Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Friends and comrades of all law enforcement officers, let us pause and give our sincere thanks for the unselfish acts of bravery, courage, valor and discipline that is displayed daily by our own loving heroes and heroines. These citizens just like us have loving and cherished families, they have rights, they go out in their communities knowing all risks of life involved and attempt to undo the violence that threatens the very fabric of our society. They are our sources of life, the foundation and beacon of our being from which they try to maintain liberty, peace and unity for all residents. You did this very superbly, Officer Cook, for six solid years of loyal and faithful devotion, determination and dedication to all people. God gives us plenty of bounty, water to quench our thirsts, more notable He gave us yourself, one of His many humble and admired police officers who served and protected the public interest quite marvelously. All living is dignified and holy, yours my neighbor, friend and hero was one bound in mutual respect, love and admiration for a job well done. For all officers to rightly conduct their professional business, they must have pure hearts and solid constitutions. Their performances must be beyond reproach and they must resist temptation and have stellar character. Each person is made according to how Our Creator sees fit and this trait manifest itself in your formative years, Officer Cook. We nurture our bodies as they are our vehicles for giving, thinking, thanking and sharing. We sustain ourselves in times of trouble and distress, something you were quite accomplished at maintaining. Our aspirations stay alive this day and forever because of your dreams to become an excellent police officer. Our quest for harmony was your quest and your patrols took you around Dade County in modesty and with an instilled integrity that was surrounded with honor and humility. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2015

As our Eternal spirit of truth, justice and love for all beings, allow us to nurture our freedoms for what we deem as proper. As our police officers commit to our security with honor, dignity, integrity and proper respect for the positions they engage in. It is only for our best interests that they serve us with a sound body and a proper frame of mind. Let them sustain us in times of trouble and distress, give them the wisdom and the intellect to rightfully pursue any wickedness which casts a cloud over our bright blue skies. Their bounty, their commitment to excellence shall too not be clouded by doubt, deceit or obstacles which may further hinder their surveillance over us here in Dade County. They are our champions of hope, optimism and new sights that we set our goals to achieve each day the sun comes up. You were a man of hope, Officer Cook and many more things that your stellar character and ethical conduct allowed you to accomplish. To say more time should have been afforded you would be quite an understatement. God does determine our lots in life and yours was well paved and regarded for twenty-five years of aspiration, inspiration, optimism and renewal for all Dade County residents because of your maturity and self-confidence in dealing with all dilemmas that came your way. The courage you maintained, the bravery and boldness you brought to your profession have only enhanced your loving legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If there ever was a real Godsend, Officer Cook, you were placed in the right venue to stand in for us and to be face to face in combating evil. May 16, 1979, tragically was that day you solemnly stood right at the epicenter and delivered the same truly professional proficiency. Let us hope we can summon the same level of courage and compassion as you had for all people regardless of who they were. The have rights and feelings just as you possessed. Nothing will ever take away your humane feats of remarkable resolve. As the years move on since you left us, as the saying on your gravestone says, "We Shall Be One." Let us be united in peace, freedom and true justice for all. Words surely to both live by and to carry on our lives with them attached to our hearts.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2015

The bounty God provides us with we offer our thanks and appreciation. When the sun comes up we bask in its glow and when it sets, we look up at the big moon in the dark blue skies at night, sort of like peering at a giant marshmallow. The work of all Our Creator's creatures, human beings and the animals that live and roam around us we applaud them for their efforts. Police officers distinguish themselves in that they constantly place their lives in jeopardy each day so we can remain safe, secure and be able to achieve that which we pursue. May we be abundantly blessed with good health, renewed vigor and the joy to enjoy these fruits that result from our tasks. And may our love and respect be afforded us. You diligently worked very hard for all of us to accomplish, Officer Cook and because of your vigor and valor that we are able to keep your cherished spirit alive and well in all that we set our sights on fulfilling. You were the ever faithful and resourceful police officer who will always be treasured and remembered for taking the baton and bravely having the gumption to serve and protect no matter what the conditions were. The climate of Dade County citizens has been set as the bar has been placed high for all future officers to achieve everything that you set your mind and body to succeed at. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your colleagues and yourself, Officer Cook, as courageous and as dignified and honorable as you were can now bask forever in God's eternal glory. A true hero and an even more humbler and proficient officer and a gentleman. You all led your lives as heroes and heroines, separating yourselves from those who would not dare to dream big, to aspire to reach higher plateaus, and finally to be our saviors and protectors from all evil which still pervades in this world.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2015

