Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Concern and consideration for society is a motto that police live by. Creating posterity and prosperity helps keep people safe and thriving. We have insatiable appetites for certain matters. Officers of dignity and decency have responsibilities to govern themselves accordingly while performing dangerous assignments. Dade County, Officer Cook, was your stable where terror was reigned in by your efficient and expert skills where reason and sense ran side by side. A gifted man whose missions of diligence and faith were decently carried out. You'll never be forgotten for achieving a measure of liberty for all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 21, 2016

People are people they all have their mood. They enjoy good times and yet the bad times must be shared among all as those who look to the healing process slowly march on. Violence marches on and yet those brave servants continue their fights on this front. You figured police work, Officer Cook, would be a most rewarding career for you. A wise choice my neighbor, friend and hero. Very smart for a gentleman and scholar of dignity, honesty and integrity. To be a leader you must first have a mastery over your character and be humble in accepting criticism. Dade County accepted your advice and what happened? Peace and everlasting freedom has been its transition over these last thirty-seven and a half years and you have been so honored for your unwavering courage and self-sacrifice which has led to the various enhancements in and around the community where you policed, patrolled and preserved the dignity of all mankind. Rest in peace. A humane legacy to all humanity served with humility from your kind and caring heart.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 21, 2016

God is righteous in all His ways and glorious in all His works. He looks after the downtrodden and lifts up the eyes of those who want nourishment. God shined down on your family, Officer Cook, even after your father, Charles passed and after your untimely loss fighting violence with vim, vigor, vitality and valor. There was no stopping your dignity, integrity and honor from your successions in life and during your professional career watching over Dade County and its residents sheltering them in serenity and unity for all. The stark realization is that peace and freedom, liberty and justice for all come with a price. For those who take an affirmation, their lives are placed on the line daily as our reminder of who these special servants, brave and sure are. Their unique characters and their quests to see their commitments and missions carried our lay in the balance. We the people are there to lend our supporting hands. It follows logic that one hand feeds the other. So one nation under God with liberty and justice for all must be taken responsibly and most vigilantly. Due diligence, due respect, due admiration surely helps in this uncanny battle. A cornerstone of a man's faith and devotion is his level of response, yours, Officer Cook, were first rate and top notch. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Be well Mrs. Cook. I will always say a prayer for you as my family remembers your brave, beloved and humbly darling son who wore his uniform in a pristine and proud fashion. The loyal comrade who would do whatever it took to get things right.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 21, 2016

Police officers and their integrity, honesty and dignity are sure forces in their daily fierce fights against wickedness. Your battles, Officer Cook, were fought with sure fire ways. They were with devotion, dedication and determination. Violence calls for optimism if its servants are to eradicate its harmful and negative affects. If departments place those trusted and loyal brave and sincere officers in the right places, the peace and security will be unlocked. At times picking that proverbial lock open is difficult, with the citizens assistance and awareness the job becomes a little less taxing. You battled as a warrior and hero, Officer Cook. When duty called you spelled sure boldness, certain creativity through solid character and commitment to get things righted. The vehicles could drive freely. So too, the people could lead wiser and richer lives. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We drink your words of wisdom that were well grounded, well founded and well rounded in the name of heaven. A life and a tender maturity that was the cornerstone of your legacy of affection and kindness to all mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 21, 2016

Teach your children well and they will respect authority. The lessons are there to be preached. If you show people the proper ropes at a tender young age, they catch on. If honesty and integrity flows from your lips as honey, those you love and admire will respect your leadership. It took those lessons which you learned well, Officer Cook and they were spoken to residents of Dade County through your esteem and class. Dignity and desire can help any public servant in their fight over infamy. The eyes of god watched over you, Officer Cook, as your steered your way through hot spots that needed your positive influence and calming demeanor. No one forgets valor and heroism more than your family and comrades who continue to salute your memory. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Consoled by your treasured soul and its convictions to do right, you'll be a part of your department's history forever. Your wings fly high everyday as they are now part of God's eternal garden of angelic heroes.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 21, 2016

A person's reflection is the mirror image of how they act. If they act courageously and honorably, the rewards from the Almighty will be great. Opposite actions demean a person, their family and cause humiliation and shame for that individual. It is said that prayer, repentance and charity help avert an evil decree. For police officers keeping the peace and the public safe and sound, honor, integrity and dignity help divert danger and help to provide the environment in which to prosper and achieve. What assisted you, Officer Cook, was your inner ability to remain strong and bold. Nobody is a goody two shoes, just stay the course, do your job, pull your weight and your department will have no problems. A man of your humble stature, Officer Cook, carried your persona and a uniform donned with resolve, decency and a cheerful character. Commitment and conviction do pack an enormous size, but in this day and age, the weight of violence requires something large enough to offset its evil affects. Dade County and its residents saw the right man for the job of both service and protection. it's unity and care with riding with you, Officer Cook, as your partners. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Heroes and heroines forge that unshaken bond that stays with us forever. God has the eyes and ears of His servants of humility to humanity. The righteous and pious are able to see this resurrection. Good deeds lead to good things. Society will be indebted to you, Officer Cook. You made your family and comrades proud to serve alongside of you.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 21, 2016

