Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Numbers are just that. It's how your passion and compassion both rise to the occasion when resolving conflicts. Problems and issues always seem to pop up and your intellect, Officer Cook, was as sharp as a knife cutting right to the very heart of what needed fixing here in Dade County. For maintaining integrity, dignity and honor may all your blessings from Our Creator be bestowed upon your soul and spirit which stays forever aglow. Cornerstones constructed for a safer and sounder tomorrow one with you alive to witness these changes would have been better. Your work in heaven is continually moving about guarding and watching the gates of boldness and vigilance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 1, 2021

Six years of loyal and faithful service that lives on in your family's hearts and souls, Officer Cook. Such a genuine young man, gifted and talented enough to humbly accept such a difficult undertaking with nothing plain and routine. Guarding Dade County and its people took every ounce of effort and energy your strong heart possessed and by heroically doing everything properly so may your character, commitments and convictions be eternally blessed and rewarded for being a warrior who welcomed a challenge. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Honesty, integrity and dignity powered your engines of hope and good cheer.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 1, 2021

Ferocity and determination must not be frittered away, there is no time to waste when mankind stands threatened by wickedness. Your principles, morals and conduct, Officer Cook, was leadership and admiration being fortified by the eyes and ears of honor, sacred integrity and instrumental dignity all being poured into your labors of love. You relished responsibility and never gave in to terror and whatever any worthy public servant must direct their senses to. A gentleman furnished by foundations of law and order making good on his promise to serve and protect. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 1, 2021

Violence is a vile and vicious attack against society's ideals, honor and humility. It's counter to living normal and quiet lives of esteem and character. Your life and career, Officer Cook, serving Dade County was most productive and most efficient. You validated bravery, integrity and the words of dignity so important and so essentially trusted in battling adversity. All that you set out to become you achieved and won't be overlooked for implanting a renewed sense of awareness and clarity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 1, 2021

Dollars and cents allow us to spend and purchase items for usage. Integrity, honor and dignity permit any worthwhile man or woman to serve and to preserve the intuition, ingenuity and intelligence that God placed within our very minds. He instilled humbleness and heroism within your heart and very soul, Officer Cook and this created a certain kinship between yourself and Dade County folks to be fondly remembered. A man of character who brought pride and accomplishment to all that you gently touched and graced for a relatively short twenty-five years of life, passion and happiness that is sorely missed. So much left behind and yet your family humanely carries the torch of your legacy with them everyday they set out their doors. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 1, 2021

Turtles move slow as there is no rapidity in their lives. Public servants must move fast and their tenacity and honesty must drive fast at times to protect the security and safety of all who live and breathe. You patrolled Dade County, Officer Cook, with heroic dignity, integrity and reverent character that has been forever saluted. Humility no matter the humidity outside was always treasured, resourceful and present. Sanctity and civility all dealing with the complexities of mankind to be shared and passed down to other loyal souls of truth and trust. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 1, 2021

As clear as day was your humility, humble heart and honorable soul of distinction, dignity,diligence and devotion to law and order. Dade County is where your career became legendary and its heroism has endured all these decades later as you are remembered for courtesy,truth and esteemed performance. The streets and roads were kept quiet for the most part and your sense of direction, Officer Cook, made you confident in all your professional abilities. We just have to keep in mind virtue is not vain and vigilance is the plans of all brave and passionate servants who offer their lives to both shield and look to unify mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 28, 2021

Like grease lighting that's how suddenly wickedness can strike and cause so much chaos and adversity to human life. No matter how talented, gifted, skilled and honest one is somehow one slip, just one split second and a whirlwind of trouble can crop up. You did all you could that day, Officer Cook,to protect Dade County,its citizens and your fellow officers. Integrity, dignity and character always battled and fought for harmony,truth and trust among humanity. A pleasant young man taken from his family too early and forever you'll be hailed as a hero of humility and heart,virtue and versatility to be etched and saluted solemnly for eternity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 28, 2021

You can either stand or sit at a pier and watch planes fly by, ships sailing in the distance, see the ocean waves crashing against the shore or cast a rod and reel and fish. You stood on perseverance, professionalism, proficiency and peaceful life for society, Officer Cook. The backbones of honesty,integrity and dignity that cast themselves at the evil clutches of violence that caused Dade County unrest and tension. Everyday you cared. Every moment you were composed and attentive to duty, detail never letting anything derail your heart and soul from achieving a level of serenity and safety for mankind. Your family will always love you unconditionally and have never forgotten your heroism, instincts and virtue so mature, so wise and intelligent and most of all so able, capable and unwavering through tireless energy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character, truth and commitment are all guarding heaven's gates of perfection and valor.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 28, 2021