Earth, air, water and fire combined help make our bounty. Countless people have passed because of starvation, may we be healthy and nourished so that we can achieve whatever we set our minds to accomplish. The truth of the matter is when police officers or anyone acts honestly, with staunch dignity and irreverent integrity, something goo dis sure to occur. You did your job by this mantra, Officer Cook and never brought shame or disgrace to anyone. Dade County owes officers who served and protected us with the utmost respect and honor to be saluted for having the bravery, courage and valor to persevere. Your actions of boldness, humbly demonstrated why we still maintain many highly admired officers who would never tarnish their badges nor disrespect their uniforms they wear with succinct solemness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. By all God's elements did you execute with humility all your duties securing the peace, liberty and unity for all humankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 9, 2015

Each new day we feel and seek God's presence, it's the beacon of our lives and in large part what steers each one of us to success. The sun comes up and goes down at nightfall, but, it is up too us as to how we can live, thrive and prosper. We awaken refreshed to jumpstart a new chapter in our lives. Since God decides our comings and goings, we must act with a certain rapidity. You acted this way, Officer Cook, you woke up bright and early to begin your day, your beloved wife, Karen, was at your side through it all. You both handled your professions with the utmost epitome of honesty, dignity and solid integrity. Your courage and valor will only be remembered for the truly gentleman and fantastic police officer that you were. Quality and compassion when working as one bring about the desired results of one's attempts to channel that which was implanted within their beings. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 9, 2015

We open our eyes and go outdoors to listen to the various sounds coming from our own ecosystem. We look up to the very big and bright sun as it guides us in daily directions. We grow up happy and cheerful, beauty is quite revealing. We make today and everyday count. We treasure the moments with our loved ones. That is why were share and certainly cherish all the important moments, they are all significant with our beloved heroes and heroines from law enforcement. Your family loved you, Officer Cook and wished that you could still be here. You very much are with them in spirit and because of your bravery and courage that was channeled into making Dade County better than ever, you always be regarded as a truly humble and most admired hero. Salutations and solemn salutes are what will now and forever precede your stellar character and good name in the eyes of all people. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your honor, unwavering commitment and dignified concern all are the continuation of your loving legacy. Police officers resolve are the eyeopeners that we've all come to expect. You captured bliss and the enchanted beauty of all nature, Officer Cook. Now Our Lord is steering your camera from one place, one point to another. When someone we admire puts their all on the line, we stand up and all take notice. Feats of faith and loyalty stand literally at our own two feet and can withstand anything that might break them down. We know that can never be unhinged or snapped in half.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 8, 2015

O God, I'm squinting and can't see much. As I retire to sleep, I pray that God judges me favorably as I gaze at the big bright moon outside. When I wake up, may I be welcomed by the warmth and comfortable feeling of the warm sun. You always brought God into your life and in your career, Officer Cook, it is and was the warmth of His presence in which you ably and humbly basked in. One can never go wrong if they endeavor to cleave to Our Creator. In times of hope, despair and isolation we are forever protected. And your service to Dade County was born out of love, honesty, respect and admiration. Your commitment began and still prevailed even on your last day on this earth. You are missed beyond what words could describe. Relentless in all your caring, consideration, consolidation and cooperation from all, may we reap the rewards for which you humanely gave your life for the peace, liberty and unity where it was most noticeable. Our journeys can be complete in trying to reach our goals, to see the true light at the end of the tunnel because of your shining soul that still illuminates the darkness still inflicting us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, if not for your fierce drive and determination, if not for your fearless eye to eye face down with evil who knows what more might have occurred on May 16, 1979? It's hard to just say rest well my dear friend, those words just bring tears to one's eyes, those who loved you and admired you. God knows He only takes His bravest to patrol His golden streets where you'll be safe and secure for eternity. Regards to your family, Officer Cook and to your esteemed friend, Chief Geoffrey Jacobs.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 8, 2015

