Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

We love what we do. We proceed with our plans and pray that nothing interferes with them. Police officers have a role and a responsibility to see that the folks they serve are protected. Your mission, Officer Cook, was to be diligent, honest and dignified in all your tasks. Which at times may be cumbersome, but since you desired to become a public servant, you performed whatever needed doing. You lived your life with patience, perseverance and a purpose. All were achieved successfully, humbly and bravely. You will forever be known for having the talents to lead other men and women and remain cherished and admired. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 13, 2016

The slate is wiped clean when our beloved and most courageous men and women protect and serve our best interests. You fought with honor, dignity and integrity, Officer Cook, so we could proceed on with life. Your life and profession are the most noblest and humblest things that make a person who they are. Growing up in a warm and nurturing home, dreaming and planning to become a police officer, a most responsible and arduous task for any ordinary individual, but you accomplished. You had many achievements, the drums, tennis, photography and hunting. You loved and embraced the very essence and spirit of what we call life. You had a lovely wife, Karen and everything to live for. The hero in you will be cherished forever as will your dignity and care for all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If not for your concern and presence, no telling how our slates would look today.Enhancements live on because of your unselfish sacrifice on behalf of our society.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 12, 2016

A mission complete and yet work and dreams not completely fulfilled, your life and police career meant the world to you, Officer Cook, to your lovely family and esteemed colleagues they were your sources of enhancement. Your honesty, decency, candor and class will not be forgotten. A devout man whose life was led by the fabric of courage, character and commitment, Dade County can be most appreciative for your most sincerest effort in the war versus evil. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. I'm sorry Officer Cook that I did not mention your name in the last reflection. You'll always be my friend, Officer Cook. I miss those tennis games, Wish we could have played. Keep smiling and watching down from God's heavens above.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 12, 2016

When someone we love and care about passes from among us we mourn their loss. The pain and grief at time seem unbearable, but as time goes on as they would want us to move on with our lives. That's what you wanted your family and comrades to do and that was to keep up the battle against evil. To ratchet the strength to carry on a bravely as we can. Your skills when combined with your integrity and dignity did forge a pretty large shield versus this epidemic labeled as wickedness. One can't sugar coat this, the simple fact is that you were a hero who battled and at least achieved in bringing peace and enhancements that have brought the citizens together. Surely a legacy by which you will sincerely be remembered and saluted for your devotion and faithfulness to a righteous cause. Peace. Persistence. Energetic. Articulate. Concerned. Empowered. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character and your commitment to both pride and excellence of which excelled will stay on that Wall of Honor, those two Walls of Honor as you have taken your eternal place as one of God's humane guardian angels.Heaven only shelters those pious and devout men and women of humility and honesty who have taken on the toughest of challenges in steering people down the straight pathways of life and aspirations. We aspire. You inspired. We followed. You lead by ethics and proper examples. None more important than honesty and truth dripping off your lips. We would all race to that proverbial fountain of truth, justice and fairness to all

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 12, 2016

Since serving as a police officer can be unpredictable, one never knows when that time may come calling. We plan. We practice. We train. Whatever you had to do, Officer Cook, to persevere. and to stay the course you did. When honesty and humility meet at the same crossroad you know you have done your professional role quite properly. And for all the residents of Dade County a job well done as were your heroic actions on May 16, 1979. No telling what further evil would have erupted, Officer Cook, if not for your dignified and determined presence. Miami, Florida has many different venues and wherever you patrolled you realized peace and freedom would be accentuated for the goodness of all mankind by a treasured and revered gentleman. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Violence is perpetrated by those who feel its deemed proper. You were a mighty brave and valiantly courageous man to stand forth and face whatever those daunting tasks that fell you way to resolve. A doer and a humbly inspirational leader.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 12, 2016

So pristine was your life, Officer Cook, so humble and yet self-confident in all your abilities. You were mighty brave, honorable with humility, dedicated to serving with dignity, intuitive and intellectually instrumental in leading other comrades. Integrity, a core word for any public servant, anyone who dares to endeavor at whatever they choose to try. Police work is not rocket science, nor is it a piece of cake. You have to have the determination and perseverance to make things happen. The dominoes must fall properly, your behavior stellar beyond reproach. All the reasons you were brave, valiant and cutout to handle the rigors and professional roles that are demanded.from you. Never forgotten. Always cherished and humbly distinguished. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The fight goes on.The legacy stays lit for others to inspire by your soul's light.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 11, 2016

