Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I've said it many times that you and Karen, Officer Cook, would have made great parents. Parenthood is like the police brotherhood where humbleness and honor are the greatest components of courage and dignity composing integrity during tense and terse moments. Whenever Dade County's lives were placed in jeopardy there you were to combat evil and loyal to a tee to all who served along with you. A partner who always had his fellow brother or sister's back. Character, class and desire are placed on those pallets of proficiency always higher in behavior and ethical standards. You will never be far from your family's thoughts and hearts. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God navigated your destinies, Officer Cook, just wished you were here today!

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2021

Callous is showing no class, respect and honesty. Vile is to be removed the the sidewalks of society and heinous is inhumane and indecent exposing humanity to some of its flaws. No doubts,no concerns, Officer Cook, as you laid the groundwork for our futures because of your heroic sacrifice many decades ago. Forty plus years of undying,unselfish and unwavering response to Dade County. There will always be what if you did not go to that scene leaving your fellow comrades to fight and to battle with Mr.Pearsall. He was without a mind and character, yours, Officer Cook,was straight forward and always yearning to learn more about your roles and important profession where danger lurks. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2021

The hits of hideous evil still come and your honored and most humbly heroic presence, Officer Cook, was just the right element to ease Dade County's tensions and frustrations. You will be remembered for being a man of your word and the persevering public servant so solidly bound in dignity,integrity and helpful character. Our very serenity and safe trails can be directly traced to your tenacious pursuits of joy, happiness and faithfulness given to everyone. The heavens are perpetually aglow with your soul and adoring spirit soaring over us every second. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2021

What is peculiar to some is normal to others. Violence, evil and a whole rash of terror and wickedness only shakes the strong branches of honor and humility. Its leaves need to be immediately clipped,pruned whatever to revive that urgency of unity,liberty for all humanity and its senses of honesty, dignity, integrity and respectful character which you steadfastly maintained throughout your life and career, Officer Cook, heroic, sacred and filled with accomplishment. Such fruition is the starting block and sounding board to a future encased with hope. Seeing you enhanced and enriched mankind, Officer Cook, upholding and uplifting our pursuits and spirits we and your family know full well Our Lord is keeping your spirit safe and protected from any more harm. You should not have had anything hurt or even take your life. Your family needed you most when tragedy struck. At least the evil man who took you from your loved ones was killed by your colleague, Detective Blocker. A whole life and a duly promising career all destroyed in five minutes of his wanton anger and total disrespect for authority. You led by example and motivated by being sincere and loyal to your department never to be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2021

Fear can strike paranoia into the hearts of all who yearn for peace and freedom. You were a consummate professional with an intuitively sound mind and a heroic soul, Officer Cook, that was placed in this world to serve and to achieve a practical purpose. To bring a breath of fresh air and to instill, install and to implant a sense of commonality between all who live and thrive. To be dignified and to possess integrity is not always so routine and easy for some but for men and women who battle, fight and are fearless in their missions, no doubt history has recorded your crusades of justice steering truth and hope within trust and goodwill's heart. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2021

Holidays bring out the family's best of health, peace, joy and prosperity. They also bring with them a whole host of memories that flood in. When the Cook, Wilkerson and Tidwell Families get together, "Uncle Bo," you, Officer Cook, are on their minds and hearts. Such a sweet young man, a gentle public servant, most of all a wonderful human being so heroic and honored for aiding and rendering service to all society and in particular, Dade County. A community you called home for twenty-four of your all too brief twenty-five years of life preserving the image of a venue that can be marked with fright from evil and other issues wickedness running rampant. You did your very best my neighbor,friend and hero and stoically built those very foundations and cornerstones for a safer and more harmonious future. Heaven is where you rest in peace as an angel of virtue and diligence.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2021

Faith can surely test one's fighting resolve. But, honor, dignity and reverence all can channel integrity and character into one's primary objectives. Your main thought, Officer Cook, was to stay safe and to keep Dade County's citizens safe and stable. The sense of direction, the source of ingenuity and intuition all came from your heroic heart of humane commitments to everything meaningful with excelling and having values to keep morals and mettle from ever straying which they never ever did. You saved your comrades and upheld the sacred truth and trust for which you undertook an affirmation. Never forgotten and wholesomely saluted for valor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2021

If your attitude and fortitude are on the same plateau as your honor and humility then somehow you'll probably have some humble accomplishment. You endured and endeavored beyond demands and expectations on behalf of Dade County, Officer Cook. Heroism and dignity are not small miracles as they are learned, tired and preached during one's whole life of integrity and civility. All these decades later faith and resolve, resourcefulness and virtue are being saluted and paid poignant homage everyday for now you are an angel higher up in God's perfect venue of perseverance and everlasting tranquility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2021