The morning finally arrives and with it comes gladness and goodwill. We greet God's dawn with our praises that we accomplish in good health, peace and security. We retire to our beds to rest for the night, all the while God takes our souls to judge whether we are worthy of another day of both chance and opportunity. We inhale, the leaves blow in the wind, everything moves in all directions, a new day, a new chapter of our live sis once again rewritten. Birds soar above the sunny skies above, where mystery and intrigue lies ahead of us. Marvelous and alluring, sacred and mundane, one never truly knows what God is thinking. It happens each day where the children of God run around and play. You played and entertained guests while off duty, Officer Cook. Your dreams to become a very fine police officer took off like those birds soaring oh so high. Thank God we can breathe fresh air in our lungs all because of your unselfish and truly inspired honesty and integrity. Each day and night can we smile and greet one another because of your vigilance on the street. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your spirit soars mighty high because of your humble feats of action and loyalty to all mankind. Your dreams, aspirations and inspirations are the torch you lit forty-two years ago, they will never be extinguished. Officers who carry this public trust must remain calm and careful, very cautious as to how they proceed. Life is too holy and precious to carry on in a lackadaisical manner.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 7, 2015

Great dreams are the mysteries that lie awake at night while we slumber. For You Lord have brought us home safely for another day and for all to witness another sunset. Dreams are a very healthy part of life even when some may not be good. Our fantasies sometimes are left to shelter, we nourish our bodies so that we may serve with even more fuel in our beings. We offer our prayers for all that You deliver. For the children born each moment we thank God they are healthy and able to grow up and be rather successful. Each new day brings surprises and no telling what else. It is up to us to be friendly and cheerful. Honorable and dignified are also themes that one can share with others. You shared with others, Officer Cook and it only produced wonderfully positive results. You were our protector and most trusted public servant whose sacrifice brought forth peace, liberty and unity to all Dade County residents who have come to expect no less from their brave and courageous women and men of the law enforcement profession. Your role was as important as any of our heroes and heroines. Your profound preoccupation was our security has helped not only shape, but remake to a large degree what has taken place here in Dade County all these years later. Rest in peace in Our Creator's everlasting long arms as He has sheltered you from any harm coming your way again. It's great to dream, but we should just remember that planning and fortitude have helped us shape who we really are. Our identifications are our most trusted resource and should be properly utilized at all times while we breathe and walk on this planet.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 7, 2015

Basic actions call for reverence and from heaven above do we all seek to bask in Your glory. From light to light and from dark to dark do we seek out Your advice. Advice and help that nothing may go wrong. I'm pretty sure police officers and their families seek out God in times of trouble and need, looking for whatever edge they can gain in this war against wickedness that can tear apart, a nation, a community and its people who try to keep a positive outlook on life. This was a central theme of your career and terrific life, Officer Cook, even though you were tragically taken from your colleagues and loving family members way too soon. All assembled that sad day of May 19, 1979, a Saturday afternoon at St. Mary's Cathedral to bade you a fond farewell for a job well done and kudos for maintaining a semblance of calm in the Dade County venue where tensions ran high. All lips were quivering with sadness as were all eyes that moment, not one dry eye. You humbly and lovingly deserved all the accolades that one can have bestowed upon them. You gave each day solemn deliberation before acting and it was your maturity, leadership along with honor and dignity that helped you see things as they were. It was a sunny day that day and so too on May 16, 1979, when you laid down your life for the peace and prosperity of not only a nation, your area of assignment, but an entire world which mourned your loss. Cherished and treasured in life, celebrated and humanely saluted for your service to mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Whatever the weather outside tomorrow, we know there are brighter days ahead because of your inspiring wisdom and intelligence when trying to solve any dilemmas that needed figuring out. Calibrating and calculating usually lead to resolutions that may take the average person a little longer to figure out. We walk through the mazes of life, you walked through them, Officer Cook and you handled yourself quite humbly. Your parents and sister would be very proud of you. Showing boldness in the face of evil and swiftness to stop something more serious than we could ever realize.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 6, 2015

Morning breaks and the daylight greets us with yet another opportunity to further enhance our society. But while acting we must be very careful as to what lurks around us. It's the hidden factors that may and can influence us into doing something deemed improper and totally dishonest. This is what all law abiding citizens have to stay clear from and it was your job, Officer Cook, to see us through thick and thin. Through trial and error, you always endeavored to be a force in the Dade County community where resolve and resiliency produce the best results. Then all residents can sing or chant their praises of your brave and unselfish acts of goodwill spread out in the community you so loved and enjoyed serving and protecting. We pray with elation, we offer our thoughts with a most passive joy for it is through the many courageous and valiant heroes and heroines that we ought to be thankful for. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, the morning dew comes, the afternoons may bring showers, when all is clear we feel most at ease for your personally loyal, faithful and unwavering commitment to confront this evil which still rears its ugliness. You went by the book and maintained a sterling reputation among your peers who knew how endearing you were to both them and your department.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 6, 2015

