Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labors and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world. Back when you were a police officer, Officer Cook, changes were always occurring and now that you have passed they still keep happening and hopefully for the betterment of this community. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

The rest of the earth, I am told, is in some places too full, in others half depopulated. Misguided religion, tyranny and absurd laws everywhere depress and afflict mankind. Here we have in some measure regained the ancient dignity of our species; our laws are simple and just, we are a race of cultivators, our cultivation is unrestrained and therefore everything is prosperous and flourishing. This can only occur in our great land of freedom and opportunity when we have such brave men and women as yourself, Officer Cook, helping to enforce the laws set forth by our communities that allow for everyone to prosper and be successful. The commitments and dignity that you so faithfully carried forth have allowed us to achieve. There is nothing that can stop us, only ourselves if we allow it to impede our desires and dreams. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

In time, we can come into what God is calling us into-our potential as leaders, artists, entrepreneurs, writers, parents and beyond. When we fully understand what God wants of us and how we are to manifest it, we become something else: Heirs of God. All people are children of God; only a select few ever become true heirs. They have passed through trials to learn and grow into the fullness of their status as co-equals with the sons and daughters of God. Through your patience and persistence, Officer Cook, you passed all of God's Divine tests in becoming His loyal and ever faithful devoted servant. Your sacrifice places you in a select and treasured company of fellow officers who like you were brave and dignified, honorable and committed in serving to help create unity and peace for always in their communities and venues. You will never be overlooked from our hearts and minds. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent, competent, compassionate and filled with love as are the American people. These were the ideals which marked your career, Officer Cook, and will forevermore represent your legacy as a caring and compassionate human being in the eyes of modern society. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

In America, we have people who are too rich, people who are too poor, people who are hungry, people who are sick, people who are homeless, people who are imprisoned, people who are bored, people who are strung-out, people who are lonely, people who are exploited, people who lose and can't find their way, people who give up on life. America, we better live as sisters and brothers. let us take care of our land. We cannot stand up for every other land. Stand up for ourselves. You and Karen, Officer Cook endeavored to help those less fortunate than yourself. Your chosen professions emphasized this point. You cared for the well being of others and their safety and securities. As one of Metro-Dade Police Department's forty-two heroes and heroines who laid down their lives in an effect to bring peace and prosperity to their communities you shall all never be forgotten. You, Officer Cook, made this all happen on a daily basis. Officers must and need to start caring for one another and those citizens less fortunate, This would be a strong lesson, you could instill in us today, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

Our country is too big for union, too sordid for patriotism, too democratic for liberty. I don't think Officer Cook you would agree with this. After all, you served your nation as did your father, Charles, may he rest in peace. You went above the call of duty to bring a resolution to a situation that called for calming reason and rationale and because of your heroic actions that fateful day, you were a true hero who saved the lives of those civilians and your fellow officers. We could not pay any finer a compliment to you if we could. Rest in peace my neabor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

The common ambition strains for elevations, to become some privileged exclusive. All people who are ambitious look to get ahead, but in order to do so, must do it with honor and integrity. You pursued your dreams, Officer Cook this way and you joined a fraternity of men and women who undertook a profession that most of us would not dare to join. You are the true heroes and heroines who are to be saluted for your valor and bravery. making the commitment to serve in a truly first class manner in all times and conditions to bring about peace and unity. For making the ultimate sacrifice we show our pride and gratitude towards all of you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

There is always room at the top. If you work hard and are patient and caring, a person can aspire to reach the top of their chosen profession or endeavor. Officer Cook, your calming voice of reason enabled you to reach success and I believe as most would that if you were here today with us you would only have gone higher in accomplishments even in retirement serving us with the same consideration and distinction that you afforded others. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Not everyone gets what they want. Hard work usually rewards those of us who take the very first step and endeavor to become something of ourselves. You believed in this crede, Officer Cook and look at what you became, a humble and a real honest and hard working police officer who truly cared for his community and who went to great lengths to serve and protect it with dignity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

