to be in front of you until tragically you were taken way too early by violence and the hatred of one disturbed young man bent on, sadly we cannot assimilate what he was thinking only knowing he wanted to harm and he took your life as you were loyally serving Dade county residents who have not forgotten you and the messages of calm that you represented. Peace soon will forever come our way.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 1, 2015

Our mothers conceive their children with a loving spouse's love and support. Our parents show us love and affection, give us support and admiration. They instill the breathes our bodies require to live well and to be prosperous in whichever endeavor we choose to undertake. We live in the shadows until we reach a point in our lives when the big bright light turns on. We select very wisely and carefully what career decisions will make us healthy, hearty and quite happy. You lived among wonderfully loyal and devoted parents, Officer Cook, a big sister in Nancy, who saw her darling younger brother grow up, become a very wonderfully brave and courageous young man who married a wonderful woman in Karen, who just like yourself pursued a very meaningful and stable career in the healthcare profession as a registered nurse. You were both loyal and honest, dedicated, devoted and determined to make good among all citizens and the patients you served and tried to nurse back to health. You were a reservoir of resolve, a valiant public servant who with your humble strength sustained people in their times of need with your compassion navigating your every move. As stated, you were the glue which bonded your family together, Officer Cook, just as you did for six solid years of excellent service spreading peace, freedom and unity to all mankind. Now as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, let us pause on this January 1, 2015 day and reflect back on your treasured life, cherished career and all the God-given talents humanely bestowed upon you to make you the saluted police officer who placed his entire being on the line for our serenity and safety. Never to be forgotten. Always remembered for giving us everything you had to rein in evil and its wickedness that still threatens the good of most people.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 1, 2015

To learn how to live, it must begin at home where our loving parents raise us to be honorable and thrifty. Reverence also starts here. One does not need to plant a tree as numerous trees have already been planted. When our days reach an end we return from where we came from. From dust shall you return unto dust. When one walks on God's holy ground, we know we are touching something very special. We trim our plants and prune our trees in order for them to regenerate. You stand where no one has stood, you've reached the test of time, for some it can be many years later. Well, for your twenty-five years, Officer Cook, your courageousness and boldness has certainly stood the test of time. We honor each new day with some humble feat. You stood bravely in the face of evil on May 16, 1979 and each watch you performed your job with the utmost professional devotion and dedication, grit and a fierce determination to do right for all citizens, all grateful for your outstanding loyalty and everlasting faithfulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Reverence and resolve dictated your every movement around the streets of Dade County. Now in heaven God is navigating your every move around His golden streets where our humbly marvelous heroes and heroines have sadly awaited your welcome to them. We know no harm can ever come your way again. My family and your loved ones, esteemed colleagues miss you immensely. Your humble abode where you grew up and where you and Karen lived was one of love, honor and an admiration for all people.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 31, 2014

We look up to the wonderful clouds, blue and sometimes dark and menacing all meshed together according to God's will. The long and winding roads we travel upon often contain bumps and detours for us to navigate around. People sit and rock back and forth on their porches with homes as big as castles sometimes near large mountains and various major bodies of water. As we age our hair changes color, we grow a bit older and hopefully a little more wiser. As we accomplish, we can pleased with the years as they come and go. Let's be sure we do all we can do to make this world a better place to live, prosper and to thrive in good health. Happy and a healthy New Year to you Mrs, Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Tidwell and to the Wilkerson Family and to you Alexis, Skyler and yourself, Legend. Stay well and keep up the good grades. You would be happy with your family, Officer Cook. You brought a smile to life and honor, courage and dignity to your career. You served with integrity and were the ever so faithfully inspirational police officer who dreamed big and turned out quite well. Dade County can be extremely thankful for men and women of hope and optimism such as yourself, my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 31, 2014

We walk in this world holding our friends' hands with God's ever faithful loving grace and His mercy enduring forever. God's touch is renowned as it is felt all over. We rests peacefully guided by Our Creator's majesty. All seasons following behind one another, the rains come and moisten our lands in order for things to grow in order to satisfy our needs. You were a blessing to all mankind, Officer Cook, saving us, serving and protecting our beings by shielding us from any harm that might befall us. Your dignity, bravery and courage was like a pouring rain, God gave you and the many other brave officers a very special and intrinsic gift that not too many of us possess. This was utilized to the maximum with its effects still being felt this day, all these years later as your very respected and treasured soul touches us all in some cherished fashion. One by one the leaves change their color, but that large tall tree near your sacred grave remains as solid and as sturdy as ever, a characteristic of your stellar life, career and the character, discipline so vitally necessary to perform a rather important and rigorously vigor profession. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You rest in humble repose until that very day when we will reunite with you and your dad, Charles, may he too rest in peace. God's hands and palms can maintain and take hold of many golden guardian angels. Twenty-one thousand is way too many very tragically taken from families, comrades and this land where they were honored to humanely watch, serve and protect our peace, freedom and unity of the common person. At least they all did it proudly and with distinction. Only one-hundred percent maximum effort.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 30, 2014

