Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To dream the impossible dream, there was no dreaming, no nightmares, your sensible approach to everyday matters, Officer Cook, was the accommodation you made to all people. It was the community of Dade County that needs to be grateful. Heroes of honor, integrity and dignity separate themselves from most folks. They perform a danger job, a profession that absolutely does not tolerate ineptitude. The skills required are among the highest of standards set up for a reason. Bravery and courage when utilized hand in hand help shield officers from harm, more so they protect the citizens who rely on the accountability of each woman and man who boldly commits to convictions of concern and leadership. We place that solemn trust in those who live wisely and conduct their tasks by the golden rule. You did, Officer Cook and therefore God saw your mission as complete and now has taken you back to heaven to patrol His golden streets where you won't be harmed anymore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Never a bad word, only a uniform and badge donned humbly most efficiently. All that is good in Dade County can be directly traced to your sacrifice.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 31, 2016

One would think that honesty, dignity and integrity could deter violence since this characteristic must be found within any law enforcement officer. We know the world today is drastically different than when you served and protected Dade County residents, Officer Cook. You were a man and a gentleman whose life mission and goal was to become the finest police officer of morals one could find. You were more my neighbor, friend and hero, you were a heroic Godsend brought into this world to save lives and to change the outcomes of people's lives. From despair to enhancement, from silence to action. Sometimes better to be taciturn, that alone distinguishes you from the rest. Your influence of passion, calm and consideration remains cherished this day as it did on May 16, 1979. Never to be forgotten, always saluted with a legacy of humanity and humility. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 31, 2016

Your devotion and resolve to influence others to do good will not be forgotten, Officer Cook. Dade County residents have felt those positive vibrations for over thirty-seven years now. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A legacy of fulfillment and fruition to last forever.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 30, 2016

Conformity and honesty steer a police officer's integrity. Your decency and politeness, Officer Cook, will forever be saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 30, 2016

Police help restore our dignity and safety. They are charged with so many tasks, it's no small wonder how they can stay the course of honor, integrity and dignity. Many have left that trail, you kept right on protecting, Officer Cook. You kept sanity and sense where calamity and confusion reared its evil wings. Now all these years later you have been so honored, cherished and admired for your humane and heroic actions of reverence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We leave you and your angelic comrades in God's palms for perpetual safekeeping. Legacies are the meanings of life and the preciousness of its daily tests to see if we are up to its challenges that are someday rewarded. Your missions, Officer Cook ,were deemed complete and your achieved beyond what was expected from you. Your colleagues could attest to this fact. So true and so could your loving family members.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 29, 2016

Words that end with the letters i, t, and y, they serve as springboards for what is expected of any law abiding police officer. Conformity, responsibility, accountability and dignity, these are the characteristics that carried your humble life and professional career, Officer Cook. You were a devoted man of humility whose honesty protected the sacred venues here in Dade County where your reverence and loyalty has been remembered and saluted. One can surely never forget the roots you set down here in North Miami Beach, Florida where you grew up. Certainly, no one can lose sight of your honorable upbringing. Because of your intellect, keen vision and clear perspective of what needed to be done, you focused on how you could make folks feel more at ease. They were beyond a doubt very blessed top have a very determined gentleman serving their interests. Now we can look back fondly on your heroic legacy where hope, health and goodwill among all mankind rested together peacefully and all were united by your enhancements which represented the sacrifice you made, Officer Cook, to allow us to continue to prosper and aspire to be all that we could be. Heroism takes its genesis at home and your home was very nurturing and caring. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We pause and reflect on that which all police deem as integral, your integrity, Officer Cook, was of pride and commitment.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 29, 2016

To receive accolades for outstanding police work, it makes a person humble. It takes all the skills, the courage and humility to be able to fight through thick and thin. It was your way of doing things, Officer Cook. A certain order you must have set up and whenever you answered any call, it was your calming influence, honesty and confidence that helped see you through. This continues to inspire Dade County's folks all these years later. Your upbringing, your convictions to life and how you cherished your moments and years that have left a lasting memory. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A legacy of goodwill, peace and enhancement, education and communication to live on in your family, comrades and close personal friends. They adored you, loved you and respected your passionate work ethic. You were a humble man, Officer Cook and as personable as they come. I wished we had known each other. I'll always have that regret.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 28, 2016

