Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Upright, straight and fair. Effort and efficiency were erected by a man's due vigilance, his tireless and unselfish honesty, humility and sacred voyages of dignity and integrity. They all kept Dade County relatively calm and serene. And they came about through your hands of heroism and leadership, Officer Cook. Such outstanding commitment, conviction and character that is now duly angelic as your spirit and soul soar humanely as one. So sorely missed and acumen surely absent. Your family,peers and friends have at least some comfort in recognizing true faithfulness,hope and goodwill springing eternal. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 28, 2020

Deceit and disrespect cannot win over anything. Dedication, determination and devotion are those words used in journeys all honest, all humbly esteemed and loyal, dignity and integrity all answer the calls of duty where so much rides on any public servant's experience and valuable performance. Yours, Officer Cook, was heroism embracing humanity at every turn loud and clear. Security and liberty for all who labor and march happily on the way. Forty-one years later your beautiful soul my neighbor, friend and hero continue its eternal trips around the globe where gallant angels roamed searching for resolve and resolution. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 28, 2020

Being taciturn is one thing. Be tactful is another. At least, Officer Cook, all your heroic and honest tenacity was pointed in the correct destination of Dade County to dignify and to preserve the integrity, character and respect for life. Mankind misses your wonderful presence and the hope is one day your family will be reunited with you once again. Foundations and their cornerstones all built in the eyes of righteous sanctity and all civility nothing less to support your earthliest of pathways. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 28, 2020

Urgency instills a renewed sense of challenge. The tests are out there everyday to police and maintain and you performed exceedingly well, Officer Cook. Dade County will certainly never forget your honesty, bravery and continued integrity, dignity and character all battling those adversities that have given mankind fits in its trails of blessing and health. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 28, 2020

A tree of knowledge needs enough water and food to sustain its roots. Your heart and soul, Officer Cook, always had the right amount of sustained honesty,humility and hopeful goodwill to see your dignified missions of integrity through until God summoned your spirit home to serve a more eternal purpose patrolling those golden roads and guarding the gates of valor. Virtue and vision combining with the tenacity of maturity and wisdom to keep Dade County safe and sound. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 28, 2020

A pilgrimage of perseverance takes ample honor, integrity and dignity to carry out its resourceful journeys where peace and serenity can be quite the challenge to ratchet up. You always acquitted yourself very well, Officer Cook and for this your family and department stand proud. Proud of your heroic truth, trust and integrity all very noble, honest and sacred. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 28, 2020

An absolute gem of a man, a warm and engaging human being so gifted yet so honorable and humble. What a crying shame, Officer Cook,a Dade County hero had to die so that we can continue your legacy. You made the ultimate and unselfish sacrifice where one man gives his dignity and integrity so that mankind can conquer adversity. A champion of character, class and consideration all now soaring higher as a heroic angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 28, 2020

Still drive by your old house here in North Miami Beach, Florida where you lived, Officer Cook, always very tragic and sad. You gave of yourself to protect and serve Dade County's interest and your honorable heroic actions not only on May 16, 1979, everyday showed your true stripes of courage and charisma. So humane, dignified and integrity so excellent. God has your spirit and soul of stellar character lighting up His skies for all to see,salute and embellish your career albeit to brief. Mr.Pearsall railed and you raced to that scene to endeavor to stop his callous actions disgracing and disrespecting humanity which will always treasure your adoring reverence and absolute due vigilance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

Heroes don't take a hiatus while on duty as every second is so vitally consequential. You never wasted a single opportunity to make a valuable difference in this land, Officer Cook. A real human being so sharp and punctually primed for your specific duties. Everything resonated off of your valiant honor, compassionate dignity and all incorporated integrity which helped to stave off serious evil here in Dade County. A gentleman whose packages of perseverance built newer bonds and bridges for all to cross peacefully. Now in heaven, Officer Cook, where you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero your wings of angelic dimensions can certainly bring your soul higher and higher.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

