Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Pious and prudent, you always made good sound decisions, Officer Cook, only to save and to protect the lives of your community. Dade County was good to you and your family, it's a shame your life ended at such a young and tender age. You can be certain your life and its humbleness will be proudly and wisely remembered for having the acumen and bravery to withstand the very evil which took you from your loved ones and peers. A decent and hard working man should not have to endure unmitigated violence and yet you were there for us, our peace and unity stapled together as one entity. Humility and humanity have the very same aspirations, your heroism, Officer Cook, serves as a beacon of hope and faith for all brave and honest men and women who undertake these and the many difficult tests ahead. The obstacles are present let us pray they can overcome them. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You defended us as only a brave warrior would do.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 22, 2018

The winds of time blow and where they deliver a powerful punch no one knows what will occur. What the people of Dade County knew was that their safety and serenity would be granted under your humble watch, Officer Cook. Your character coupled with your candor and courage spearheaded proud times for all. A gentleman of the humane honor, dignity and integrity investigating everything and able to achieve his goals. Today, we still have our tough moments but thanks to your benevolence, mankind and humanity in general can endure. An undying and unselfish public servant with the best of morals and humility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 22, 2018

Dreams are meant to be fulfilled. But at times the best laid plans can go awry. Not one dry eye when Dade County paid their respects to you on May 19, 1979, Officer Cook. when you gave your life and career to serve us, that smile got locked up and taken to a higher sphere where harm and danger would no longer confront, confound and torment you. You gave every bit of honor, dignity and integrity to see safe and peaceful movements for every soul you watched over. Only the most perceptive of resolve, wisdom, maturity and the vision to see your journeys through until God came calling. His brave and intellectual servants now are tasked wit ha much tougher role, to guard those fortresses in the skies above where the souls of the many angelic heroes and heroine shine brightly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 22, 2018

The truly humble and humane public servants do receive their rewards. As their service only enhances our capabilities to pursue happy lives and to stay safe and secure. All anyone can expect is just an honest day's effort. Tragically, violence sometimes makes plans that no one expects nor desires. You did your job, Officer Cook, very well and most smartly. Your supervisors and brave brothers and sisters could not have worked with a more diligent and determined young man. A trusted gentleman of gallantry and of good grace who humbly displayed the right stuff, character, commitment and the valor all within your soul now in heaven where you may rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dade County was very well taken care of when you patrolled, Officer Cook, a hero to be proud of.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 22, 2018

True brotherhood demands tough love at times. Even when times get heated and stressful you show your real mettle when you care for those brave comrades who serve with you. A littler prodding maybe all that's needed. You were a consummate leader, Officer Cook, by virtue of your humble respect for your job. Serving a community takes all the skills, the vision and the wisdom to carry integrity, dignity and honor itself to a higher level while restoring peace and prosperity for all citizens. Your fabric of values and vigilance showed why you were so well admired and revered as a hero who attempted to stop a troubled young man from carrying out more violence that day when the entire police world lost a proud and devoted servant. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 22, 2018

Always ready and itching to go, you provided solace and peace for everyone in Dade County, Officer Cook. A confident and humble man of his word, whose boldness, bravery and desire matched up very well with your honesty, integrity and dignity for your position of trust and heroism. You can rest assure that on May 16th you won't be forgotten for your decency and courage under fire. Your actions that day, Officer Cook, reflected the highest standards of morals and ethics, all obtained through arduous work and training. Character never more present and clear. Humility was nobly dispensed to all mankind through your cherished soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 22, 2018

Police work is surreal. Nothing easy about this profession which rewards those who serve and protect the public's peace and right to pursue joy, hope, faith and happiness. All within reach, Officer Cook, as was your daily patrols and life itself. It revolved in the Cook Household twenty-four seven. A man of sanctity with stellar character, honor, class and decency taking care of the strictest of business on behalf of the residents of Dade County. The bands of boldness every so tight. The fabric of good principles and values so validating, never better than your resiliency and the essence of good efficiency. As proficient as a humble savior and hero could be. You grow up with love and respect, somewhere it comes back many times over at you. You are to be honored and dignantly saluted for giving your soul for serenity and security to balance out each other. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 21, 2018

Details at times bring misery and pain and yet through it all, your sacrifice on Dade County's behalf, Officer Cook, represented your true worth as a public servant, superior in wisdom, replete with dignity, honor and integrity and incorporated with ideals that will forever be integrated in those walls of honor here in Miami and in our nation's Capitol. When character and conviction came calling tranquility and unity, the peace and safe passages were within reach. Never overlooked and solemnly and humbly thought of for maintaining composure, bravery, humility and unselfish compassion, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Misery never loves company. Only peace and quiet, civility and sanctity make better guests.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 21, 2018

