Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Solidarity and the solemness that officers take when they are supposed to serve and to protect with honor, dignity and integrity. You served, Officer Cook, with reverence for your position and a uniform that stood for fairness and bravery. Dade County will always remain accountable as all its heroes and heroines who were relentless in all their pursuits. You will never be forgotten for valiantly sacrificing for the goodness of mankind. A solid effort bounded by good character and morals. You were a most humane and humbly beloved servant. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A person's word is their bond and must be honored in the proper manner.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 22, 2016

We shall be one. Those poignant words on your gravestone that are meant to stir our emotions in that this world was created for everyone no matter their, race, background or etc. When you were born, Officer Cook, ,it was a pretty special time in the Cook household. A little boy who grew up to become a man, a special humble hero who gave his life in honor, dignity and integrity for all Dade County citizens to live and to prosper in peace, liberty and to be unified as one. One man under God who believed in equality and justice for all. You were brave and valiant for all the important reasons. And you'll never be forgotten. You made this world a better place by your humanity and humane actions. Those salutes of honor just as your beautiful soul continue to illuminate this world forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Courage and conviction leave a legacy that attracts the ears and eyes of other comrades to take notice of. You came to rescue your colleagues and those civilians involved in that awful domestic dispute. all you were doing was your role in an outstanding professional fashion.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 22, 2016

Convenience is when something seems easy to get or to reach. And yet most jobs or professions require much thought,many hours of studying and loads of plain old commonsense. What you had, Officer Cook, was honesty, integrity and dignity. This prevailed throughout your life and police career. Your comrades who worked and battled this wickedness with you have remembered your kindness, passion and total perseverance to get the job done right the first time out. You'll always be cherished, treasured and well respected by all. Today, I stopped and visited your grave, Officer Cook, you were a very devout man. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You worked for everything you ever got and deserved to still be among your family and friends. God's designs are meant fo a purpose as He is the chief architect of this world.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 22, 2016

There is no mystery in how you lived a good life and had a solid career, Officer Cook, one that humbly speaking had more left to fulfill. You did leave behind pleasant and wonderful memories and yet your loss is something not easy to get over. God sees us for who we are and gives us teats and challenges to incorporate into our everyday scheme of things so basic to life. Nothing can happen without a core of honor, integrity and stellar dignity. Police officers function under this umbrella each time they go out to patrol, serve and protect others from danger. You were a well rounded and very admired gentleman in your community and within your ranks. You will always be honored for having valor, courage and morals to act accordingly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A strength of responsibility and vision to lead others through dark moments. Your loss, Officer Cook, obviously was a very sad time and yet what lights up our world is your beautiful soul which touched the hearts of so many people. The smile and kindness will never be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2016

Heroes and heroines, ordinary people whose humble and love for their careers distinguishes them from others. Humility, honesty, dignity and integrity separates those who dare, those who care and those who demonstrate the reason and the intelligence to resolve that which requires their supreme efforts. Your consideration, Officer Cook, the personal touch you as one of the bravest and most cherished officers among the many loyal Metro-Dade Police Officers showed us, your family, comrades and friends exactly the man who answered the calls up and beyond what was expected of them. You performed as your superiors knew you would with commitment, character and conviction to leave a loving and glowing legacy of love and respect behind for others to follow. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2016

Silence is golden. Humility is having the commonsense and abilities to lead other brave colleagues. But it will always be having the integrity, honesty and dignity to see one through the perils and pitfalls in life. You had this keen sense of vision, Officer Cook, to observe the big picture in the community of Dade County. Cherished and admired you remain forever treasured. It was your gallantry that will be saluted. You made mankind that much more complete, as the unity and peace of all may continue forward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. One's modesty and upbringing are how God judges us in the end.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2016

A commitment to maintaining law and order requires one to have honesty, dignity and integrity. Your life and career, Officer Cook, was upheld by the virtues of these and many other qualities. The citizens of Dade County have come to always recognize its police heroes and heroines. There is just something special regarding a person who works hard and its loyal to their comrades. You all had to face this evil and try to battle it on a daily basis. Resourcefulness and resolve takes reason and training to achieve. Six years of fruition cannot ever take away twenty-five years of courage, conviction, bravery and valor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 20, 2016

A chief priority for any honest public servant is the welfare of those they loyally protect and serve. As we know those women and men must possess upstanding dignity and the stellar integrity to follow that straight path in uniting people in peace and in prosperity. Dade County residents were in fine hands when you patrolled, Officer Cook. You remain treasured and respected as your friends and colleagues salute you this day and everyday. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Let the righteously humbly deeds which carried your life and professional endeavors continue speaking volumes today. You taught. led and motivated others to act as responsibly as you did forty-three years ago. The valor and braveness in character was the strength by which you performed more than admirably.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 18, 2016

To the heroic men and women of the past, we salute your resolve and bravery now and forevermore. Officer Cook, it is and was your humility and love for your role that we come to honor and revere. The commitment and character was always present, you respect for all mankind did leave that imprint that will never leave us, our thoughts and hearts. Comrades, friends gave homage to one truly resourceful gentleman, who prided himself on class, decency and the honesty to persevere. My family will always have a special place in their hearts for someone so courageous. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 18, 2016

