Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Never does anyone want to hear of a dubious action by any officer nor disrespectful speech that comes from their mouths. Only accountability and high visibility within the corridors of Dade County. That was your domain, Officer Cook and you made sure your integrity and dignity would indeed persevere. In good and in bad times were we certain peace and unity would prevail. They have as have those enhancements today meant to inspire us. Though, you should be here to share in these moments. Your humbly heroic legacy of faith and grace is shared by all who either knew you or have read accounts of your life, career and those missions behind your successes. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Devotion and character coupled with courage, valor and desire drive most hard working people. You were a loyal comrade and resolute to get the jobs done right and with a professional pride. Honest and reverent characterized a man's life of gallantry and bravery, yours, Officer Cook, was the living example of progress and movement. Everything you did, Officer Cook, was due to your spectacular upbringing. You made your parents, sister and Karen very proud. She now works on behalf of senior citizens in Minessota.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2016

A police officer's professional garb is their crisply worn uniform, shiny shoes and a polished badge that points to honesty, dignity and integrity. What sets our heroes and heroines apart from the rest is that they are willing to do whatever chore is needed for peace and tranquility to rest under one blanket. You bonded Dade County residents, Officer Cook, with stellar character, commitment and conviction. Colleagues knew the true humane persona of a personable and easy going gentleman. God viewed your missions as finished and took you back to heaven to walk that sacred beat where you can now watch over us. Keep us safe and happy. Free to choose and to pursue rightly that which makes us happy. Your family was mighty proud of you, your heroism and humility to all humanity. Enhancement has enabled all to live without the many fears of the unknown. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Walls are walls. Plaques are plaques. Your contributions, Officer Cook, to society are where they correctly belong for those to study, reflect and to appreciate a hero who answered his calling. Those walls and plaques are reserved for the many heroes who were undaunted by unwavering challenges. God's devoted servants know candor, class and decency when they step in front of danger each day risking their lives and career for our benefits. You made matters count, Officer Cook. You stayed even keeled and level headed and used leadership, maturity and vision to assist in tackling the toughest of dilemmas. Solving crimes requires ingenuity, intellect and intelligence all made possible by your diligence and vigilance. For those now serving us as Officer Cook so marvelously did, officers are not judges, jurors or executioners. The greatest care and caution must be heeded. Our heroes and heroines are watching, they can see through their beautiful spirits that shine down on us like a big yellow sun. At night just like a big full blue moon.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2016

Tears from fear should be dried up by sounds of laughter and great big smiles. Not always do we get what we want Dade County got an honest day's effort from a congenial and courageously humble young man on a mission to serve and to protect. Your integrity, Officer Cook, helped deliver peace and prosperity to a community crying out for it. Comrades, family, whoever came across your professional radar screen can certainly salute and remember your legacy of optimism, goodwill and devotion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Days of dread can be forever replaced with repair and resolve. Loyalty is a common thread that when employed justly serves to broker relations among all mankind. Officers are charged with performing these essentials along with their other assignments.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2016

Perception can be reality. The realization that all police officers must still stay honorable and dignified. Dade County residents have experienced a renewal of sorts, the enhancements that have kept peace and freedom united as one common bond among all people. Heroes as humble and yet devoted to their profession are never forgotten. You will remain admired, Officer Cook, for your unwavering determination to stem the tide of terror. And saluted for exhibiting outstanding character and conviction to the causes and pursuits of harmony for all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The reality is that you were a gentleman and kind soul, Officer Cook. Politeness and common courtesy ran through your blood, it did not hinder your actions and their effectiveness. May 16, 1979 will always be remembered as a day to mourn your life and career, Officer Cook and yet look back on your faithful missions in life that changed how people live and think. To thrive in prosperity is much better than pondering torment and turmoil. Your leadership saw to that as did your wisdom, knowledge and clear vision of what had to be accomplished. The means to a plausible conclusion. Yet, a life with more left to fulfill. God sees our coming and going, an angelic servant walking a humble beat in heaven along with his other sisters and brothers who gave the ultimate sacrifice meant to bring us closer as one nation under God with liberty and justice for all.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 9, 2016

