Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

It's hard to replicate honesty, integrity and dignity, although most men and women who serve faithfully have had these morals and values drilled into them as young children. You and Nancy learned your lessons very well, Officer Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Cook, you should be very proud of your children and especially your beloved and heroically darling son, "Billy." An instrumental public servant whose warmth and friendly demeanor assisted him in his pursuits of peace and quiet for all Dade County folks. They could never forget his ingenuity, desire and steadfast dedication and determination which made him a humble and humane leader of other brave and noble comrades. This perpetual battle, a war that is cast over evil one day with your treasured soul looking over us from God perfect kingdom will conclude and allow for our journeys and missions of faith and goodwill to continue uninterrupted. That bright smile is sorely missed in a world still befuddled and mystified by too much mayhem and kayos. At least you made lives, all lives matter. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The righteous reaps their rewards, the wicked get their punishments meted out by Our Loving Creator.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 2, 2018

If we are fond of someone we will do whatever is needed to keep their friendship. Friends nowadays are a dime a dozen. Better to make friends with someone than an enemy out of them. How could anyone in their right state of mind want to harm a well respected and honorable man of dignity, integrity and gallantry? Unwavering in your resolve, Officer Cook, you simply were doing your job that day of May 16, 1979, as you did everyday for Dade County citizens cherishing the moments to magnetize and to galvanize peace and togetherness with safety and serenity. All done with the humble intentions of preventing more violence and bloodshed than already was occuring. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of morals, the fabrics of excellent character, loyal commitment and staunch convictions.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 2, 2018

You were the commander of courage, commonsense and coolness under pressure. You were the conveyor of conviction, commitment and excellent character. You were a dedicated police officer, Officer Cook, distinguished by heroism, honor and loyalty to all comrades wearing the very same Metro-Dade Police Department uniform and badge of alacrity and boldness in being aware and astute in times of duress and calamity. God has many things on tap for His law enforcement personnel all striving, serving and protecting the peace, unity and the quality of life that both happiness and liberty ring true. Never forgotten for humane and humble endeavors, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those lights of your beloved soul, Officer Cook, have never gone out, they stay perpetually lit for other brave and morally righteous and devout men and women to follow in. You opened eyes and blazed a trail of tenacity like no other, Officer Cook, a real class man, gregarious gentleman and a gallant public servant whose destinies took you on missions of the most esteemed hope and efficiency.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 1, 2018

Police leave their families never knowing if that's the last time they will ever see them again. They take their humility, humble bravery and distinguished dignity and integrity which is a sure fire way to remedy evil. Its wickedness so spread out far and wide that challenges the hearts, minds and will of the many loyal and heroic men and women. Dade County saw plenty of your resourcefulness and unwavering resolve, Officer Cook and in the end your character, desire and class will be fondly remembered as well as your distributing peace and unity all will be solemnly saluted. Gallantry and good grace never forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You put out a lot of fires with your renowned ferocity and travelled far and wide on your unrelenting tenacity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 1, 2018

Your courage and humility blazed a trail of tenacity for all other brave and humane heroes and heroines to follow in, Officer Cook. Civility, reverence and the formation of good character permitted you the opportunity to see your journeys of justice and mankind through. God only knows why? At a tender young age of twenty-five years with more left to fulfill, Dade County was for six years under the scope of your excellent morals and the values so dear for any servant to fight through this tunnel of terror. You will always be noted and admired, Officer Cook, for instilling serenity and sanctity in a community where hope and the desire of all to pursue happiness was helped along by your heroic actions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 1, 2018

At the stroke of midnight no telling what might happen. Violence is not just limited to the day and for its awful elements we need strong minded public servants distributing goodwill, bravery and courage to the citizens along with humble honor, integrity and the desired affects of dignity. Dade County received quality care and protection under your watchful eyes, Officer Cook, never forgotten and warmly and humbly saluted and so very much honored for astuteness to duty, faithful loyalty to all colleagues and for bringing peace and serenity back to a community so longing for it. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 1, 2018