Violence and evil meander around an area and sometimes it just never seems to abate. You tried your utmost, Officer Cook, to stop a callously wayward man from creating more havoc that awful day. Dade County had your candor and charming smile, but above all it had humility, heart and honesty supporting your journeys of dignity, integrity and character making way from what should have been a brighter hour. Your beloved family and colleagues all mourned your loss which opened a gaping cavity which through these many decades later we all hope and pray for some divine inspiration it has closed a humble bit. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 3, 2021

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Ferocity is a sincere form of expressing honor and integrity. Your heart of intellect, dignity and ingenuity, Officer Cook, proved to be a worthy resource here in Dade County as it stood face to face and toe to toe battling evil and conquering violence. A uniform and a shiny badge worn precisely for the duties and responsibilities prescribed to make and to create a stable environment for all society to seek the shelters of peace and liberty. No one will overlook nor forget the youthful passion and enthusiasm you happily displayed. And all the affection, love and cherished admiration will ride those wings around us forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

A smile may unmask some of the grief, the healing itself comes from Our Creator who in His own mercy, compassion and perfection can relieve suffering, anguish and torment from us. If we we pray, do our very best carrying out His edicts, our purposes, goals and messages will one day become a bit clearer. Your missions, pilgrimages and assorted journeys around Dade County, Officer Cook, will forever be distinctly remembered and as clear as that awful day of May 16, 1979 when the Lord called you home and brought your heart,soul and spirit of humility, honor and intelligence back to His home, it's your dignity and integrity that can serve a more spiritual mission and that's to observe your family continuing your heroism inscribed in your legacy and fulfilling what you left behind so sadly yet with pride, excellence and certainly outstanding character and its virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

A gentleman geared with uncanny astuteness, awareness and acumen so documented and essential to all your life's dreams, goals and aspirations. They were never off and for making headway in restoring soundness to Dade County,heroically and honorably, Officer Cook, so too may Our Master shine His grace upon you and your parents for the very dear son and beloved brother and husband who gave his life to servicing the public interest. A blessed man who was righteous in all his ways and generous in his sacred callings to bestow tranquil upon mankind's wings. Your angel wings my neighbor, friend and hero are perfectly fitted for heaven duty and may eternity be the venue where your vitality, vigilance and total virtue rests in peace. You'll always be there to watch over your family and the rest of this world until your loved ones see you smiling again.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

Dignity graced the sidewalks of passion, honor and courage for six blessed years of public servant endearment, engagement and total enhancement. As you walked or ran to a scene, God kept His binoculars upon you never letting your trails run dry nor your paths continue without inspiration and perseverance because of your earthliest of journeys now and forever linked to outstanding character, solid commitment and convictions so true and trusted, your heart, soul and their integrity shall be resting in peace my neighbor,friend and hero with your honored virtue.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Bravery and boldness are in the very heart and soul of an honored hero. Certainly you are just that, Officer Cook and for what you meant to every citizen living in and around Dade County may Our Lord bless and reward your spirit while keeping you cradled for eternal safekeeping. Always and forever a man of truth and trust, so undeniably candid and wise beyond your chronological years on this Earth. Surely, it was a very terrible and tragically trying day for your family and department losing a man so esteemed and so wonderfully authentic in all your missions, journeys and purposes in patching and in protecting our stability and harmony. Violence is like that tiger on the prowl and it must be ensnared and never set free again. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

A rubber bad stretched too far will snap. Police must not snap nor lose their cool during tenuous moments when violence, evil and wickedness look to shake stability and quietness off of the shelf. You were consummate and composed speaking with a soothing voice of reason and restoration, Officer Cook and that's why you so well respected,admired and beloved by your family, comrades and friends from around our country. They all came to pay homage heroic faithfulness. desirable dignity and insightful integrity all well learned and versed with virtue and special principles within the highest of conduct by which you conducted your professional duties. Dade County and your community will never its angel now walking a humanely proverbial beat above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

People get itchy when trouble is brewing. When evil starts off hammering away its ugliness on the pavements then you know it's high time to get moving. One split second can cost a life and as we all recognize life is very precious to behold. As your family knows, Officer Cook, you were their Godsend brought here for a special earthly task and that was so perilous in preserving the quality of Dade County life. Its residents all looked up to you, I'd like to think they revered and admired your heart and soul greatly. A hero so fond of his roles and so uniquely versatile all while being full of integrity, dignity and honesty which all men and women, heroes and heroines alike share. A bond of valor so unyielding and yet undying. Your tireless energy sure went into every ounce of peace and unity we have got. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