Supported by the boundaries of fairness to all, integrity to act intelligently and dignified by devotion and dedication, when you place these things in the uniform and badge of any public servant, they usually achieve peace and prosperity. Dade County accomplished because of you, Officer Cook, take for instance your candor, your calming influence when violence broke loose, you were there to rescue and save your comrades and those citizens who were involved in that tragedy. Badge#1664 could always be relied on for accountability, versatility and dependability. No if, and or but. You acted professionally, proficiently and in a persevering manner all of which will continue to be saluted and revered. Your heroism, Officer Cook, will be cherished and admired by all your family, friends and colleagues. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 9, 2016

We view police heroes as endearing, as they go out and patrol their communities honesty and with dignity in order to maintain the peace and unity that all people require in order for them to sustain themselves. There was no prodding needed for you, Officer Cook, to function and to perform your roles in a professional way. You were a man of considerable character, class and the humble courage to battle these atrocities we call evil. Diligent, devoted and driven to enhance Dade County, driving the streets yesterday afternoon, I passed the sign at NW 75th Street which honors your sacrifice. You gave everything, Officer Cook, vigilance and valor share a spot where your name appears on the Wall of Honor at Tropical Park in Miami. Your spirit of humanity is forever etched within your legacy. One of commitment, care and compassion. You spoke, hopefully we are letting the message sink in. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those who have taken over your watch are facing enormous onuses. Lives are on the line waiting for service and protection delivered of course in the most ethical, honest and reliable way possible.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 9, 2016

We go to work. We play. We laugh and have fun. Why? Because of what you meant to this world and to your family, Officer Cook. Your integrity, honor and decency drove your life and career. It fueled your ambitions to become a police officer which in part made you what you were already, a better citizen, a model public servant who served his community, Dade County with respect and reverence, guidance and gallantry. One man's mission of humanity has long since served as a legacy of humility personified. You'll remain treasured as the gentleman who kept his family bonded, who was loyal and honorable to your mother when she relied upon you and you were to Karen, a loving husband, faithful and devout. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If resolve and determination could have pulled you through, Officer Cook, how happy would your family, colleagues and close personal friends be today? They have honored, celebrated and solemnly saluted your life and career of bravery and courage which in turn was passed down to all future officers who proudly serve our interests as you did in a very outstanding fashion. Society must take note and remember its angelic heroes and heroines of the past who give and gave something so unique, so very special, so very sacred. A life of someone who is born and willfully accepts a mission of danger to serve, police and preserve, we could not even begin to fathom what this all means. You meant the world to everyone, Officer Cook. Everyone. I'll continue praying for you, Mrs. Cook. I hope you are doing well these days during this oppressively hot summer out in San Diego, California. Your darling and beloved son honored His Creator, He loved you and made sure you were well taken care of and feeling well. He was the epitome of what a human being is all about. He took on his parents persona. He made you proud. He will always be your hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 8, 2016

Each new day brings optimism, hope and we pray for peace upon all mankind. You went out to protect and serve, Officer Cook, with a mind set of honesty, integrity and dignity coming from your uniform, one you wore with commitment and excellence always giving a full day's effort to Dade County citizens, nothing less. Comrades can take heed as they too humbly pursue peace and unity hoping to keep violence lessened a bit. Your courage and quality of character helped make the people feel good about themselves. One role out of the many of which each public servant is responsible for. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. One can smile and take on an engaging personality, you knew when the stakes were high, Officer Cook, you acted calmly, concisely and were considerate and fair to all. Meticulous, not angry, carrying a positive influence can usually keep evil from escalating. You'll be saluted for fighting those forces which at times can get the best of our inclinations. A heroic legacy founded by the corners of ethics, morality and solid leadership.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 8, 2016

