Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

The boldness of those many supremely brave and courageous men and women clarifies what we the citizens already knew regarding their dignified and honorable character and commitment. Your humble and charming disposition, Officer Cook, has enabled all residents of Dade County to live and to prosper in a peaceful and unified manner. It's when courage and discipline merge as one that all police officers can properly function accords to the rules spelled out by their departments. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A legacy of trust built by a cherished and faithful and loyal gentleman.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 27, 2015

My wife and I have a younger son, Joshua, like your nephew, Mr. Hyatt. He is learning in Jerusalem, Israel where violence sadly seems to be an everyday part of living in the Middle East. You were a servant whose makeup included serving and protecting all citizens of Dade County. and for that you'll not be forgotten. After sixty-seven years you think the Arabs and the Israeli people could co-exist in peace and in harmony. Sadly not. And more sadder that it takes many sacrifices of honorable and loyal women and men to get a point across regarding wanton violence. Although some of these deaths were accidents or through duty related illness. Gunfire still ranks as the leading cause. For what you meant as an inspired leader, Officer Cook, society surely feels the deep wounds of your passing. You lent credence and courage to a profession that at times lacks these important characteristics. You will remain cherished and humble for doing an outstanding job under duress and stress. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We go from strength to strength all because of your morals and proper conduct to reign in violence and its path that sometimes is jagged. No one can predict the future. We live as you lived and enjoyed life, from moment to moment. Your legacy is guarded by God who breathes life into our very beings.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 26, 2015

You were a most proficient public servant, Officer Cook. You delivered punctuality, perseverance and professional demeanor we come to expect from our most admired and sincerest heroes. If only we could uncover why did you lose your life to a troubled young man whose life was filled with hatred and depression? Your honesty, dignity stay forever within our midst. The strength and power of your soul continues its heavenly path lighting up the darkest corners. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Warmth and love. Respect and reverence marked your life and a career filled with so much more left to fulfill. Your mission was complete and now God has taken you upward to guard His golden streets. The guardian angel, the Dade County hero who restored unity and peace into our lives and souls. The young man apparently had no past criminal record. Gives one something to ponder. Once something like that happens it is hard to turn back. Very tragic. Your loss continues to eat inside of me this day.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 26, 2015

Courage and courtesy are behind those who validate our world with their valor. Words sometimes carry emptiness unless the deeds speak more boldly than what comes from our mouths. Officer Cook, your decisiveness, your awareness and devotion to all calls of professional duty are the proof positive as to why you remain our hero. True to form, you acted as any officer would have on May 16, 1979 and saved many lives while giving up yours honorably and with grace and integrity all driving your passions in life to become a police officer. Loyal and faithful. Commitment to ethics and morals are what we judge our finest women and men who bravely risk everything for peace and unity in Dade County to exist as well as around the world. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 25, 2015

Today is a day for many people to celebrate, Christmas. A day for prayer. A time to be with our loved ones. A moment to look back on your life and career, Officer Cook. One that was filled with much promise, hope and fulfillment. I know God certainly has you and your dad, Charles, two, humbly honorable and very dignified gentlemen sheltered where you can watch over your family. Your performance and heroism will not be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Today brings out the strength and power of your beautiful soul as it lights up the universe.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 25, 2015

As a representative of peace and unification, Officer Cook, we must be mindful and respectful of the sacrifices you made on our behalf. We pause to reflect and remember with solemness your honesty, boldness in commitment and the perseverance to pursue evil and eradicate it from our midst. You were that loyal and humble leader who could mold other brave men and women to perform their tasks justly, not just as a matter of fact. Leaders don'y grow on trees as does fruit, your hard work and all the sweat and toil involved allowed your successes in life to reach a fruition. There was more to achieve, more left to fulfill. Now as a hero who gave, God turns your eternal life to another page and that is to watch over the flock and help Him secure the relief from despair and frustration. Turn that to happiness, peace and good health to all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. To all who exposed themselves to wipe out violence, may the day of redemption and the Messiah come soon. Speedily and quickly.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 24, 2015