The times and the seasons we remember you, Officer Cook. No matter, snow, sleet or a drizzling rain we never forget you. How can you forget much less not honor someone so brave and bold who in their convictions served Dade County with so much class, decency and dignity? You'll remain cherished and your heroic actions speak highly of you as does your legacy. Strength of character is the one sure way to relive a man whose mission was to service and enhance his community. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 11, 2016

Insolent people can never be as successful as the ones who remain humble and dignified to the causes and foundations they pursue as a means of bringing security and unity to a community. You were raised, Officer Cook, with values and old fashion honesty. This in turn helped you mightily in your pursuits of justice and the fairness that goes along with helping those persons stay straight. It is a hard chore, but with God's help, Officer Cook, you were able to influence others in a positive and constructive manner. A smile. A friendly hello. A firm handshake all go into making a man or woman from the child they were born as. United we stand, we stand to salute your courage, your convictions to pride and the valor to resolve any situation that confronted you. An officer's job is really never completed until the day they retire and for you, my neighbor, friend and hero there was more left to finish. The good Lord whom you served with devotion had other more important plans and that was for you to patrol His sacred streets where you and other brave officers now reside for eternity. Rest in peace. You can be sure, Officer Cook, you completed with reverence and resourcefulness your professional roles. Now it's the time for others to take the baton and step forward. The challenges await them. The brave and honorable do have a monumental task. You faced them freely and with an unwavering diligence. Insightful and a man of stellar integrity you remain treasured and will not be forgotten. Dade County honors those who represented their ranks with honor and who wore their badges on their uniforms the very same way.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 10, 2016

Our most beloved public servants instill the necessary honor, dignity and integrity in each comrade they battle the forces of evil and they shine like the brightest of stars, those who paid the dearest of prices. Officer Cook, you were one of Metro-Dade County;s most loyal and faithful servants. The residents came to appreciate your responses to their needs. You made peace and unity a reality which until this day and forevermore stands for your heroism and commitment in character, strength of resolve and the humblest of passions to lead others by your ethics and proper professional conduct. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Heroes and heroines shoulder the load of tasks and they always succeed in some way, shape and form in furthering our most sacred of enhancements.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 10, 2016

To be able to exercise to relieve stress is one thing, to make it a daily routine is another cycle altogether. But peace and quiet were what you were noted for, Officer Cook, calming and resolving, a police officer's best friends if the dignity, integrity and honesty is very present. All venues have their issues, impediments and roadblocks that lied ahead of you, at least a soul such as yourself was not fearful of these challenges. Humble, yet relentless, you presented yourself with what the citizens needed to hear, hopefully all these years later, it is still ringing clearly like a bell. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Legacies and commitments of our courageous heroes and heroines continue surrounding us as their beautiful souls help keep watch over God's golden streets. people flourish because of unwavering and unselfish devotion, desire and determination from servants like yourself, Officer Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 8, 2016

Execution and the powers to be behind every intelligent, honorable and most dignified police officers who serve and protect the public interest, these are the most bravest and courage who look to conquer and vanquish evil and its violent episodes forever. You performed your role in an outstanding fashion, Officer Cook and for having made the most supreme sacrifice may you be saluted and remembered forevermore. Forever the legacy of pride, character and commitment worn so ever humbly on your uniform. Forever will Dade County residents cherish your life and career. It was your humility that led your travels on your patrols of perseverance and self-preservation for all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Having the passionate and yet the calming influence, you became one of the most revered and yet one of the most eloquent gentlemen within your department.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 8, 2016

I meant to say, Officer Cook, how much time do we take to empower ourselves to make these changes? You took time and worked very skillfully to make a change for the enhancements that all Dade County witnesses through your honesty, bravery and integrity. Certainly something that makes those who knew and worked with you mighty proud. A commitment is when someone takes an onus upon themselves to do something that makes others better. You worked fearlessly and through your leadership capabilities made other comrades better. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God tests our mettle on a daily basis to see if we are up to the challenges and tasks at hand.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 8, 2016