The wheels of justice keep spinning forward, but sadly the scales of justice sometimes are overweight. Wickedness versus goodness, honesty, integrity and dignity shall help us overcome the roadblocks of evil. The torment must abate. The terror must be reigned in. Criminals must be brought to justice, liberty and peace must be supreme in our society. You helped make that all occur, Officer Cook. Dade County thirty-seven years later, Dade County and its citizens can stand as one thanks to your heroism and bravery. To fight what the sickness that is evil and to do so in a determined and faithfully devoted manner, we cannot say enough. Your loving family, friends and fellow colleagues have all remembered and saluted your astuteness and commitment. You were their loyal and cherished partner who achieved humbly in this tall and challenging assignment. Your professional role was carried out with every last ounce of endeavor you could muster. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Legacies of humility serve as humanity's eyes and ears. They come from most heroic angels of valor who summoned their strength to provide the hope and goodwill of the future.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 7, 2016

To be capable of blossoming and blooming you need water and proper nourishment. To fight like a true warrior, a beloved hero, you require unselfish courage, decency and honorable intentions. To give dignity a shot at being able to pull one through the tough moments, you too need integrity. For all the years and the times, their moments, Officer Cook, it was only about how you could police and patrol Dade County making citizens feel more secure. Professionals look to stabilize through whatever they require for resolutions to take shape. Character, decency and conviction in knowing right from wrong, going out with a specific plan of action and implementing what you have trained hard for and practiced and preached to others. You were a loyal and dedicated public servant, Officer Cook, there are no reservations, nor any doubts regarding our angels of valor. God protects them from any harm and shelters their spirits so that their souls of humility may fly higher everyday watching over us and those who now serve and protect our best interests. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy has been enhanced by unwavering sacrifice and commitment to both pride and in excellence, a uniform and badge donned crisply and righteously. Passion and compassion were partners of yours, Officer Cook, they were like the oil and gasoline that made your engine run smoothly.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 7, 2016

One who sets their sights on serenity usually succeeds. One who hones in on honesty usually prevails. One who devotes themselves to dignity, their desires and determinations are taken by God and championed in good causes. Integrity instrumentally integrated properly and justly leads to fairness for all. Dade County and its people were guided and protected by your gentleness, Officer Cook, grace under fire and preservation was maintained by your calming influence, one which won't be forgotten. Only saluted for having unwavering commitment to serving loyally, faithfully and with a resolve like no other. All part of your heroic legacy, Officer Cook, that has humbly enhanced prosperity, peace and liberty for everyone. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those who have succeeded you have big shoes to fill, a tall and challenging task in the pursuits of peace which one day real soon will triumph over violence and the evil it launches.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 7, 2016

Honor, dignity and integrity all have meaning. One can only wonder why most officers are straight and keep to rules and some fall through the cracks and go astray. One life, a man's mission to serve and protect his community, a place where you were looked up to, Officer Cook. A territory so familiar people in Dade County respected your courage, wisdom and leadership for everything that meant the world to you, your family and your colleagues who fought evil daily with you as their partner. You will never be forgotten, only saluted for your unwavering commitment, character and courage beyond any calls of duty. God guided His grace and took your gallantry to another special venue reserved for heroically humble angels. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Knowledge and power when utilized concisely do have meaning, you were the consummate and highly professionally trained officer and more outstanding as a treasured gentleman of faith and driven desire to succeed.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 6, 2016

A special person with a compassionate heart, eyes that saw, lips that spoke words as sweet as honey, feet that ran wherever trouble was to save and serve His Creator's calling. No doubt you were a very devout man, Officer Cook. To your family, your comrades and friends who cherished their times together with a fine man. Considerate, caring and concerned. Class, character, commitment and conviction. It's what made you the gentleman you were and will be remembered for. It is what Dade County and its citizens will honor and salute your heroism for. You maintained peace and calm amid calamity. A mission of resolve concluded, now sadly, God has taken you back to His eternal shelter to walk that patrol where no harm will ever come your way. Your were a brave soul who has enhanced humanity through your humility forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 6, 2016