To the boldest of men and women who dare to conquer evil, we salute their gallantry and integrity. The wicked may flee, bu they cannot escape God's punishment. Those who ran to greet you, Officer Cook, were always greeted with a smile and hello. Your personal care of Dade County, Officer Cook, was well grounded in honesty and dignity. Your heroics will be forever cherished. The people thought very highly of you and your caring persona. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 18, 2016

Riots, unruliness and racial tensions are always something that officers need to be concerned with no matter where they live and patrol. Having dealt with domestic issues and ant crimes that needed your greatest effort in solving, Officer Cook, I'm sure your calmness and common sense approaches usually worked out in favor of any person who asked for such help. You were brave and decent until the end. Valiant and vigilant, persevering and dignified whenever speaking to anyone, your strength of conviction was one of fairness to and for all and serving with a friendly smile, yet stern when called for. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. I'll submit you will always be remembered as outgoing and courteous. Your family, comrades and friends will cherish those moments and times they spent with you and Karen. You were a talented officer and an even more a humbly heroic Godsend.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 17, 2016

Happiness brings peace and serenity to all mankind. When our beloved public servants patrol and preserve the dignity and integrity of mankind we call this humble and courageous. Exactly what you delivered to Dade County and its citizens, Officer Cook. But you brought something more intricate to your profession, honesty, a characteristic that should be found in all people, especially police officers. Not all have what it takes to get the most out of a very demanding and dangerous job. You were supreme in your effort and assertive when called for. Legacies of a beloved family members stay with us so that we may never forget them and the challenges that awaited them everyday. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We slumber in peace and in good health because of your unselfish and unwavering commitment.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 17, 2016

The pleasantness of your voice, though I was not blessed to ever converse with you, Officer Cook. Your reason, your leadership and the capacity to help reign in violence, you can't say more more. You were an honorable hero whose class and courage marked the many wonderful memories of your life and police career. Your sacrifice left behind enhancements to be shared and enjoyed for many years to come. In Dade County it's heroes and heroines such as yourself, Officer Cook, who leave something very special for us to emulate. Hard to do. Class, commitment and character, the strength by which you served gallantly never conceding, never walking away, turning your back. As you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero may we never turn our backs when our most esteemed and brave officers appear to help us in the most toughest moments.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 17, 2016

Your family and the public at large that you served and protected, Officer Cook, were blessed by the pursuits of a most honorable and dignified gentleman. The sweetness of your character, the charisma of all your professional actions, still it's hard to get over your very untimely loss. A loss for all Dade County, your family and for all mankind. For twenty-five years those who knew you were blessed to see the true visions of a humbly heroic Godsend, who bestowed his integrity and courage among the residents that were inspired by your own aspirations. Aspirations to make a distinct difference in our society and this will not ever be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. In the clutch could you surely be counted on to deliver results and to calmly cool down the emotions of the troubled. You missions were complete though much was still left behind for you to accomplish. May those brave officers who carry your torch be inspired in honesty, dedication and in decency as you faithfully patrolled those venues where your service was most called upon.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 17, 2016

From Chief Bowlin to Chief Jacobs, many have come to offer memories of a warm and cerebral gentleman. One who was fair, yet unbiased, honorable and beloved, dignified with integrity and one who could lead other colleagues through the perils that are out there in Dade County and its streets. Each venue presents one with enough to swallow, yet if the humility and work ethic is accounted for, success can take its rightful position. That was how you viewed your opportunity, Officer Cook, to make an indelible impression forevermore. Though, it is character, gallantry and resolve that help to make a community solidified in peace and in unity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. For generations to come your sacrifice has left behind the ingredients to make Dade County safer and more serene.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 16, 2016

Your life and police career, Officer Cook, was bounded on all sides by righteousness, perseverance and an everlasting vigilance. No one can ever tarnish the dignity, honor and outstanding integrity you delivered each watch to your professional role. One that includes being able to handle accordingly the stress and rigors, dangers and challenges that come with the territory. You will certainly be remembered for having the moxie, make up and the bravery to act properly within the boundaries of the law at all times. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A heroic and humble legacy of character, courage and conviction sealed forever in those granite and marble walls at Tropical Park in Miami for all to see and to share among family, comrades and friends.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 16, 2016

Wherever peace goes, it goes with your spirit, Officer Cook and God leading its pursuits. Your pathways were paved by honesty, dignity and integrity. The convictions and commitments were present in helping you keep the calm, all the results of being a solid motivator and a good leader, whose excellence in being professional were quite evident. Your strength of courage and character shall remain cherished and revered. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A sure legacy that will stay with us forever. Always the consummate police officer.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 15, 2016

It is etched in stone, marble or granite an officer's legacy. Law abiding. Efficient. Gallant. Astute. Considerate. Yearning. All these and humbly much more, Officer Cook. All the result of enormously hard and trying work, the proper upbringing. Honesty, dignity and integrity all surrounding your patrols of Dade County and its citizens. The peace, unity and freedom keeps travelling because of your prevails. Now and forever you remain cherished, treasured and beloved. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Being an inspirational gentleman, it is now up to those who carefully followed your life and career to carry on with the same honor and perseverance. Never give up the battle to both thwart and wipe out wickedness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 15, 2016