You walked righteously. You served Dade County with grace, dignity and gallantry, Officer Cook. You will be revered and remembered for having the honesty and stellar integrity to go out and patrol its streets and free us from worry and despair. It is now up to those who serve with valor and commitment to stand tall and humble in this never ending war of evil. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your heroism, its strength and your legacy will forever rest upon the cornerstones of faith and reliability. What a blessed gentleman and humane public servant you were, Officer Cook. Fondly saluted. Humbly honored.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 28, 2016

To give of yourself, to give your life and professional career for the honored enhancements in life and the people you serve and protect, one can't be any clearer. What you meant to our world and to your police department, Officer Cook, your achievements for six years and for twenty-five years could not be anymore humane. You went down as a Dade County hero whose legacy will remain forever etched in our hearts and thoughts. Our prayers go out to your family, friends and colleagues who too displayed the same level of integrity and dignity as you my neighbor, friend and hero patrolled the streets with each watch. You will forever be honored, revered and saluted for giving that which we consider as sacred, life. Live in fairness and in effort. Always, you were the giver, Officer Cook, you gave reassurance, resolve and faithful resourcefulness. If only you were here today to witness the changes brought about through your diligent professional work ethic surrounded by desire, devotion and valor. Courage and its strength all wrapped around your loving relatives. They continue your pursuits in life that you smiled so wonderfully over. You lived and conquered this wickedness and won't ever be forgotten. Honor every resting officer. A hero cherished and adored by mankind. Your parents raised a great son and daughter in Nancy. Badge#1664 will be remembered for the gentleman who wore it proudly and with a zeal, a passion like no other.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 27, 2016

To have the dexterity to be driven to fiercely fight the battles against evil, to have the desire and fever to be devoted and diligent, one must have the right and honorable, brave and dignified men and women of the law enforcement community. They take a solemn affirmation to stand in there face to face and confront a giant of an adversary. Liberty City was your responsibility, Officer Cook and it was in your determination to see peace and prosperity raise its curtains in order for those citizens to see another sun arising and another moon at night. Your principles and integrity never wavered, for they cast an everlasting enhancement upon those who relished and treasured seeing your shining presence among them. Your soul shines as brightly as that smile you had when being photographed behind our American flag, it left us way too soon and yet comrades have admired and saluted your heroism, your humility and humanity to all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your courageousness, character and commitment have sealed your professional feats have left a remarkable chore for those future officers to lead other officers by the high standards and ethics that inspired others and your loving family members. You fulfilled God's mission and now in heaven you walk that beat on His golden streets protecting us from any harm.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 27, 2016

Those heroes and heroines who have faithfully discharged their honorable duties and sacrificed for the goodwill of all mankind rest in eternal slumber knowing their legacies remain dignified and everlasting with that word we call integrity. You can't get anyplace in life without a semblance of this. You can hope and pray, you can dream big. It's only going to happen with forethought and long and hard work. That ladder is tough to climb, with patience and persistence, Officer Cook, it maintained you well for twenty-five years. Dade County was in excellent hands as you patrolled and served delivering peace to all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your valor, your commitment to pride never left your soul. It is up in heaven serving a more unique eternal mission.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2016

The fates of all women, men and their children rest in the authentic professionalism of those who bravely persevere. All of these actions of compassion, honesty and a labor of love cannot occur if these officers do not display them in their everyday lives. You observed right from wrong, Officer Cook and it was through a careful and righteous upbringing that you grew up to become the man, the leader who showed the ropes of your position to others. Justice and peace, unity and serenity for all Dade County residents to stay anchored forever. For eternity as your cherished and admired spirit continues its patrols of God's golden streets above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. It will be your legacy, courage and strength of heart that now consumes our thoughts and passions. Police work is by no means simple or mundane. it requires certain skills of the body and mind to make one's travels more accomplished and meaningful.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2016

Everyone has different emotions. Some let you know it. Others hide or shy away from it. There is no getting away from the fact that you were an honorable and very decent man, Officer Cook. There is no running away from one who humbly speaking possesses dignity and integrity. Having said that, Dade County and its citizens have to be quite grateful to a hero who looked out for their security and unity as one community. We all share in the grief of your untimely passing, a loss so deep, it can never be forgotten. You made believers of us all, even those who did not know you personally. Your family, your parents were very happy their beloved son, now one of God's many angels saved many lives on May 16, 1979, a day your department and the nation lost a valued and loyal servant, whose vigilance and valor stay etched within us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Nothing lacking. Your loss to humanity has left a giant challenge ahead for us. Society by your very actions without a doubt or capitulation is more enhanced and the sorrow of you not being here hurts very badly. I'm still very humbled to have met Gina and her family and to have received that warm and sentimental letter from your mother, Mrs. Cook. I'll always remember your son and his gifts and contributions to all mankind/