Gallantry and grace are not gimmicks and so too is courage and valor. Neither can be made light off either. A man who carries his dignity, integrity and honesty close to his badge should be recognized for his heroic endeavors. You have been honored and etched into our thoughts and hearts for providing serenity and unity for all Dade County citizens. We can be certain family, comrades and friends will remember your humility, nobility and the civility for which you represented our great nation and its many heroic servants. They have enhanced our world filled with too much wickedness and have at least made a dent in destroying its movements. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 31, 2017

As we turn from 2017 to 2018 may our world be filled with peace and a mutually healthy respect for one another. You admiration and esteem, Officer Cook, was the basis for your career and its humble accomplishments all of a heroic and humanely caring nature. Your character, dignity and integrity helped you to ward off violence and evil here in the Dade County community where you continue to be so richly honored and solemnly saluted for unwavering commitment, courage from your heart and the boldness of proudly wearing your badge and uniform of perseverance and resolve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Happy New Year Mrs. Cook and to the entire Cook, Tidwell and Wilkerson Families. And to Mrs. Karen Bonidy a very healthy and happy 2018. Your heroic late husband won't ever be forgotten for his vision, wisdom and perceptively passionate mannerisms.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 31, 2017

With a glowing heart and a soul of perpetual motion, you led other men and women through those tunnels of treachery in Dade County, Officer Cook. A mighty gentleman with an even keeled tenacity, you can expect to be forever honored and saluted for having the rationale, honesty and dignity to stand in front of mayhem helping to secure the peace and happiness for all Dade County citizens. A humble man with a concentration of character, loyalty and faithful convictions, you'll not be forgotten. Effort and efficiency work together as well as humility for humanity and the nobleness that maturity delivers. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God's friendliest of skies are observed by a plethora of heroes and heroines who delivered on their sacred bond of boldness overlooking their own safety. Commitment as fine as ever, Officer Cook. You helped to reign in evil pure and simple. What a hero!

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 30, 2017

Solicit sincerity and serenity. Illicit integrity and proper authority, honesty and dignity will lead a brave public servant through the webs of wickedness. What led your pursuits in Dade County, Officer Cook, was your full cooperation and support from your loyal comrades. Those same humble and humane men and women who go out on patrol exposing themselves to whatever terror is there to be wiped out. Your character and composure enabled you to calm down those already agitated enough, Officer Cook and with perseverance and sure fire resolve the job was done right. Tragically, Our Master needed your soul of peace and prosperity in heaven to watch after those who commit to righteous conviction and wear their badges of boldness with clarity and decency. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 30, 2017

Those journeys in life and during your humbly distinguished police career have now been eternally jettisoned to God's greatest of skies. It's a place where gentleness, gallantry and grace rest. Only the honesty, integrity and dignity that never will be forgotten, Officer Cook. Your coming to a scene and responding with all the resolve and faithfulness could not be any more clearer. It is wisdom, maturity and commitment beyond your years of life that has further enhanced our society making peace and unity more feasible. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The light still shines on, your soul humane and heroic as it was will see to that with Our Creator's loving affection.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2017

Driving around with your windows open gives one more appreciation for their surroundings. What has transpired in Dade County all these years later is the direct results of your resolving character, courage and the commitment to excellence. Officer Cook, you were the shining example of a sincere and devoted public servant whose skills allowed the hopes and happiness of a community so large to revere you. Enhancement can only happen when honor, grace and the appearances of integrity and dignity are accounted for. You brought welcome relief to an area in which your memory remains engraved in our hearts and those of the people you served and saved and in particular your colleagues brave as you who go on battling this terrible and miserable foe, violence, which usurps wisdom, vision and the understanding of why morals, ideals and values matter. Loving life and enjoying your roles, Officer Cook, you took that proverbial bull by the horns securing peace and liberty for all under the same blanket of your boldness. Those shelters of safety and serenity were founded precisely by your convictions and charisma. Very engaging and very hospitable. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those bag wipes wailed and so did your esteemed and beloved family, comrades and friends who mourned your humane acts of heroism and the humility that makes humanity stand up and take notice.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2017

