Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Spring after spring, summer after summer, winter after winter and fall after fall, we ask for Your favor in renewing and replenishing all that is good and just, for our needs we ask of Our Creator. The mountains that stand tall, the hills that have green and the trees that grow and produce the best fruit, may we continue to relish in them. To the stars above and their constellations aligned according to Thy will we ask that you remember all those who gave their lives in bravery and valor and dedicated their careers to preserving goodwill, peace and unity, may they rest in peace as yourself, my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook. By the blades of the green grass may your head rest, one that supplied, humility, wit and wisdom. May your legs that carried you in dignity, honor and integrity rest well. You were a supremely faithful and loyal officer who was determined to see justice carried through in a proper and in a fair manner. We belong here because of your service, Officer Cook, our lives were placed in your responsibility and you indeed succeeded. You were here. We thank you for your gallant actions and the honesty that came from your lips. Forever remembered. Police officers serve our causes all seasons and answer all calls at all times. When an officer responds voluntarily to saves his or her comrades and the civilians involved in a dilemma we pray they all remain unscathed. You were there. your legacy remains as stellar as your upstanding character.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 4, 2014

Our Creator, Your name shall be forever praised. All life, forests, plants whatever color they may be shall be blessed. The waters, the streams that wash our bodies and quench our thirsts too shall be revered. The air we take in to maintain and sustain our survival, shall be blessed. All creatures who fly, run or swim shall be honored. All living beings who share in this society they too shall be honored and permitted to carry on and thrive as they may. The sun that rises every morning, its light and the moon that glows in the dark up in the skies where all constellations are arranged according to Thy will may they be received favorably. O God, whose voice we hear, whose spirit we try to emulate hear our cries and prayers and fortify our desires to do good, allow us the knowledge to comprehend that You are everywhere anytime we call upon You. Anytime we call upon our heroes and heroines they answer the calls of duty not knowing what dangers or challenges lie ahead of them. You answered the calls of duty, Officer Cook, with a resounding passion to succeed with valor and vigilance. Your commitment to excellence and your compassion to do the most prudent and proper thing in safety and in the name of security will be cherished for all time sake. The evil that you faced on May 16, 1979, was tragic, no doubt and the sacrifice that you made on behalf of each and every resident of Dade County shall be forever remembered. Integrity and dignity deserve to remain as an epitaph to a well lived life and a consummately humble career that you maintained for six loyal and fruitfully faithful years with the Metro-Dade Police Department. As far as I'm concerned everyone is important and a much needed cog to survival, but you were District#2's number one police officer. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 3, 2014

O Lord, bless those fortunate to recognize themselves. Shield them from misfortune and from temptation. Allow them the privilege to see themselves for who they really are. With sweat and hard work comes a reward. From suffering, pain and torment comes everlasting healing. May those afflicted recover and experience a new day dawning. Amid a sea of hands gather all to take hands and join in praising Your glorious and awesome name. Emit a light under those whose bodies are cold and lonely. Warm them in the bonds of brotherhood beneath Your rainbow of peace, freedom and unity. And it is and was with these very blessings that you served and protected all citizens, Officer Cook, you watched over us as surely as Our Creator looks over His flock. Your honor, dignity and integrity rain down from the heavens above like a hot sun illuminating all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God's brave flock of brave and loyal servants continue to watch from above all those humbly privileged today to serve and protect.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 3, 2014

What I meant to say, Officer Cook, is that the housekeepers who clean the homes of our friends in North Miami Beach, Florida where you lived should be afforded more respect from the children of their clients. These ladies work very hard and one hour later the houses are in disarray. We know kids are kids, they are young and need to be taught at a young age to put away their laundry when dirty in a basket and put away their toys. You and Nancy were taught, your neighbors too, I guess it takes a little bit longer for the message to sink in. Not with my hands, but with My heart I bless You. May peace and unity forever enthrone your being. May honor and dignity surround you and may God's gifts of love endear you to all. Your words and actions, Officer Cook, spoke lovingly and most humbly, I don't think you had to repeat yourself too many times. As time passes, as the beauty of nature enhances our world, we remember you and in the end we are all better for having you serve and protect us with integrity and congeniality. Your wisdom to help us withstand the wickedness that still carries its ugliness within our surroundings, we cherish your perseverance in battling to maintain the high caliber of justice all citizens come to expect from their brave and courageous police officers. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 2, 2014