I'll always take a moment to remember your life and career, Officer Cook. You were a brave and humbly gallant man. Dade County saw your professionalism shining brightly over them. When unrest called for peaceful action, you were present. When firmness was called upon you responded as only you could. Whenever a public servant who was devoted to his faith, determined to stop violence and its wicked advances makes a difference heroically we stop and take notice. Thank God you were an honest man with a heart full of compassion, integrity and the dignity to be able to lead others. Colleagues have though about you and the values you represented our society with. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The bells toll. The officers toil. Tensions and turmoil still reside with us. Those brave and dignified souls of freedom, unity and peace are here like you, Officer Cook, to serve and to protect.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 21, 2016

Those geared to performance will accomplish. Those who stray and betray their badges and uniforms had better lookout. Integrity, dignity and honesty each call for a certain measure of professionalism. Police officers have enough common sense to smell a problem and to make quick and rational decisions on how to resolve any problems that may arise. Fires leave odors. Evil leaves a scent that is quite noticeable. In Dade County, its people wanted solid leadership and reliability. They got that and more from yourself, Officer Cook. Humbly and without reservations or hesitations. The transitions were made a bit better. Always thought of and not forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You badge and uniform, Officer Cook, left morals and humility following close behind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 21, 2016

Public service calls upon the righteous individuals who are not only brave, but are honest and have integrity. As the time passes us by, we must review and never forget their morals and lives with which they came. You won't be forgotten, Officer Cook. Dade County and its citizens have saluted your courage and dignity along with those fellow colleagues who battled as warriors these violent episodes of an enemy so fierce, that is why it takes a whole department of law abiding men and women with the right tools of tenacity and character to professionally carry out their duties promptly and proficiently. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy and its commitments have been so honored by your family, friends and comrades of the future who too must possess the proper equipment in order to succeed mightily. The battle lines have been drawn. Those who perpetrate these actions will be taken down forever. Our children and their futures are at stake. The causes of Our Creator never pause either while awake or when we slumber. That's why you, Officer Cook, represented America land of the free and the home of liberty so very well. A cherished and well respected man and public servant. Nobility and humanity spoke. You communicated its messages freely and clearly.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 21, 2016

Things need to be done in an honest and sensible manner. When police patrol and peruse the streets all in the name of dignity and peace for all, it must be accomplished constructively not destructively. It spelled the sounds of unity and enhancement for all Dade County under your supervision, Officer Cook. A man who cared about his fellow man. A gentleman who grew up in a loving home with a family built on morals, principles and stellar character. Commitments and convictions take our public servants down the roads of resolve and faith so long as the integrity and devotion are accounted for. No one will forget your bravery or legacy of heroism which sewed the bonds of endearment as one. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 21, 2016

Being timid is comparable to fear. Officers cannot ever let on their fears, though danger is apart of their profession. They have to be relentless in their professional tasks. They must be the face of the very public that they serve and preserve. Dade County was never in greater hands, no more dignified a person. You were a tireless employee delivering the much needed effort through dignity, honesty and integrity. Putting peace and transparency on the proper chart, you will be saluted for your heroic actions. Officer Cook, God is watching over your soul, one that was courageous and vigilant while being the courteous professional your comrades knew you to be. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2016

The public doesn't always see their public servants. So it makes sense that we do not know what they are thinking about. If you saw a young man wearing badge#1664 patrolling in Dade County in the early to late 1970's they saw you, Officer Cook. In your nobility and pleasant demeanor calming the masses down, speaking from the heart clearly and concisely. A passionate man, an honorable gentleman whose dignity and integrity allowed you six years to consolidate, navigate and collaborate with other comrades in this never ending battle over wickedness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Sadly, yet with humility, God as Chief Protector has over twenty-two-thousand brave souls of honorable public service sheltered for eternity where never again will they be harmed.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2016

Tenacity helps one to overcome torment and grief. The tensions and terrors that are exposed by violence and its ugliness. Smiling faces, yet firmness when called upon helped you, Officer Cook. You grew up and became a loyal and faithful public servant who serviced and protected Dade County and its citizens as any professional would. Dependable and dedicated always triumphs over diabolical and devious. Sometimes one really must think outside that proverbial box, one never knows what they might find. Your thoughts and passions, Officer Cook, spelled great days ahead for those you respected and those who admired your solid and proficient work ethic. No public servant should throw in the towel or toss up a white flag, it must be full steam ahead with your convictions and commitment to pride and excellence in a uniform worn smartly and quite humbly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2016