You were the hero in your day, Officer Cook and you are our hero forevermore. It has been your honesty, dignity and integrity that when looped together brokered the much needed peace and unity in Dade County for its residents. No officer can act alone unless they go astray and act contrary to their department's rules and policies. You were a kind and gentle soul, a special individual who was meant to be our savior. Your class and character speak loudly for themselves and your bravery and courage won't ever be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Family and friends, colleagues from here and abroad remember a faithful servant whose legacy of optimism, resolve and devotion remains the hope of other officers who battle this adversary we call evil everyday. Peace and our lives are on the line, we must due our part.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 6, 2016

Loving life. Laughing loud. Always with an engaging personality. You were the man, the professional so many relied upon. Your dignity, integrity and honesty, Officer Cook, were like most decent officers was placed on the line in order to protect and service Dade County residents. Behind your smiling face, your candor and class was your character, humility and everlasting vigilance. No one forgets a hero who gave his life and career to pacify people who needed calming. A legacy of resolve surrounded your every movement. It has enhanced prosperity, peace and the choices we can continue making toward our goals, dreams and aspirations. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Tragically, sick and demented people walk the face of our planet as our brave public servants search for answers to this confounding and perplexing issue which must be solved in an expedited way as soon as possible.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 5, 2016

The values society places on life and the integrity by which we choose to function and maintain our decencies depends in large part to the honesty of all police officers. You were one of Dade County's finest and most efficient officers, Officer Cook. A man of loyalty, resolve and faith. Devotion to service and protection were among the many staples of your outstanding career and life, one lived by principles of good behavior and commitment to excellence. If something needed to get done, you were there. Almost forty years later your legacy of heroism, Officer Cook, stays enhanced within your comrades, family and close friends who valued your spirit of kindness and a cherished heart. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You did your part, now it's time for other officers to walk that beat in humility and in dignity. Mankind rests within the laurels of ethical conduct, anything less and this very wickedness just keeps on moving toward us like an avalanche.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 5, 2016

To summon the courage, to muster what has to be done, you need a clear path of honesty and integrity leading your travels. Taking you on your patrols of Dade County, Officer Cook, was your dignity that was drawn from you inner strength. Police professionals must call upon their resources to begin to understand the reasons and goals behind their missions. Those missions may at times by mixed with emotion, yet if they stay strong to their resolve situations can be overcome, thus the citizens are free and clear of worry. Peace now becomes a reality. This was your strong point, Officer Cook, uniting people of all backgrounds, speaking calmly, coolly and compassionately. Never again shall violence rear its ugly head. Your performed your role in an outstanding fashion and won't ever be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A hero's legacy rests safely in God's hands now along with an angel of valor and grace. A spirit that keeps on travelling to offer help wherever it is necessary. A wonderful heart humanity will not forget.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 5, 2016

Parlaying diligence and excellence in honorable and courageous actions, the people in Dade County can exist in unity and peace by your loving devotion and desire to see your missions accomplished, Officer Cook. A man born into a home filled with love and humbleness. Your parents can only be proud of your life and its goals with which you achieved through loyal means, hard work and a sense of pride in commitment and conviction. Your friends and partners can salute your astuteness, character and legacy of goodwill to all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. With more left to fulfill, it is now up to your family and colleagues to protect us and make us at ease as you so faithfully did.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 5, 2016

A propensity to provide, preservation through perseverance, protecting and patrolling the public interest that is what is expected and is to be expedited judiciously by all honest, loyal and dignified men and women of the law enforcement profession who make our lives safer and more peaceful. A man of humility to all mankind, Officer Cook, you delivered outstanding service and the faithfulness that is looked upon by the people. Thirty-seven years later enhancement rests soundly upon your leadership and guidance, the calming influence instigated in times of calamity. Instigated to be regarded as a positive step, one your colleagues trusted that would yield fruitful results. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 5, 2016