Bless the works of Your hands. Those that have touched life, nurtured creativity, held someone in distress, embraced passion and compassion. Bless us all. Those who enjoy working in their yards, those close to anger, plant the seeds of hope and calm in their hearts and minds. Cherish those who clean, mop, scrub and cook for us. Where I live the children of these keepers should be afforded them more respect. Pray for the aged and the infirmed. Do justice for their cause, reach out to them and offer them a good word, a good cheer for it is in Your hands to be faithful to them. Bless and heal all parts of our bodies to serve You with more dignity and the reverence needed. You carried on with a devout determination, Officer Cook, you were a very practical and thoughtfully intellectual person. Your leadership skills spoke right to the very stellar and honorable man that you were. To do a job, to be able to carry out a profession of both risk and danger and yet one that in the end can be most rewarding, you can't say too much more. You were bestowed with humility and the greatness to succeed where others might not have. For six short, all too short years, for twenty-five well placed and well meaningful years of both life and commitment, you were there. Dade County citizens, think about this. A young man, a hero who stood humbly tall in your own backyard serving and protecting you and your family. Affording you the honor, the right to live and to prosper in peace and in unity. Officer William C. Cook, Badge#1664, Bill or Billy to those privileged to have known you, to have befriended a loyal and faithfully honest individual. It doesn't happen too often. I'm sorry we never had the humble pleasure to know you and your family, although I did meet your niece, Gina and her family and your nephew, Justin, who does look like you. Mrs. Cook, I hope you are well at age ninety-nine. I'll always say a loving and humble prayer for you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, you are very much missed by all, myself and my family.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 1, 2014

May the light from God's blessings always be upon you. May the radiance of the sunlight shine down upon you keeping you and your friends warm and comfortable. May the rain fall upon your spirit, and may that moisture further enhance the growth of all the plants and the forest trees. When moving about from place to place, may the Lord's blessings keep you safe and secure from evil. May God bless each of us kindly in a manner that is proper and dignified for all. Always dignified. Always prepared. That way was how you lived your life, Officer Cook. Honest and with an ever faithful integrity surrounding you and your family. Dade County by now, long before has known the person, the police officer with an ear for hearing, eyes for viewing and an intuition for intelligence, you utilized and balanced all of these characteristics in proportion to serve and to protect each of our liberties allowing us to live in peace and unity. It was your calming approaches to life and to your profession that have made you from then until now and forever our hero, whose legacy burns brightly and whose cherished soul will always keep the lights of our dreams, aspirations and goals lit for eternity. You only gave one-hundred percent concentration and endeavor each time during your watch. Now, even though your goals and dreams tragically have not been fulfilled because of the wanton violence that took you from our midst, your special mission is to now patrol God's golden streets where never again any harm will come to you. You were our shield and protector, God takes those who loyally serve Him and keeps watching over them as they look down upon us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We will forever salute your courage, gallantry and valor. I also clean the stone near the graves of my beloved parents. For what you meant to this community, humbly speaking, it was the least I could do to humanely lend a hand. A person's grave should be neat and treated with the utmost respect, a police officer's surely requires this action.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 1, 2014

How good and strong is the earth we live on. Bless us all Dear God, our land, the forests and waters that flow with Your cooling waters. May the fish that swim upstream do so with the same eagerness as you did, Officer Cook, when watching over us. You set a table for us to serve and to worship You, keep all those who serve with grace and honesty safe from harm's way. Quench the emotions of those whose anger boils over, calm those entwined in calamity. Act as Our Savior and Redeemer. Reward those who carry honor on their lips and punish those whose foolishness finds trouble. You carried out your duties, Officer Cook, with nothing but zest, zeal and great enthusiasm. We all should act and respect like you, the world would certainly be better served. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 30, 2014

O God, our Sacred Creator, Creator of all life, trees, animals, etc., everything is all for Your Honor. The drums beat a happy melody, the people rise and dance with noise and pleasure. You took mud, all the essential elements and brought them together as one, what we label creation. All for our benefit, all for our beauty for our eyes to behold. The loving grace You display is for us to enjoy and to reap dividends from, as much as we cherish a beautiful cool day outdoors. When thirsty, we drink in Your refreshing beverage to keep us cool and calm, just as we hear the birds chirping and flying all around us. You patrolled around the corridors of Dade County during all times and conditions, Officer Cook, your passion and consideration has been forever noted. The world owes you and the many other brave and courage officers who sacrificed a huge thank you for your outstanding efforts and determination in serving and protecting our best interests. Today, on what would have been your birthday, I took the time to visit your grave and to clean the stone, as someone, a young man was buried next to you eleven days ago. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your tenacity and dignity will never be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 30, 2014