No officer should stay satisfied so long as violence is still around us. They need to focus on those dangerous chores at hand and make certain integrity, dignity and honesty is front and center. Where Dade County residents stood, you stood with them, Officer Cook, confronting their worst fears. Unwavering and relentless in all your pursuits of happiness and prosperity for everyone, Officer Cook, keeping looking over us as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You championed a cause and made sure you vigorously channeled your emotions and inner courage all in the name of love. You relished your role any met all challenges face to face.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2016

Words can create harm so caution and care when one speaks is essential. Good manners and politeness always make matters better. Softness helps pacify. Resolve is relevant when officers utilize the greatest consideration for all. Officer Cook, being the consummate officer, you were your department's hero of honor, dignity and integrity. It all led to the residents of Dade County being serene and sound. When an officer is loyal to the many professional calls of duty, things usually work out. Violence and evil may take lives sadly, they shatter dreams, it separates, over time the healing process may be slow, the hope and faith is for families to stay together in unity. Your loved one, Officer Cook, was a savior and hero. he was a blessed Godsend whose determination helped to dissolve disputes and raise the morale of all others. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2016

Precision means timing. And in any endeavor, time is of the essence. In your community, Officer Cook, timing was everything. Your integrity, dignity and honesty were always in sync. An officer who is not any of these may be sunk. Their ships of freedom must sail smoothly as they patrol their venues where their valor and gallantry are demanded. Seeing that you were a loyal comrade, Officer Cook, you will be saluted for preservation and creating the needed peace for Dade County citizens to prosper. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Clearly a hero whose legacy embodies enhancement, that which challenges mankind to persevere. You did, Officer Cook, our most beloved friend and treasured public servant.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2016

In a past reflection I meant to say, Officer Cook, Dade County. You made your whole life and your professional pursuits count. Your dreams, aspirations and goals have stood the solemn tests of time. If a person places their hands in God's hands He will gently guide them in peace and as one. You exposed these characteristics everyday, Officer Cook and the fortunate ones were the residents. A cherished man whose heroism won't be forgotten. It's when integrity and dignity get placed in the very same equation that resolve and faith sort themselves out. Those missions and the tasks that awaited you, Officer Cook, were maintained scrupulously and done in an outstanding way. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Of nobility and humility does your legacy stay as the foundations by which other officers perform. Let them be blessed to carry on as bravely as you, Officer Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2016

Malice and adversity have no place in our world. The anvils of honest and most astute officers must be put down to quash this foe. The hammers of justice must too be put down fiercely over this adversary, one whose violence is like that of a hurricane. Officer Cook, you were the shining example of an honorable and dignified public servant. Dade County has sadly through the century lost too many servants to violence of which they seek to defeat in an effort to leave the citizens feeling good about themselves. Peace and the respites of resolve and dedication. A man of character and class, decency and devotion, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A gentleman's legacy rests soundly in the hearts and minds of all mankind, his family and colleagues who too fought this war over evil.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2016

A word to the wise is sufficient. And that is to heed the dialogues of any police officer. If they ask you to do something the simple and safest thing is to comply, don't resist. After all what has been transpiring in our country is full blown wars of violence. The needs of the cities and their venues are met when together citizens and the police function in a peaceful and unified manner. The voices of both parties can be better heard and then served if co-existence can thrive as one. Back in your day, Officer Cook, sounds of tension and its ugly escalation could be seen making their journeys in and around the Dade County community. It was your honor, courtesy and courage that carried you to your accomplishments. Dignity and integrity lived as one making a gentleman, yourself, Officer Cook, more accountable and diligent to the people. When the time arises for resolve and loyalty to band as one it was there digging in and focusing in on what needed professional attention. All mankind was extended this olive branch, hopefully enhancement can step right up. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dade County's leader and champion of calm and the influence to further orchestrate your missions of fulfillment. All well done. Outstanding humility and bravery. When the heat was turned up, you did as you were trained to do, Officer Cook. Cooler heads must someway prevail these days.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2016

One who exerts and gives maximum effort shall reap their reward. One who slacks off and performs in a dishonest way shall too be punished. No one but no one is above the law and its letter. Clearly constructed, those whose work ethics are desirable and have integrity, the people can rest easy. Dade County and its residents relied on you, Officer Cook, to deliver the desire, devotion, resolve and everlasting faithfulness. Never a doubt. Never a discussion. Just a well performed role in a heroic way. Sleeping peacefully at night, those you served can justly look back on your career and its loyalty to all comrades. Death may separate us for a bit, it ultimately reunites you with your loved ones who endeavor to be as pleasant and as committed as you. Somewhere up above as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, that smiling character and its credentials of goodwill and bravery are too travelling from place to place giving those here who now serve the hope to carry on with your unfinished missions. God saw your life sadly at age twenty-five as successful and complete. Violence still meanders and menaces. Police today have their hands full trying to slow down evil's advances. You were instrumental, Officer Cook, in this fight for life.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2016

