Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. Your main goal in life is to grow up and be successful, it is also to do so with honesty and integrity. Officer Cook, you achieved this and much more and still had more to offer us if Our Creator had given you more time. The time you spent on this earth was well spent and you epitomized what we all yearn for. We need to praise God for allowing you to enter our lives and for becoming the wonderful fountain of goodness and pleasure that you always endeavored to be. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous. How righteous you were, Officer Cook. The epitome of true morals and a high standard of proper conduct becoming of a police officer. Your service to Dade County citizens will never go unnoticed nor forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. Your life, Officer Cook was a blessing. The humbleness you needed to fulfill your goals was very pronounced and it lead you to be more aware of the person who meant so much to so many people. When you prayed, I'm certain you moved your feet, hands and only good things happened. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

Keep praying, but be thankful that God's answers are wiser than your prayers. As devout a gentleman as you were Officer Cook, sometimes you had to employ other sources or methods to work through problems that cropped up from time to time on the job. For the most part, I'm sure you were able to solve a problem before a situation became inflamed. We will of course keep praying that your beloved soul, along with that of your beloved father, Charles, rests in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

How vital that we pray, armed with the knowledge that God is in heaven. Pray with any lesser conviction and your prayers are timid, shallow and hollow. But spend some time walking in the workshop of the heavens, seeing what God has done and watch how your prayers are energized. Your prayers, Officer Cook, along with Karen's always energized people, whomever you met. You had a conviction to become a police officer at a young age and followed through with your plans. Your cheerful smile energized the masses and your eagerness was a joy to be around. The passion that accompanied you will never be replicated, only how we carry on and the proud legacy of Officer William C. Cook will last forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

The Lord approves of those who are good, but he condemns those who plan wickedness. Exactly why good people like you, Officer Cook, stay the course and are always willing to go the extra mile to assist others. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. haste makes waste. This was not your motto, Officer Cook. Every moment you are on your job, doing your due diligence can only lead more often than not to good things occurring and if you exercise caution you are more likely to get through your shift safely. I'll never blame or place fault, God forbid, Officer Cook, for you answering that call. You were only doing what every officer is trained to do. You saved your fellow officers and those two civilians, one of them a lady in her seventies and the person who took your life, his girlfriend. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero and thank you very much for being the man who stood up to evil and tried to eradicate it.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. You Officer Cook, displayed courtesy and manners when dealing with all kinds of people from all walks of life. This made you the successful officer that you were and kept you from getting into trouble as some officers are prone to do. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day which must be done, whether you like it or not. being forced to work and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and contentment and a hundred virtues which the idle never know. Officer Cook, my neighbor, friend and hero, you were the kind of officer who would stand by and let something serious occur. You were wide eyed and knew very well how to access a situation and take proper actions. You lived your life for Karen, as she did for you. You both worked very hard to properly provide for one another. Rest in peace. Life is a blessing and those who knew you were very blessed indeed.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

The opportunity that God sends does not wake up one who is asleep. For your heroism Officer Cook, you can sleep soundly knowing you carried out your duties to the zenith. You placed your utmost effort into all your endeavors. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. You continued to learn on the job, Officer Cook. The lessons learned by officers stay with them throughout their careers. It is up to each officer to seek out counseling when necessary as yo my neighbor, friend and hero did. If an officer does their job properly and with due caution, they will be commended later. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

Lazy people don't even cook the game they catch; but the diligent make use of everything they find. I'm sure whatever you and your father-in-law hunted you may have cooked. you certainly, Officer Cook, were one who did not just sit back and wait for something to come your way. You took it upon yourself to go and help your fellow officers prevent a dispute from turning more serious. You gave up your life so others could live and prosper and for this you'll never be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2013

There is nourishment from being encouraged and held up by others when we are weak. We are nourished from feedback from friends whom we trust and who will be honest with us. Officer Cook, your feedback always had a way of sounding like to music to the ears. It had an affect that is felt far and wide and even in heaven where you are resting in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, you feedback can be heard loud and clear.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

When you grow up in an environment where commitment and dedication is not just talked about but lived so fully, so honestly, there is no way that it does not take root in your being. This was in your genes, Officer Cook, in your DNA. It was constantly stressed in your household. You carried with you wherever you and Karen went. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. The only way you could perform your job and the reason why you and your wife, Karen had a strong bond and wonderful marriage. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

As light is pleasant to the eye, so is truth to the understanding. Truer words Officer Cook, could not be spoken. To deal with different problems officers have to understand the circumstances they are about to tackle. I'm sure you had to navigate through this my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisers who tell them the truth. As a leader of other officers, honesty, Officer Cook is the only way to make a good officer out of them and being truthful can sometimes result in a life being saved. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

As God loves a cheerful giver, so He also loves a cheerful taker, who takes hold on his gifts with a glad heart. Your heart was filled with pride when you, Officer Cook, graduated from the Police Academy. You promoted peace in both a giving and cheerful fashion. You took a problem and were about to figure out a way to solve it most of the time without it resulting in harsh actions. For this you'll be commended. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

A happy heart is the best service we can give to God. The wise in heart are called discerning and pleasant words promote instruction. You were a joy Officer Cook, to be around to share, care, laugh when needed and offer a quip when called on. The wisdom with which you so utilized to give advice to other officers proved to be invaluable. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

Who gives to me, teaches me to give. The example set forth by your loving parents, is why you became the unique person who so fought for peace in this world and was willing to make whatever sacrifice was needed. Officer Cook, my neighbor, friend and hero, rest in peace and keep instructing us from heaven on the art of giving and dedicating one's self.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and He will reward him for what he has done. Because of your generous spirit, Officer Cook, you are being rewarded for the greatest kind of giving. Your actions that day, brave as they were helped save four officers, your colleagues and two civilians who might not be here today, if not for you interceding on their behalf. Officers such as yourself, Officer Cook, just do not fall upon us. they have a yearning and passion to take up a cause that not everyone is fit for. You my neighbor, friend and hero did what God placed you on this earth to do and that was to serve, defend and protect with the utmost respect for all mankind. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

What can I give Him poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would give Him a lamb, if I were a wise man, I would do my part, but what I can I give Him. give my heart. You gave your entire being Officer Cook, so we could feel safer. We should have tried to do more so you might still be with us today. But the memories of you are plenty to occupy ourselves with everyday. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come. I do not know if you and Karen had a bird for a pet or if your parents had a bird for a pet as well, but we do know they make lovely creatures and make a person feel at ease. Exactly by your words and actions Officer Cook, is how you alleviated people's fears. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Our hearts are sick because of your absence from our lives. Officer Cook, because of your background and family that you came from, your family tree continues to blossom and grow because of the successes of your relatives who you would be very proud of as they are very proud of how you skillfully served your community.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013

God is certainly taking knowledge of me in love and watching over me for my good. For all the good, Officer Cook, you stood for and the evil that you so faithfully did battle against and for performing your duties so loyally, God is forever keeping watch over you and those who too served their departments loyally and with inspiration and enthusiasm in making the ultimate sacrifice you made. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2013