We offer our blessings to Our Creator above us, beneath us and from within us. Those who suffer affliction, heal us by dressing our injuries. Be Our Savior who removes the bonds of restraint and free us so that we may experience what it means to be truly free. You surely and with a quiet and humble confidence, Officer Cook, endeavored to make peace. liberty and unity in Dade County and for all Dade County one and the same. You will certainly be remembered for your heroic actions on May 16, 1979 and tomorrow, November 30, 2014, you would have celebrated your sixty-first birthday. Where have all these years gone and my do they come and go so fast. Thirty-five years ago, seems like a lifetime. But a lifetime of warm and wonderful memories of a gallant and an engaging young man with a heart to match. Never forgetting a legacy that shines like sterling silverware. The badge you wore, the one still pinned to your chest as you were laid to rest, nothing could ever tarnish it. Your reputation still stands tall and as humanely humble as you lived a righteous and upstanding life and carried out and maintained a decent and honorably dignified career. As I've reflected, your entirely wonderful family, esteemed colleagues and terrific friends will always remember your down to earth mannerisms. You did your part, even though there was still much more for you to fulfill, now it's time for us to fulfill and act as you bravely did as we continue your battle over this enigma we call evil. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2014

I meant to say, Officer Cook, to all who call upon it. To all who call upon our brave and heroic police officers to tackle this evil that surrounds our society, O God grant them all the tenaciousness to do battle. May Your intellect dawn upon us and the wisdom unveil itself from within our beings. May Your knowledge appeal to our senses to do what is proper and prudent so that we may enjoy the fruits of our labor. When we gather together as one nation, under one God with liberty and justice for all, allow Your blessings to shine down on us all and place an end to the wars, bloodshed and grief that overcomes us. You gave your all for our needs, Officer Cook, you greeted each challenge that police officers attempt to tackle as an opportunity to serve, protect and to relish in seeing freedom, peace and unity prosper once again. God's light that keeps your very treasured soul firmly illuminated up in His heavenly shelter, may it shine brighter each day. Your personality was one born of life with honor, commitment with conviction and boldness to act with the courage so essential to help maintain the peace and security that all residents of Dade County and all communities surely require. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2014

O God, as the Master of refreshment, grant us the warm and gentle feeling of our homes, food and clothing that rests on our backs. When the heat comes, cool us and comfort our lives and our travels. Let Your warmth make plants grow, let all roots take shape and may all of our friendships nourish and prosper throughout our land. When the sunsets and darkness appears give us the wisdom to distinguish between night and day and settle all of the stars in the sky according to their constellation. We give Thanksgiving for all Your greatness and praise our heroes and heroines of law enforcement whose undying bravery, convictions and commitments have made this a better place to succeed. You power brings good and bad together and helps to mend those fences torn apart by its ugliness. Allow us to change for the better, less strife, less war, less bloodshed. For when it is our time to pass, do not leave us nor the families left behind by a loved one's loss. Your arms, Officer Cook, were full of goodness. They possessed the integrity, dignity and honesty to get things done right the first time. Your fought the battle, which your colleagues have continued fighting as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero in God's palms for eternal safekeeping. You were a true hero and friend to all. You always strived for humility and your humbleness shall always be cherished. Thanksgiving is a time to remember all who gave their lives for a noble reason. You gave yours so sanctity and unity could meet as one.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 28, 2014

O Master of the Universe, we beseech you and ask that You give Your strength and power to all who upon it. To be able to handle whatever is cold and harsh in our lives and in everything we cherish occupying ourselves with. Instruct us to receive the winds that blow and to make whatever overwhelms us less formidable. Do not allow us to blow away or to falter in our paths. Guide and grant us the determination to stay the course. When dawn begins and the sun's rays first appear on our horizon, permit us to bask and to refresh and to invigorate our spiritual batteries allowing us the freedom to accomplish that which is solemn and acceptable. Every creature that is born, every animal born, the ideas, ideals and friendships shall remain squarely in place. Animals have this right to be free, so long as they cause no harm and are not a danger to any person. The glory of our rising, the work of our hands and feet shall firmly remain planted on this hallowed ground to prosper. Your mind, your hands and feet, Officer Cook, were solemnly in place as was your due diligence to all of Dade County residents. Your dignity, integrity and honor continued its pathways as did the winds that blew the trees and plants. It helped people remain cool, which was how you as a faithful and loyal police officer assisted those in need. Your calming influence is surely missed greatly today as is your ever engaging personality. You made people happy, you made them feel proud. Most of all you made them feel wanted when you went out on patrol to serve and to protect. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 28, 2014