The leaves change their colors according to the season and dawn arrives day after day. With each passing day we endeavor to achieve greatness no matter what it takes to maintain our honor, dignity and integrity. It can be strange that we still can be sad, yet sadness is a part of life just as much as happiness. We look to lay down in shade, shadows coming under some tree, elm, oak or birch. You rested, Officer Cook, after laboring for the sake of all Dade County citizens. The shadows come, the day is about to become night, whatever restorations we require we at least have the time now to undertake them. We retire for the evening near the windows that deliver those gentle breezes. Our souls are taken by God for judgment and after we awake, a new day begins. Eternity is the after life where there is no more suffering, you gave up your young life and career my neighbor, friend and hero in bravery, dedicated dignity and perseverance and a pronounced sense of valiant commitment. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 30, 2014

The moon is full, the sun is large and burns as brightly as ever, as the grass in the fields blow from the winds, the winds which cool us off. The stars come out at night, the constellations are set according to God's will and so it is with our lives and careers when we set sail and begin to relish in our talents. When we lie down on our beds, close our eyes and dream like nobody else can. The birds sing by day and by night, we listen and enjoy their sweet sounds. The sounds of success, freedom, unity and peace finally coming home. Home for good. Home where our hearts are content with all that we pray we have from God. We labor to keep our heads clear, to keep from wondering and drifting from the goals that we set each new day as we get started off hopefully on the proper footing. Our lives are not just grass and trees, though for most this may be our final resting place. The seasons come and go, they pass quickly before our eyes. For those who challenge themselves to do their best, as you did every moment, Officer Cook, life can be somewhat confounding and downright confusing at times. But you slept well, ate well, took proper care of your body and mind in order to serve and to protect the welfare of Dade County with its proper respect, dignity, honor and integrity so vital to any important position. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your supreme service will forever be solemnly saluted.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2014

May the seasons that God has given us serve as instructors to teach us the many valuable lessons that life has to offer. As we gaze and behold all the beauty this world possesses, let be very thankful for all the bounty that we have. When that time arrives may all of our work and toil be placed in proportion to that day when we can finally retire and still be healthy enough to reap the fruits of our labors. When our lives have reached a climax and You Our Lord decide it is time to rest, let us realize and hope that life is eternal where no more pain or suffering comes our direction. We'll acknowledge that there can be no regrets, no remorse and that we gave a solid effect in making this world a more secure, unified and prosperous one for all future generations. You viewed your role as a police officer, Officer Cook, you took the baton, you needed no cues and went from there insuring our safety and dignity sacrificing your own liberty and God given rights that even police officers have. You lived my neighbor, friend and hero in a loving atmosphere where honesty was stressed everyday by your devoted parents and yet, you still had much more to fulfill, but, it was Our Creator who allotted you twenty-five wonderfully productive and successful years to produce and make us safer by your loving and humble presence. Upbeat and optimistic were the yard sticks of how you functioned in your official capacities. You received and gave back to society all that was taught to you. You made people matter. You made us smile with pride and joy when you first donned your uniform, one that was worn admirably and ever so faithfully. May you rest in peace in the abundance of God's shining grace with those comrades so loyal and devoted as yourself, displaying their courage, valor, bravery at each turn during their watches of their communities. You were content utilizing your energies to the fullest which resulted in joy and pleasure for all Dade County residents. The sun rises tomorrow, a new day dawns, it dawned for you, Officer Cook, for twenty-five years, way too short, but a cherished hero you were to all nonetheless. You life and career enabled us to enjoy the simple pleasures of life of which you were and are very much still a vital part of to your family, friends and colleagues from around the world. Those sunrises and sunsets you enjoyed thoroughly with Karen should still be happening. Violence should never be the finality of a person's dreams, desires and aspirations no matter what job or profession one undertakes to achieve.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2014

