Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Dumbfounded will not achieve a thing. Desire and the will to survive and to serve humanity will accomplish humbly if bravery and honor are tied together integrity and dignity. They were for your life and career, Officer Cook. Serving and saving all in the lines of duty and its inherent danger. Dade County and its people had their serenity, peace and prosperity soundly laid down by a wise and humane man of faith, resourcefulness and that word character. Time and again going back to values, morals and the ideals of maturity and aspirations. You can dream so long as there is a little light at the end of the tunnel of tenacity. There was and forever will be. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We'll honor you seriously, Officer Cook, for your solemness and cherished your acts of kindness and mercy. They had and left a profound affect on us all.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

Days go by. Time passes us faster than we could ever imagine. Always the best laid plans of mice and men so to speak can go awry. Why? God plans our agendas and for whatever reason we may be loathe to perform up to our expectations. Certainly, no police officer worth their badge and honor can go out on patrol and give a half hearted effort. Lives, dignity and integrity are at stake. The public whom you served valiantly, Officer Cook, did not have to ask very much. They received loyalty and dedication right back. You were a humble and serene man of character who relished your career and life fighting crime and its never ending torment. Today and forever will you, Officer Cook, be revered, respected and solemnly remembered for bravery and heroism of the highest standard. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Salt makes our food taste a bit better. Vision, wisdom and intelligence coupled with keen intuition and ingenuity make one a little more humane and humbler. A truly blessed man, thoughtful and faithful in all your journeys, Officer Cook and missed very much by all who loved and admired your maturity and comprehension above and beyond your twenty-five years in this world. God's fruits are His stoic and angelic heroines and heroes who laid themselves on the line linking them to honor and bravery forevermore.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

A most beloved man a humble and humane hero to all taken from his family, colleagues and this society well before his time. Yes, you spent years toiling for peace with sure tenacity and a fever pitch ferocity, Officer Cook. Dade County and its residents could not have asked for a more supremely honorable and cherished gentleman of faith, unwavering devotion and both the unselfish integrity and dignity that your professional position demanded. You delivered outstanding resolve, coolness and a light calmness despite being overwhelmed by an ugly domestic incident between a man and his girlfriend that resulted in three officers shot and yourself giving your life and very promising career. It was a mission accomplished in this extraordinary battle over evil, all the boldness and vision along with inspiring wisdom was left on that Liberty City street on May 16, 1979 and will be forever saluted for valor and courage over and beyond all your tasks given to you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Tomorrow you would have turned sixty-four, still a tender young age nowadays and all the moments to share with Karen and your family in particular your three great-nieces and one great-nephew. Take care Mrs. Cook. God willing I will pay your "Billy" a visit and offer prayers for a man of distinction, nobility and the humility that his soul offered humanity and the peace and stability planted by his commitment to pride and excellence. Conviction is one thing carrying it out is a bigger than life challenge for every public servant who walks the face of this Earth.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 29, 2017

Custom made for the job, you were given the humble and supreme burden, Officer Cook, of offering service with a smile and honesty to last forever as you patrolled Dade County streets. Those living in that community saw one humanely brave hero with all the results of resolve, class and stellar character and commitment to both pride and excellence in the line of duty. It made you the man, the gentleman whose life experiences were journeys of dignified hope and faith. Now as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, know that heaven has your humility, nobility, civility and sanctity covered by God's loving hands for safekeeping. Other men and women your fellow heroines and heroes too have those bonds of boldness just waiting for your family members to reunite one day with you. You were that special angelic hero and cherished soul of serenity. Mankind's unique servant of Our Lord. Humble. Fair. Firm. Reliable.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 28, 2017

Certifiably courageous, calm and of stout character. It took your whole repertoire of resolve, faith, honesty and the integrity that sprouts forth from dignity, Officer Cook, to be able to carry out the awesome responsibility of protecting and serving all lives in Dade County. No matter if clouds were hovering overhead or a fog so thick as pea soup, thunderstorms so massive, you were there to save lives and your morals, values and ideals from a devoted hero shall never go undone and shall always be afforded those humane and humble salutes of humility for treasuring those moments and years of loyal and dedicated preservation while risking your life and for giving back to a community that respected your intuition, intelligence and ingenuity all from your tenacity, wisdom and clear vision focused on completing your assigned tasks. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 28, 2017