Heroism from the heart delivered by an honest gentleman and police officer undaunted by a challenge that was placed in front of you, Officer Cook. Thank God for dignified men and women like yourself, who understood their roles in life and faithfully executed their missions to completion. Dade County can relax a little bit because we had men of commitment and unchallenged character who laid a path for future officers to follow in. That road at times can be quite narrow, with a little perseverance the task is more clearer than ever. Your loving family,comrades and friends have saluted your courage and your legacy of service for the peace and security of your community which has never forgotten you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 4, 2016

Believe in yourself. Have a conviction and take up a noble cause. That is the mission that all police officers engage in when they begin their professional roles. The genesis is the beginnings of honesty, dignity and integrity which stays with them throughout their lives and careers. After all they are our bravest and most valiant who dare to wander into the roots of evil and the very violence that is spun from this mayhem. Dade County and its residents were fortunate enough to have you, Officer Cook, patrolling and protecting. If only your character, class and decency could have saved you that day. You will always be remembered for your engaging style and will be admired and cherished as a human being par excellence who fought and never wavered nor turned the other way. Peace and unity can stay enhanced forever because of your humility and gallantry. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 4, 2016

Doctors heal. Police save lives. Honesty, dignity and integrity provide the elixir to what ails our nation. We depend upon the righteous public servants such as yourself, Officer Cook. You were present and all accounted for when needed. No matter the problem, no matter the time, you were there to save and to console. Now we still need consolation, your loss was too great for some to bear, you kept your word giving peace, unity and freedom new meaning to Dade County residents. Now God has you protected where nothing will ever again harm you. Your legacy of character, commitment and the pride you had serving and preserving. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. When our heroes and heroines sacrifice their lives, the gaping holes are there and yet we must summon the courage to fiercely carry on their messages. Hope does spring eternal. Your family has seen it and lived through it, but with God and your community we shall stand as one.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 3, 2016

Everyday is a judgment day, so where there is honor, there is dignity and integrity. Right in its place all because of your unwavering commitment. Officer Cook. A humble man of distinction who led other officers by your desire, devotion and solid determination. Dade County and its citizens can rest easier by the professional work ethic you displayed each patrol. Never a more braver warrior whose diligence has provided a blanket of security and serenity for all/ Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy has promoted and delivered the hope, faith and goodwill to all.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 3, 2016

No swaying an honest and dignified gentleman, our warrior, our savior, Officer Cook. You were a humble representative of the Dade County community and its police department who lived up to its standards. Your eyes and ears were our safety nets in which peace and liberty could spread its blankets around us keeping us firmly enhanced and being able to thrive freely. Comrades, family and friends cannot forget nor overlook your character, courage and compassion delivered fairly to everyone. You learned all the right things, Officer Cook, from your parents which in turn carried over to the police academy. Your heroic legacy grants each of us the chance to anchor our hopes and dreams firmly to those aspirations you had, Officer Cook. You were an invaluable resource to all Dade County, to your family and to all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Decency, devotion and determination all belong on the same ledger as does your fighting spirit which has validated all the achievements during your lifetime.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2016

So that the citizens of any venue may live freely an din peace, officers need to supplement their work habits with the right balance of honor, decorum and integrity. Dade County and its residents were certainly filled with much promise and hope during your watches, Officer Cook. A most beloved man of uncompromising intelligence and influence, your life and professional feats were maintained by your unwavering courage, character and conviction These words are for not only reliable and righteous people to live by, they are for all mankind to breathe in the scents of sound reasoning during times of duress. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your treasured legacy of unity, goodwill and class will be saluted and honored forever. Your affirmation meant putting your life for humanity on the line each day and none of us will forget your engaging personality and the spirit by which you comprehended and respected life and its sacredness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2016