Go for the moon. if you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star. You traveled and reached as high as you could, Officer Cook, to attain greatness. But with greatness comes an awesome responsibility. All police officers know this and are constantly reminded as they enter and work their way through the police academy. Some officers go astray, this is unfortunate, the majority go on to productive and successful careers. You composed yourself with patience, restraint, pride and honor. These were your standards with which your solemnly maintained during your days and years on the force. Always remembered and never forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

A fierce unrest seethes at the core of all existing things: It was the eager wish to soar that gave the Gods their wings. It is Our Creator who gave brave men and women such as yourself, Officer Cook, the wings to soar directly above us as your beautiful soul travels constantly overhead looking and touching our own physical beings daily. This is our reminder that we are greater than angels and more is expected of us. To give our maximum efforts daily as you did Officer Cook. Hopefully the unrest that takes place in some parts of this world can be quieted once and for all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

My own thoughts are my companions; my designs and labors and aspirations are my only friends. Growing up in North Miami Beach, Florida, You had many friends, Officer Cook and sometimes people go their own way after graduating from school. You were very fortunate though to have a wonderful classmate and friend such as Chief Jacobs. he saw you smiling in school as you played the drums, he saw you metriculate through the police academy and then to graduate and become a loyal and dedicated public servant to Dade County and its citizens. You took your good name and dignity, integrity, honor and pride with you when you went from this world to the next world, continuing to serve and watch over God's golden streets above. For this we will be forever grateful. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

Most people would succeed in small things, if they were not troubled with great ambitions. In police work as most of us know, nothing is too small to be overlooked. Some officers have ambitions to rise through the ranks and this is a great motivator to accomplish good. But care and proper precautions must be taken if one is going to achieve. Officer Cook you had great ambitions and plans and you put them in their proper prospective to endeavor and to finalize you desires to be the very best that you could be. You had plans for the future and it really is a crying shame that you were not given that opportunity to go further. God has His plans for each one of us and on May 16, 1979, He needed you to help Him patrol His heavenly streets from above and now you can observe us trying to reach and accomplish our desires and goals with the same positive attitude and vitality that allowed to you achieve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

The trouble with being number one in the world-at-anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position in the first place and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don't relax and enjoy it. Your humility Officer Cook allowed you to be a very ambitious person. You carried that mentality with you through the police academy to become the finest police officer that you were known for being while employed with the Metro-Dade Police Department. Hard work and careful and due diligence paid off for you. I think your friend and classmate, Chief Jacobs could attest to this, having attended high school and the academy with you. You were a goal oriented individual who strived to achieve the utmost from your abilities. You sacrificed for everyone and shall never be forgotten. One can never relax on the job as due care must be exercised at all times while either on or off duty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

Every nation has a prominent citizen who builds a pyramid. All police officers are public servants who build connections in their communities in which they took a solemn oath to protect. In Dade County, Florida you built connections, Officer Cook and those connections, your friends and colleagues have never forgotten the sacrifice you made on their behalf. The pyramid you built continues to grew by steady leaps and bounds and one day we will all be able to climb to the top to once again view your smiling face. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2013

Heaven is not reached at a single bound; but we build the ladder by which we rise from the lowly earth to the vaulted skies and we mount to its summit round by round. We start creating our achievements from the moment of our birth. This is what you did for the good of mankind and your community that you cared for and that cared for you,Officer Cook, now God has one tremendously golden angel in yourself watching His streets from above as your soul continues ascending His ladder. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 23, 2013

Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. You were always an ambitious individual, a go getter, who summoned the courage to undertake what was proper and fitting in the name of mankind and Our Creator assisted you with the tools you needed to make it reality. Hard work paid off for you, Officer Cook and your honesty allowed you to carry out your position will all the zeal and gusto. You showed us the way to succeed earnestly and not be afraid to risk everything. Be bold, be brave and allow God to guide you step by step in every direction. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 23, 2013

I want the voice of honest praise to follow me behind and to be thought, in future days, the friend of humankind; that after-ages, as they rise, exulting may proclaim, in choral union to the skies, their blessings on my name. You were praised by all, Officer Cook, for your achievements and loyalty to all. Now, thirty-four years after your tragic death, we can still feel the stinging of your loss, but we know your cherished soul can indeed still keep tabs on our comings and goings. One day we will all reunite with you and remember the true gentleman and hero you were to sacrifice your being in the name of God and mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 23, 2013