The world revolves around good character, morals and the humbleness that honesty and humility delivers. Your focal point, Officer Cook, was in your unselfish ferocity in protecting Dade County and its residents. You were a cherished young man who led the fight of your life against evil. The peace and unity of a community that salutes and remembers your humanely heroic actions never forgets its heroes and heroines. God calls us when we least expect and forever now your destiny has been directed at patrolling those sacred and golden paved roads where no harm will come your way. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2017

If you take wickedness, evil , violence and terror out of the equation, then society as a whole has a better chance at peace and prosperity. Your heroic endeavors, Officer Cook, reached out to Dade County's community where courage and wisdom, knowledge and understanding helped to further compose good relations. Obviously, a man of humility, class, desire and dignity all from your upbringing from your devoted and loving parents assisted you greatly in your life's pursuits sadly cut short by the very violence you were tasked with eliminating. You did your part very well and showed why you have been so honored and saluted for practical perseverance and unwavering resolve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2017

There are those who lack honesty and diligence, these are the ones who in the end will receive their just rewards. Heaven help them if they stray from duty. Police work is not easy. It's not some piece of cake you cut and eat. It's a profession, a calling of sorts for those who choose to challenge what is out there to preserve and to save. Lives matter. Lies tatter. Reputations may become soiled and tarnished. Broken affirmations may spell doom and disaster if not acted upon. You performed your onuses willingly and quite faithfully, Officer Cook, at least assuring Dade County'd citizens hope and not despair. Good morals, values and character that conviction and commitment bring helped you for most of your career. That day of May 16, 1979, there you were in Liberty City in Miami listening to a call for help with your partner that day, Reserve Officer Scott Lincoln and you went, did not have to go, loyalty and resolve led your journeys and then sadly you made that ultimate sacrifice on our behalf where God has your humble and humane soul in heaven for eternal safekeeping. You were superior and outstanding in coming to the people's aid and those of your esteemed colleagues. Heroism, integrity and humility toward mankind not overlooked. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your uniform was worn efficiently and quite proudly. You were a Godsend and a most blessed gentleman, Officer Cook. What a loss!

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2017

Boldness rings loud and clear. Just as wisdom, vision and the sound leadership that you offered to so many other valiant comrades, Officer Cook. To live with honor, to fight courageously with heart and dignity, integrity surely was never absent when you were out searching for wickedness and hoping to ring in peace and unity. Dade County being a large metropolis was distinguished in having your humble and God given talents, a man of great character and acumen accountable and responsible for brokering hope and salvation for all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2017

Terror plagues our world where torment and turmoil roam too freely wreaking havoc on peace and goodwill among all mankind. So you came along, Officer Cook, became a diligent and devoted public servant helping Dade County and its people overcome adversity. Your humble honesty, dignity and integrity navigated with you in a community that still to this day cherishes your blessed and humanely heroic name. Decency, character and commitment never leave the sides of the righteous who pursue evil and strive to keep us happy and sane. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2017

Officer Cook, you got straight A's in acumen, awareness and in being astute. You received B's in bravery and boldness. You earned C's in courageous, conviction, character and commitment. The D's are in devotion to duty, dedication, determination and in sheer desire. The E's of effort, efficiency and energetic. The ferocity is in patrolling Dade County and its streets with full force ability. G is for gallant and graceful. H's spots are humanity, humility, honor and heroism. I is for intelligence, ingenuity and intuition. J is for justice for all. K is for kind hearted. L is for the passion of a lion and for being a likeable colleague to all. Dignity and integrity must be placed in your life and in your public service career and your mettle so meaningful. The rest of the alphabet is what you were and what the people come to expect from their saviors. Warriors carrying leadership on their chests and uniforms. Only thing would have been nice for your department to have side panels to have offered you more protection. God is your shield and eternal guiding light forevermore my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace. They sacrifice righteously until their last breath. Our hopes and dreams rest in the badges and uniforms of other brave and resourceful servants who chose their pathways of tenacity just as you so faithfully did, Officer Cook. Gone way to soon, never forgotten. Saluted for salvaging our civility, sanity and safety.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 28, 2017

