Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Morning, afternoons and evenings, we depend upon the bravery and decency of our police heroes. Dade County remained a stable community because of your integrity and intelligence, Officer Cook. A man on a mission of resolve and relief, you brokered the bonds of warmth and support among all people. it didn't matter who you were, if you were out on patrol serving and protecting the public interest, Officer Cook, you could be counted on to steer goodwill and belief that all would be fine. Your humbleness and humility spoke volumes. Now that you reside in God's sacred palace of eternal shelter, you can help lift up the spirits of all who are downtrodden. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Legacies are created upon the ideas and morals by which our heroes live and produce the proper professional results. Desire and devotion were delivered hand in hand to all mankind when you served, Officer Cook. A commitment is a person's bond, your word carried the message that was and is to be spread far and wide. A devout and faithful gentleman with a gentle soul, your spirit flies high at all times, day and night.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 22, 2016

A parade of bagpipes invokes the honors that each fallen police hero receives when they are so honored for their service, dignity and integrity. You gave something, Officer Cook, that most of us could not even begin to ponder. Obviously, what happened to you was unfathomable and heinous. Nonetheless, you remain a hero of Dade County and its citizens who relied upon your vigilance and diligence to see peace and togetherness marching side by side. Always revered. Always the consummate and beloved gentleman. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You reap what you put an effort into, your endeavor, Officer Cook along with your courage and commitment will be so honored by your esteemed colleagues.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 22, 2016

These days we seem to have a wealth of concerns over this very formidable adversary and that is this unprovoked wanton violence that is perpetrated against police officers and for that matter against ant law enforcement personnel. If you stay true to your word, keep on the paths of integrity, dignity and honesty, things will generally speaking resolve themselves. Officer Cook, you were a law abiding citizen, a concerned public servant whose due diligence made all the difference. It created enhancements in Dade County that have stood the tests of time. This has been the hope, faith and welfare for all to function and to live peace fully and with an uncompromising unity. To think about a life of good deeds, of boldness, courage and commitment, it makes us sad to think why your life ended at such a young age with more left to accomplish. You will be revered, remembered and respected for doing an outstanding job handling the rigors and responsibilities of a demanding profession. One you chose of freewill and gave only a solid effort each watch. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A shining star burns brightly as does your harming soul. Your pride was sewn on your uniform and badge, Officer Cook, its everlasting integrity all remains part of your heroic legacy.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 22, 2016

A legacy of a gentleman who gave back more than we could know. Dade County and its residents, Officer Cook, were under your steady leadership and integrity. Your dignity, discretion and honorable life and police career were well grounded, it is why we breathe and live. Life has new meaning everyday. Your life was centered upon the ideals of class, decency and respect for all mankind. An unwavering and unselfish action on May 16, 1979, to protect, serve and save your comrades and the many throngs of civilians involved in that domestic kayos. When two people disagree, it 's sad, when human life and the humility with which that life evolves is taken away, that is tragic. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your legacy of hope, faith and inspiration has motivated others to carry on with the tasks at hand that are our reminder of who Officer Cook is and was about in focusing on the realities of why we live, why we dream, why we aspire to succeed.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 22, 2016

As the dog days of summer swelter are upon us, let us pray for safety for ourselves and our families. You gave your life, Officer Cook, so peace and unity could bind themselves as one. As honorable a man that you were, as dignified and as a humble police officer who patrolled Dade County and its citizens with all your integrity, we shall never forget your heroism. We will cherish your memory, one of a good life fortified by righteousness, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A man who concentrated on morals, fine character, conviction and courage, you will be saluted forever. You aided those in need and led by example. No finer a man to serve and to protect his fellowman.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 22, 2016

A project of profound proficiency and professionalism through and through. It made life serene and safe for all of Dade County and its residents. The epitome of energy, efficiency and effort went into your daily routines, Officer Cook. The roots of hard work, sweat, toil, honesty, dignity and integrity took shape from your wonderfully warm and inspiring upbringing, a home full of love and good cheer. I wish I could bottle some of that goodwill and good cheer, spread it out like a blanket. Peace and calmness rested upon your broad and very treasured shoulders, never one to shy away from responsibility, may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The contentment you find in God's sacred shelters are those who like you were humble, heroic and willing to do whatever needed to be done to reign in wickedness in our society. A man of action. More so a gentleman of humility to all humanity. The right fit for a uniform and badge donned with clarity, class and distinction. Heroes rest diligently in their righteousness and candor as they care for all those concerned with happiness and unity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2016

