Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

We circle the day when those we loved left us. Their departures leave us with beautiful memories, though the sadness and grief over their loss still lingers. You can be sure these brave and honorable women and men will not be forgotten. Officer Cook, you were the consummate humble and humane officer, a servant sent here by Our Creator to carry out good deeds. Through integrity and dignity we pay homage to your life, career and remember a very cherished and good natured person. One that all Dade County residents will always keep in mind. You patrolled. You persevered and prevailed in all your endeavors and achieved more than we could ever comprehend. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those who possess character, courage and commitment deserve our salutes for their heroic actions. May 16, 1979 is a day no one will ever forget.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 15, 2015

Shielding and serving our best interests, you were a humbly supreme officer, Officer Cook. God does give and take, you took your talents and skills to the next level with honesty, decorum and the firm desire and belief that you would make a difference. You made an impact we may never fully realize. When men and women train to become police officers, no telling what may transpire, in your case, Officer Cook ,modesty, morals and ethics allowed you to stay honed in on what needed to be accomplished to allow peace, liberty and unity to stay together among all Dade County residents. You can be certain you will never be forgotten. Your personable style and congeniality will be etched upon those you served, your family and colleagues who believed in your leadership, wisdom and maturity beyond your years. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Courage, excellence in commitment all fortify your humbly heroic legacy.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 14, 2015

A mountain of courage, boldness to be brave, honor to act all go into the makings of an excellent police officer. It is these tests by which we judge our valiant public servants. You were among the many heroes, Officer Cook, placing yourself in harm's way to shield us. Still being humble and having the humility do perform what is deemed proper is what we the residents look for in our servants. Cherished, loving, diligent and strong in truth and in character, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy, your family's legacy of nobility and decency lives on forever. No more finer foundation to remember a true hero, a legend of a gentleman, literally and in outstanding dedication to all calls of duty. God truly has a golden guardian angel protecting His streets.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 14, 2015

Keep reaching. Keep preaching the message of liberty, peace and unity, one day real soon it will sink in. For your twenty-five years of an honorable and dedicated life, Officer Cook, what more could be said. That you were a splendid police officer, a dignified human being, a devout man of faith, firmness and fairness to all citizens. You stay cherished and revered in the hearts of who knew you, worked with you and just had humble conversations regarding life with you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A flame within your beloved soul still burns brightly as does your legacy of commitment and courage. We keep you alive and try to expound your virtues, integrity and nobility.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 13, 2015

Police work is never easy. Life is not just a bowl of cherries. It has its dangers and its rewards. After all, it is up to Our Lord to handle reward for doing right and to punish if we commit a transgression. Your whole young life and professional career, Officer Cook, was the way we expect people to carry on. Be honest. Be dignified. be yourself and true to those you serve. Dade County citizens can be truly thankful for courageous and valiant officers like yourself. You just try your best, stay on a pathway of proper morals and ethical conduct and God in His infinite wisdom will look after you. He has watched your mother, Mrs. Julia Cook and allowed her to celebrate her to see and enjoy in good health birthday one-hundred. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your commitment, strength of character now rests alongside a humble legacy. A true hero who always and only placed those you protected in front of yourself.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 13, 2015

Replete with honor and dignity, these are the traits by which police officers live and function in their official positions. As a man of faith and reverence, Officer Cook, you were gentleman of resolve and resourcefulness, to be able to carry on and to keep up with a rigorous schedule says a lot of our bravest men and women. You helped put back peace and security into a community yearning for it. You won't be forgotten and will forever be cherished. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 13, 2015

We review a person's life and look back on their careers they chose to pursue. Work makes a person stop, think and take notice. When you patrolled Dade County venues, Officer Cook, people noticed. They know the officers who bare these burdens of which danger may lurk out there. You were able, willing and ready to fully tackle these problems all because you possessed and maintained a high level of quality, commitment, honesty and integrity. Sometimes these factors are hard to find in certain men and women. Sure bravery, courage and valor work themselves into your productivity of solving and resolving disputes between residents, but you were present and accounted for. We say treasure the moments, cherish the good times, don't let the memories pass you by. You were a humble hero, a more gallant gentleman than we could ever know. It's your comrades who now stand ready to salute your achievements that stand as the founding cornerstones of a well performed career, still one cut way too short with more to fulfill and yet a life of truth, hope and faith, seeing you were a devout man. It is this optimism which keeps you soul a flame and the evil you had to deal with hopefully being eradicated for goo done day. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your trustworthiness will always stand the tests of time Officer Cook. Alacrity and being astute can only help a public servant, it can never hinder them in their pursuits of justice and fairness. Knowledge and wisdom with a keen eye also figures into the equation of perseverance and diligence. They never left your side nor sight.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 12, 2015