We live each moment as our eyes are lit with compassion. Police officers patrol the four corners of their areas of assignment, it may be lighter from the sunlight one place, cloudier on another side. Our feet takes us as far as they may, our decency takes us all around, as long as one displays this code of conduct things can be unlimited. We ask from the God the courage to confront the good and evil and pray that one day peace, freedom and togetherness will be the rule. We walk forward, Officer Cook, with your blessings of serenity, good health and all the honesty, dignity and valor that surely followed you all your days and years of both your outstanding life and par excellence career as a Metro-Dade Police Officer. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, we give thanks for your wonderful examples on how to live and pursue a career where sometimes a thank you gets lost in the translation. If we are not so compassionate that is a fault that lies beneath us. You were so brave and swift to act as you did, Officer Cook, on May 16, 1979, when tensions that day will brewing beyond the comprehension of any man, woman or child. Your dossier is humbly full of commendations for your excellent performances beyond the official calls of duty. They will never be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 5, 2015

We wake up hopefully as a lion is as swift at taking down its prey to consume. At the time the sun comes up we await and then begin tackling all of our daily chores. We greet each day with a smile and then wonder where will our trails lead us to? Your professional callings, Officer Cook, led you down the road of solemn commitment and an integral sense of integrity with dignity rightfully falling behind all your patrols throughout the Dade County community. The residents were always grateful for your bravery, valor and courageous pursuits. You were my neighbor, friend and hero the humble epitome of excellence along with absolute resolve and a most profound diligence. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 5, 2015

The sun shines down on us with its big yellow ball of glowing warmth and comfort. We wake each morning hopefully refreshed and a glow as a new day bring its challenges to each. We live each moment as our eyes a lit with compassion. You looked at each day, Officer Cook, as an opportunity to further enhance this world and your community where you grew up. Dade County, Liberty City where you gave your young life to deliver peace, prosperity and prominence to an area striving, yet struggling to discover its own identity. Badge#1664 belonging to you my neighbor, friend and hero was noticed and known for the honesty and humane actions that were a lifetime association with you as you wore your police uniform with exactly that and more. Desire and decency are always expected from any public servant and you brought much more to a profession where morals and ethical conduct belong on the same street as all good people do. Rest in peace Officer Cook, those who have succeeded you need to stay straight and not go astray, society and its inhabitants demand this. We struggle at times, we may fall, but it is those who rise that will be victorious in the end of this seemingly never ending battle against wickedness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 4, 2015

Resilient, resolute, reliable and responsible all phrases, words that fit rather nicely in a police officer's daily approach to handling anything that comes their way. Confident and competent were also words that fit your dialogue among all residents, Officer Cook. To live and to love is to forgive. To tell a lie, you must look up to the sky, where God above judges and rules as we rest, work, whatever interests us. To be a hero is greater than any zero added to a number. To be humble is not to fumble, to squander any chances of success away. To simply try your best doesn't require a lot of zest. Just put forth a little endeavor. Just try, Our Creator in the sky will assist us with the rest. Because remember life from birth is a big test. A test to see if we measure up to the day to day expectations that life and work bring together, to mesh as one unit. We are challenged in so many ways, just stay the course, don't give up, don't be a pompous, loud-mouthed bragger who just sits and waits for things to fall into place. Your humbleness will take care of everything if you are courteous, honest, decent, civil and intellectually dignified and comport yourself with stellar integrity. You'll be able to sing, all of God's praises as each day the flag is raised to the top. Every feat is unique. Every obstacle encourages that you can make a difference, you can accomplish, you can be your yourself, staying within your own identity. Even the weak, the impaired can seek something out and make a positive difference in this society. Society bears this out, no need to pout, just water your flowers with a big spout. All your bravery and valiant actions everyday and including on May 16, 1979, Officer Cook, have validated your stellar life, your police career at the Metro-Dade Police Department and further substantiated your legacy among all police heroes and heroines not just in Dade County, Florida, all around this nation and the world. Bravery and honor can only meet when one truly attempts to make a commitment to change a negative into a positive, something you did quite well for six years and many more if not for the wanton act of evil perpetrated against yourself, my neighbor, friend and hero, your other colleagues wounded and nearly lost that awful day we lost you at the hands of a troubled, depressed, whatever adjectives one wants to describe that young man. You both had rights, as a police officer you protected and served us guaranteeing those rights, freedoms, peacefulness and the unity all communities demand. How can the residents be any more grateful? Rest in peace. Your maturity beyond your years combined with your intelligence produced one faithful and a humbly top notch officer to be forever saluted for your actions. Officer Cook, superlatives only begin to innumerate your upstanding and outstanding life and equally excellent commitment to all people. We all recognize one may have to sacrifice their lives for our liberties, it is the one violates these God-given rights to whom we wonder why? One moment of violence can never, I repeat can never take away your good name and character, Officer Cook. You are missed very much and will always be regarded as a man of action and humility.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 4, 2015