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 25, 2016

The eyes of God look down upon us with the and promise of a good day. Your soul, Officer Cook, surely shines down its grace, honor and dignity within your loving family, your colleagues whose integrity was put to the test everyday. Now, thirty-seven years later, we are all put to the test to see if your peacekeeping missions stay successful. You were accomplished. You were fair and just. You acquitted yourself with solid professionalism that has left a lasting heroic legacy. Forever treasured and revered as a persevering young man, a gentleman of candor and courage, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your spirit, Officer Cook, guides us on the straight and righteous paths of achievement as God keeps you safe in His glorious shelter.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 25, 2016

Persuasive and persevering, the beginning of any hero's pursuits of evil. For one to chase after happiness. the honesty, dignity and integrity must be absorbed within that officer. It was all within you, Officer Cook, you were the ever faithful savior of Dade County citizens. Our peaceful missions in life were gently held in your hands, as now God has your lovely soul held in His palms for safekeeping. God holds your fellow angelic comrades who like yourself sacrificed for the benefit of goodwill and hope to spread its wings and fly as high as it can fly. The seal of satisfaction lies in your humanity to all mankind with the outstanding character and courage to back your every movement. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Vigilant and astute. Committed and self-confident in your abilities to both take direction and to humbly give direction, that's all we can ask along with the effort which never wavered.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 24, 2016

People perceive reality in different ways. Yet, professionally and prolifically you were the consummate police officer, Officer Cook. You were the image of honesty, integrity and dignity. Today, as I was driving in Miami at NW 79th Street and NW 17th Avenue I cried as I was stopped at the light. All those enhancements because of your heroic actions of ingenuity and intuition. The boldness of a lion. The courage and commitment to ward off evil and to reign in peace and unity for all Dade County residents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy of bravery and character is the staple that makes a man's family proud, his colleagues and friends happy to have been associated with a gentleman of humbleness and d humility. Officer Cook, your strength of body and mind positively held influence and calm over an entire community where you were well respected and quite cherished.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 24, 2016

What must be superior to just wearing a uniform, badge and carrying a weapon for service and protection is the cornerstones, the very foundations our great land was founded by and this is to be honest, to be dignified and to stay within a professional framework of stellar integrity. One cannot simply get into their patrol unit and stamp out crime by themselves. It takes some cunning means. It involves utilizing resolve. The power to perceive and to deduce what must follow after your vision and perseverance takes hold. Your resourcefulness, Officer Cook, was endless, your missions in and around Dade County were done with the nadir of success. There was much more left to accomplish, you achieved and now you are with God swerving a unique role as His angelic hero. A gentleman of humble nature whose humane feats are not only etched in marble and granite walls, they are permanently inscribed in our hearts and thoughts. Legacies of a hero's enhancements that stay with us forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your vision and leadership skills, Officer Cook, I hope and pray are being put to the test of good usage everyday. Citizens require them. Departments need their strictest attention.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 23, 2016

The precision of a dignified and highly regarded professional is what we count on to stand by and protect our rights, freedoms and to unify our community. The areas of the Dade County community where you were admired and cherished, Officer Cook, were like a second family to you. Their peace and enhancement is directly linked to your sacrifice in honor and in integrity. The strength of your courage, conviction and character could be measured exactly as you performed your roles each day. No less one day. No more the other. Each time out, diligence, convincing leadership and an unparalleled knowledge, the maturity way beyond your twenty-five years of insight, intuition and influence to calm others so needing such relief. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your heroic legacy of humility and humbleness is the very reason as to why those brave officers, the future protectors of our society endeavor to function as one unit. Divided we stand. United we fall. You have been missed terribly, but will never be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 23, 2016

Clear vision requires the ability to see things from afar. Violence and evil need the entire being of our beloved and most bravest of public servants. Devotion, faithfulness, resourcefulness, whatever is needed for the completion of any task large or small, we rely on their knowledge, wisdom and honesty to put matters back in their proper perspective. A man of nobleness you achieved through hard work and constant toil, Officer Cook. Humility and humanity serve as that reminder of how special one man's life and career goals were to Dade County and its community where you have been honored, saluted and revered for your excellent professionalism. You will continue to be admired for your integrity, dignity and boundless leadership. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The eyes of God keep your legacy of heroism alive in your loving family, your professional colleagues and close personal friends, many still look to you for sagely advice. It was that passion you had, Officer Cook, for compassion, consideration and concern for all mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 22, 2016