Deserving of all the accolades, you were a supremely humble, yet confidant officer, Officer Cook, who could lead others by virtue of your honor, integrity and dignity. Police officers while taking on mounting challenges on a daily basis must stay focused and primed for whatever pitfalls lie ahead. You will always remain in the hearts of your family, friends and colleagues, as surely as your heroic legacy remains the staple by which all other men and women of quality, decency and courage patrol the streets where you were respected and well-liked. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A man or woman who works hard, gives total effort as part of their department and who embodies the ethics and proper conduct essential receives the fitting salutes of achievement. Accomplishment can only occur when one sets their minds to the pursuits of their endeavors with honorable actions that give credence to producing a positive result.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 12, 2015

We should always support our police officers anyway we can. They look forward to the citizens assisting them. The demanding profession they choose to undertake requires the utmost comprehension of difficult issues they must tackle. Taking on new challenges made you a better individual, Officer Cook, seeing that you were a born leader of other men and women. God takes His heroes and heroines to heaven where He keeps their character and legacies intact and for the sacrifices they made, salutes of honor, integrity and dignity stay continuous. You were a treasured man, a truly cherished officer and an outstanding officer who won't be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 11, 2015

No matter how far you may feel you are from God, if you put forth the effort you can come closer. Now as one of God's golden angels, Officer Cook, you serve a much more important mission and that is to watch over those officers as honest and as dignified as you were. The residents of Dade County count and surely rely on officers of character, courage and strength to fortify all their efforts. Your resolve and valor continues living on in your family members, friends and colleagues. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were a supreme servant and a humbler hero who exemplified the much needed determination, desire and devotion to the calls of duty.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 11, 2015

Let your ears hear what comes from your lips, let your actions speak louder and more concise than words alone. Exactly, what you did your whole life and career, Officer Cook. As surely as God watches over His heroes and heroines, you carried out your assignments loyally and because of your unselfish actions do we realize the basic tenets of liberty, peace and unity throughout the venues of Dade County where its residents share in a revival so to speak. Enhancement, engagement and education bond as one because of your cherished achievements, Officer Cook, the consummate public servant and humble man who was and is loved, admired and respected. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your eyes and ears allowed you to calm down those whose anger might have boiled over a bit. Central Division had the best officer and a most uniquely qualified man of action, whose missions were done with grace and valor.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 10, 2015

We never want to be embroiled in controversy, yet police officers have to deal with this issue on a daily basis. One certainty, if they stay focused, honest and sincere, then they will be able to have a better handle on situations they need to resolve. Your will, Officer Cook, to faithfully solve dilemmas was to remain as calm as you could. Keep your wits and dignity about you and then the training and motivation you obtained then allowed you to carry out your position bravely and most courageously. Thus leaving no doubt whatsoever of your flawless character and commitment to excel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 10, 2015

A man's good name, a person's honor and respect that they deserve for their honor, dignity and integrity require a hearty salute. Your good name, Officer Cook spurred by your determination to make freedom a reality for Dade County residents will never be forgotten. It was your bravery and courage, commitment to excel in a demanding profession where compassion and patience is very much needed. Your legacy remains as together as the peace and liberty you provided while on patrol. It is the future officers who must look back on your vigilance which has validated your every outstanding achievement. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Thank God for the Cook family and their wonderfully brave and courageous son, a faithful servant and a devout gentleman.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 9, 2015