You scoured, Officer Cook, while we are left to ponder why? When good people go out and patrol for a sacred freedom, the question comes back, why do they undertake this calling? Devotion. Love for the job. Bettering society. They are all plausible and lucid validations for wanting to enter the profession channels of policing. No matter how much training, no matter their integrity and dignity they risk, it's for the people they serve, the departments they represent, it is hope, opportunity and resolve that sometimes looses its translation. For Dade County, its citizens at large, you were their hero, Officer Cook, shiny shoes, polished badge and a pristine and properly worn uniform and proper professional conduct, that denotes a graceful, gallant and faithful gentleman. Reaching for newer heights, you saved the day for your community, our venue with your vigilance. Vitality and determination unselfish and unwavering in danger's eyes. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You'll never be forgotten, Officer Cook. No trepidation. The explanation all who ever live will know you were a very blessed man, a Godsend and a hero through and through. True to form, a balance of common sense and fairness to witness the missions of justice to their finality. God one day will answer our questions of why oh why? Greatness and humility lifted up to the heavens before your time. Why? You can help patrol His streets along with your dad, Charles, may he too rest in peace. Stay well Mrs. Cook, your family was the epitome of dignity and Godly devotion. Treating all others as they would treat you. The golden rule of the Cook Household.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2016

Since October the sixth, five more brave and dignified public servants have joined you, Officer cook, in God's heavenly honor roll of heroic angels. Two of these officers were killed out in Palm Springs, California the same day. One officer, she had just returned from maternity leave. The other was working on his day off and had put in his retirement papers to go out in December. It says a lot and speaks to the very heart and soul of what it takes to make an honorable servant. May 16, 1979, spoke and Dade Count citizens those still here remember a call that went out. You and your partner that day, Reserve Officer Scott Lincoln went to Liberty City an area of your watch to assist your fellow officers. You took on your uniform and badge proudly and heroically tried with all your might to stop a crime from becoming more escalated. Tensions can cause most people to become frayed. Police must keep calm and their wits about them. You were saluted and honored for giving your life for others to survive. Your desire, dignity and devotion is now residing along with your fellow angelic heroes in God's deep blue skies. A legacy founded on the promise of perseverance. Cornerstones of achievement and astuteness stayed maintained by those who are tasked now with providing the quality service and protection mankind expects. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2016

People from different backgrounds who work together for common goals are those who realize achievement. No matter their education, race or affiliations, they look at America as the land of peace, freedom and opportunity. When it knocks at our doors we must be ready for its challenges. You were seasoned, Officer Cook and diligently prepared to tackle a career where highs and lows, peaks and valleys followed you through Dade County on your roads of navigation and resolve. A smile, yet all business when calls came out on your radio. No backing down. Humbleness and integrity, dignity and honesty ringing like a bell. You were a determined young man mature enough to handle the rigors and pressure that accompanies such a career. This is your charming persona, its character exposed in the face of evil serving and providing peaceful means for all to live. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Decency and desire that has endeared itself to Dade County forever.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2016

Through the gentleness of your beloved soul, Officer Cook, the lives and prosperity of Dade County citizens can now and for always be at peace. No more troubles. Your patrols of these areas were made possible by hard work and ingenuity through honor. When the dignity and integrity of lives so sacred are on the line, we look to our beloved to solve through understanding and a faithfulness that not all folks have. You must be concerned with caring and yet stayed focused on your professional roles ahead. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Where character, commitment to both excellence and pride mattered, you cared and you acted accordingly as heroes will do. It's nobility and humility that help create that public servant. And it was your valor, Officer Cook, that spoke among your colleagues in arms.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2016

This violence must stop. It must cease and desist. All any self-confident law enforcement professional can do is to perform their roles honorably, with dignity and a passion to what is right for the citizens with integrity. In Dade County, Officer Cook, you help to stop a domestic disturbance before it caused utter kayos and ruination to others. You were firm, fair and took the proper heroic actions to save the lives of civilians and those comrades who fought this battle with you, Officer Cook, with their commitment, conviction and character shining through. Today, many years later, you have been so honored and saluted for your unwavering bravery and courage to act when counted on. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Humanity and its humane public servants stay centered in our hearts and minds forever. North Miami Beach, Florida where you grew up, Officer Cook, whenever I drive or walk by your home I'll tip my hat to you and offer a solemn salute. Your deeds were the humbleness of your soul, one blessed now by God as it floats high above us observing our coming and going, our pursuits that we choose to pursue as you dreamed and aspired.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2016