I think moxie and mettle blend in well just as one having a rhythm of resolve, a flow of ferocity and the cohesion of courage, character and the commitment to do whatever is required to keep peace and to ward off evil. Wickedness is wild and can seem like a non-stop nightmare for those who desire harmony. Yet, here in Dade County you persevered as a hero must, Officer Cook. A big thank you for your honor, dignity and integrity, all humble and humane from your heart and soul. Our Creator takes His valiant to a place where they belong for having served their journeys they can now take their rightful places among their fellow angelic heroes and heroines. Their uniforms ironed and crisp, buttons in place, badges polished as are their shoes. You'll be fondly saluted, Officer Cook, you brought class and the strokes of brilliance and wisdom to the visions for our tomorrows. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A uniform donned proudly. Your family and comrades will remember your gallantry and charismatic personality. that big bright smile that lit up a room, it's glowing in heaven non-stop twenty-four hours a day.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 21, 2018

Resourcefulness rolls over and another new day begins. The challenges must be met and faced head on no looking back. Police must face peril and evil everyday of their lives and careers as this is what they willingly have decided to pursue. Dade County and its citizens expected, demanded and received superior service from you, Officer Cook, one of your department's finest officers with a honest and hard working demeanor. Serenity, safety and peace were firmly in your your hands, Officer Cook, a public servant with the most esteemed and highest morals there was out there fighting crime and looking to secure a little civility for mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 21, 2018

Decades pass and we remember our departed loved ones. Their lives and humbleness is stored away forever in our hearts as we pursue happiness, peace and prosperity. We channel our dignities into a receptacle of goodwill and the hope that loyalty and determination may bring. You were a legendary gentleman, Officer Cook, so brave and devoted to honor and integrity which kept Dade County safe and sound for the most part. Your friends and family have kept those wonderful memories alive and moving. Your gentle soul can soar each day higher and higher in Our Lord's giant crater of creativity. All because of your humility given back in a compassionate way toward humanity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 21, 2018

Silence is the quiet of the moment. Its peace and tranquility, the harmony of which some may never know. But, your humble and cherished soul, Officer Cook, dug deeper into the panels of Dade County, to protect and to shield us from any possible harm. A savior, warrior, hero, the roles are unique by then again you were a hard worker who tirelessly pursued peace while getting us away from terror. Your honesty, dignity and integrity made you life and career more rewarding and as we know God knows His faithful flock of ferocious men and women. they never leave His side once the yare taken to heaven. Only the kind of commitment to pride and excellence that good character breeds. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 21, 2018

Time honors humility and so too where bravery dares to go. It pursues evil and where honesty, integrity and dignity thrive so too must decency and resolve follow along. You pursued happiness, Officer Cook and by becoming a police officer with the Metro-Dade Police Department were your goals, dreams and aspirations fulfilled. Violence sometimes becomes this insurmountable problem that not even the most skilled and highly trained of professionals is able to get a handle on. On May 16, 1979, humanity and Dade County residents were served by a loyal and cherished friend full of character, values and gallantry you cannot even begin to mention. A humble hero forever remembered and etched into our thoughts and hearts for saving your colleagues and those for whom you took a solemn affirmation to protect their serenity and peace. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Faithful until the end and never forgotten. We salute your bravery and the stamina for assisting those who needed help.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 21, 2018

A heart filled with joy and happiness should not be short circuited nor subjected to any wanton violence. You paid the ultimate price, Officer Cook, for our freedoms to be a reality and for unity to unify those looking for a little calming influence. Dade County and its people will always remember your coordinated efforts and the honesty, integrity and dignity from your caring heart which helped make lives forever matter. Your badge and uniform was full of commitment and the excellence that both wisdom and vision bring. The prideful hero of your family, the treasured comrade who supported his fellow officers when danger threatened. Humanity so honors your humility and sanctity, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 20, 2018

A soul with a gentle embrace and the air of humility that has touched each one in a humbly loving way. Your kindness and personality assisted you in your tours of duty around Dade County serving and brokering peace and unity for all mankind. Your character and honor, Officer Cook, made you a humble and humane hero for those whom you served. Your dignity and integrity sheltered those looking for a bit of security and the safety in which our lives have been enriched. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 20, 2018

Words are pointless unless they are accompanied by meaningful and humble actions. Your work, Officer Cook, on our behalf and of Dade County's as a whole was top notch and first class in every way, shape and form. Honor, dignity and wisdom all accounted for. Integrity, conviction and character never absent. We received the total package of tenacity and the awareness that public servants must place into their burdens and responsibilities. Never more courage, charisma and effort championing the causes of peace and harmony. Evil must be warded off at all costs and your unwavering and undying endeavor will forever be so etched and honored as your heroic legacy. Morals, values, ideals and scruples were a part of your breeding and whatever you learned from your loving folks stayed within your heart and soul, Officer Cook, a uniform and badge donned wisely and most properly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 20, 2018

