Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Officer Cook, you disciplined when necessary and were calm when the situation dictated. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Well done, good and faithful servant! You, Officer Cook, have been faithful with a few things: I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share Your master's happiness. God has given you and your comrades in heaven the solemn task of looking over your comrades in this world. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

We have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve. If it is teaching, let him teach. If it is in encouraging, let him encourage. If it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously. If it is leadership, let him govern diligently. If it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. No one is a prophet, but you, Officer Cook, were a solemn man of faith. and everything that is reflected here is a firm and meaningful accounting of a life well-lived and your sacrifice is one to be spoken about for ages. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Women are too included in this statement and the ones who like yourself, Officer Cook, give their lives for justice are too blessed and honored for their extraordinary performances. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Each officer is different in their approaching the task at hand, but their sacrifice is very special t say the least.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. All your hard work as a police officer, Officer Cook, was for the Lord, but while serving Him, you served your community with dignity and grace. After serving in this world, as untimely as your passing was my neighbor, friend and hero, now you can reap the rewards of your due diligence. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.. Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise Your Father in heaven. And we praise you, Officer Cook, as your soul illuminates all the mountains and hills from God's heavenly porch. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Kindness makes the difference between passion and caring. Kindness is tenderness, kindness is love, perhaps greater than love...Kindness is goodwill, kindness says, "I want you to be happy." kindness comes very close to the benevolence of God. Your charitable acts of kindness will serve as your hallmarks, Officer Cook, forever. You are now resting in peace my neighbor, friend and hero in God's loving embrace. When a person regardless of status goes beyond what is expected of them and in doing so gives up their existence, then they should be praised for all to witness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings...I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels. We should always think kindly of brave men and women such as yourself, Officer Cook, who risk their lives each and everyday in the performance of their duties. Heaven cannot wait to receive such wonderful servants of God who now serve eternally as God's watch persons over all present officers who have to keep law and order and who try to stamp out evil. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

By the accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love and kindness he may rule the world forever. You are going to forever keep a watch on us , Officer Cook, to see if we are up to God's daily tests. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

There is a law that man should love his neighbor as himself. In a few hundred years it should be as natural to mankind as breathing or the upright gait; but if he does not learn it he must perish. Officer Cook, you learned all your lessons on good manners from your parents and this is what made you the man you were. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Five things constitue perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness. You were the absolute paragon of all five, Officer Cook. You utilized all of these traits on duty to make yourself the humble servant that Dade County already knew it had in their midst. It is sorrowful that you cannot express these traits today, although they are certainly found in the genes of your wonderful family members. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. All your intentions throughout your wonderful life, Officer Cook, were only for the sake of heaven. And this is preciously why you are remembered in a loving and honorable fashion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Man should not consider his material possessions his own, but common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need. This is what you and Karen always believed in, Officer Cook. To share and share alike. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Kindness is a language which the uneducated can speak, the unintelligent can understand. It does not take a rocket scientist, Officer Cook, to understand the simplest way to exude kindness and be mid-mannered with people. You were a highly educated person and even if you were not an officer, you still would have given the shirt off your back to one less fortunate than yourself. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I believe with all my heart, Officer Cook, that you are watching from heaven what is taking place on this earth and you always gave people the benefit of doubt. Your calm presence still serves as an inspiration to our officers of today. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You most certainly blazed only a trail of righteous and grace personified.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

The great dominant, all controlling fact of life is in the innate bias of the human spirit, not towards evil, as the theologists tell us, but towards good. But for that bias, man would never have been man; he would only have been one more species of wild animal ranging a savage, uncultivated globe, the reeking background of sheer instinct and appetite. You were never a domineering person, Officer Cook. I believe your heart only wanted to achieve goodness, your family and friends know this. You blazed a trail for others through inspiration and motivation. We are very proud of how you carried out your duties. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

No man giveth, but with intention of good to himself, because gift is voluntary and of all voluntary acts the object is to every man his own good. Your role as a police officer was to answer calls and you were dispatched to scenes regardless of who was calling. Obviously, your greatness as a human being was shown by your actions on May 16, 1979, when you put others safety above yours and for this God bless you as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace. But indeed we are greater than the angels above. We have a chance as you did, Officer Cook, to shape and make the world a better place. We must act now for haste makes waste. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Whenever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness. This is how we become closer to God and this was your calling as a young man, Officer Cook. You performed your duties well and now your special soul is closer to God as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

If you stop to be kind, you must swerve often from your path. I don't think, Officer Cook, you swerved very much. You kept your eyes glued to the task at hand and that was to make us safer and more secure. This is a crucial role of police officers to help anyone at anytime in need. Well done faithful servant. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Charity is in the heart of man and righteousness in the path for men. Pity the man who has lost his path an ddoes not follow it and who has lost his heart and does not know how to recover it. When people's dogs and chicks are lost they go out and look for them and yet people who have lost their hearts do not go out and look for them. The principle of self-cultivation consists in nothing but trying to look for the lost heart. Fortunately, Officer Cook, you were there on duty to guide and redirect those persons who were lost. You never needed a compass on duty to direct you and it is a crying pity that young man who took your innocence away from you could not have been guided in a straighter path. We'll never forget your bravery and service. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense everything that comes from love is a miracle. The affection you graced others with, Officer Cook, is a trait you were raised and blessed with coming from your loving family. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No. I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds, yet I willingly cure him for the love of God. For the grace an dlove of the Almighty, Officer Cook, you would have done anything to assist anyone. This is one of the many qualities that Karen loved when she married you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

No joy can equal the joy of serving others. That is why Officer Cook, your heart was as large as it was. Always giving, always caring and always sharing. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2013

A knowledge of the path cannot be substituted for putting one foot in front of the other. You always had your feet firmly planted in front of you, Officer Cook. You had the resolve to conquer any obstacles that might prevent you from becoming the very fine officer that Dade County had to place out on its streets. If they could only cast your likeness and qualities that exemplified your personality, then we would all feel at ease. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013