One cannot ever place all their eggs in one basket. You must have a support system delegated to serving the needs of an entire community. One or two brave and humble officers cannot tow the slab of dignity, integrity and respect all by themselves.Sometimes evil leaves a venue in desperate shape and your attention to details, Officer Cook, saved more than a few faces. The torment and treachery of it all was more than anyone could comprehend and yet you went that day though you were not required to go. That composure, that fortitude conveyed volumes of valor and loving care you afforded everyone who you greeted and protected. Their lives were spared as you gave yours for your friends, Officer Cook, to be eternally honored and poignantly saluted for gracing our humanity for twenty-five productive years of accomplishment and determination. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. That child of Mr. Pearsall's I have some sympathy for its mother and I don't know what she said to it. A loss of a human being with a cherished heart and soul gone way too soon! You represented everything decent in a public servant so unwavering, unselfish and so relentless.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 28, 2021

The searchlights are aglow but than again so is your humble smile blessing your adored and beloved family, esteemed comrades of the past and your friends too many to count seeing you were, Officer Cook, such a very accommodating and likable person. A real gentleman who got it meaning you understood and was a capable public servant engrossed in engaging, enhancing and informing Dade County and its residents. For having humbleness, desire and honesty may Our Master bless your dignity and integrity which helped to stoke those seeds of security and safe havens for all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 28, 2021

You pour effort into coaxing a man to surrender before hell breaks loose. You gave Mr. Pearsall every chance to give up and turn himself in and he was more than stubborn. He was vicious and heinous and everything he represented that tragic day, Officer Cook as he took your life and nearly ended those of your colleagues. Dade County honors you and others from Dade County who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure a measure of serenity and accountability. Such tireless integrity,dignity and most blessed character helped to defeat the likes of violence other times. God just needed your soul and spirit in heaven more to perform greater and more essential humbling roles in His gardens of peace. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Today is a new dawning and with it your humane and rewarded acumen and wisdom, so vital to your vigilance as were your vision and virtues.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 28, 2021

Sincerity is the straight path to honesty. And in being honorable and genuine there can be no deviating, integrity, dignity and character must be possessed within the badge of bravery and the uniform of concern which you wore with humility, Officer Cook, almost fifty years ago, forty-eight actually as you began your law enforcement career with Dade County. Badge#1664 was your symbol of excellence and the people knew justice, truth and trust would be rightfully served. Never forgotten and forevermore honored for building hope for a better future one that should have included your heart and soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 28, 2021

Always full steam ahead and always focused, centered and diligent in doing your job right and to the point of perseverance. You maintained an excellent relationship with Dade County and its citizens, Officer Cook, endearing yourself to protecting life and property. Forever you will be saluted and solemnly remembered for being a man of class, integrity and the decency to spread goodwill, hope and devotion in and around your community. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 28, 2021

A tugboat pulls other vessels along. You, Officer Cook, supported and assisted other fellow officers along through the ropes of resolve and honor just by being so dignified and quite a gentleman, a very brave servant indeed fueled by a passion to serve Dade County. So much integrity, humility and heart that of a lion with a gentle soul of sacred character, commitment to excellence and truthful convictions all trusted and humane. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 28, 2021

Paradise Island might be a vacation resort to some but paradise in God's heavenly venue is where sacred souls, heroes and heroines, all angels of honesty, valor and integrity travel to when their loyal and cherished services are somehow sadly taken from us and their loving families. It is a quiet place where only God's compassion and vision rest upon their golden spirits of virtue and vigilance. It's where you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook, for unselfish, undying and relentless endeavor and efficiency on behalf of Dade County's folks. The torment and tussles are over, dreams were shattered that day of May 16, 1979 when your family and police world lost a renowned man of principles, scruples and dedication. The duties and onuses beckoned and you and Reserve Officer Scott Lincoln, your last partner answered what turned out to be your final call. Sleep well, Officer Cook. God has your beautiful being cradled for safekeeping. A sweet soul and a handsome man with a cheerful smile behind "Old Glory", the American flag.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 27, 2021

A gentleman, a human being, a professional so polished and polite. Courage and honesty dwelling together in a heart of heroism and dignity. It was your intense desire, Officer Cook, to become a top notch and first class public servant out on the streets of Dade County defending the hearts and souls of its residents looking for a proper formation of peace and assurances that our missions and travels would go forward. Sanctity and humility created that loyal bond and tireless sacrifice to see humanity steering its currents of care,concern and consideration upstream. Your faith and devotion never stopped. And violence will never tarnish a badge and uniform worn with sincerity and seriousness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 27, 2021