I meant to say, Officer Cook, that God makes our hearts tender and in a way this assists us in being more compassionate towards one another. Police officers have to be hard-hearted and yet have pity, empathy and compassion for all residents they serve and protect. Your six years of loyal and dignified service were characterized by honesty and the essential values of virtue combined with a resounding vigilance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, God's diligent in looking after all of His golden and treasured guardian angels.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 3, 2015

Everyday is a time to pray, reflect and to take a small humble step to assess what we could have done better to make this world a bit more promising. Resolutions are nice, but they do not carry much clout unless we sincerely aim to achieve something even so small and what may seem moot or mundane. We arise to the sounds of our alarm clocks or just our body clocks that notify us that we've had enough sleep, our proper nightly rest. The winds blow outside of our windows and yet we know that we must go to our work to make ends meat, our sustenance. Some arise before the dawning of the sun, you got up early on May 16, 1979 and left your home for work. Your colleagues were a part of your extended family and they never had worries nor concerns on how you would compose yourself. You handled the torch of your department and community with class and reverence that still is lit today for all future officers to follow. It is up to them, Officer Cook, to maintain both honor and dignity when out on patrol, they can never go wrong. while trying to stay safe, let us all pray they keep watching us as you do from the heavens above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, keep looking down on us with the same common sense and composure that allowed you to handle the rigors of your chosen career, a profession you proudly represented among all public servants. Thank God you were a humble and cherished individual whose faith enabled you to serve us with loyalty and stellar candor.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 3, 2015

All winter long we see nature take its course, the snow falls on our trees and flowers, we wait until it abates before wondering outside. Birds still fly so high, singing and flying among other birds. The season changes warmer weather is now on the horizon, we awake sometimes our bones creak and we want to stay hidden under the covers of our nice warm and comfortable beds. But duty calls and we take our cues, it is time to go out on the streets and patrol them with a renowned sense of vigor. For what you meant to everyone, Officer Cook, you got up early on the morning of May 16, 1979, ate breakfast, sat and talked with Karen, shared cups of hot coffee to refresh you and then embraced and said your goodbyes and to told her to her to have a great day. No one really knows when Our Creator will call us home to His eternal palace in His heavenly abode. Why could God have given you more time with us, more years to fulfill that which you had yet to achieve? The answer is most likely found in what I call "Gods Spiritual Treasure Chest." We have what we think are the right keys to unlock the hidden mysteries that surround us. You unlocked that chest through your unwavering commitment to excellence with first class caliber honor, dignity and solid and serious integrity the freedoms, unity and peace in a Dade County community where you were respected, admired and revered for all time sake. You donned your Metro-Dade police uniform humbly and very proudly for all to witness. The bravery, courage and valor was an integral part of how you were raised by your loving parents. Your professional career was accomplished by hard work, sweat and toil and meticulous preparation just like any other police academy recruit. I'll think that you graduated at the top of your class because that was your motto, to treat all people with the same care, consideration and cooperation as you would want them to treat you. You enjoyed your work and delving into how you could solve the most complex cases to the ones that were a little easier to handle. It was your know how along with your calming, soothing voice and humane and civilized manner that steered you properly down the pathways of what it takes to become a stellar police officer of character, maturity beyond your years and the God-given ability through diligence the leadership capacity to help mold other comrades as you were shaped and molded into one truly fine gentleman and even more so a humble Dade County police hero whose legacy shines as brightly today as it did nearly forty-two years ago when you started serving and protecting all residents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The seasons due change. Your life, career and legacy are forever to share with one another, reflect, discuss and solemnly salute your vigilance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 3, 2015