A master motivator, your skills, Officer Cook, were trailed by the pathways of integrity, dignity and honesty. You will be remembered for yous perseverance and persistence in promoting peace and goodwill among Dade County and its people. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A cherished young man with a gentle and earnest humility. It carried you, Officer Cook, with more destined. God knows His righteous servants and you were among His most loyal, faithful and dependable.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2016

I don't say it too often, but, I hope and pray your colleagues that day, Officers DiGenova and Edgerton are doing well these days. They worked alongside of you, Officer Cook and experienced a gentleman and a hero through and true. Your parents and sister would be proud of you. You had class, decency and character to back your honesty, integrity and dignity. Dade County and its citizens have seen their enhancements grow larger all because of your unwavering sacrifice. Your smile and genuinely upbeat personality is surely missed everyday. You'll remain treasured, revered and admired. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Manners and politeness are supposed to run side by side of honor, pride and conviction when resolve and resolution are on the line. All a part of your legacy of courage and valor.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2016

Simplicity and sincerity. Certain situations call for these two words. And yet, we demand that all police officers be honest, have both dignity and integrity while risking their lives bravely to keep us peaceful and safe. You were, Officer Cook, the quintessential professional who always went over and beyond the calls of duty. A cherished man with a big caring heart, your family, comrades and friends pay homage to your memory each day. Your legacy exactly as your life and career, the embodiment of hope, goodwill and character. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Police work takes every ounce of both moral and physical strength, the fabrics meshed together to produce the desired results. Dade County and its residents witnessed this achievement for six years, it's a shame some officers do go awry and don't perform according to department rules and regulations.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2016

Consideration and concern requires the utmost compassion and at the very same time you need an honest and dignified public servant to be able to properly carry out his or her roles professionally speaking. Officer Cook, you personified what we expect from a police officer. Ability to think and react. Able to handle the rigors of stress. Intelligent and articulate, a good communicator, one whose humility does not cause them to fall over themselves. No wonder other officers clamored to work alongside of you. You were a common sense and decent gentleman whose character, commitment and conviction matched your valor and courage. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Legacies of all heroes start somewhere, your home was open always to those who visited and partook of your wisdom and keen vision, its clarity as wonderful as your soul. Somewhere we feel its rays of love and esteem beaming down on us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2016

A message to the world. Be careful. The lives of our beloved public servants matter. You cared, Officer Cook, you reached out to assist anyone in trouble. Your honesty, integrity and dignity was that life preserver so to speak. You were bold, bravery and diligent. No one can forget your life, career and humbleness. At least you were a calming influence throughout your patrols in and around Dade County brokering peace and hope. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You delivered what the people needed and God took you back to watch over those who too have aspirations to protect others. Your legacy will remain cherished and very special.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2016

I just don't understand, Officer Cook, why? A Kansas City police captain was killed a few hours ago. Bloodshed and its ugly violence must cease one day. We know families lose their honorable and brave loved ones to this wanton evil. It must stop. Lives of all Americans and foreigners matter. We send professional servants into dangerous areas to serve and to protect us, it;s just not right nor fair. Dignity and integrity have been a part of our constitution for over two-hundred years now. We must have faith in God and trust in Him as you did, Officer Cook. You were a master of intuition and ingenuity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You gave your life, your heroism is stamped firmly into your humble legacy.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2016

Humility to all humanity leads to actions of righteousness. And it is in these heroes and heroines, past and present who bravely pursue peace and unity in the name of God for all our sake. Your willingness and diligence, Officer Cook, spearheaded not only enhancements, but a revitalization for all Dade County, it has humbly sealed your legacy with outstanding character, commitment and convictions to the professional tasks that were placed squarely on your shoulders to burden. An awesome responsibility, you carried out assignments to the letter of the law fairly and with leadership and vision that was proper and prudent. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You'll be cherished, saluted and so honored forever. God has a vitality loving and proud heroic angel now serving Him. Help keep us safe and sound, Officer Cook. God bless your wonderful family, esteemed colleagues and close personal friends. Chief Jacobs, let us all pray for all officers and their safety. I remember all too well back in 1979 and in 1980, those riots, tension and unrest, you did your job, a shame your friend paid the ultimate price, he was and will forever be a loving hero and gentleman to all mankind. If you met Mr. and Mrs. Cook, two of the nicest people you could have known. I received a nice warm and sentimental letter from Mrs. Cook, though I never met her. She lives today in San Diego, California at age one-hundred. God bless you Mrs. Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 19, 2016

