Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Enormous responsibilities greet our most bravest and esteemed law enforcement personnel. The tasks and their challenges remain the greatest fear they face. But, they somehow muster the needed courage and commitment to get things accomplished fittingly and honorably. You were born with an intellect and everlasting maturity far beyond your twenty-five years, Officer Cook. It was wisdom, loyalty and determination that made all the difference and the integrity and dignity that too were factored into why Dade County and its proud residents can live in tranquility and unity can carry its weight around justice and fairness. You were a giving gentleman, Officer Cook, with a caring and compassionate heart. As a hero, humble and humane, you'll be saluted for having the class, character and convictions to serve and to preserve most prudently and proficiently. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Treasured and adored. Respectful and revered by your loving family members, resourceful comrades and friends all over the country including those who paid tribute to your accomplished life and professional career.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 6, 2016

Too many of us live tenuously. If we had more positive tenacity, we may be able to bestow more dignity and integrity within the world, one in which honesty is still the very best policy. Courtesy, manners scruples, principles, whatever is needed to fulfill the essential tasks of our everyday lives in which we just attempt to make the world a bit more prominent. Dade County and its citizens were filled with your loyalty and heroics, Officer Cook, seeing that they were accomplished honesty and justly, not just by matter of fact, people can and hopefully forever live more unified and more peacefully. You did everything right, by the book. You served, protected and saved all lives when the moments mattered. You can be sure your family, colleagues and friends will cherish your memories of exactly what we mean by action, resourcefulness and character. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Legacies don't go down like ships sinking, they ascend up to the heavens above as does your wonderfully engaging soul. There was more engagement left to conquer, though, enhancement lives on in the hearts and minds of those who respected, admired and loved you. You'll always be their hero and Godsend. A man full of admiration for all mankind, things won't be the same, we can only carry on with your missions in life and in a career professionally balanced.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 6, 2016

For some they live in a false sense of security. The way to exist is to get yourself up, get moving and have positive thoughts, some sort of action. It does not need to be heroic, just something to make our world more prosperous. Officers life heroic lives and hope to produce the results of their labor as the brave souls who serve and protect. Dade County had you, Officer Cook, as one of its very own. Honorable, dignified and a gentleman of integrity. Integrity and intellect that will forever be saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The perseverance of your patrols has led to the enhancements, Officer Cook, it is the brighter days we have to look ahead.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 6, 2016

I meant to say, Officer Cook, that when your honesty and dignity filed through the corridors of Dade County, the residents knew they were safe. Morality is the microcosm of good behavior, the conduct that is expected from all officers. You showed the entire world, Officer cook, how to act, react and to speak politely to everyone. Good communication usually leads to good results. Comrades will always salute and honor you, a humble and humane individual whose cherished character will only enhance a legacy of heroism. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God controls our mortality, we can only control our missions and deliver them as faithfully as God would expect from us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 5, 2016

I wanted to end the last reflection with the words rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. When a pleasant and decent man gives his life to tear down the walls of doom, we must remember him. You were a gallant and noble gentleman, Officer Cook, you put the word class back into police work, but then again, your colleagues knew who they were working with. A man of leadership. vision and wisdom beyond your years. Our Creator measures our performances and tests us daily to inspire us to further our pursuits. Justice was carried out fairly and proficiently when you, Officer Cook, patrolled Dade County roads. You'll never be forgotten. Determination and a driven desire steered your career and life, one with more left behind to accomplish. Those horizons were great, the pathways at times were arduous, you took the route of sanctity and honesty, it never let you down.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 5, 2016

Transparency takes its tune from honor and righteous. Those dignified to go out and patrol the streets are the heroes and heroines we stand up and salute for their courtesies and compassion. Of course, we honor you, Officer Cook and those comrades who exposed themselves to danger to protect our liberties and quiet. Great people let action speak for them. Talk is cheap, we must take that proverbial leap and tackle violence vigorously, wiping out its roots of destruction.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 5, 2016

There is hope where unity rises. There is peace when the grand entrance of both becomes apparent. There was a humbly spoken grand entrance when you came into this world, Officer Cook, a man full of zest and life, whose laughter and smile filled the rooms of engagement. You were the professional public servant whose dignity, integrity and honesty flied through the corridors of Dade County for twenty-years. Six years of model service, protection and perseverance beyond the imaginations of what we the people expect from our devoted men and women of valor, courage and bravery. Missions of yesterday have enhanced our tomorrows. You'll be fondly remembered for heroic conviction, commitment and character. It leaves a legacy that will be everlasting. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 5, 2016