How can a mighty river moisten a tiny seed? We witness it growing, we view it blossoming and low and behold we have from it a wonderfully strong and tall tree. The Lord make sour hearts tender and humble in order for us to serve Him correctly. Your heart, Officer Cook, was pure from the start, no one ever had to jump charge it. Your modesty and solemnly moral character has long been a part of your legacy as a Dade County police hero. The sacrifice you made on our behalf on May 16, 1979, has and always will be viewed with the greatest, fondness, respect and admiration among all citizens no matter where they resided. Your watch over us was geared toward calming those whose emotions may have gotten the better of them. Your service of soothing one with your tone of voice and its proper inflection should have been contagious among your peers. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your resolve was resourcefully resounding around all venues in Dade County. Never to be forgotten, you'll be remembered and held in high esteem. Some police officers today need more training and assistance in what proper morals and professional conduct are expected from all public servants. From 1973 until May 16, 1979, we knew what to glean from Badge#1664 belonging to Officer William C. Cook of the Metro-Dade Police Department. You acquitted yourself with class, character and an abounding flow of passion and courage. The street sign on NW 75th Street and NW 17th Avenue sheds the true light on what our heroes and heroines are all about not just in life, in career as well. Outstanding and solid, you are to be saluted as a gallant and valiant gentleman and a devout police professional. Mankind is always going to be indebted to your work and the ethics that backed up your every mission.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 2, 2015

Life and death share a common thread in that all who have ever lived with pass when that time arrives. The waters gush, the trees and their leaves change their colors sort of a vivid tapestry. Leaving this world and going on to the next life is something I'm not certain everyone wants to know about it, but this is an integral part of our lifecycle. You were a very distinguished and brave police officer, Officer Cook. You made sure people were served and protected by every fabric in your body. And this was accomplished with humility, honesty, dignity and an intellectual integrity. The gates of God's heavens is where you my neighbor, friend and hero rest in peace for your courageous and valiant efforts in securing the safekeeping and peace for all Dade County residents. No one of course wants to ever lay to rest their loved one at such a young age, as the saying goes, it's the children who should do for their folks in one-hundred and twenty years. Your mother, Mrs. Cook, should live and be well at ninety-nine years of age. I'll keep you in my thoughts, you and Mr. Cook, he should rest in peace, were the friends that sadly my parents never got the chance to meet. Your son's love and faith were the two ingredients in his life and career that made him one of God's supremely humble public servants. It steered his morals and character stellar as it was most proficiently. We are ever so grateful and profoundly thankful.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 2, 2015

When it is that time for being silent, we remain so until we have a wise and plausible reason to speak. We stand still and wait until it is safe to cross the street. We stop when the music had finished playing, our spirits turn to You Our Creator for sage and sound advice. We rest with all of nature sometimes literally under the big bright stars of the heavens above. You have greeted many folks in this world, Officer Cook, as I'm quite certain that you and Karen were the epitome of the warm and welcoming host and hostess. You just made people laugh. You made them feel right at home. You treated them as you too would want to be treated with warmth and respect. Now because of your heroic and humble professional acts of courage, dignity, integrity, honor with distinction, you have been welcomed and have welcomed many supremely loyal comrades who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of God for all people to live, honor and cherish the freedoms and opportunities that lie ahead of them, as are the challenges and what comes with them that may lie ahead. Nothing in life is guaranteed. It is a daily examination by Our Lord to see and to judge our worthiness. God gave you, Officer Cook, conceived by your mother and with your father's assistance they raised a prideful and very honorable son, loving to all who served the Metro-Dade Police Department with nothing but humility and heroic honor that is reserved for all of our heroes and heroines, past, present and the future who bravely place their lives and careers on the lines of duty for the peace and its invigorating force among us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We come into this world, it is God who determines our length of our days, months and years. We better make each moment count and begin to treasure the moments as you so faithfully and very lovingly accomplished during your life and the bright future that was supposed to be in front of you until tragically you were taken way too early by violence and the hatred of one disturbed young man bent on, sadly we cannot assimilate what he was thinking only knowing he wanted to harm and he took your life as you were loyally serving Dade county residents who have not forgotten you and the messages of calm that you represented. Peace soon will forever come our way.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 1, 2015