Lord, it's time, lay Your hands upon Your servants and let the shadows cast down upon them. Continue letting us work for the fruits of our labor. Deliver fulfillment and drive to all our endeavors. Let those homeless enter and find shelter, warmth and food to nourish our beings so that we may serve You with our energies blazing and our spirits shining brighter than any street light. We sleep, we awake, we read, we write to keep our minds as sharp as a needle. Your mind, Officer Cook, was as sharp as any one of your many colleagues. Your dignity, courage and valor has remained as stellar all these years after your ultimate sacrifice as has your endearing congeniality. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your disposition and passion have been the many hallmarks of your life, humanely lived and your career carved out quite splendidly. The fruits of your toil were brought to all everyday with only the words of compassion and composure that came from your lips.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 28, 2014

We ask for patience from You God. All the effort we put forth is because of God's supremely holy hands. Though we never see Your face, it still shines brightly over this world. Our bodies and minds know of no rest and our labor is seemingly endless toil and perspiration. The summer arrives and the weather is hot and humid outside, inside we dwell in the comfort of our homes. When the moment arrives for us to be still, we await for what might be the next move. When we finally come face to face with You Our Creator, judge us for our honesty, dignity and striking integrity. We sing Your praises as we dedicate our beings to You. You were very devoted and quite dignified, Officer Cook, in all your ways, all your concerns. No wonder the citizens of Dade County can exalt their praises to you for such a fine outstanding accomplishment of serving and protecting our common interests of liberty, unity and peace. The people deserve to prosper and thrive in a loving environment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The perseverance and calming influence of your superior character has remained a large portion of your heroic legacy.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 28, 2014

I drink by day. I observe in the evening. I take in guests. I too have been taken in. I see and hear the birds chirping by day and inhale the scents of the lovely flowers at night. I have been given counsel and have given it back to my comrades. The cool stream of water rolling by my legs. Its freshness cooling me off. I have taken a lovely woman to be my wife, to share in all our joys and even the sorrows as we know they too are a part of life. I have merged with the birds that fly ever so high. Just being who you are, not just doing is my first job. Your responsibilities, Officer Cook, as are all police officers who are married with or without a family is to your family and to the community who relished and cherished you for protecting them and insuring their freedom, peace and unity. An awesome task, an onus that you never turned your back away from. The trials and tribulations we who are born must all go through, they are a test, a part of our daily living patterns. One must crawl before they can walk. One must learn before they too can instruct and from all accounts you were a quick learner, my neighbor, friend and hero. You reap what you sow. Your family and this world reaped dividends beyond when you were born and sent into Dade County to watch over it. We can all be ever so grateful for men and women as courageous and as marvelously stellar in both character and in action as you were, Officer Cook. There is no sugarcoating May 16, 1979, it was and is a very tragic day for your entire family, your police family and the entire world the day you gave your life for a community struggling with its identity and because of your heroism we can continue the legacies you started and keep the foundation as well as your soul that continues its ascendance. Today, all of New York City gathers to pay its final respects to Officer Rafael Ramos who was killed last Saturday along with his partner, Officer Wenjian Liu, while on duty trying to maintain peace and unity. Watch over us Officer Cook. I continue to say prayers for you, Mrs. Cook. Rest in peace Officer Cook. When will this violence ever end? Karen, you can be very proud of your husband. He was a loyal and humbly faithful public servant filled with honor who brought only happiness everyday to all people.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 27, 2014

Sowing the seed, planting peace and goodwill they all are a part of a police officer's life and career. We watch and wait for something to grow, to blossom, to succeed beyond anyone's expectations. Our hands and minds function in unison as one entity. The hungry and those who are thirty look to partake in some nourishment and liquid to make them stronger and more efficient. It is everybody who desires to see them achieve.. After all it is the fruits of our sweat and toil that we are allowed to gain nourishment from. Your desires, Officer Cook, your tunnel of devotion vision and determination all acquired through diligence allowed you the chance to both protect and serve all Dade County residents. And it was your thoughtfulness, your intuition that enabled your honor, bravery, dignity and integrity to last throughout your young life and a most promising career that was ahead of you. As noted your wisdom and maturity were beyond your twenty-five years, there is no doubt left behind that you were the quintessential police officer that the Metro-Dade Police Department could rely upon in any given situation. The valor and courage have always remained an importantly substantial fabric of your heroic legacy for all people, all officers and your cherished family to solemnly remember you for. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Honesty, dignity and integrity went on to the next world with you, though they remain a living foundation for all to comport their lives and dreams from it. Evil and violence, corruption, bedlam, kayos and mayhem can never ever take away a good name. Officer Cook, you humbly possessed the proper tools, rather the correct moral makeup to accomplish where some others may not have. Everyone has to look at themselves in that proverbial mirror and view what they need to improve upon. You lived and paid the ultimate sacrifice with a good name and pride and a driven desire backing up all that you represented.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 27, 2014