Everyone endeavors at their own pace. Some mature faster than others and are able to grasp and comprehend difficult things. Police work is never easy, there is no east way to become a police officer. Either you have the tools, the makings, the honesty or you don't. On behalf of all Dade County residents, you had it all in a humble manner, Officer Cook. You were brought up on the fundamentals of dignity, courtesy and respect, which has been given honorably back to you. You have been saluted for possessing the keen wisdom and courage to be able to handle the rigors of a demanding profession. You left behind a legacy central to commitment, pride and excellence and brought forth enhancements that have made unity and peace remain in place this day. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We continue your inroads to a brighter tomorrow by virtue of your actions on May 16, 1979. Never to be far from our thoughts, though you departed this world all too soon, you left a wonderful and loving to fondly reflect back on a treasured gentleman of persuasion and in perseverance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 9, 2015

I meant to say you were treasured, Officer Cook, trustworthy beyond any doubt, your watchful eyes and ears allowed us all to live and to prosper in serenity and in peace. The amount of love and affection you had for all Dade County and its residents cannot be simply measured. But, you were a heroic gentleman, a devout individual and a fair person whose devotion and honesty far transcends anything we could imagine. Praise the Lord for righteous and valiant servants such as yourself, Officer Cook. If you read these reflections of your beloved uncle, "Bo," Gina. I would love to know how your grandmother, Mrs. Cook is doing these days out in San Diego, California. Justin told me when I met him in September 2010 that September 17th of this year she turned hundred. I'll always continue saying prayers for you Mrs. Cook. As I've always said your son, Officer William C. Cook, your "Billy" was as brave and as outstandingly supreme as they come. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 8, 2015

A time to be born. A time to live and prosper. Sadly, as part of the life cycle a time to pass. No matter what you do and accomplish with your life, Our Lord decides when to call you to His heavenly abode. After twenty-five well spent and most profoundly meaningful years on this earth, you were taken to heaven, Officer Cook. Your dignity, honesty and integrity went along with you. Only if you were still present here could you pass on the wisdom and vision you gained through a humble upbringing and by making wise and the noblest of choices by becoming a police officer of first class in character, conviction, courage and commitment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Never to be forgotten. Always treasure, cherished and greatly admired and respected. Dade County citizens were always in your good hands in service and protection. A true professional and hero at all times.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 8, 2015

Demonstrating the finer points of police work can be challenging for even the most seasoned officer. For those astute, honorable and dignified women and men their actions in the public and on the streets they patrol are what counts and for the most positive results it's always a good plan of action to involve the very people they watch over. I know the residents of Dade County were always central to you, Officer Cook. Every breath you took you always had them on your mind. After all your profession is a seven day a week twenty-four hour labor of passion and showing compassion when it is called for. Your treasured soul, your loyalty to your brothers and sisters who went out with you and fought like the warriors we know you were have never forgotten your congeniality. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God protects you as you protected us, with every ounce of His being.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 7, 2015

There you were Officer Cook with all your vigilance and valor protecting the loyal citizens of Dade County. And now years later you are still being saluted for your unwavering honesty. There you were with a no quit attitude trying to keep peace, trying to talk a troubled young man into giving up and coming quietly. It did not matter the day, nor time, you assisted as any officer would. Outstanding actions and outstanding character are your legacy of heroic dimensions, as humbly as they come. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Engaging and enlightening are still there from your watch and let us hope and pray they stay with those brave servants who have taken over your chain of command.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 7, 2015

Keeping evil off the streets is a main task of all police officers. And your dignity and integrity were both essential, Officer Cook, in making others feel secure. Using your calming voice and basically all of your training tools was what assisted you greatly. You were polite and courteous, humane and resourceful, never to be forgotten for your actions of heroism, Dade County residents can proudly reflect back on May 16, 1979, you were there saving your colleagues and those civilians. A proud man. More importantly an honorable gentleman. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You are revered forever and will remain in our hearts and in our thoughts. Your friend, Officer Cook, Chief Jacobs will never be forgotten. One day maybe we can meet and reflect back on his life, he should still be with us, his spirit flies high every moment and brightens this world.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 6, 2015

A good life, a humble career carved out of decency and honesty, what more can we say? You were a loving person, Officer Cook, a very devoted and driven young man. All of your missions in life and during your career were quite fruitful and this is one of the many ways to remember a courageous hero. God gives us certain things to see if we are up to the challenges at hand. Staying steady and focused gives us the opportunity to do good. Your legacy is based on being decent and helping to maintain the peace and calm in Dade County. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Our Creator surely watched over you and now you are helping Him patrol His golden streets.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 6, 2015