No officer must let their temper get the best of them. What must head off any possibility of doing wrong has got to be staying honorable, dignified and carrying their badges of integrity. You comported yourself, Officer Cook, with the proper morals and ethics in order to make the most of your career. Securing the necessary relief for Dade County was your job. It was your humility that God placed within your soul to see your missions until their completion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Hot days are ahead of us. The very light of your soul, Officer Cook, as heroic as you were will keep things in heir proper perspective. A legacy of valor, bravery and courage meant to fight against the sheer forces of evil. People who harm police, their characters need to be looked at more closely, something has got to be fixed and in a hurry. All lives matter. Not just one race. All lives!

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 19, 2016

You are greatly missed, Officer Cook. It was in your humble honor, dignity and integrity that you left behind a profound legacy of devotion, faith and resolve. No one will ever forget your positive influence you carried about yourself and neither will Dade County and its residents forget your smile and service to them. Keeping peace and unity bordered together. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 19, 2016

Humanity guides those who actions are of a clear and concise direction. The precision of their honesty and decency is the force by which all police officers operate under. Your heroism, Officer Cook, helped you greatly navigate around Dade County streets keeping peace and unity together as one element. You bravely had your agenda focused on the tasks at hand. No one can ever question your devotion, determination or character. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Courage, desire and faith can take a person down the path of intelligence and intuition. Your life and career, Officer Cook, was brought about through good manners and proper guidance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 18, 2016

Yesterday, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Officer Cook, three more officers were taken from their families senselessly. We don't understand why? I still don't comprehend why you were taken. You were honest and dignified, intelligent and carried yourself with integrity. Certainly, Dade County can never forget a humble hero of humanity whose sole purpose was to protect and to save lives. Leaving a legacy of distinction and devotion behind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You'll remain respected and revered forever. Legend, Legacy, Alexis and Skyler would have loved and adored their very special great-uncle Bo. You are missed.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 18, 2016

Tardiness and being absent-minded have no parts in the protection of mankind. What does need to be present is dignity, honesty and integrity displayed by all police professionals. It is mandatory they exemplify these characteristics at all times in order for citizens to feel safe and secure. Your nature, Officer Cook, was to be courteous and loyal, brave and valiant. Your comrades of the past have saluted and honored a life of righteousness and reverence to all. Your legacy of humility speaks volumes of your concern, care and kind heart of peace and liberty for all. The umbrella is kept open as wide as your bright smile. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A mission fulfilled. A job doing only one way, that was to be outstanding in service and in aiding your fellow officers and those citizens on May 16, 1979 who relied upon your God given skills.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 17, 2016

We rise each day, a testimony of the actions of our beloved and heroic law enforcement officers. Your honorable and dignified ways, Officer Cook, assured the residents of Dade County that peace and unity would never be undermined nor abandoned. Integrity and ingenuity are the building blocks of any successful officer's life and professional career. We cherish and respect your resolve, faithfulness and influence of goodwill and hope for all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 17, 2016

Families do sacrifice by giving us their brave and honorable relatives to patrol, protect and preserve our freedoms. Your family, Officer Cook, was so giving, so fiercely loyal to your occupation, a profession that challenges most and yet provides relief for all people. Dade County and its residents have been living freely precisely by your integrity, dignity and watchful eyes. You will always remain cherished and respected as our brave and courageous warrior. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your charisma, concern and compassion have been the imprints by which the realization of prosperity has stayed within our lives. Enhancement continues its loving march forward by a humble servant's consideration to justice and fairness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 15, 2016

We'll let dignity and honor help to keep peace and unity properly anchored to its base. Your assignments, Officer Cook, were to stay the course and while your honesty was always present deliver positive vibrations to all Dade County residents. Always the consummate officer. Always the gentleman of friendly persuasion whose calming influence patrolled the streets where peace and vitality were together as one. You will be so remembered for your professional instincts, intellect and intuition. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A hero's legacy that will stay forever etched in our thoughts, hearts and prayers.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 15, 2016