Flowers come in all colors and the like. God helps us plant the seeds and He implants in each of us certain character traits which we must embrace in order to be successful in this world. We dig and plant, sweat and toil, do it with honor, dignity and integrity all the while as we maintain our composure and incorporate the basic essentials that will propel us through each day safely and in peace. We eat and drink, we tend to our most basic needs and trust in Our Creator to carry us through the rest of our journeys. All of your journeys, Officer Cook, were done in the name of God, you were His supremely efficient public servant who only delivered quality and valor to your department and to your professional position serving and protecting Dade County residents. No one can be more grateful than they were to have you patrol and look after them on a daily basis. Because of your heroism you'll never be forgotten and will always be spoken of in the most humblest regards. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Wherever you and Karen traveled God looked after both of you and your family as you were one of His many devout servants. We must shape and mold, nourish these seeds of optimism not doubt if we are to overcome any obstacles in front of us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 26, 2014

When we are born at first we learn to crawl and eventually to walk and to be able to reach for things. Obviously we must be careful, very careful. We get our first bath and we look up to You God, for it is in You to create life and all that we deem an integral portion of it. It must be treasured, cherished and not taken for granted. God's divine hands grace our every movement. The wind blows, sometimes it howls like a wolf, sometimes it's peaceful and wonderful to behold. The rain as directed from heaven pours itself upon the rich soil causing it to grow from its nourishment. Our devoted and beloved mothers and fathers share in our joys, our happiness from the time we are born. At times it's not always clear sailing, but one must bounce right back up after falling. It's life unfolding in front of our very eyes, ears and mouths of which we try and converse openly, honesty, with more courage and foresight backed by intellect and intuition. Dignity, integrity and courtesy must always be upon these trails of justice and stellar character. Your family, Officer Cook, your beloved wife, Karen, were always right at your side for whatever you endeavored to accomplish. You made all people feel at ease just by living your life and performing a professional career that enhanced the peace, safety and serenity of the Dade County community. Your spirit continues to ascend as it shines quite brightly over us. Your life was very courageous and brave as you served and protected those around you in order for them to live and to learn, respect and admire as you so faithfully did during your own days. We have to remember these are the length of our days of which God keeps a perfect ledger. If we enhance the world by actions of goodwill and peace, it will be returned to us many times over. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were a humanely humble and most admired gentleman and police officer who has not and will not be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 26, 2014

Your parents were smiling the day you told them you wanted to become a law enforcement officer. Smiling with maybe a little trepidation. You were a fearless warrior, who gave his every last ounce to secure the safety, serenity and unity of all citizens. You always had positive thoughts and were a very confident officer who knew his limits and yet who recognized what the job entailed and completed all of your tasks. You were humbly destined for greatness and success and achieved and made people both cheerful and proud. From childhood to manhood, Officer Cook, everyday of your wonderful life and outstanding professional career was greeted with smiles and now with plenty of cherished memories. Your life was cut way too short and this always bears repeating as all officers from this day forward should be careful, considerate and in turn the citizens they protect should be cooperative and concerned for their own well being and freedoms which those brave men and women like yourself, Officer Cook, have provided them, after all police have rights too. The right to live and so too the right to prosper in good health and peace with their families. Happy, healthy, contented, walking or running with their family until old age may slow them down a bit. At sixty-one years of age, you would be retired and just enjoying your family and the very fruits of your labor which was brought about through hard work, honor and much training in the classroom and out on those streets which sometimes maybe unforgiving. Nothing to be taken for granted. Just an honest day's work and a true police hero who gave his young life so we all could carry on our lives the way you lit that torch. Your light from your torch will never be extinguished, as it always will stay brightly lit for those to cherish and to treasure your superior work of which you received accommodations for excellence among your colleagues and superiors. Chief Dale Bowlin never worried when Badge#1664 belonging to Officer William C. Cook was out patrolling Dade County streets. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. He knew you wore your entire uniform with pride and honor. Never less than one-hundred percent effort. Only the best! Parents know their children, your parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cook, never had any doubts as to how you would turn out. We all miss you and pray that you'll keep watching over us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 25, 2014