Proper principles, proficient perseverance and pivotal performance in the lines of duty with the dangers lurking all make the difference in the safety and security of people. And Dade County's citizens were treated and tested and yet you came through, Officer Cook and saved the day. You humanely and heroically saved your colleagues and civilians who couldn't be more grateful. One gentleman from the mold of honesty, decency, dignity and integrity working together to conjure up solutions to issues. The answers came. They were from loyalty, resolve and devotion to see your life and its challenging tasks through. A leader is one who thinks and uses their intelligence to visualize what might need to be done. Your class and commitment, Officer Cook, were the reasons sanity and sanctity have continued their enhancement through a community where you remain so honored and saluted for having the unselfish and unwavering bravery and courage to motivate others along the same channels. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy is what makes being a public servant all about. Precision, diligence and preservation of lives and their property.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 5, 2016

God spreads His grace down on us and takes us on journeys we can only imagine. He takes His heroes and heroines of valor on His wings and brings their dignity, integrity and honor to the highest of courts, heaven awaits those brave and so bold who sacrificed on our behalf. You were our beloved humanitarian, Officer Cook, a uniquely humble and humane public servant who built his life and career around the morals of fine character and ethical behavior. Your family yearns for the day when they can reunite with your soul, one that protected and made Dade County and its citizens peaceful and accountable. Seeing that your leadership. wisdom and intellect was relied upon many times, it's no wonder you continue to be saluted and honored for your most heroic actions. May 16, 1979, will be always your day, Officer Cook, reserved for a man of resolve and devoutness to dedication, determination and firm commitment to professional calls of duty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 4, 2016

We have to thank you, Mr. Cosgriff for humbly creating this website for all fallen officers. If not for your perseverance and dedication, officers who honorably and bravely gave their lives might have been forgotten. Sometimes people say the strangest of things, sometimes what is reflected may not be so nice, more often than not, it's a note small or big left for the families of these gallant people to read, peruse and to contact those who stopped to leave a note, a prayer or a thought for the day. Though here in North Miami Beach, Florida where I reside with my family and where I grew up, three officers from the Metro-Dade Police Department have been notably absent from the officers down memorial page. They are Officer Frank Searcy killed in 1974. Carmen Gonzalez, killed in 1993 and Officer Nirza Rodriguez, killed in 2003. As you may have noticed, I leave reflections for Officer William C. Cook, who lived in North Miami Beach and grew up around the corner from me. My neighbor, friend and hero was an honorable gentleman with a spirit, humbly out to serve and to protect Dade County, its peace and enhancement rested upon his integrity, wisdom,vision and dignity. You were a cherished and respected public servant loyal to the calls of duty, a professional through and through. He was a humane man, a Godsend and hero to so many, humanity was indebted for his humility towards all mankind. Rest in peace. Your heroic legacy is the result of hard work and compassion and kindness displayed to everyone. Your family can be tremendously proud of your achievements. They are our motivations for us to follow through on your missions in life and during your watch. Watch over us, Officer Cook, keep the light of your soul shining down upon us, perhaps one day violence will cease. Unity shall reign down on us as we march on with our daily chores.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 4, 2016

The vigilance of this world began when creation reached its fruition. Once that came into being police officers, those brave men and women who decided to make that commitment took upon themselves the onus to serve and to protect the public. Some things in life are hard to come by, peace and civility are just a few to mention. But, you were there, Officer Cook, in Dade County patrolling and preserving our rights to live and to pursue our choices freely and without hesitation or reservation. Now thirty-seven years later because of your unwavering dependability and stellar accountability, you have been so honored and saluted for your honorable acts of heroism, dignity and integrity at its highest level. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy here rests humbly within your character, conviction and diligence. No one can ever forget your life and its piousness that is reflective of your loyalty and faithfulness to your comrades in arms.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 4, 2016

When grace and gallantry trot together with its heroes, we the people feel more secure. Dade County was made a safer haven thanks to your gargantuan and humbly heroic efforts, Officer Cook. Police must put the words honorable, dignity and integrity into their equations in order for the solutions of resolve to be more sure and forceful. We won't forget your persuasion, perseverance nor quality of commitment, Officer Cook. Your job was tough and yet accomplishment thru enhancement has kept peace and unity together on the same channel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A saluted gentleman who cherished his roles of pursuing justice fairly and quite adequately for all.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 3, 2016

Police officers devote their lives, careers, times and efforts into putting the finishing touches of peace and respect back into any given area. You placed Dade County on your broad shoulders, Officer Cook and made integrity, honor and dignity the call words for action. Physicality always trumps verbal demonstrations. No one could think of a more supremely gifted Godsend brought into this world to complete a more dangerous and perilous undertaking than you. Officer Cook, the gentleman with the brightest smile and engaging personality who delivered on his word, was brave and who will forever be cherished by his loving family, professional colleagues and close personal friends, They say love takes time, you were loved and revered by all. Your conduct and devoutness steered your dreams and ambitions quite well. Now your soul can look down upon us and its humility can shine on like a polished diamond. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Caring and sharing, twenty-five years of serious contemplation and prudent deliberation. The destiny of your enhancements here in Dade County and around the entire police world.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 3, 2016