In your memory, Officer Cook and in reverence to a life led by example in honesty, dignity, integrity and professionalism, we the people of Dade County look back on your conduct and ethics that assisted you greatly in protecting those who relied on you resourcefulness, reasoning and intuition. Staying the course every watch, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Securing our futures with your past endeavors, you were a most valuable asset to this world. The wickedness that inhabits this society will one day soon be wiped out. You did your part, it is the moment of decision for us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 7, 2016

Today is Super Bowl Sunday. But for our most honorable and bravest of public service it's a day when salutes of gallantry and gallantry are accentuated. For you, Officer Cook, everyday is a day to remember your wonderful life and career filled with accomplishments. You will be cherished and treasured forever as a calming warrior whose vision of unity and peace has led to the enhancements Dade County and its residents come to deserve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your legacy remains humble and humane as dignified as the upbringing your parents gave you. We are given the tools to success, how much time do take to empower ourselves?

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 7, 2016

You are deserving of all salutes of honor, dignity and valor that come your way, Officer Cook. Whatever you achieved was made possible through diligence and determination to see evil wiped away from the hearts of Dade County citizens. Humbleness and humility never takes time off, they reside in your family and prayers we say that those who have succeeded you remain safe.Their devotion, their endeavor helps to spear head your past trials and tribulations. This war is daunting and a tall order for the many valiant and brave souls, but with calm and calculating results we can hopefully witness forevermore peace and unity staying together for those who pursue their pleasures in life. Your career and character remain cherished as you wore your uniform and badge with excellence. Your profession calls upon dignity and eloquence to stand front and center. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 6, 2016

Deserving. Devoted. Service. Effortless. Resourceful. Valiant. Intuitive. Never ending. Gallantry. All of which make up a person who devotes their time to the troubles of the world. The world is still plagued by violence, Officer Cook, the very evil which took you from among your loving family and professional colleagues. At least you never gave up hope on anyone. Matter of fact, you stayed the course and persevered beyond anybody's imagination. You were honorable and dignified, kept calm under the rigors of a position quite dangerous where at anytime you may be called to perform something drastic in an effort to save lives. May 16, 1979 was that perfect example of bravery and unwavering loyalty all coming together to serve and to protect Dade County and its residents. And you will never be forgotten. You remain a humbly cherished hero of endearment and enhancement. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 6, 2016

The genes in any family can be directly traced to those relatives who toiled and worked valiantly for everything they earned. Nothing is granted. Nothing is just handed to someone. You sweat and labor just as anyone would. And so for your life and police career, Officer Cook, you allowed your honesty, dignity and integrity to be incorporated along with all characteristics that go into the essence of a courageously profound public servant of which you are one of many heroic souls who braved danger to do what was deemed proper. Ethics, morals and values, we cannot say enough as your commitment to excellence now rests in the highest abode. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The Cook Family deserves our most heartfelt and sincerest thanks for your mettle, wisdom and leadership abilities. You made the officers you led by example that much more capable and imparted that very same knowledge and understanding of what it takes to achieve safety and peace for all residents. Forevermore Dade County will be grateful.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 5, 2016

With a youthful spirit, with a joyful dignity did you serve Dade County citizens, Officer Cook. Seeing that humbly bright and engaging smile, it makes you wonder all the things you could still be fulfilling. Your source of renewal and energy was drawn from your giving heart and with a stellar integrity and character you kept peace and serenity locked as one. You'll be remembered for having the calming effect all police officers should have with them when they patrol their communities. Enhancement is brought about not only love and sacrifice, it is blended together with compassion and a consideration for all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A legacy of hard work, devotion and courage to validate all your endeavors Forever young. Forever cherished and admired.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 5, 2016

Dealing with the complex issues that life serves our way, it is in those humbly brave and honorable public servants that we place our trust and the loyalty and very dignity which they bring to their professional positions. You brought everything to the table, Officer Cook and for those fortunate enough to work alongside of you how very blessed they were. You fought the battles of evil and violence, persevering with vigilance and valor. Courage and enhancement have marked the revitalization in and around Dade County and forever the citizens have been grateful. Your legacy of character and commitment to excellence will always be as bright as is your soul which continues lighting up our pathways in life all made possible through your influence of calm and care. Composure and a compassion like no other. You demonstrated the highest sphere of outstanding work ethics coupled with your stellar integrity which in turn made your navigation a bit more smoother. The tragedy of your loss is always going to tug at our hearts, for your loving family and colleagues life goes on as you would want for them to succeed as you did and pickup the baton and keep that torch of hope and peace you lit to stay forever burning brilliantly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 5, 2016