Our mothers conceive their children with a loving spouse's love and support. Our parents show us love and affection, give us support and admiration. They instill the breathes our bodies require to live well and to be prosperous in whichever endeavor we choose to undertake. We live in the shadows until we reach a point in our lives when the big bright light turns on. We select very wisely and carefully what career decisions will make us healthy, hearty and quite happy. You lived among wonderfully loyal and devoted parents, Officer Cook, a big sister in Nancy, who saw her darling younger brother grow up, become a very wonderfully brave and courageous young man who married a wonderful woman in Karen, who just like yourself pursued a very meaningful and stable career in the healthcare profession as a registered nurse. You were both loyal and honest, dedicated, devoted and determined to make good among all citizens and the patients you served and tried to nurse back to health. You were a reservoir of resolve, a valiant public servant who with your humble strength sustained people in their times of need with your compassion navigating your every move. As stated, you were the glue which bonded your family together, Officer Cook, just as you did for six solid years of excellent service spreading peace, freedom and unity to all mankind. Now as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, let us pause on this January 1, 2015 day and reflect back on your treasured life, cherished career and all the God-given talents humanely bestowed upon you to make you the saluted police officer who placed his entire being on the line for our serenity and safety. Never to be forgotten. Always remembered for giving us everything you had to rein in evil and its wickedness that still threatens the good of most people.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 1, 2015

To learn how to live, it must begin at home where our loving parents raise us to be honorable and thrifty. Reverence also starts here. One does not need to plant a tree as numerous trees have already been planted. When our days reach an end we return from where we came from. From dust shall you return unto dust. When one walks on God's holy ground, we know we are touching something very special. We trim our plants and prune our trees in order for them to regenerate. You stand where no one has stood, you've reached the test of time, for some it can be many years later. Well, for your twenty-five years, Officer Cook, your courageousness and boldness has certainly stood the test of time. We honor each new day with some humble feat. You stood bravely in the face of evil on May 16, 1979 and each watch you performed your job with the utmost professional devotion and dedication, grit and a fierce determination to do right for all citizens, all grateful for your outstanding loyalty and everlasting faithfulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Reverence and resolve dictated your every movement around the streets of Dade County. Now in heaven God is navigating your every move around His golden streets where our humbly marvelous heroes and heroines have sadly awaited your welcome to them. We know no harm can ever come your way again. My family and your loved ones, esteemed colleagues miss you immensely. Your humble abode where you grew up and where you and Karen lived was one of love, honor and an admiration for all people.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 31, 2014

We look up to the wonderful clouds, blue and sometimes dark and menacing all meshed together according to God's will. The long and winding roads we travel upon often contain bumps and detours for us to navigate around. People sit and rock back and forth on their porches with homes as big as castles sometimes near large mountains and various major bodies of water. As we age our hair changes color, we grow a bit older and hopefully a little more wiser. As we accomplish, we can pleased with the years as they come and go. Let's be sure we do all we can do to make this world a better place to live, prosper and to thrive in good health. Happy and a healthy New Year to you Mrs, Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Tidwell and to the Wilkerson Family and to you Alexis, Skyler and yourself, Legend. Stay well and keep up the good grades. You would be happy with your family, Officer Cook. You brought a smile to life and honor, courage and dignity to your career. You served with integrity and were the ever so faithfully inspirational police officer who dreamed big and turned out quite well. Dade County can be extremely thankful for men and women of hope and optimism such as yourself, my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 31, 2014

We walk in this world holding our friends' hands with God's ever faithful loving grace and His mercy enduring forever. God's touch is renowned as it is felt all over. We rests peacefully guided by Our Creator's majesty. All seasons following behind one another, the rains come and moisten our lands in order for things to grow in order to satisfy our needs. You were a blessing to all mankind, Officer Cook, saving us, serving and protecting our beings by shielding us from any harm that might befall us. Your dignity, bravery and courage was like a pouring rain, God gave you and the many other brave officers a very special and intrinsic gift that not too many of us possess. This was utilized to the maximum with its effects still being felt this day, all these years later as your very respected and treasured soul touches us all in some cherished fashion. One by one the leaves change their color, but that large tall tree near your sacred grave remains as solid and as sturdy as ever, a characteristic of your stellar life, career and the character, discipline so vitally necessary to perform a rather important and rigorously vigor profession. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You rest in humble repose until that very day when we will reunite with you and your dad, Charles, may he too rest in peace. God's hands and palms can maintain and take hold of many golden guardian angels. Twenty-one thousand is way too many very tragically taken from families, comrades and this land where they were honored to humanely watch, serve and protect our peace, freedom and unity of the common person. At least they all did it proudly and with distinction. Only one-hundred percent maximum effort.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 30, 2014