When righteousness and indignity get intertwined it usually spells trouble for any community. So this is why we need strong able bodied women and men to both protect and serve so that the climate may be one of unity, peace and prosperity and as we approach these holiday times the world and this nation surely relies on its most honorable to undertake this very special and sacred mission. One that you relished, Officer Cook. One that you were admired for achieving calm and to take the yoke of leadership and to be able to translate that element to other colleagues who today respect and honorably salute your heroism and bravery. A legacy and pillar of character personified many times over. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The souls of the righteous stay aflame forever. The light of the indignant that bulb must be changed more often than not. Happy and healthy holiday to the entire police nation. You folks are the real heroes and heroines who put your lives and careers on the line for our liberties.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 24, 2015

Thank God for your efforts, Officer Cook. Praise the Lord for your passions and the strength to surmise and to achieve greatness. All humbly completed. Your missions that you were tasked with choosing and accepting were the genesis of what you desired to become. One who sets their sights and minds on becoming something that affects society and keeps the everlasting peace where it is needed the most should be applauded and given whatever honor is humbly due to them. It can only take place if one is reliable, honest and stays dignified. You did these things very well my neighbor, friend and hero. Now God has taken you to heaven to complete your important role, that is to watch over your future comrades, ones who have taken over your watch. Let's pray they stay safe and keep honesty surrounding them. The citizens demand it.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 23, 2015

Ambitious not ambiguous, bold not befuddled, courageous not callous nor cowardly, desire not deceit, efficient not enigmatic, we can go on through the end of the alphabet. But you were an honorable man, Officer Cook, with the willpower to succeed, the determination to stay the courses of honesty, dignity and integrity. They can either sway an individual to accomplish or heaven forbid lead a person to do improper and unethical acts. You were, Officer Cook, an excellent police officer, a skilled communicator whose influence as calming as it was helped to maintain law and order within the Dade County community, one where you were admired and saluted for your heroic bravery. At least you were up to challenges that present themselves to any public servant. We can be appreciative. Humble and humane, devoted and diligent. They are were worn proudly on your uniform and badge. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. One needs to look at an individual's class, decency and upbringing to arrive at the conclusions as to why you able to lead others. Your comrades and family members and a nation at large miss you tremendously.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 23, 2015

When hate and evil get ahead of peace and unity, our country and those brave souls who are charged with the burden of protecting us are put to the test, we remember them. You will be honored, Officer cook, for having the humble passions of serving all Dade County citizens, both young and old who fight on just to maintain and to prosper. It was your integrity, dignity and honorable commitment all consolidated as one to make us free from harm. It was a terrible tragedy to lose you at such a young age with much more left to achieve. In your life of twenty-five years you still did accomplish and for those enhancements in and around Dade County we will remember you and your staunch bravery. You were a straightforward individual who had the kind of morals and ethics that all police departments look for in their recruits. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Hate and the heinous actions of a troubled young man will never tarnish nor desecrate the uniform and badge you wore with both humility and pride.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 22, 2015

For how you performed your duties, Officer Cook, Dade County and its residents will remember you. It was your honesty and dignity that drove your pursuits and passions in both your life and career that you will be saluted for. Gallantry and courage, commitment and the character to act accordingly don't just happen. They are born and taught, practiced and preached from the time we are still young and vulnerable. One has to possess within themselves a certain distinguishable fortitude to want to make things happen properly. Truth be said, you were cherished and remain so this day. Never to be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The strength of a person's caring and concern all separates them from those we call heroes and heroines.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 22, 2015

No matter the time, place or season, we remember them. Honor, dignity and integrity never take a break or sabbatical when they all team up in the fight against violence and bloodshed and baseless hatred as well. People take breaks, but they also take their cues from men and women who distinguish themselves as you did, Officer Cook.There is never any rhyme or reason as to why your life was taken in a callous and a blatantly heinous way.You performed your professional roles with all the wisdom, fortitude and understanding so needed to achieve that for which Dade County and its residents. And you will not be forgotten, only saluted for bravery and sincere valor we don't always comprehend. We know many things, you were our hero. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Good manners and character do go hand in hand.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 21, 2015

We shake of the dust from our shelves, place our books or whatever we own back on them. We, place our hopes and dreams in the hands of the many heroic and bravest of men and women. All of you have been and continue serving us in an unselfish and an unwavering manner. All of what you accomplished, Officer Cook, was done properly and ethically with honor, dignity, decency and integrity and does not ever take away your positive outlook on life and a career that was headed upward. six years of resiliency and proficiency that was unmatched, a legacy of devout faith, character and the commitment to battle that which was necessary to squash out wickedness. You were a grand and loyal gentleman and an even humbler human being, something God observes in His creations. Only a true Godsend now serving as our guardian angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 21, 2015