To lookout and to see the waves of the ocean pounding the shores, to most it's quite a sight. Even more revealing is to see a young man full of life, full of humbleness doing what he always wanted to do. To become a full fledged public servant takes all the acumen, all the awareness and most importantly all the honesty that one could summon from within their heart of integrity, dignity and the very decency that made you who you were, Officer Cook. For the benefit of Dade County and its citizens you were their protector and heroic savior. God could not have planned things any better only that you should been allowed to live out your years of retirement with your beloved, Karen. We relish those good times, the happy moments in our lives and yet we struggle to cope with those defining moments of sadness and grief. But, a man of stoic character and staunch commitment we honor his humane and humble memory of a well lived life and a professional career focused in on ferocity and the foundations of a brighter future for all. Peace and prosperity, serenity and security scream for assistance and that day of May 16, 1979, there you were, Officer Cook, proving and providing your proficient mettle. So meaningful. So giving and loyal. It makes you stop and take note, wonder how you could calmly try and diffuse an already dangerous situation from escalating into more violence than what was occuring. Fondly remembered, never forgotten. Etched into our hearts and minds forever young. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your life's pursuits of happiness should have continued onward not dashed and destroyed by wanton and heinous terror. I do hope the Cook, Tidwell and Wilkerson Families have been able to find that glimmer of hope, faith and peace of mind while honoring your passions and dreams, aspirations and journeys of justice for all fairly and firmly never looking back. Regrets are those lost moments that can't be taken back. The clock moves on and at midnight Sunday night a new year 2018 will soon be arriving. Upon us is an onus that your loved one, "Uncle Bo," "Billy", always Officer William C. Cook, Badge#1664 humbly wore and demonstrated his prowess toward making humanity a better venue to breathe and to live smartly and most proudly. You were a man of pride never taking your eyes off your priorities, the safety of all. Transparency was never any clearer and neither was your vision and profound wisdom.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 28, 2017

Police officers are our insurance policies when it comes to service and protection. You offered Dade County and its residents the finest care and consideration that you could, Officer Cook. A man of many adventures and hobbies. A gentleman of gallantry and noble deeds. A public servant honest, brave and so bold, integrity and dignity followed you around on all your patrols of a community that continues to cherish your memory. One of decency and character, sage wisdom and sound advice given to all brothers and sisters that were under your guiding leadership. It was guided by God's divine eyes, ears and hands of humility, the very same humble and dedicated traits you gracefully possessed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The rocks are there at your gravesite that I put down when I visit reminding me of the Biblical times. Also of course someone leaves flowers. It's just a tragic shame you were taken away from your family, comrades and friends before your time when you had more left to accomplish. God I guess saw your pathways as completed and now has needed up in heaven to guard His sacred and perfectly paved streets of eternal serenity. Exactly what you afforded those whom you served and preserved by unwavering resolve and uncanny perseverance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 28, 2017

Beloved and bold, courageous and centered. You were a straightforward individual, Officer Cook and because of your heroic honor, dignity and integrity you have and always will be saluted for your character, commitment and convictions to those challenges as perilous as they were that you confronted face to face. The people of Dade County have strived to live a peaceful and serene life and because of you, Officer Cook and your faithful devotion to the calls of duty and loyalty to comrades so may you and your blessed and humanely humble name be revered forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The sun shines upon us keeping us aware of your wonderful soul in Our Lord's celestial system circling day and night above us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 28, 2017