Goodwill acquires its direction from a kindred spirit of peace and unity within a given community. When any public servant who takes an affirmation to protect and to serve our best interests it is done so with only the most honorable of intentions. You were one of the many ambassadors of goodwill and hope, Officer Cook and through your integrity and desired dignity, you were able to lead a humble mission in and around Dade County to secure the serenity of its citizens. Heroes and heroines like yourself take their good names and good genes and endeavor to spread them like seeds all around. Now, because of your undying and unwavering commitment to excellence and pride are you being fondly remembered for having the tenacity and bravery to succeed. Salutes of honor, perseverance and confidence in your diligence are being cherished by all comrades who served side by side with you. Support and enhancements can rightly and proudly take their cues from a wonderful soul of a gentleman and servant of God, faithful in all your professional roles and undertakings. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Colleagues who have taken over your watch have tried to restore that which needs to be kept firmly in place. They rely on your shining soul to look over these happenings.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 22, 2016

All areas of safety and concern desire the finest quality in their sworn public servants. Metro-Dade Police Department and its excellent men and women toil extremely hard and long hours to keep the peace, serve and protect the protocols that come along with being secured. Officer Cook, your high caliber of integrity, honesty and dignity was always at its best when the time came calling. No one will forget your mission of resolve, loyalty and devotion to those who served beside of you. Your legacy rests firmly in the foundations of commitment, courage and in solid conviction to perform in an outstanding manner. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Peers today have saluted you, Officer Cook, for balancing valor and vigilance as any professional should. The tasks were great, you demonstrated brilliance and ingenuity like no other.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 21, 2016

Devotion to diabolical wickedness demands the highest of your stern measures. You gave your all, Officer Cook, your honor, bravery, courage and dignity for the integrity of Dade County and its people to keep its enhancements alive and well. Something you should still be with us today to continue in fulfilling your missions to Our Almighty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, a cherished man, a treasured and revered legacy of leadership, strength and passionate character.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 21, 2016

In the name of goodwill we salute those officers who placed their integrity, honesty and dignity on the firing lines in an effort to secure our liberties. Legacies don't just happen. They don't just crop up overnight. Character and its strength are created within our heroes and heroines from the moment they are conceived by their parents. The nourishment their mothers receive while carrying them in their wombs nurtures their minds as well. Your life growing up in North Miami Beach, Florida, Officer Cook, was the epitome of modesty and humility. The humane nature for you to serve and to properly preserve the dignity of all mankind. The relief you delivered to residents of Dade County has never been overlooked nor forgotten. Your good name, uniform and the badge of the Metro-Dade Police Department was well adorned and worn proudly with a purpose in persevering, all done with morals and principles that befit that which any police officer needs to carry with them. Patrolling calls for extreme measures at times and your training and skill set, Officer Cook, set you apart from other brave and courageous men and women. Your leadership capabilities, your responsibility and accountability too won't be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 20, 2016

One's due diligence demands the highest level of respect and honesty. That comes from those officers who have experienced the proper of upbringings. You were a very courageous young man, Officer Cook, your dignity driven by your faithful devotion to all you served and protected. Dade County during your watch more than forty-three years ago was quite different than it is today. We due bear in mind, nothing today that has stood the tests of time could be without your sacrifice and grateful determination. Peace and unity takes time to function correctly, you worked and toiled for the name of justice and the fairness everyone is entitled to live their lives by this crede. Officers who take heroic actions to quiet the very being of violence ought to be honored and saluted for valor beyond the calls of duty, which of course you will, Officer Cook. You will forever remain respected and treasured among your peers, friends and family members. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Police always have pressures when dealing with the sanctity of life, preservation and its quality are the keys to prosperity and freedom for all citizens.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 20, 2016

Fast and furious. Slow and methodical. We prefer caution and carefulness in all our devoted public servants. We dignify integrity and honesty with loyally, honor and decency as this challenges each official to perform accordingly. You served and persevered in Dade County while on patrol, Officer Cook, simply by being raised with a fabric of certain morals and ethics we come to expect from such a wonderfully cherished young man. That legacy of yours, Officer Cook, continues to humbly climb that ladder that all angels of mercy have demonstrated in bravery and courage. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We leave God's decisions to ponder and yet you'll always be admired and respected for your heroic actions. Take your time and get things right and in the correct order of priority. The movement of peace, freedom and goodwill runs by these highest of standards.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 19, 2016