The day we are born we travel and go from place to place in a peaceful and serene fashion. Police officers go out on their patrols looking to keep things running as normally as they should. For your time as a police officer, Officer Cook, it was your destiny through and true with humility, honor and dignity leading the way as you dealt with whatever challenges confronted you. You were a humble and diligent gentleman, composed and calm when going about your professional duties. Now as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, you will be saluted and admired for having the heroic means to see to it that Dade County was served and protected in an equal and fair manner.,

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 4, 2016

Officers from moment to moment, from time to time might think "outside the box." For those professionals who have honesty, integrity and a keen sense of what needs to be done, the challenges that present themselves in those venues that need more observance become a bit more clearer to those brave enough to undertake whatever may occur. To you, Officer Cook, we say thank you for enhancing our community. Honorable saluted for the valor and diligence due each person. Being able to rationalize and have the calmness to stop violence before it struck. You faithfully and loyally accepted whatever was required to restore unity and peace. Securing our futures while sacrificing your life and future, we cannot think of anything more nobler. A wise man says little and lets their heroic actions speak loudly, yours did and are reverberating each day back to us through your spirit. Your wonderful soul keeping its pathways clear up in heaven where you now patrol God's sacred streets. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A good listener always gets the attention of their messages through kind words and by utilizing a calming demeanor. You did this humbly and with labor of love for life and the career you dignified with personification.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 3, 2016

Completing our basic tasks while dealing with the complex situations that life and our jobs have to offer. For any police officer who has honor, dignity and integrity within themselves, the problems they face may seem daunting, but with a little wisdom and self-preservation the role can be made a bit more routine. For you, Officer Cook, Dade County and its residents never needed to worry, you were there to provide relief, resourcefulness and a firm and fair resolve in carrying out the law promptly and prudently. You were a blessed Godsend, a comrade who courageously and heroically dealt with evil and the violence it wrought in an outstanding and commendable manner. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, a treasured and cherished man whose mission was founded by the principles of peace, togetherness and goodwill to be honored and saluted forever.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 3, 2016

Obstacles that impede our successes can be looked at as only temporary. No one takes a beating as a bragger. You performed superbly, Officer Cook, all your professional duties with the very same diligence, dedication, desire and determination as most of your colleagues did. It was your courage, valor, dignity and honesty that was worn quite proudly for all Dade County citizens to see and take note of on a daily basis. Consistency, commitment and devoutness carry one's travels, they certainly navigated your journeys. You were a peacemaker, a heroic man on a mission of opportunity to make things better. Your sacrifice represents the highest level of giving back, a commitment of unwavering character we don't always see. Crystal clear was your values and proper ethical conduct in all your affairs. One can grow and learn from a humble man, righteous in all his ways. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Impediments can be tackled and moved aside for the sake of unity and peace to reside and to prosper in any given community. You have been recognized and saluted wholeheartedly for all your most sincerest efforts.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 3, 2016

Something that keeps us from performing our basic tasks should not keep us down. Police officers train for all situations and they go about their jobs both serving and protecting with the hope and dignity that God will lead them to safety and a successful outcome. You toiled for six years, Officer Cook, in the Dade County community where you were admired and respected for inspiring the masses and bringing people from all walks of life together in peace, unity and goodwill. Nothing kept a beloved and esteemed gentleman like yourself, Officer Cook, down for long. For we see that heroes and heroines, their tender and compassionate souls do stay lit and continue their journeys in heaven where they illuminate the darkness that violence still brings with it. The burdens are great, the role of any officer is to provide safety, serenity and security for those they watch. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your legacy of pride, honor and character stays well lit above no matter the day or time. You were a talented and humble Godsend. Always remembered, never forgotten, in love and respect.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 3, 2016

We take ownership for our achievements and those endeavors which are not as successful. Sometimes in life, one gets just one chance to accomplish or not. Your goals and successes in your life and police career, Officer Cook, were not only for the sake of heaven, they were honorably gained through honor, wisdom and integrity. We can look back on a hero's actions, your in particular,they were humanely humble and supremely inspiring. Inspiring in that all these changes in and around the Dade County community were delivered with cherished hopes and reference for the position, uniform and badge you donned proudly. Your commitment to character and bravery has and forever will lay the foundations of your heroic legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 1, 2016