If you desire better relationships than start treating each other as you would your own family members. Police theoretically have large families, those communities they serve and protect. Dade County was your venue, Officer Cook, working out of the Central Division. An area full of promise just striving for peace and a little prosperity for each person. Every individual with hopes and dreams, aspirations for serenity and desire, the same messages you lived for, Officer Cook, a hopeful gentleman, an honest and dignified man of faith. Your integrity and character along with conviction, wisdom and vision corroborated your assurances that peace would come along and those trails you paved for others to follow in would be handled with the most special of bravery and humility which are all part of your heroic legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 28, 2017

Encased in the minds of your family and colleagues, Officer Cook, is your due diligence to all Dade County citizens through your unwavering honesty, integrity and solid dignity which in turn led you through your missions of mercy, hope, faith and peace for one and all. One big salute of thanks for a job well done conceived in morals and the finest of character, commitment to pride and excellence and the classiest of decency and desire. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. One hundred years from now those still living and pursuing happiness shall remember your blessed name and the theme of your tenacity in fighting off evil.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 28, 2017

Style points does not amount to anything. What matters most is how your humility and honor, dignity and integrity will help see you through in this excruciating battle of a lifetime. Evil and torment, terror and turmoil take no siestas. They rest where the gentleness of your being, Officer Cook, touched, rather pierced the hearts and minds of Dade County's citizens. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out your motivations, as they were honorable and surely humbly dignified. It was donned on your uniform and badge the words, class, decency and integrity. All from values and ideals of the quality of outstanding character and concern. Your life well lived, yet, a life and career stopped suddenly by wanton evil committed by a berserk young man distraught, depressed and whatever else took command of his thinking process that awful day. You live on, Officer Cook, in your family's hearts, minds and prayers. The holidays surely could not be happy without seeing your jovial face smiling and lighting up the entire room. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Clearly, consideration and rationalization dominated your mind when you went out to patrol our peace of mind and security. The thinking man's public servant who led by example and honored His Creator with heroism and grace personified.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

You buy the groceries and cook the meal and even if you prepare properly, if one or more ingredients are missing you are bound to have a less savory meal. If the incorporation of integrity, dignity and honor is absent that public servant might as well hang a surrender flag. No officer capitulates to violence and its evil that is spawn from it. You ran right into a hornet's nest of trouble on that fateful Wednesday afternoon of May 16, 1979 and Dade County because of your humane and gallant actions were spared more heinous harm. Peace and unity ran right up to greet you, Officer Cook, our friend loyal and resourceful right until your last breath. Your unselfish character, devotion and determination to dedicate yourself to battling wickedness never will be overlooked, only solemnly remembered and gracefully saluted for invincible conviction to justice carried out expediently and for all humanity. Officer Cook, for having the gusto and wholesome humility may your good name resonate throughout our land for eternity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Charismatic and clearly mature beyond your age, your wisdom and vision were well pronounced as was your perseverance and God given resolve.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

Seize the moment for the opportunity to serve humanity does not always come around a second time. Minutes are frail, the hours so fragile, their moments we should treasure. You treasured your passions in life, Officer Cook, your police career so dear and yet evil robs us of those fleeting moments, the most important ones to care about. It's regarding one's honesty, righteousness and reverence that makes all the difference and no telling how Dade County residents might have fared if not for your heroic actions on May 16, 1979, thirty-eight and a half years ago, you placed your soul of character and commitment on the line serving and preserving the lives of your dignified comrades and those folks loyal to the way they lived their lives in peace and togetherness, all because of your just and faithful journeys of hope, caring and dedication. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

All those beautiful smiles wrapped tightly in heaven around God's giant palms for eternal safekeeping. It says a lot of the many heroes and heroines here in Dade County and all over the country for what they gave to the meaning of the words courage, commitment and sacrifice. No matter the circumstance or situation, you gave your heart, Officer Cook and Badge#1664 for the honor, dignity, integrity and humility for us to be free and living in peaceful and unified bliss. The blessings of a wonderfully sound and fruitful career, its destinies, journeys and missions executed with loving resolve and the humane and loyal touches of your gentle soul. Unfortunately, character cannot totally wipe out violence that continues to menace those humble and yet vulnerable citizens who desire liberty and freedom. Only your esteem and convictions, Officer Cook, those saturated with valor, tenacity and ferocity helped to stem the tide. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. No one needed convincing to understand your wisdom, vision and enhancement has helped to lead the way to our brighter futures tomorrow and forever.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