Your smile and sincerity, Officer Cook, has been truly missed all these decades later. No doubt you were a happy and content young man who relished serving and protecting the public. Police work humbles one's soul of care and concern beyond any words. Just true compassion and understanding for what you needed to do for Dade County and its citizens to live serenely quiet lives. Calm down those needing a little pacifying. Expose yourself to the perils that violence brings upon a society where resolve and scruples carry out their assignments when a focus on honor and decorum are present. May 16, 1979 was a terribly sad day for not only your family, professional peers and friends, it was devastating for the entire world and police nation, bonded together with brothers and sisters alike bravely fighting to defend our tranquility and your performance, Officer Cook,was truly admired, respected and very heroic. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 20, 2018

Bravery and humility are the sisters and brothers of honesty, dignity and integrity. If one or more is missing in action then the fight for peace and unity becomes that much more difficult. You battled on Dade County's behalf, Officer Cook, with all your humane and unselfish sacrifice that has kept peace and harmony a staple of those whom you served. it's found in the DNA of those whose refined characters, commitments and convictions are for a purpose and for heaven's sake. Enhancement stays here. Your spirit, Officer Cook, revolves around your family and those colleagues who fought with you at all times. Never forgotten. Humbly and fondly saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 20, 2018

Leave no stone unturned and pursue your passions in life vigorously. You followed your dreams and aspirations, Officer Cook and became a stellar and outstanding member of your department. Our serenity and safety blankets were brought about by your unselfish humility, honor, integrity and dignity. Desire can take you far so long as character and ethics are bonded together. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You'll be faithfully saluted, Officer Cook, for heroism and the civility for which you handled difficult circumstances.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 20, 2018

Scoundrels and fiends don't care so long as their brazen actions keep coming. So long as Dade County and their people had you, Officer Cook, your resolve, faith and character, things would be okay. A hero through and true just as your honor, wisdom and maturity all belonging to your prideful upbringing. No matter, peace and harmony were well paved while you patrolled and your dignity and desire drove all your missions on mankind's behalf. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 19, 2018

Killing a police officer because he tells you to cut your lawn and to gun him down by shooting him in the back six times. The stories, the scenarios, the situations and circumstances all have something so sensitive in common. They involve life and honor, dignity and integrity, vision and the wisdom that public service delivers to those whom are protected and watched over. You looked after Dade County, Officer Cook, a cerebral and warm gentleman who cared passionately for the people you promised peace and liberty. You delivered on your bond, boldness and intelligence articulated and humility conversed in volumes as you gave your life for peace to become a mainstream of our world. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A smile goes a long way and so true of morals and character, composing oneself while on duty.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 19, 2018

Circle those wagons of wickedness and take away its terrible affects. The effective patrols made possible your resolve and resourcefulness here in Dade County, Officer Cook, were created in the eyes of our Lord who followed your journeys of honor, dignity and the wisdom of having integrity. Your soul still burns brightly from God's palace of perseverance. The kind of ideals and scruples that completed the job and restored peace and safety to our community. Those who are brave and gallant, heroes and heroines have that unique brand of humility by which sanctity can refresh a given area. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character enhances. Humanity receives the greatest support from our cherished and esteemed public servants so as yourself, Officer Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 19, 2018

A big heart, the right humility and honor needed to serve and to protect Dade County residents. Your heroism and loyalty, Officer Cook, could always be relied upon to help fight evil. And labor wit hall your might over this terrible adversary. Our stability , harmony and unity can be directly linked to your character and commitment to pride. A proud man, better yet a gallant warrior never to be forgotten for handling an arduous task. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dignity lies upon God's pearly gates where so many angelic souls lie forever in eternity. It's their humility now looking down on us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 19, 2018

Weapons no matter the caliber or size can cause mass destruction. And so just as violence can cause calamity, we need thoughtful and duly devoted men and women to keep peace on the streets. You accomplished that, Officer Cook and in heaven's holy name and in Dade County's blessed name your character and class along wit honesty, integrity and dignity shielded those people looking for calm. The storm erupts, what must follow brave souls of serenity is effort, energy and efficiency all by your heart of humility and your noble heroic actions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 19, 2018

Victims are the innocent ones who lose their lives by wanton and heinous evil. Spread far and wide there is no telling the consequences that this may bring. You tried your utmost, Officer Cook, here in Dade County to free people from the grips of violence and in doing so were one brave and gallant soul. Having the backbone of boldness and the character of courage only enhanced your flights of ferocity within our midst. Integrity and dignity partner better with each other when honesty answers that beckon call. You'll always be treasured as a hero and humane public servant whose tours toward humanity brought back peace and the convictions of why we need strong men and women like yourself, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero with all the souls of your fellow angels of heroism, they served and gave us that reason to live with faith and hope.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 18, 2018