I guess I could say thank God for modern technology, namely computers. I'm not as computer literate as you may think, Officer Cook, for it was my lovely wife, Holly, who introduced me to this age and from time to time looks at my reflections I leave for you. She calls them blogs. To me they are level headed and honest opinions most based on facts that sustained your life and career, Officer Cook. One young man's mission of dignity and integrity was your calling card and you answered all your assignments with alacrity, clarity and poignant perseverance. It took a lot, hard work, training and planning, in the end you were able to shape and make things happen in Dade County. Peace and liberty came about through your vigilance and valor. It renewed the hopes and aspirations of all. Keep observing us, Officer Cook, as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy will magnify that which we cannot see too clearly. Trust, faith and hope were some of the many foundations of your well lived life and a police career destined for more accomplishments. God directs this world. He knows what needs to be done and how to clean up after such tragic events that have rocked us. It can't keep us down. You have to pick up the pieces and continue on as you would want us to do, Officer Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 15, 2016

The glory of God and His crown are what helps to maintain the very dignity of our lives.The expertise and honor of our beloved heroes is too what helps to sustain us. We live and cherish our lives because of the many heroes and heroines of the past. And, Officer Cook, you were this exemplary man and humane public servant. Obviously, each person deals with situations in their own way, calming and positive, cheerful and engaging were some of your many mannerisms you utilized when resolving disputes among one another. Dade County and its folks look up to the heavens by the light of the sun and the darkness of the moon at night. they see your brilliant soul aglow, giving inspiration and hope to them as you did during your six years of outstanding service to them. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Today in Nice, France terror struck again. When will this carnage, this massacre of human life end? You and the many other officers brave and sure tried their hand at wiping out this travesty. History and enhancement proves this fact. Your legacy carries this eternal approval. God has His best and finest angels of bravery and courage patrolling His sacred golden streets where nothing can ever harm you. Shine on. May your soul, Officer Cook, deliver nothing but radiance and relief to the many who are seeking it. It shelters, the poor, the downtrodden, whomever needs comfort let them enter and find peace and dignity there at the doors to greet them.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 15, 2016

I know, Officer Cook, if you were with us today and with your loving family, you would be appalled by this very violence that took you from our midst many years ago. You delivered peace and prosperity and gave new meaning to what go old fashioned honesty, integrity and dignity was and is all about. Diabolical and devious is what evil is about and how it lurks and can prey on others and sway them from a proper path. Each officer approaches this differently when in reality their mannerisms and and ethics carry great weight into how they can begin to solve and resolve any issues that crop up from this monster. Dade County citizens felt the blankets of trust and peace that you spread over them. Forever can they be assured of those enhancements brought about through your heroism and valor. A uniform, badge worn professionally, a message loud and straight forward. Those who carry on today do so with heavy hearts, knowing full well they too have awesome burdens to shoulder. One gentleman's mission of leadership, calm and appreciation, backed by humility and respect towards all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your talents, Officer Cook, were of a loving and treasured reverence to those who battled this force of evil with you on a daily basis. You are missed very much. Though, humanity is grateful for all your efforts.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 15, 2016

Hi Mrs. Cook. As I leave this reflection for your humble and most heroic son, Officer William C. Cook, my wife and I hope and will continue to pray for your good health and peace that allows you to enjoy your life out in San Diego. I'm sorry I never had the chance to meet you , but I still have that very special letter you wrote to me when I was living in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Your son was the ever present resourceful officer of dignity, honesty and integrity and for what has transpired here in the United States, especially last week in Dallas, Texas. All honest officers are to be commended for doing a job, in which a thank you, a polite courtesy is not always around the corner so to speak. Officer Cook, justly and most judiciously kept his affirmation in keeping Dade County and its residents safe and protected. Never any doubt. never wavering. Undying commitment to excellence and the pride that was worn on his uniform and badge each day to work. You can laugh. You can cry. When it came to serious business, the loyalty and heart, devotion and determination were always front and center. Now, thirty-seven years later, my neighbor, friend and hero, your life, dreams, achievements during your professional career have been so honored and saluted. Your grace, gallantry and courage have been remembered as much as your sacrifice that has kept enhancements on the front burner, as well as your legacy, the cornerstones of ethical conduct displayed at all times and the common sense and keen vision which is always a part of any officer's repertoire. Rest in peace. Maybe one day we can travel out to San Diego to meet, greet and share a cup of tea together and catch up on the times we both spent in North Miami Beach, Florida. Our families have, rather share some common bonds, as you may or may not know my dad, Owen C. Davis, may he too rest in peace along with your son, was a former New York City Police Officer for thirty-eight years. he served and preserved from the 1920's until 1966. Take care. God bless you and your wonderful family, Mrs. Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 15, 2016