Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward. This is how Officer William C. Cook operated. never expecting and always the loyal and ever so faithful and humble servant. Now that you have given us your bravery and fortitude, we can give you back the honors you surely deserve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. For all the hard work under vast conditions, public servants such as yourself, Officer Cook, should get something in return for all that you achieved during your tenure in serving Dade County citizens. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

When strangers start acting like neighbors....communities are reinvigorated. I believe this is one of the main reasons, Officer Cook, you decided to become a police officer. You can make a difference and you personified this statement immensely. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. It is better to give than to receive. But, you received awards and accolades for your excellent police work. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind. Never being one to take anything for granted, Officer Cook, you exemplified this paragon to the maximum. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

The best portions of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts, Of kindness and love. This is how your loving family and friends in and outside of your department and from all agencies across the United States will remember you, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

He alone is great who turns the voice of the wind into a song made sweeter by his own loving. As your loving soul rests in perfect peace my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook, let this be as a reminder to all of us to try and get along with all people as you did from all walks of life. Let us be kinder to one another.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. As I've reflected many times, Officer Cook, your calming demeanor stood out as one of your greatest assets on the job. Soothing and sensible, you always acted in a plausible manner to bring out the desired results. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Let the beauty we love be what we do.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution. The skill you employed daily, Officer Cook, to bring about justice will reverberate forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Somewhere your soft voice can still be heard Officer Cook calming down an agitated person.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

True kindness presupposed the faculty of imagining as one's own the suffering and joy of others. You laughed when the moment called for such levity, Officer Cook and you were saddened when you heard bad news. This is how we reacted to your tragic passing. A brave heart who stood within the boundaries of justice and equality to endure to safe measures for our community. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The tragedy of your passing never leaves us, we just have to pick up the baton as you so loyally did on our behalf.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly. Police officers have to be careful and aware of their environments in order to best carry out their official duties. Professionalism is expected of them at all times and you my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook were the persona od distinguished service. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Love and pity and wish well to every soul in the world; dwell in love and then you dwell in God; hate nothing but the evil that stirs in your own heart. Police officers can feel empathy and sympathy for people, but when out on patrol they have to put aside these certain traits in order to perform their duties of service without undue distractions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. Officer Cook and all your fellow comrades who gave their lives are being judged for your community service that you lovingly rendered. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. You reside forevermore, Officer Cook, along with all your comrades who took the oath to serve and protect and who laid their lives down as you do so faithfully in love and devotion to your communities in God's heavenly shelter where you can assist Our Creator in keeping officers here safe. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Little kindnesses will broaden your heart and slowly you will habituate yourself to helping your fellow man in many ways. Officer Cook, you accomplished your mission in society by your very brave and courageous actions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe. Police officers such as yourself, Officer Cook and hard working citizens from all walks of life contribute each in their own way to shaping society as they see fit. All people are held in high regard for the job they do to make people feel better about themselves. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy. You made all people thrilled to be a part of this great land, Officer Cook. the experience you delivered each moment of your watch is the model by which all officers should follow. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Give light and the darkness will disappear of itself. The light that came from your wonderful heart, Officer Cook, will always stay on. The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe. Your sense of fairness, your sense of humor, the ability you had to make others feel special will certainly and is for sure missed today. You appealed to many different groups of individuals and you were their eyes and ears concerned for their welfare. Representing the poverty-stricken or the well-to-do, you always had their backs. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. This world sorely misses your giving heart and if tears could return you to Karen and your loving family, then we would be most appreciative.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed. Your passing Officer Cook, still leaves us with many questions as to why this had to happen to such a wonderful gentleman who would do anything to see an injustice fixed. Your boldness, your bravery, that of a lion, so swift to react will go down in the history of Dade County Law Enforcement as your lasting legacy. The impressions you crafted as a fine police officer will surely be shared for others to remember. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. we are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me' and other simple courtesies... Rudeness, the absence of the sacrament of consideration, is but another mark that our time-is-money society is lacking in spirituality, if not also in its enjoyment of life. You enjoyed your life being with your family and friends, Officer Cook. When you and Karen got married this too enhanced your relationships with others. It's important in a person's life to make friends and to keep them as they become valuable sources of where you can go for advice and of course, your spouse becomes your best friend when you enter the canopy of matrimony. I found this out when I married my lovely wife, Holly, who your niece Gina met. Now that you are resting in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, the bonds you forged here in this world are the ones who will forever remember your love and concern for their kindnesses and well-being.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live. Your entire life and its foundation, Officer Cook, was based on the many good deeds you performed for all citizens and the grace and courage you faithfully displayed while dealing with people who had different issues. You'll never be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. By assisting others, Officer Cook, you gained the respect and admiration of your peers and friends. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A beautiful angel was called to take his place in God's heavenly tribunal, yourself, Officer Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 19, 2013

Every human being is your counterpart. Every other human being possesses and embodies aspects of yourself: your dreams, your sorrows, your hope that your life will not turn out to be a dirty joke. God forbid. For each of us there was a time when the world was young, a springtime of spirit that was later tested by the winters of discontent; and in the midst of each of our lives lies the haunting shadow of death. Therefore we are all quite alike; indeed at the core we are all one, all lost- and found-in the same mysterious enterprise that is life. Hold this in your heart as you go about your day and the world will cease to be inhabited by strangers and the burden of life itself will no longer be a process of loneliness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook. You were a first class human being in every way, shape and manner.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 18, 2013

There is a love like a small lamp, which goes out when the oil is consumed; or like a stream which dries up when it doesn't rain. But there is a love that is like a mighty spring gushing up out of the earth; it keeps flowing forever and is inexhaustible. The light that shines ever so brightly from your very soul, Officer Cook, will never run out of energy, you see because of your energetic manner in which you truthfully carried out your duties and with a calming voice and firm leadership that neither bent nor broke. Your resolve to do things in an honest manner certainly carried clout among your peers as they can use your ideals and values as future training tools for all future officers. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 18, 2013

If you live for love you spread kindness and compassion everywhere you go. When you stop believing in your heart you are but a sterile vessel wandering in the wilderness. This is something, Officer Cook, that you and Nancy and your beloved wife, Karen were raised with and that was to pay attention to doling out both kindness and compassion. This usually helps a person make a success of themselves. You never let your parents down and your mother, Mrs. Julia Cook, let her live and be well, God bless her, misses you very much as you and Nancy were the apples of her eye as you were to your beloved father, Charles, may he rest in peace along with you my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 18, 2013

The person who doesn't fit in with our notions of who is worthy of our love-the bag lady at the corner, the strange old man who rides through town on a three-wheel bike all strung up with flags-is just the person who, by not fitting into our patterns, insists that we expand not only our views but also our capacity to love. Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also to those who need it so much. That's the thing about heroes such as yourself, Officer Cook, they are always thinking outside of the box as to how they can do more for others. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 18, 2013

It is good to have an end to journey forward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. So true. Your character and upbringing reflects this Officer Cook. It defined who you were as an individual and as a police officer. There were no preconceived notions or airs about your personality. You gave every last ounce of your being each and every day and this is what matters the most. So we shall never forget your heroics and your mission in this world to stamp out evil so we as free citizens can pursue our dreams as we see fit. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your physical trip may have ended on May 16, 1979, but your eternal journey through God's heavens above keeps on moving, as your saintly soul observes our every move to affect a positive outcome.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 18, 2013