In police work there is a lot of technical jargon. In fulfilling the sanctity and in protecting and serving the public a few simple words will suffice. You were a man of measured words, Officer Cook and yet you conveyed your point in a smooth and easy going manner. Solving any crime, resolving any issue may take more than words, you were a gifted leader whose speech succinctly made its message sound loud and crystal clear. But the integrity, dignity and dedication must earmark your every movement. Now decades later, Dade County remembers you as one of its heroes whose destinies in life where to succeed. The torch of humility has been passed on and let it travel with devotion and desire as you presented yourself on a daily basis. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Courage and valor, loyalty and enlightenment have carried your family, comrades and close personal friends in all their pursuits. You'll not be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 14, 2016

I meant to say, Officer Cook, that not a day goes by and you have not been forgotten. We are born as mere mortals, we breathe and endeavor to accomplish some monumental feat. You were a humble hero, more than a mere mortal whose succinct honor, dignity and integrity assisted you in all your worldly pursuits in life and during your police career, one with more promise and humility left to fulfill. You'll always be forever remembered as a first class servant of God, whose loyalty and faithfulness carried your resolve and it surely was your calming composure which in turn endeared you to all Dade County residents whose unity, peace and prosperity were your number one priorities. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those salutes of bravery are directed at your beautiful soul as it lights up the night skies. Your legacy glistens from your strength of courage, character and convictions in performing outstandingly. No one forgets the sincerity of an honorable and most humbly righteous gentleman.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 14, 2016

As a lover of photography, your camera had to have a crystal clear lens to see the big picture. An honorable and dignified person who knows right from wrong also sees the big picture. You viewed the wide shot of all Dade County, Officer Cook, with both integrity and dignity setting up the wide angle. The intelligence, intuition along with your keen observations made your patrols for our peace and unity that much more meaningful. You remain cherished and respected among your peers, as does your heroic actions meant to empower us to focus on the positive accomplishments that we can achieve in life as you did for six years of excellence and twenty-five years of humility and humbleness anchored close together. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. One must plan first and then take a look at that big picture. Only focus on the tasks at hand as they are your present duties. Act calmly and compassionately, you did, Officer Cook and it assisted you greatly.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 13, 2016

In solemn reverence do we pay homage to those brave and courageous men and women from the law enforcement profession who have made the ultimate sacrifice on our behalf, such as what you did for us, Officer cook. Your honesty, dignity and integrity was always front and center when it came to protecting the peace of all citizens of Dade County. Not a day goes by that you are forgotten. To forget a hero, so humble and humane, a giant of a gentleman in gallantry and character, commitment and the convictions to do what is deemed proper and fitting. It still does not speak enough to your life and police career in which outstanding was used most often rather than waffling or oscillating. You stuck to your plans of intelligence, intuition, leadership and a basic mindset to help relieve us of this awful violence. You did your part and now your future comrades must perform their roles they chose freely and without hesitation or reservation. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A solid legacy anchored by strength and resolve, faithfulness and loyalty.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 13, 2016

I meant to say, Officer Cook, that you were one not to run away from evil, you confronted it head to head and face to face. In order for us to remain safe, you gave your life for the good of all Dade County residents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A labor of love, an esteemed enhancer, a confident enforcer, you served with grace, gallantry, honor and dignity. Something that won't ever be omitted nor forgotten. It takes precise boldness and commitment to maintain a stellar character and you sir kept that for your whole life and career.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 13, 2016

A tragedy does not mean a person was not successful. On the contrary, you were quite a valuable member of your department, Officer Cook. Honest and dignified officers do come along and yet for some unknown reasons, some public servants go astray and find trouble. Those who are mindful of their professional duties go where the problems lie and attempt to solve them. You were not a shirker, they was not turning around, you were there to accommodate those citizens who relied on your leadership, skill and calming presence to see them through. Colleagues from around this country paid their respects to you and your family. The Cook Family knows the lessons of resolve, faithfulness and devoutness, this in and of itself has assisted them with their goals, dreams and aspirations. Your legacy has been properly maintained and keeps its watch over us. rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The righteous seek peace and pursue it vigorously. You were an enhancer and a humble and loyal peacemaker.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 12, 2016

We try to wish, hope and pray for good things in life and sometimes God has other plans for our destinies. I know everyone, your family and friends pulled for you, Officer Cook, to survive that terribly sad day of May 16, 1979. As evident by your outstanding actions of courage and bravery, along with your honesty and integrity, the people of Dade County could not have been more fortunate to have you patrolling and watching over our peace and prosperity. Playing tennis with your friends is only a game, serving the public with diligence and vigilance requires the utmost care, compassion and concern all maneuvered by your desire, devotion, dedication and sincerest determination. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God has been navigating your heroic legacy of character and commitment for nearly thirty-seven years and will faithfully continue doing so. You touched so many lives humanely and with great humility all because of your humbleness and from an outstanding upbringing.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 12, 2016