The hidden life of everyone, so vibrant in every atom, it glows in every one of us. It embraces all who seek out its presence, as all who ever live. We are all one, all children of God. There were no hidden agendas, Officer Cook. Your life and that of your beloved wife, Karen, were well planned and thought out. You both served people with the same high grade quality and train of thought. Concentrating on your roles, it was your honor, dignity and bravery that served you well for your six tears of loyal service to Dade County and its residents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2014

I wake up today, through the strength of God. The rays of our sun light up our lives. The flames of passion motivate us in all of our journeys. The wind, the sea, the rush of the waters, the prayers of man help stabilize our lives. Our faith and resolve should be rock solid. God's creatures acting as one. Officer Cook, as one of God's creatures, you made it a habit to act properly at all times. You afforded all citizens with integrity, dignity and honor. Your legacy will firmly stay planted among all who revered you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2014

Our Father, hear us, make us strong through Your support. Send Your knowledge down to all who are in need. Guide our hands and legs down the pathways of purity and inspire us who travel on far trips. Keep us and our hearts wise as the winds blow. I know God took your hands, Officer Cook, your feet and made what came from your lips as sweet as jelly. It was said that my dad, who was a policeman was too nice to be one, well, judging by your family and talking with them, you too were a very decent and classy gentleman. Our Lord bestows his kindness in all His creatures and I've got to reiterate that you possessed this loving trait and so much more. But, it is your bravery, courage, valor and commitment, along with the honesty, dignity and integrity that you'll always and fondly be long remembered for. Of course, we cannot have rogue and dishonorable public servants protecting the welfare, peace and unity of the citizens. They must be proper and prudent in all their official actions as yourself, Officer Cook, no matter the time of day, the place, the conditions inside or outside, everything must maintain a semblance of balance and decorum. You did this for six years, still way too short in both your career and in life. Your life had more to offer those who trusted and admired your determination and prideful perseverance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The wind blows, the flowers may fade, your spirit continues to inspire. It will forever, nothing will extinguish the torch you helped to light nearly forty-one years ago. Four-hundred and ninety-two months later. I'll always pray for your beloved mother, Mrs. Julia Cook and for you too Mr. Cook. Nancy, your little brother, when I say it that way, he took his life and career quite seriously. I know he made you all laugh and he continues smiling down on each and everyone of you today. That's a positive infectiousness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2014

O Lord, whose voice I hear amid the blowing winds and whose breath gives and sustains life on earth, hear those who are fragile and infirmed, give them the strength and wisdom to carry on with dignity. God gave plenty of good and honorable resources to you, Officer Cook, heroics is a character trait one is brought up with and must be taught, practiced and preached. Let all who are born walk the face of this world in beauty and allow their eyes to gaze upon the sunrises and the sunsets of the bright and hot yellow sun, the big white moon and the dark blue skies of the night. Our hands should respect that which was created and our ears and eyes should be focused to both see and to hear your voice. Our comprehension should allow us the unmistakable wisdom to teach and to learn all the things we cherish in life and in our chosen careers or professions. Give us the intestinal fortitude to fight off our own worst enemy, ourselves. Instill in us clean hands, pure hearts, straight eyes and sharp ears so when our life is nearly over, as the sun sets, our spirits may come to you without shame or disgrace. All your life, Officer Cook, you lived and were brought up by your loving parents, who set the example of what is meant by being honest and working hard to accomplish your goals, dreams and aspirations. You never disappointed anyone. Their pride and how very proud they both were of their humbly darling and heroic son, words only begin to pierce the surface. Your undying and unselfish courtesies and care for all people, for this Dade County, your colleagues, friends, loved ones and residents can be most appreciative. There are not too many who would have acted with boldness and swiftness, you were there. As a loyal and humane public servant, you were there, you went through trials, training and much study putting forth great effort to simply be the best officer one could be and you achieved in a proper fashion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You lived a righteous life and created a most resourceful career with the correct values to help navigate you through the venues you patrolled. Legacies don't just happen, like a good foundation it is a step by step process. One idea, one good trait to hone at a time.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2014