If unity and peace bond us as one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all, then hate and wickedness can only be divisive and then the entire structure of freedom and movement can only be stuck in one gear. And because police officers and their departments must be on the same page and in total accord with ethics and proper conduct, then it goes to reason as to why our very dearest men and women who lay their lives down for our security and sanctity are remembered and saluted as you are, Officer Cook. For having the skill and talents to begin to take on and to tackle any situation you are to be commended. Peace, honesty, dignity and decency must take its genesis somewhere and for you it started in your home environment. Manners and courtesy is all a part of the grand scheme of how you comported yourself while doing your job and one you handled quite well. You'll not be forgotten for your caring, your commitment to courage and the character and its backbone behind all your efforts. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, all is validated by your perseverance and due diligence to consider and to conquer. You made enhancement a permanent part of the Dade County community for its citizens to both live and to thrive in a decent and in a desirable manner. As loyal and as treasured as you were, Officer Cook, you never ever backed down or away from any challenges and life surely gives us a whole lot of tests each day on our plates to see what we can accomplish. You succeeded mightily and still had plenty more left to fulfill. God counts. We count our blessings. It was and always will be a pleasure to have received such a warm and congenial letter from your mother, Mrs. Julia Cook and to have met the Wilkerson Family. Wishing you Mrs. Cook a very warm and Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year and to the Wilkerson's the same messages of warmth and peace. And to you too Justin. Your son and uncle was a very warm and humble hero and devout servant of God.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 20, 2015

As faithful servants of God, it would be expected that we own up to our onuses. And surely from our beloved and brave men and women of the law enforcement communities where their honor, dignity and unquestionable integrity is always being tried and tested. Your thinking and performances in the streets, Officer Cook, were always planned accordingly and where a calming voice of compassion, reason and concern was needed, then this was what you brought with you each day. We can be certainly thankful for heroes and heroines such as yourself who take their professional positions seriously enough to serve and to protect the residents of Dade County of which you were a loyal and valuable officer who won't be forgotten for having the preparedness to act as you did that day of May 16, 1979. A very sad day for your loving family members, colleagues who went out to fight this evil with you and your very many close personal friends. You remain our guardian angel who continues to light up the skies with your very special soul and an unwavering ans humble character to match. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 20, 2015

Arrogance and disobedience have no place in any workplace and in life itself. So keeping the calm and carrying a stabilizing influence, Officer Cook, did go hand in hand when you went on patrol to preserve and to protect the public interest. Everything in life is usually centered around a purpose, your purpose was to keep dignity, peace and unity together, Officer Cook. And for this Dade County and its citizens are extremely grateful. When dignity, character and honesty are placed in the front, this then carries more weight and offers that brave soul the chance to justly do the will of God. And being the everlasting faithful servant of Our Creator, it all started here. All the preparation, practice and planing came together to make you the humble success you were my neighbor, friend and hero. You can rest in peace knowing you helped enhance the lives of so many individuals through your heroic actions of May 16, 1979. Your life and career with the Metro-Dade Police Department is symbolized in the accolades and salutes you continue to receive today. After all, humility surpasses the self-centered trait of arrogance and one who acts in a pompous and conceited fashion. Turn from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it. Your parents, sister and your beloved Karen would have been proud. They were proud and you are missed very much today and everyday. God has a most compassionate angel patrolling His golden streets above.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 19, 2015

For a man of faith and principles, Officer Cook, you had not only needed to be honest and loyal, you had to keep your wits and composure about you while leading other comrades through dangerous areas. So sustaining your enthusiasm was obviously important as was any other matters pertinent to perseverance and resolving conflicts within the neighborhoods where residents looked not only for your strength of character, but the commitment to excellence and pride in what you did. Performing on a high scale and being able to possess integrity really does take a lot of practice, as all police officers are expected to conduct their affairs professionally and with the utmost respect. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, it was your courage and valor that has and always will allow your heroic legacy to stay with us forever. There will never be a dark moment. Only the shining light of your treasured and beloved soul.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 19, 2015

Most of all your were honorable and dignified, Officer Cook. We can never fault a person for trying hard. You gave it your all and were outstanding in the face of evil. Brave and decisive marked your career and life, one lived by the values of consideration and good intentions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were loved and admired by all. If I had the opportunity to have met you, I too would have cherished the times together. The world's inspirational public servants protecting and preserving like no other.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 18, 2015