We will let humanity take note of those who gave their lives and police careers for the humility of Our Creator's name. We let society speak up for their freedoms and concessions. Dade County and its people voiced themselves loud and clear, Officer Cook and it was badge# 1664, that uttered honesty, integrity and dignity when actions needed to taken. Calculated and calm, resourceful and yet influential when leadership had to come front and center. Being versatile and valiant, brave and accommodating, you will sure be saluted my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy remains the bookends that tied your life and career within the boundaries of a community where you were admired for character and absolute loyalty. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 3, 2016

Your answered your calls of humanity with honesty and humility, Officer Cook. A wise man carries his onuses within the scopes of dignity and integrity and it shall carry them for all their days. Dade County and its citizens have felt the pain as has your family from your loss. Yet, as remarkable as they are, they carry on with your missions of peace and unity as certainly as you faithfully did. You achieved. You left behind goals and aspirations of other brave and heroic men and women to accomplish. God controls our coming and going, He has taken you back to heaven to patrol His venues where nothing will ever harm you again. Commitment, class and decency all rest soundly in the framework of your legacy.Officer Cook. You were respected and admired and now saluted for valor and vision, those dreams and inspirations within our sights if we take the time and make the effort. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 3, 2016

The succinctness and sincerity that you dignified your department with, Officer Cook can never be overstated. Because of your honesty and integrity, all residents of the Dade County community can come together in peace and in resolve. when unity unites those who have fallen, the survivors must carry on the tasks as righteously as their beloved heroes. Cherished and full of care, compassion and concern, your character and commitment to excellence will be saluted forever. A gentleman with a kind heart, wisdom to dispense to all colleagues they shall never forget you, Officer Cook. You sacrificed so that imagination could travel through those pursuits of happiness. You were a happy person, more importantly a humble servant, faithful and loyal to all calls of duty. It took your every bit of inner energy to conquer this adversary we brand as evil. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero/

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 3, 2016

Accelerating your astuteness within the Dade County venues where dignity and integrity uplift our spirits, you were the consummate humble and honest hero to all. Never one to take his foot off the pedal, Officer Cook, it was full steam ahead in vigilance and in part to your due diligence. Comrades did their part professionally, they served alongside of you, Officer Cook. Wherever there is a chance to bring peace and liberty together at the same crossroads we must accomplish our goals no tailing off. Your legacy reflects the character, concern and valor you delivered to all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 2, 2016

The spirits of our heroes never dies. It lives on in the members of their families who look to humbly carry on their sacred missions. We are tasked with burdens and responsibilities, it is not a race to see who crosses the finish line first, it is who handles their honor, dignity and integrity righteously. You were a proficient student, Officer Cook, one who was looking to seize more knowledge, wisdom and vision to see the big picture. Kind of like a large pencil with a gigantic eraser. Mistakes get made. Police are out on patrol and serve to limit the errors that may lead to lives lost and property damaged. Sometimes all you can do is pray and hope for better times. You were a great police officer, stoic and resolute, you put the peace and tranquility back on the map. Now as comrades look to serve and demonstrate bravery as you so faithfully did, let us pray and hope that their honesty, dignity and integrity is well placed as yours was, Officer Cook. Legacies teach lessons. The instruction is poignant and succinct: be honest, learn from miscues and take direction to heart, it may save a life and you can make a difference. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Citizens and the cooperation of the police make that change, they make enhancement that much more efficient too.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 2, 2016

Police patrol our communities hoping to eliminate danger, it shall die off and embellish the residents with dignity to fight on, to live our lives in safety, peace and in unity. You were a respected officer, Officer Cook, a man who could humbly handle his integrity and honor within its proper balances. Dade County residents did not need to fear, you were near. You answered your professional roles with confidence, your missions here in this world were extradited judiciously and most promptly. Now as you walk that beat in God's celestial kingdom, we must bear this in mind, the unwavering and unselfish sacrifice that you made to further our goals, your dreams and aspirations were to become a police officer, your comrades realize you succeeded mightily in this endeavor. You will be saluted for your unshakable bravery, boldness to commit and character of unquestionable ethics. Always proper conduct was afforded to all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Humanity's loss is God's way of directing His angelic heroes and heroines. They walk that sacred beat where no harm will ever come their way again. Life matters. Your life and career, Officer Cook, was more than a happenstance, it was a glorious mission of procurement and perseverance. No one could be more prouder. You were a hero. You were a Godsend and a blessed gentleman to all. Mrs. Cook, be well and remember you son's devoutness and faithfulness meant all the difference to Dade County, its citizens and their peace and calmness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 2, 2016