The streets can be wild and wicked at times. No matter the weather, cloudy, sunny or snowy, evil just seems to become a more than passing element that can surely confront, confound and confuse the heck out of civility. You were a nice gentleman, Officer Cook, a beloved human being with a beautiful wife and a lovely family and of course two honorable and devout parents may they rest in peace. When they pinned on your badge that was their son , so adoring and handsome standing behind the flag with that engaging smile to love. Just why did some evil being take you from them? Integrity, character, dignity and loyalty all honored at your Inspector's funeral. The bagpipes wailing, the tears welling, the streets full of raw emotions for such a duly recognized man of God, truth and trustworthiness. Virtue so holy and nobility so distinguished, You are never going to be forgotten for your supreme sacrifice and solemn life of scruples. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

Heroism crosses that thin blue line for its public servants who have been deemed to have concluded their earthly destinies. Now and for eternity your honesty, integrity and wisdom, Officer Cook, will delve into dignifying their heavenly responsibilities protecting the golden pavements and gates where all heroes and heroines rest in peace along with you my neighbor, friend and hero. Dade County was where your official business took place daily and where evil tragically ended your upbeat and enhancing career of morals and excellence. So truthful faithful and versatile all while being the consummate staple of virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

A legend who lived life to its fullest and performed his professional roles as such. Your community of Dade County, your loved ones and colleagues of the past won't forget you ever, Officer Cook. Badge#1664 was the living example of effort and energy all unselfishly tapped along with your unwavering integrity, dignity and honored commitment to pride and excellence which will be saluted. Grace and gallantry all uplifting the masses of those whom you took an oath to serve and to protect. Wisdom, respect and vision so crystal clear and now in the skies above you are an angel who soars higher every second. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

Persistence can help figure out where the puzzle pieces fit. But, then again not always so simple to solve. Crime cuts away at the status of humanity and then someone so dedicated must go and patrol the areas to seize this adversary from making more damage than necessary. You planned and prepared, Officer Cook, as all men and women esteemed and cherished must. Dade County had a man of heroism, sacred missions and the dignity that support the backbones of integrity fighting hard to create a texture of goodwill and you'll always be saluted for courage and for having a very brave heart and soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

A crisis can shake the very soil you walk on. On top of everything else all dignified and honorable public servants have enough challenges to keep them hopping. When violence strikes they must be ready to attack its roots to provide a sensation of stability and safety for mankind which you brought to Dade County, Officer Cook. A hero forever steeped in integrity and enriched by character, wisdom, respect and faithfully discharging your trusted and true onuses. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 2, 2021

Sugar and spice and everything nice. Except when evil, violence and torment frustrate the heck out of humanity we all shake in anticipation of what might occur next. The sugar and spice of honesty,integrity and dignity is exactly what people enjoy your company, Officer Cook and in the fact that you solidly and solemnly protected Dade County with every resource of your being,heart and soul not to be forgotten. Your destinies have been taken up to heaven to carry out a newer assignment and that's to guard the pearly gates. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 1, 2021

Taking a lit match and throwing it into a gasoline can is akin to giving a weapon to a child. For all that you tackled in life, Officer Cook, because of your tireless heroics and unselfish honor, Dade County and its residents can forever live in peace, unity and in simplicity in all their journeys that they pursue. You see violence wrecks the most sincerest of dreams, aspirations and goals we as free people yearn for. You my neighbor, friend and hero were at least able to live to fulfill your ambitions of acumen, hope and humility that goodwill could be spread out far and wide. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Children must feel safe and secure and surely have a positive purpose in this world besides having dreams.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 1, 2021

I meant better served, Officer Cook and you certainly gave grit, gumption, heart and soul. A man of class, decency and character all respected by Dade County citizens and your peers with the complete support of your adored family members. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The fuel of ferocity is high end honor, integrity and dignity always staying in there to fight adversity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 1, 2021

Whether from the port side or the starboard side your honesty, integrity, reverence and dignity always shone through, Officer Cook. A man whose life and career was characterized by unwavering and unselfish humility, heart and soul given to Dade County to make them safer. The shame of evil it cannot be taken back as once a bullet leaves its chambers and strikes its target or targets there is no going back. You are very much missed, sorely absent and sadly gone before your career could have been completed the right way. God has blessed you and your family as they pursue their lives with the very same humble spirit as you so faithfully did. So truthful and so reliably trustworthy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The pride and excellence of the Central Division lies in Badge#1664 always so treasured and forever admired for its endeavors making mankind better serv

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 1, 2021