To all that is brief and fragile, superficial, unstable, to all that lacks foundation, argument or principles, to all that is light, fleeting, changing, finite, to smoke signals, red roses, to sea foam and mists of oblivion....To all that is light in its weight for itinerants on this moving earth, somber, crazy with words of movement, we raise a toast to the lives of those marvelous enough to risk their lives for our security and protection. I'm sure your friends and colleagues may have raised a glass to celebrate your extraordinary life and stupendous career, Officer Cook. More than satisfactory, your professional feats and their capabilities were handled with more than a panache of loving kindness, honor and integrity. You created the foundations that you laid out by your devotion and dedication to all citizens. We are all very proud of knowing a police hero, true to form in all the morals and scruples that guided you, Officer Cook, on all your career paths. Never to be forgotten, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your legacy remains as stellar as your enduring and engaging character.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 25, 2014

Violence and destruction, receive our homage. Help us to shed the light upon darkness, to take away the pain, the anger. Where it can be seen for what it is-the balance wheel for our vulnerable, aching love. Within God's acts of creation, help us to harness a balance between hate and love. Help us dear God to be the always hopeful caretaker of our gardens where the spirits of our loved ones rest. Without darkness nor light we cannot have birth. Nor can flowers bloom without nourishment. You made your crusade, Officer Cook, through violence and destruction, making Dade County citizens and the streets they reside on much more safer and secure. You were the inspirational light amid the gloom and it was your loving grace, valor, honor, integrity and dignity that led the way. God has created a balance between power and wisdom and now as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook, assist Our Creator in separating this delicate balance for it is our life and length of our days, hours and years. Your years while too short, Officer Cook, were filled with heroic actions and candid care and consideration for all concerned. We must make the most of all of our God-given abilities as you faithfully did.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 25, 2014

Soul of earth, sanctify me. Body of earth, save me. Blood of earth, fill me with love. Water from earth, wash and refresh me. Passion of earth, strengthen me. Resurrection of earth, empower me. Good earth, hear me. Within Your wounds, hide me. Never let me be apart from You. At the hour of my passing, take me, eliminate the suffering and pain. That with Your loved ones I may thank You for all eternity. Amen. For the extremely important work you performed on behalf of all people, Officer Cook, you deserve all the praise and salutes that one can have. Your legacy was created from your upbringing and with it came decency, dignity, honor and integrity. Your bravery and thoughtful courage and valor shall forever stand out among all who have sacrificed their lives so we can all continue to thrive and to prosper in peace, freedom and unity. Your morals were based upon these three things and they are totally unlimited. You too my neighbor, friend and hero had more to prosper, to live a humble life with your beloved wife, Karen. I know she remarried, I'm sure she still misses and thinks the world of you for such a remarkably talented and as gifted a gentleman as there can be. Rest in peace. One day soon you'll be reunited with the ones who loved and knew you. You live on in your loving family, I can see why they are successful in their achievements. Justin is one who doesn't let his situation and being in a wheelchair deter him from fulfilling his endeavors.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2014

Accomplishing in your life and during your brief six year career, Officer Cook, all the scents of decency and honor remain attached to you, for you were the ever devoted and faithful public servant to all Dade County citizens. All over our world do the faces of the many brave women and men of the law enforcement community shine ever so brightly. For your resounding dignity and integrity you shall be remembered. With loving tenderness were you born to fulfill and to achieve. You had more to both give and to achieve. All your twenty-five years were will spent as you separated right from evil. You waged a battle on this wickedness, staring it down face to face without trepidation. As one of God's children, Officer Cook, you faced the winds of turmoil and with good intentions you humbly walked down to the road of quiet. Your treasured spirit fills us with the light of goodwill and gladness that one day we finally will realize all that you meant to us. Give us the strength, the power, the good grace and the fortitude to comprehend that which our eyes visualize and instruct us to walk this soft earth as creations to all that live and thrive. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2014

May all my thoughts and words be in harmony with me. God within our souls and all around us, keep the breezes of truth blowing ever so properly, from leaf to leaf, branch to branch and from tree to tree. I am the beauty of the green earth, the stars that twinkle in the sky and all waters that flow, we call upon You to rise and uplift the spirits of those downtrodden. Let us pray to You in peace and with a resounding gladness of the heart. Let us of us love, honor, cherish all that is good for us that You've given to us. Let your strength, honor, humbleness, dignity and grace, Officer Cook, abound in all your family, friends and brave colleagues who courageously go out in their communities to serve and to protect its citizens. You have been with us in the beginning and You will never leave our side. Your faithful and valiant servant, Officer Cook, your treasured spirit will always be near to us. It will ascend to God's golden streets where you will always be. Our hearts desire so much and and it was God who sent you here to perform a special mission and now that you bravely endeavored to battle this evil you can now rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 23, 2014