Memories are like memoirs of what a brave and noble young man full of heart and honor accomplished with his soul of valor during his life. You can say that again, Officer Cook, if you were here today that bell could not ring any louder. The merry sounds of safety, serenity and freedom, peace for all Dade County citizens brought together by your loving grace and affection. Your integrity and dignity surely deserves a firm salute for saving and in protecting us. A better fate for one who went over and beyond the calls of duty through your career. Those destinies of faith, devotion and determination all were handled skillfully by a master leader who spearheaded other colleagues through wickedness that at times extracts an ultimate toll. Your life, Officer Cook, was one of passion and those priorities that were central in your ability to perform your daily tasks in patrolling for peace and its unwavering stability. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your heroism and for what you meant to humanity can never be replaced. Only let us pray those who carry on with your watch are loyal, honest and morally upright in fighting those raging fires that evil keeps spreading.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

The world of violence and torment can be a very frigid and tragic to say the least. We, the residents of Dade County had your guiding and gallant presence, Officer Cook, battling the rages of these terrible times. At least you were one of the many heroes and heroines in this community who certainly cared, were concerned and possessed both a compassion and a passion for doing things right. All in Our Creator's name of honor, decorum and the dignity that lends its credence to its morally proper integrity. You can be very sure, Officer Cook, that you won't be forgotten and were quite instrumental in promoting peace, freedom and serenity for all mankind. A man of humbleness, character and the humility to pursue happiness for one and all. A resounding resolve and resourcefulness completed by a faithful public servant. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 27, 2017

Police don't glide and slide, rather they react to scenes based on reliable information and the honesty and integrity that is inbred in them. You were a very dignified and dependable young man, Officer Cook, the peace and unity of Dade County residents was watched over by your vigilance and humbly heroic character and conviction. You can be sure your comrades and family will nobly salute your memory of a well lived life and carried constructed by proper morals. They can only yield faithful outcomes, though it is very tragic what happened to you, Officer Cook on May 16, 1979. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If encouragement was needed, you were your department's biggest rooter. If enhancement was called for you were they to serve, protect and to save your peers and those civilians embroiled in that ugly domestic dispute.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2017

You were our hero, your family's inspirational warrior and the courageous and bold savior of serenity, its peace and quiet must not be disturbed. Officer Cook, as I look at your picture taken around forty-four or forty-five years ago, it serves as a wake up call to live life for the moment. To engage the challenge, to show tenacity in all that you achieved. Public servants climb those highest of mountains each day struggling to stay honorable and dignified, to keep integrity on their uniform, a mighty humble and humane task you performed on behalf of Dade County's folks. The decency, the class and character all present and accounted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2017

Today, this is a little nip in the air. Winter is slowly inching its way down here to sunny South Florida. There was your gentle soul now tucked in God's loving arms, Officer Cook, for eternal safekeeping. You served all Dade County and its citizens with unwavering resolve, unselfish and humble honor, reverence and the dignity that integrity just screams for. The humility of your stellar character, courage and commitment, all a byproduct of your wonderful upbringing. Mr. and Mrs. Cook, you did your country, your nation and your community very proud in raising wonderful children and your heroically darling and cherished son, Officer William C. Cook, his devotion, faithfulness and determination shall not be forgotten. It receives those noble and gallant salutes for a job well done. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. With your missions and journeys diligently completed, Our Lord has taken you back to a place where you can now patrol for our peace and unity as you so doggedly did for six years of loyal and trustworthy service. Nothing will ever harm you the way wanton evil sadly ended your life and career.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2017

Police work is not always so quick and simple. You do at times need to outwit your adversary and no matter how much training, practice and patience you put into your profession, something can surely go amiss. No one wants to see this ever and yet honesty, integrity and dignity must be planted within any hero or heroine's heart. They have to possess certain talents and skills to make fruition a living reality. Humility toward humanity was your centerpiece, Officer Cook and those residing in Dade County during your watch reached out for surefire resolve and resiliency. You gave your character and values for a reason, that ultimate sacrifice shall never go without a salute of valor for a brave young man who became a legend and a humble hero for displaying motivation, conviction and the acumen needed to stop wickedness from spreading. The wildfires of wanton violence can burn without warning, you my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook, did your utmost to battle the craziness that lurks out there in those streets where security and safety must rule. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 25, 2017

Value and versatility do go hand in hand when try to apprehend one content on committing violence. You surely, Officer Cook, had your hands and legs there to interrupt evil before it blossomed into much more of a situation. Dade County and its citizens can count their blessings that such a wonderfully honest and dignified servant protected and served them faithfully. Your integrity and wisdom along with your outstanding morals and character helped to resolve conflict before more harm was done. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were one gentleman not content to rest on his laurels as you patrolled for peace, unity and prosperity for all humanity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 25, 2017