A man of fastidious morals, principles and scruples surrounding himself with humane honor, humble dignity and most heroic integrity that helped to keep the peace among Dade County's folks. Adventures and ventures all addressed with fervor and ferocity, Officer Cook. Total class, desire and character making the rounds around a community that continues paying its homage to a man whose legacy not only was enriching but enhancing the sanctity of a society. Mankind appreciated your sincere efforts and misses you as much as your family does. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

Crime chokes the strength right out of humanity and must be humbly pursued and taken out of commission of which you did very well, Officer Cook. So gifted, talented and fully invested in integrity and instrumental honesty and desired dignity, Dade County won't ever forget your sacred trips around its corridors and boundaries. Heaven is where respect and relevance lie forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The smile of friendship, the eyes of wisdom and the ears of yearning all contributed to a wonderful life though too short and a career bound for more humane journeys of faithfulness to be sincerely cherished.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

Effort can't be edited. Dedication must not be deleted. Valor, vision and virtue must be viewed, seen and witnessed by all who protect, preserve and serve the public of which you did one outstanding job, Officer Cook, a hero of truth, trust and the dignity of life so embracing. You surely enriched and engaged Dade County with morally upright character, uplifting heart and a gentle spirit that was most proficiently appealing. Your wings my neighbor, friend and hero are fitted perfectly for your heavenly missions. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

Life's purposes are not only for pleasure. Joy and happiness should be lived by all mankind and yet the feelings of peace and unison must somehow or another prevail. I believe for the most part they did under your watch, Officer Cook, a hero honored by humanity for your caring approach to the dangers and problems that await all excellent servants whom God guides on their earthly journeys. Your ferocity and tenacity my neighbor, friend and hero was composed of ingenuity, intuition and the intellect that wisdom, vision and maturity bring to your chosen profession. You acted as calmly, coolly and as humble as always. Dodging onus was not your thing you looked evil squarely in the eyes doing your utmost to halt a severely critical problem causing society to take another look. Dade County has respected, revered and admired badge#1664 . Its affection and treasured wearer rests as an angel forevermore.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

Could, should and would are words, verbs that must convey a positive direction to solving conflict and in resolving issues. You were a happy man, Officer Cook,just the smile alone says it all. It was much more involved as you enjoy and relished your opportunities to make distinct difference for all residing in Dade County. Honesty,integrity and dignity are the words of character so truthful, commitment to excellence surely trusted and conviction delivering the punch. Certainly your family and peers got more than a gut punch, gut wrenching and just plain tragic that at twenty-five years your life and career came to a sudden end because of one man acting selfish, heinous and wantonly callous. Never forgotten and warmly and solemnly saluted for bravery and esteem. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

Policing the streets and roads is not a fishing expedition. You must be sturdy and strong minded to accentuate your journeys and missions where faithfulness,hope and goodwill is blessed by the common senses of honesty,integrity and dignity. Your fondest dreams, Officer Cook, were realized and now are sadly all back in heaven where your soul and spirit rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Politeness, courtesy and manners go a long way toward making our land a more constructively positive location to conduct your daily affairs and to live a more stout and stable life filled with health. unity and prosperity. at some point in time evil and wickedness must be filtered off the streets and normalcy must remain in place.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

A child must crawl along before its walks. It imitates sounds before its talks. Police must start at the very bottom of the ladder before initiating those climbs to the top. Your life and career serving all Dade County, Officer Cook, was true to form and so trustworthy. A man built on courage and a strong heart with a soul of humility filling the streets where you patrolled at a time of unrest and tensions. You were the most consummate and the correct man to go to that scene trying to restore calm and order. Mr. Pearsall should have learned his lessons and killing you, Officer Cook and nearly your comrades was not the answer to his severest of problems. You were a hero my neighbor, friend and hero saving the people and your peers of resolve, you'll be saluted as a fine young man and as a gentleman of generosity for eternity. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