O God, remind us daily with the sanctity of all life. Pierce our hearts with the glorious wonders of Your creation. As we endeavor to respect all living beings, penetrate our very souls with the beauty of this world, as we stay attuned to the rhythm and flow of the seasons. Awaken our thought process with the intellect to achieve a peaceful universe and give us the wisdom to understand that we can have Your heaven on earth. O Great Master, remind us to love and to treasure, to cherish all of our heroes and heroines who laid down their lives for us to accomplish. Shine forth in Your glorious majesty over their beloved souls. You were a gallant police officer, Officer Cook, it was the knowledge that you obtained from rigorous training, studying and learning on the job, on what it takes to make an excellent public servant. Dade County residents came to know and respect your intuition and wise dignity, honor and integrity. It shines as brightly now as it did thirty-five years ago. You are missed beyond description, but, you will always have a special place in all of our hearts as will your beloved parents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. I never heard your voice, I can only imagine that calmness and humility of it when addressing someone. It carried common sense, plenty of logical reasoning and a plethora of rationale.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 23, 2014

To Our Creator who allows the water to flow, causes the winds to sway the trees, we ask that You fill the earth with life, goodwill and cheer. Keep us alive, sustain us and allow us to all Your miracles of faith. Let the meadows and valleys lie still. Let the sheep and other animals You created live and nourish themselves on that which You produced. At this time of year, when some of us are lonely fill our hearts with gladness, watch over those who expose themselves to dangers so we may prosper. You did this quite well, Officer Cook, the embodiment of God's spirit as one of His loyal public servants. As your family sits down for Thanksgiving, I know they miss you very much, but, I do realize that you sacrificed for a reason. That being so we shall be one in mind, heart, good health, peace and unity. Men and women live on because of your ideals, values and scruples. The winds blow, we breathe fresh air because of you. Turkey and all its dressings are great, before we partake, a little prayer in your memory to honor your dignity, integrity and wise intellect for serving with all the richness and vigor of a cherished life and a career that you enjoyed and worked quite hard at to succeed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Faith and trust engineered your achievements and nothing can ever derail these accomplishments.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 22, 2014

Earth teach me stillness, peace and quiet as the light of the sun shines brightly off God's grass pastures. You lived a quiet, humble and very accomplished life and career, Officer Cook, even though your young life was cut way too short by the violence that still circulates itself in a society where brave men and women try and lessen its appearance from those of us who endeavor to keep peace and pursue its virtues. Teach us on this Earth to heal the suffering of those who have lost loved ones. Humility and humbleness from its genesis are some of the means we utilize in helping those cope with tragedy. Your loving parents, Officer Cook, taught you and Nancy the lessens of life as you travelled the roads and pathways to becoming what we now and forever know you as, our hero. For what you did on behalf of Dade County residents, a thank you might not be good enough. More has to happen. As the tall tree by your grave, your courage and bravery on May 16, 1979, stands very tall. In fact like your treasured spirit, it soars high as an eagle in the skies above. There was no resignation from your performances whatsoever, Officer Cook, it was a young man's indignation in committing a cold and callous act against not only yourself, but to your agency, its officers and the entire nation of police families who band together as one sending their loved ones in harm's way to service and to protect our liberties, unities and peace, you cannot say it any better. Teach us never to forget the inspired women and men like yourself who laid down their lives for our concern with their caring devotion as a motivating factor. The kindness and valor you displayed in dedicating your creeds on our behalf will serve as your unwavering and faithful legacy. As the rain pelts us, the snow falls, though not in North Miami Beach, you always will be fondly thought of. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 22, 2014

May the earth continue to live. May the heavens above continue to live. May rain continue to dampen the ground and its forests go on growing. Flowers shall bloom and we too shall continue achieving. Your physical being has left us, Officer Cook, that means your spirit stays alive in all your family, friends and comrades as you guide them each day in their personal affairs. You'll always be a part of anyone who came to know you. They at least got to know an honest and hard working gentleman, gentle by nature, humble and dignified in character. Stellar in wisdom and in leadership. No one ever wants one whom you admire, respect and cherish to ever leave their side. God called you to patrol His golden streets where no harm will ever come your way. You sacrificed for Dade County and its residents in a manner that all officers might have to do at one point. We hope never, but these brave and valiant folks know risk is part of serving and protecting. You were a supreme and superior servant and are to be commended and forever saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 21, 2014