Situated within the locales of peace and togetherness, all one tries to accomplish is making sure that peace and stability lie within the borders of one another. Dade County can be a good place for one to pitch their tent, yet as all places, they can have evil inviting itself to a venue it most certainly does not belong. Officer Cook, you were a prominent officer who pursued the noble ideals of which we all try to emulate. Your dignity, integrity spoke loud and clear, your concern and battle for our rights spoke even louder. You'll be so honored for having the heart and mind to deal with all issues. When danger lurks, it was your foresight that saw, your visions of yesterday have become our enhancements for today, tomorrow and the future. One that was bright and sunny. Just wish you were here, Officer Cook, to enjoy and to get the message out there. it cannot be anymore direct and decisive. Stay the course, be yourself and most of all be true and loyal to those who share in this awesome burden. An onus of love and labor. You must have both to be successful. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 1, 2016

Conversational not confrontational. Class and candor. Trust and honor. Dignity and integrity. What does this signify? That your service to all Dade County, Officer Cook, was of par excellence. The citizens spoke, your answered those calls of unity and peace as precisely as any public servant would. Outstanding and humane. Humble, loyal and responsible. You won't be forgotten. When reason, logic and common sense navigate down the same roads, the hope and goodwill can only spill out one way, the people are then blessed. They were extremely blessed to have a hero of character, courage and conviction backing your every professional task. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 1, 2016

There shall not be any quit in a man's convictions. No caveats. Only commitment to courage and justice. Fairness and peace, unity and loyalty shall abide with your good name forever, Officer Cook. A gentleman's soul and wit helped to piece together freedom for all Dade County and its citizens. Those who serve and protect God's honor with integrity and dignity shall be so saluted. So you will continue to forever be honored, Officer Cook, for your sacrifice and serene humanity. Let humility and devotion stand together upon the pylons of peace and prosperity. A cherished individual with an engaging soul, may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A legacy where character and boldness rose like a lion awaiting to serve its Master. Your comrades and your wonderful family can be quite proud of your life and professional career missions. They delivered hope and goodwill to all of society.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2016

Good and honest, hard working and heroic, you were, Officer Cook, the quintessential no nonsense police officer. You stood and fought for truth and justice, law and order, calmness and courage for all Dade County. For all its residents you were dignified, honest and loyal until the end. The battles wage on, the wickedness one day will abate and we can live more securely. Peace and happiness. Righteous and devotion shall sound their horns and one day your family will see you once again, Officer Cook. Composed of quality character, inner strength within your heart and the valor that has ventured into our community and midst today and forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God carries us through life, challenges us, tests us and sustains our every movement., A mindful and respected gentleman of liberty, who championed the causes of our very existence. You were a Godsend and a man of humility and bravery tailored to fit what servants are supposed to represent. A uniform and badge soundly worn, a task proudly carried out.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2016

To disconnect from police officers would be unfair, unwise and down right cruel, for most people believe in the good and decent quality of work they do on behalf of modern society. With social media, the internet all you have to do is look and see for yourself the honest people who have served a noble and worthy cause. You served with character and distinction, Officer Cook. You were a compassionate person, one whose passion might have directed your trails to the top of your profession. God steered you, Officer Cook, you were most devout, faithful and resolute to getting the task at hand completed. May 16, 1979, was that humble example of commitment and action coming front and center. Dade County, Liberty City and its community were unnerved by a domestic dispute which escalated into a more serious episode of violence no one wants to witness. What the people saw was a genuine man of integrity and intuition displaying proper conduct to save his comrades and civilians who were involved. You were outstanding. Your effort and energy were instrumental in heading off more violence. You were a cherished and decent soul, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Courage takes conviction. Commitment requires the greatest care, concern and conduct to carry out your goals wisely. Your wisdom and maturity as reflected by your friends was way beyond your chronological years. My family will forever remember the Cook Family. Take care Mrs. Cook and God bless you. Your beloved son was a man of integrity and achievement. God watched over him then and will for eternity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2016

Our peace will never be bothered so long as you, Officer Cook and the many other heroes and heroines who have walked and continue on walking and policing our safety and peaceful movements stay the courses of decency and dignity. You have to bring honesty and integrity into the grand scheme of things to draw out the evil that Dade County and its citizens must still endure at times. You were a humane and loyal gentleman sent here on a very special and most unique assignment. A cherished and respectful individual does not lay back and rest on ceremony. It's those who were called to professional duty as you were called, Officer Cook. To provide, to procure and to persevere diligently and gainfully. You will always be fondly remembered by colleagues for bravery, astute character and a vitally important unselfish sacrifice which has spread this day to all of mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. I apologize in one reflection I meant to say law enforcement. I left out the letter L. Your service was just that larger than one could imagine.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2016