The serenity that silence and peace offers can at times be deafening. Those who dare and go out and commit violence had better be aware. Those brave, humble and honorable souls of security are out in force looking for you and you will be brought to justice. No doubts. You navigated those corners in Dade County, Officer Cook, looking for the opportunity to make resolve and resourcefulness an enhancement of our future. The character and class never left your side or uniform worn very proudly and quite humbly. It stays today here in a community that salutes your integrity and dignity, Officer Cook, a man of mettle and the values so valuable in pursuing happiness and prosperity for all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The pillars in heaven where our bravest and mightiest rest are lined with the gentleness of God's heavenly hands as His palms protect more than twenty-two thousand angelic heroes and heroines.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2017

I truly hope I'll receive a humble letter from your sister, Nancy. And I do hope your mother, Mrs. Julia Cook, at one-hundred and two is doing well these days. Your hobbies were hunting, photography and playing tennis, Officer Cook. Your occupation was in protecting those lives in Dade County where peace and quiet mattered. truly a gentleman of grace, a hero and a stellar human being whose integrity, honor and dignity are inscribed upon several walls of honor showcasing your humane exploits for our nation to witness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your morals and character were the concern by which you led a life of piety and respect for mankind. If only you could have made that crime scene squad as a photographer lessening your danger, Officer Cook. Nevertheless, you never disappointed anyone, your peers, family and associates with your talent and outstanding job practices.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2017

Diabolical and devious calls for decency and dignity to quash its advances of violence. That and a humble measure of integrity and humane honor will too go a long way down those trails of tenacity. You were destined and devoted, Officer Cook, with more on your horizon, God plans our destinies and those important missions of faith, endurance and accountability. Dade County was well prepared when you went out to patrol its streets helping and saving lives where peace and unity had to be front and center. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were a humble servant whose agenda went to the heart of heroism and the acumen to battle wickedness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2017

The tours of duty continue marching along in reverence and in dignity. Those filled with honor, humility and integrity stand ready to step in and fight evil. Their perilous jobs engulf their spirits of serenity like no other. No officer obviously performs the same some go over and beyond those calls of gallantry. Just like everyday, Officer Cook, you left your home said goodbye to Karen and went about your daily professional business patrolling the fates of those who trusted in your instincts. Dade County trusted in you and no one was let down. If just there was more done to bring you back to life, Officer Cook. You deserved more life, your commitments and destinies were for a very valid reason and that was to serve, save and to afford safety and security for all. Only your family's angel and our hero. I passed your old home last night and it looks like someone is residing there, wished it was my wife Holly and I of course for sentimental reasons. You'll always be the friend and neighbor I deeply regret never meeting. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God's echoes call us to do better and to just act respectfully and to stay the courses of concern and fairness with ferocity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2017

Construction means placing a new edifice to either replace and old existing one or adding to what is there. You added new meaning, Officer Cook, to the words dignity, integrity and honesty. You provided joy and the pleasure your family had in seeing you work and in keeping peace and prosperity rightly positioned. It was the residents of Dade County who lived to view enhancement smartly and functionally brought to fruition. Your journeys, Officer Cook, were made by Our Creator steering your everlasting character and commitment around a vast community, the very same venue that so salutes your resolve and humility that humbly made a dent in this mad world of mayhem and kayos. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2017

Some of us gather our eggs in one basket and yet we never really know the outcome that comes about in life. We live life as freely as we can and are able to choose to pursue our happiness without any interference. Dade County was freed of its bondages of violence in large part because of your unwavering honor, integrity and the dignity, Officer Cook, that is supposed to measure up to department standards. A man of character and courage combining his courage and effort to rejuvanate those in trouble. Your calmness and precision were humbly respected as was your passion to details. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2017

Since our Constitution was written and conceived our great nation has undergone many changes, been through many wars, shared unimaginable sorrow and the burdens of grief that it has left behind. Lives lost. Families humiliated and torn apart at the seams. Whatever else could go haywire has. And yet for all the travesties, tragedies and violence we seem to overcome some great obstacles. Police officers all fine women and men of honor and the highest regard for morals and characters fighting our wars, our battles with boldness and dignity, you did well in your endeavors for those whom you served faithfully, Officer Cook, living in and around the corridors of Dade County. Their prosperity, their peace of mind, their sanity and liberty all came at the ultimate sacrifice of your life and career. Along with character and conviction came resolve, tenacity and the fight in you so tough and determined, you never gave in as all officers are taught the ropes of humility when humanity's virtues are indeed on the line. There never seems to be a moment to stop and wonder why all the terror? Why do men and women have to give their most cherished lives for a cause we think is so plausible? We are better for your wisdom, your vision, your intellect, Officer Cook and the maturity beyond your years of experience. I'm still here and can never forget your labors of endless efficiency, perseverance and persistence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2017