Although you left this world way too soon, Officer Cook, you left behind a plethora of pleasant memories and they cannot be taken away from the family and comrades who loved and adored you. A man of heroic proportions, a persevering public servant who went out of his way to spare and save his comrades and those citizens who were involved in this terrible domestic dispute that cost you your young life and a career of courage and commitment to character and excellent morals. These scruples and your unquestionable honesty, integrity and dignity while sheltering us in peace won't be forgotten. Dade County was humbly protected and blanketed in security and a humane serenity all by you devotion and fruitful faithful missions. Class, decency and leadership highlighted your watch over us and for this may you be solemnly saluted. Take revenge does not accomplish anything worthwhile. Vigilance and diligence take much practice and you had the exact patience to achieve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The darkness of doom and evil is quickly expelled by the light from your cherished soul of brilliance, beauty and the boldness, vision needed to battle these and other dangerous adversaries.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 27, 2017

All any worthwhile public servant can do is chip away at this very evil which threatens the peaceful pursuits of all men and women. All you can do is your job and by helping others you just made society a little less dangerous. You performed your assignments, Officer Cook, with wisdom and understanding all the focal points of your humble and humane heroism and its actions of integrity, dignity and honor. The visions of Dade County were cleared up by your unwavering resolve and convictions of sage and unrelenting good character. Transparency travelled down those very same roads as did tenacity and ferocity. When distributed evenly they provided the necessary link between peace and togetherness as served by your golden and compassionate heart, Officer Cook. It gave and sacrificed so we could continue the calendar and to champion the fairness and justice you represented. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Police are the architects, developers and designers of desire, devotion and the dedication of decency for all of society. Without them kayos, mayhem and terror just runs rampant. You had a vital role in stopping its advances, Officer Cook, now God's angelic hero sleeping soundly under His eternal shelters of serenity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 27, 2017

If you chart a hero's progress from start to finish, you will find all the boxes of honor, humility, dignity and decency of which to place a checkmark. In your box of boldness, Officer Cook, your family, friends, comrades and supervisors can place that checkmark humbly in the boxes marked meaningful, unselfish and full of desirable character which you provided the people of Dade County for six years, too shorta time of capable and impeccable care and concern. Your love of your job and its associated tasks made you a valued member of your department and surely now and always will Badge#1664 be saluted for thoughtfulness and the faithfulness that wisdom and knowledge brought along on your special journeys. Missions of optimism and goodwill that have stood the tests of time. Time keeps ticking. Now is the moment we must act in this war over adversity and strife if we are to live more sounder and safer. You delivered us so far, Officer Cook and now it's up to those valiant souls of integrity and nobility to keep charging forward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your character and commitment is concealed in the eyes of Our Creator who rest your soul in His arms for safekeeping. Eternity is your reward, Officer Cook, for respect and admiration to all.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 27, 2017

If one digs down and deep somewhere you'll find that pot of gold. Whatever it may be you will find something. Police officers must be resourceful on a daily basis, though luck plays a small part, they must be faithful to not only their departments and colleagues, but to those folks with whom they are charged with protecting and serving. Your duties to mankind and our community were vast in nature, Officer Cook and it took every last drop of your honesty, reverence and tools of tenacity, dignity and integrity to secure the essential peace and unity for all. Dade County was rather fortunate to have a man of precision and character acting heroically within the ranks of resolve. For we know wisdom, vision can only fight the battles of wickedness commitment to excellence and humility prevails. All of these talents made you a supremely superior servant, Officer Cook. You were humbly confident and quite loyal donning your badge of fierceness and a uniform of unselfish passion and compassion toward all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The lights are lit because of your dear and engaging soul of security and the peace and good cheer it brought to so many persons. Terror should never be make a brave soul back away or down, rather they righteously confront this enemy head on as you did, Officer Cook. This was your redeeming quality and your quintessential professionalism exhibited on a daily basis.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 27, 2017