Being savvy and loyal usually is rewarded by Our Cherished Creator. Honest to goodness public servants are placed in this world for a purpose and that is to restore and recreate the sounds of silence, harmony, liberty and togetherness for mankind. Dade County was both your sounding and springboard, Officer Cook. Heroism shall live on forever in your family who like you are dignified, respectful, humanely honest and possess acumen full of integrity. They champion your causes as a part of your courage and legacy, one that built cornerstones for a safer and more passionate future. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

At some humble point in a career that was cut way too early because of violence against you, Officer Cook, possibly a promotion for your honest and sincere efforts may have been in the offing. Your main task was to stop commotions where the peace and calm of Dade County was being threatened. Such integrity and humility all sacred and passionate will never be forgotten. Our King has His honor roles of character and commitment floating higher than brave angels. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2020

Angel is this word and they soar on wings perfectly fitted. Angle is what you might take to cut off the advances of adversity. Dade County had its share of every situation and your resiliency, Officer Cook, assisted you in dealing and in battling this monster of a foe. No doubts or reservations all of your resourceful honesty, dignity and integrity was poured into your unwavering and tireless character so proud yet so humbly heroic. Action speaks louder than chatter and idle talk you were truly an amazing young man a gentleman full of grit and gallantry that is God's eternal gift to cherish and protect for safekeeping. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your soul is cradled every second in God's palms of perfection, His mercy and compassion endures forever.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 26, 2020

Heaven's perches and palaces are peaceful venues filled with diligent and law enforcing heroes and heroines. Angles who all made the ultimate sacrifice to conquer the craziness of callousness that continues befuddling mankind's reaches into integrity, honesty and dignity. You relished being able, Officer Cook, to serve and to preserve the constant movements of all Dade County residents. Nothing ever derailed nor deterred your voyages of vigilance. A great leader and a humble man who talents provided the impetus for a career destined for more promising missions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 26, 2020

Excitement creates a mood of joy depending on its circumstances. Your happiness and joy, Officer Cook, was paramount and so was protecting the citizens of Dade County. It was always your heroism and honor that shined and brightened up your integrity and dignity. Such an outstanding man of character who exerted his positive influence within the networks of never ending resolve and responsibility so truthfully trusted and never wasted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A cheerful smile greeted you everyday when people befriended you, Officer Cook. Too bad violence took away your sustainability you were among the finest officers Central Division and all of the Metro-Dade Police Department had performing within its highest organized ranks of versatility and vigilance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 26, 2020

Make it your professional endeavor to be fiercely unrelenting, focusing your honorable humility upon the community you serve with undying loyalty and unwavering dedication. Always the proper and wisest of motivations that carried your trails from point A to point B here in Dade County. For a genuinely nice man violence should never have silenced a life of dignity and integrity displayed where its had the best affects. You'll never be forgotten nor overlooked, Officer Cook, for excellence and valor where civility and your sacred passions ferried your strong heart to create the bands of tranquility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 26, 2020

Submitting to the sublime and foolishness will never cut the mustard. Evil is cold and callous channeling its efforts into destruction. The world had a superior man of capability and onus in your sweet heart and soul, Officer Cook and so for that matter did Dade County. Its where integrity, respectful dignity crossed the happy paths of justice. Always heroic truth and trust leading your most faithfully resourceful missions of hope and goodwill. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 26, 2020

The podium is for conversation. The streets are for protecting. With your unwavering and undying honesty,integrity and dignity, Officer Cook,this made all the difference in how Dade County could live its lives of satisfaction and safety. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character and transparency count the most as God keeps rewarding your stellar life and duly humble career of scruples and values.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 26, 2020

Society appreciated your workmanship, leadership and treasured dedication to Dade County and its people, Officer Cook. A hero united in the bonds of trust and truth with dignity and integrity being worn passionately to be etched upon the hearts and souls of your peers and family. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 26, 2020