It is with the goodwill of the people of Dade County that you, Officer Cook were able and capable of patrolling and serving with honor, class and decorum. Sadly, an officer in Illinois who was killed in the line of duty, upon further investigation was found to have betrayed his badge, uniform, department and the resident she was supposed to serve and protect. This is probably a first to have to remove an officer from the officer down memorial page. Integrity and dignity must assist any brave public servant in order for them to have a fighting chance to succeed and your decency and class reflects this commitment. Let us hope and pray, trust in ourselves and the leadership skills and morals necessary to come out victorious. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, shame on any police officer disgracing their badge and uniform that is expected to be worn commendably at all times. You were, Officer Cook, North Miami Beach, Florida's police hero, a humanitarian across this great nation who delivered achievement and peace to those who counted and relied on you the most. An Inspector's Funeral for a fallen officer is a solemn time when we mourn their loss among their families, colleagues and friends and is certainly not to be looked at in any jovial manner. Comforting those whose hearts are heavy with pain and grief and comporting one's self professionally and with the utmost reverence is what we expect from the law enforcement family.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 5, 2015

Be resolute. Give a salute, Don't hide your pride. Battle with excellence and respect. Comport yourself with humbleness and honor. Humility speaks volumes, but most importantly be dignified and possess solid integrity. You carried yourself and department with outstanding leadership and maturity beyond your years, Officer Cook. It is those supporting officers whose wisdom and vision are the reasons behind the serenity of a nation and community that comes together in a peaceful gathering. Your life and career will be fondly remembered as you were among the bravest and most courageous officers who now patrols God's golden roads. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Hi Chief Jacobs hope you are doing well. Your esteemed friend and classmate, Officer William C. Cook won't ever be forgotten and I'll continue praying for you Mrs. Cook. If you ever come to Florida Chief Jacobs, I would love to meet you and break bread with you.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 5, 2015

Society places its hope and faith in its diligent officers and that is why, Officer Cook, you were so trusted with protecting the public at large. But, it all begins with honor, dignity, integrity and decency. How else can one confident and humble gentleman go out and serve with the bravery and courage needed to conquer the evil that still lurks out there. You were treasured and loyal, astute and accomplished, so Dade County citizens had no qualms nor worries. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy of righteous was always navigated down the paths of commitment and pride. You were an outstanding and excellent police officer who won't be forgotten by your family, friends and colleagues who went to war over evil with you on a daily basis. You left a good name and a badge that was shining with stellar strength of character.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 5, 2015

We trust in God and act faithfully in all our mannerisms. You placed God at the head of your table and Karen's too, Officer Cook. the results speak for themselves. Honor, pride, integrity and solemn professionalism. Nothing but the truth came from your lips, your feet ran to the calls of duty. A sense of loyalty and reverence crossed paths and a truly righteous man, a gentleman whose legacy of strength in commitment and in character reveals much more. The more Dade County residents spoke the more you gained their confidence and trust, Officer Cook ,always the most dedicated and determined officer of your time, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The day comes calling and on that day we will be greeted by one humble heroic angel.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 4, 2015

I look at your bright and hearty smile, Officer Cook and am amazed at how well-liked and revered you were. It takes an awful lot of fortitude to do what you did. How you grew up and became a top notch officer. Officer Cook and made Dade County residents stand up with pride and take note. A hero of class, honesty, decency and dignity, who devoted his entire life and professional career to serving and protecting. A heartfelt legacy of memories of a true police hero in action. One stands up for what is deemed right and proper and uses whatever means legally to accomplish a peaceful resolution. You did that and much more in terms of enhancing our best interests, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. That smile is certainly missed today and everyday, but your family, comrades and friends know you are in heaven patrolling God's sacred streets where only peace and liberty abide with those brave heroes and heroines who focused their lives around the very same ideals as you, Officer Cook. Your father, Charles, may he too rest in peace is with his beloved son helping Our Creator shape this world's future, one you should still part of in a grand way.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 4, 2015