Love and hate. Sadly our world revolves around these two words. You were about peace and harmony, Officer cook, achieving where most of us would not dare to venture. You were resilient, resourceful and most of us honorable and most dignified. We sure could use more Officer Cooks in this world. Quite a few police officers named Cook who sacrificed for a better world and you know what they were decent and caring, driven to wipe out evil like you. Your colleagues have paid homage to a wonderful man, a hero whose determination, marked with valor and loyalty protected Dade County residents like no other. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your strength fights on in your family and they have never let you down, only kept your good name alive in their hearts. God's chosen angelic heroes and heroines took their cues from Our Creator.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 18, 2015

For your motivations, Officer Cook, ours should be just as lofty. A person's dreams, goals and aspirations should motivate us, especially when you wanted to become a police officer. You would be amazed at some of the changes. It's still a crying shame you couldn't be here to witness them. You will be remembered for possessing honor, class, dignity and integrity. A hero is never far from our hearts and minds. You certainly won't be far. We just have to look up at night and see the glaring light from your beloved soul. A gentleman's charm, charisma and commitment, like the cream always rises to the top. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 18, 2015

For having the gumption to enter the police department, Officer Cook, you should be saluted and you are, for your bravery and honor. People make decisions everyday that carry with them enormous onuses. Since you were fearless and humble, no wonder you were accomplished. Those successes have been taken to heaven with you my neighbor, friend and hero where you rest in peace. You rest knowing you were the hero your family and colleagues knew you to be. Your dignity and integrity have stayed within those who came to admire and cherish their moments with you. We comprehend the gravity of what any officer may or must do for society to live in a peaceful and prosperous manner. We shall overcome the grief and live as righteously as you did. Morals and character, its strength and resolve can be emulated, it just takes a little longer for some to catch up.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 17, 2015

Construction versus destruction. One having proper manners and ethical conduct to be able to patrol and preserve the public domain. First, your life, Officer Cook, started as a child growing up and being given the very best tools of success that would later serve as your instruments to lead and yet take instruction from other officers. There can be no doubt as to your honor, dignity and core of integrity as it navigated you through the havens of Dade County and its residents. We must be strong and brave and with humbleness strive to reach our goals as they are a part of our daily agendas. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Through your commitment to excellence and pride are we able to march on as boldly and with a purpose as you carefully did. One day the devastation of wickedness will be annihilated.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 17, 2015

Ramifications and results of success in destiny are how officers are judged. You were rated as a top police officer, Officer Cook and it was your honesty and intuition that led to your accomplishments. No one can ever forget your smile, congenial disposition or voice of calm that helped you protect and serve Dade County and its residents. A pillar of strength and humility are some of your outstanding characteristics by which you have been fondly remembered. Legacies don't just come and go, forever they stay cemented within our humble heroes and heroines who were brave enough to sacrifice so we can aspire to bigger and better things. You did have goals, Officer Cook, dignity and integrity came to the forefront on May 16, 1979 when you performed in a supreme manner saving your comrades and civilians from further harm. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You remain respected and treasured throughout the entire police world. God has taken you to a new calling where you now commit to an even more important role, looking out for your colleagues here who attempt to rein in evil through honesty and truth.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 16, 2015

I meant to say six years of reliable service. Those six years were better than some officers. Well spent. Most meaningful. Desirable and dignified. You upheld your end, Officer Cook, it's time we upheld our end. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If legacies as humble and loving as yours was could speak, one can only imagine. Those good values, morals and sterling credentials allowed you to succeed where others may not have. There was more to fulfill, nonetheless, your inspirations have stayed with us forever. Memories of a hero never get washed away. They stay with forever.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 16, 2015

You were that shining star, Officer Cook. You were Dade County's best and one of its most valiant public servants. One can only ponder what things would be like if you were alive today. Your spirit's alive and well, it does constitute the reasons of your honor, dignity and humility. As calm, cool and as composed as you always were, it's no wonder the people smile when they saw you out on patrol. Folksy, not phony. Beloved and benevolent all marked the answers as to why we celebrate and remember your well-lived life and a career that though it was ix years of loyal and dependably reliable service had much more left to fulfill and to enhance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Caring commitment and a sterling character, one of humane giving takes over as does pride and excellence. Never to be undone. Never to be forgotten. A hero through and sure.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 15, 2015