Give fools their gold and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all. You planted the seeds of success within your beloved family, Officer Cook and too within your department. It is now up to us to make real sure those seeds grow into true success and accomplishment. You took up making a real contribution that can't be measured by one marker. You entire twenty-five years of life was marked by humility, dignity and grace along with the honor of serving Dade County and its citizens. Your beloved soul will always shine brightly as you observe us continuing your legacy of implanting honor where it rightfully belongs and will remain forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were given the right tools to succeed in your endeavors and never disappointed.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 23, 2013

First of all this afternoon I visited your grave, Officer Cook and offered a little prayer for your loving soul. Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God, if He ever had a chosen people whose bodies He has made His peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue. It is the focus in which He keeps alive that sacred fire, which otherwise might escape from the face of the earth. All your love for your family, colleagues and friends will not be forgotten. All your devotion and care for others while either on or off duty will never be shelved and put aside. It will always set off a glow of your commitment to bringing peace and order to our society. You were by all accounts a genuinely nice person who only wanted to help others. As your friend, Chief Jacobs stated, you won't be forgotten, all your good work will remain your legacy for future generations to look at and to aspire to become. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. I'll never forget you and neither will those closest to you.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 23, 2013

O time and change!-with hair as gray as was my sire's that winter day, how strange it seems, with so much gone of life and love, to still live on! As your friends and colleagues have reflected, Officer Cook, if only you were here today to witness changes in the community. New housing for the underprivileged, an economy that can give opportunities to the less fortunate. I wonder if you and your family had ever been to Hialeah Race Track? Those beautiful pink flamingo birds, awesome. I told your great-nephew, Legend when I was at your parents house, that you probably would have more hair than myself and still not look a day over twenty-five. You certainly would be very proud of them as well as Josh and Justin. Your friendship with my family would sure have been nice, our families getting together for the happy times. Young at heart, bold with a heart of gold and a persona to match. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 21, 2013

A little more tired at close of day, a little less anxious to have our way; a little more ready to scold and blame; a little more care of a brother's name; and so we are nearing the journey's end, where time and eternity meet and blend. This may be a time to weep and be sorrowful for you, Officer Cook, you'll always be counted as my neighbor, friend and hero. You probably had a great childhood growing up, loved and raised by two wonderful parents who gave both you and your sister, Nancy all the right things to lead you to become successful in your ambitions. You always were loyal to your acquaintances and when they needed to be there to honor you they were there to give you one final salute for a job well done. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davisl

May 21, 2013

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another garment and as the evening twilight fades away the sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. As a young man growing up, Officer Cook, you lived your life with your closest friends from school and enjoyed being in their company. It's so important to be with those you trust and can nurture friendships with. When you joined the Metro-Dade Police Department you nurtured and kept friendships with those classmate and colleagues from the police academy. To this day you are held in high esteem for giving total devotion and commitment to the community you served and so dearly cherished. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your soul along with those comrades who made the ultimate sacrifice can still be viewed at night along with the many stars in the sky. Brighter than ever.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 21, 2013

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world. The joy you brought to this world, Officer Cook, was in knowing you would be there for us as our defender and protector. You conducted your affairs with only class and zeal and these traits are sorely lacking in some departments as well as some officers today. Police understand and accept these risks when applying to become an officer. But dignity and honor need to be maintained at all times on and off duty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 21, 2013

Always do right-this will gratify some and astonish the rest. The effect of the indulgence of this human affection is a certain cordial exhilaration. As a well trained and educated officer you always made certain, Officer Cook to handle all different situations with the utmost balance between honesty and integrity. Officers today need to realize this if they are going to be not only safe but successful in their careers. When people met you, Officer Cook, they knew exactly the person you were and you helped them in all their endeavors. You are missed greatly and the youthfulness you displayed and the maturity you exhibited is missed as well. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 21, 2013