All men and women who serve on behalf of peace and unity, liberty and honor deserve to live out to see retirement and sadly and most tragically for some that day never comes true. But truth, trust and honesty never wavered nor lost track of their integrity,dignity and thoughtfully resourceful character giving humanity more than a token of esteem, more than a fighting chance at harmony. So much blood and effort expended by your heart and soul, Officer Cook, to help keep serenity and security flowing within the brooks of Dade County. A place where boldness, bravery and stoic might yearned to dig deeper for meaning. You certainly created and built a legacy, a lasting impression to be revered for generations to come. So accommodating and so relentless pursuing evil. It should not have taken you from this world. Your family, peers of yesterday and friends live their lives carrying your legacy of sacred trust and goodwill to be faithfully shared among others. Mankind dearly misses you, Officer Cook, as do your beloved family members. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 27, 2021

America cannot be lured into a false sense of security, there's too much at stake riding on that very line that peace and terror are at odds with one another. You deal with good and bad, happy and not so pleasant moments policing any given community. Tensions and unrest become unbridled and threaten the very honor, dignity and virtue of a venue where strength of heart, mind and character are endlessly tested daily. Dade County was given your hopes, goodwill and promises, Officer Cook,that it would be safe and spared any undue harm. You my neighbor, friend and hero gave your life, career and everything in the name of Our Lord and now you've become a heroic warrior, an angel whose earthly journeys have been transported to a higher sphere where perfection and heavenly tranquility are never disturbed nor interrupted. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 27, 2021

A knight in shiny armor doing his sacred assignment securing,shielding and saving life. Yes, Officer Cook, your smile is now and forever eternally with Our Creator and of course surrounded by your loving and honorable parents may you all rest in peace my neighbors,friends and you, Officer Cook, always a solemn hero, passionate and concerned for your fellowman. Dade County one hundred years from now can look back proudly on your sterling and stellar life of achievement and acumen so captivating. A man born with honesty, dignity and integrity laying everything on the line upholding his sacred affirmation to execute his duties without hesitation or reluctance. Heaven now holds the spirit, heart and soul of a dearly beloved angel of bravery whose destinies are forever skyward guarding those pearly gates. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 27, 2021

Five minutes until your shift ended. Five minutes! Three-hundred seconds can be an eternity for you , Officer Cook, it resulted in your loss by one man who didn't care about anything but himself. No heart, mind, soul or respectful honor, dignity or integrity. Well, you possessed these traits and characters of loyalty and truth, Officer Cook, so help me God! A Dade County hero of trustworthiness and endeavor whose sole objective was to serve while protecting the qualities of life so humble, so humanely objective. The energy poured into your sacred work speaks for itself. Volumes of valor,vision and vigilance accentuated and circulating around the eyes and ears of society forevermore, Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 27, 2021

You were just twenty-five, Officer Cook, when evil took your heart and soul of virtue,honor and integrity away from your family, peers and friends.What can be said for such wanton and heinous violence? The people of Dade County were given respect and dignity by a gentleman so beloved and so faithfully resourceful. So humble and so admired for building bridges and foundations that all who succeed you will have to follow in. Your heroic legacy stands tall and bold, so consummate and so sacred. Missions so measured and morals so clear. Wisdom, maturity and vision set the tones of your highest standards everyday to be fondly remembered and solemnly saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 27, 2021

Yesterday, as I was heading home from Naples, Florida late in the afternoon I was thinking about the letter I received from your mother, Officer Cook, of blessed memory and your dad of blessed memory. So proud of you and your life and career you chose out of freewill. Destiny came calling and took you to the police academy to begin learning the ropes all tough and arduous, policing, training, practicing and speaking well. Dade County and its folks were provided accountability, excellence in character. firm and true commitments, integrity and dignity battling adversity with every bone, cell and ounce of might possible to create the safest of havens for happiness and prosperity. You'll always be saluted for enhancement, enrichment and upholding a badge of valor with unconditional virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 27, 2021

Chores are never easy and tasks are filled with danger so all brave and it's found in angels, honorable men and women who must ponder, think and comprehend the scope of their sacrifice to better mend those torn fences so goodwill, trust and faith may go through. The turnstiles are always open to suggestions. But, in the end you were the consummate officer, Officer Cook, beloved, respected and greatly admired for your humane versions of esteemed dignity and coordinated integrity all patrolling Dade County on a journey of serenity which is the paramount responsibility of all who wear a badge and uniform of truth, trust, heart and refined humility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 27, 2021

Clear as day were your accomplishments in life and during your six year career with Metro-Dade Police Department, Officer Cook. A ray of hope, a spark of ingenuity and character that supported the frames of ferocity, dignity and heroically humble honor. Badge#1664 was always so passionate and personable doing the tasks to unveil a lasting peace and freedom for all Dade County and civilization in general. You can be very sure my neighbor, friend and hero you won't be forgotten for heart and soul making their joint sacrifices.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 27, 2021