Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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

The leaves change their colors according to the season and dawn arrives day after day. With each passing day we endeavor to achieve greatness no matter what it takes to maintain our honor, dignity and integrity. It can be strange that we still can be sad, yet sadness is a part of life just as much as happiness. We look to lay down in shade, shadows coming under some tree, elm, oak or birch. You rested, Officer Cook, after laboring for the sake of all Dade County citizens. The shadows come, the day is about to become night, whatever restorations we require we at least have the time now to undertake them. We retire for the evening near the windows that deliver those gentle breezes. Our souls are taken by God for judgment and after we awake, a new day begins. Eternity is the after life where there is no more suffering, you gave up your young life and career my neighbor, friend and hero in bravery, dedicated dignity and perseverance and a pronounced sense of valiant commitment. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 30, 2014

The moon is full, the sun is large and burns as brightly as ever, as the grass in the fields blow from the winds, the winds which cool us off. The stars come out at night, the constellations are set according to God's will and so it is with our lives and careers when we set sail and begin to relish in our talents. When we lie down on our beds, close our eyes and dream like nobody else can. The birds sing by day and by night, we listen and enjoy their sweet sounds. The sounds of success, freedom, unity and peace finally coming home. Home for good. Home where our hearts are content with all that we pray we have from God. We labor to keep our heads clear, to keep from wondering and drifting from the goals that we set each new day as we get started off hopefully on the proper footing. Our lives are not just grass and trees, though for most this may be our final resting place. The seasons come and go, they pass quickly before our eyes. For those who challenge themselves to do their best, as you did every moment, Officer Cook, life can be somewhat confounding and downright confusing at times. But you slept well, ate well, took proper care of your body and mind in order to serve and to protect the welfare of Dade County with its proper respect, dignity, honor and integrity so vital to any important position. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your supreme service will forever be solemnly saluted.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2014

May the seasons that God has given us serve as instructors to teach us the many valuable lessons that life has to offer. As we gaze and behold all the beauty this world possesses, let be very thankful for all the bounty that we have. When that time arrives may all of our work and toil be placed in proportion to that day when we can finally retire and still be healthy enough to reap the fruits of our labors. When our lives have reached a climax and You Our Lord decide it is time to rest, let us realize and hope that life is eternal where no more pain or suffering comes our direction. We'll acknowledge that there can be no regrets, no remorse and that we gave a solid effect in making this world a more secure, unified and prosperous one for all future generations. You viewed your role as a police officer, Officer Cook, you took the baton, you needed no cues and went from there insuring our safety and dignity sacrificing your own liberty and God given rights that even police officers have. You lived my neighbor, friend and hero in a loving atmosphere where honesty was stressed everyday by your devoted parents and yet, you still had much more to fulfill, but, it was Our Creator who allotted you twenty-five wonderfully productive and successful years to produce and make us safer by your loving and humble presence. Upbeat and optimistic were the yard sticks of how you functioned in your official capacities. You received and gave back to society all that was taught to you. You made people matter. You made us smile with pride and joy when you first donned your uniform, one that was worn admirably and ever so faithfully. May you rest in peace in the abundance of God's shining grace with those comrades so loyal and devoted as yourself, displaying their courage, valor, bravery at each turn during their watches of their communities. You were content utilizing your energies to the fullest which resulted in joy and pleasure for all Dade County residents. The sun rises tomorrow, a new day dawns, it dawned for you, Officer Cook, for twenty-five years, way too short, but a cherished hero you were to all nonetheless. You life and career enabled us to enjoy the simple pleasures of life of which you were and are very much still a vital part of to your family, friends and colleagues from around the world. Those sunrises and sunsets you enjoyed thoroughly with Karen should still be happening. Violence should never be the finality of a person's dreams, desires and aspirations no matter what job or profession one undertakes to achieve.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 29, 2014

Lord, it's time, lay Your hands upon Your servants and let the shadows cast down upon them. Continue letting us work for the fruits of our labor. Deliver fulfillment and drive to all our endeavors. Let those homeless enter and find shelter, warmth and food to nourish our beings so that we may serve You with our energies blazing and our spirits shining brighter than any street light. We sleep, we awake, we read, we write to keep our minds as sharp as a needle. Your mind, Officer Cook, was as sharp as any one of your many colleagues. Your dignity, courage and valor has remained as stellar all these years after your ultimate sacrifice as has your endearing congeniality. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your disposition and passion have been the many hallmarks of your life, humanely lived and your career carved out quite splendidly. The fruits of your toil were brought to all everyday with only the words of compassion and composure that came from your lips.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 28, 2014

We ask for patience from You God. All the effort we put forth is because of God's supremely holy hands. Though we never see Your face, it still shines brightly over this world. Our bodies and minds know of no rest and our labor is seemingly endless toil and perspiration. The summer arrives and the weather is hot and humid outside, inside we dwell in the comfort of our homes. When the moment arrives for us to be still, we await for what might be the next move. When we finally come face to face with You Our Creator, judge us for our honesty, dignity and striking integrity. We sing Your praises as we dedicate our beings to You. You were very devoted and quite dignified, Officer Cook, in all your ways, all your concerns. No wonder the citizens of Dade County can exalt their praises to you for such a fine outstanding accomplishment of serving and protecting our common interests of liberty, unity and peace. The people deserve to prosper and thrive in a loving environment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The perseverance and calming influence of your superior character has remained a large portion of your heroic legacy.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 28, 2014

I drink by day. I observe in the evening. I take in guests. I too have been taken in. I see and hear the birds chirping by day and inhale the scents of the lovely flowers at night. I have been given counsel and have given it back to my comrades. The cool stream of water rolling by my legs. Its freshness cooling me off. I have taken a lovely woman to be my wife, to share in all our joys and even the sorrows as we know they too are a part of life. I have merged with the birds that fly ever so high. Just being who you are, not just doing is my first job. Your responsibilities, Officer Cook, as are all police officers who are married with or without a family is to your family and to the community who relished and cherished you for protecting them and insuring their freedom, peace and unity. An awesome task, an onus that you never turned your back away from. The trials and tribulations we who are born must all go through, they are a test, a part of our daily living patterns. One must crawl before they can walk. One must learn before they too can instruct and from all accounts you were a quick learner, my neighbor, friend and hero. You reap what you sow. Your family and this world reaped dividends beyond when you were born and sent into Dade County to watch over it. We can all be ever so grateful for men and women as courageous and as marvelously stellar in both character and in action as you were, Officer Cook. There is no sugarcoating May 16, 1979, it was and is a very tragic day for your entire family, your police family and the entire world the day you gave your life for a community struggling with its identity and because of your heroism we can continue the legacies you started and keep the foundation as well as your soul that continues its ascendance. Today, all of New York City gathers to pay its final respects to Officer Rafael Ramos who was killed last Saturday along with his partner, Officer Wenjian Liu, while on duty trying to maintain peace and unity. Watch over us Officer Cook. I continue to say prayers for you, Mrs. Cook. Rest in peace Officer Cook. When will this violence ever end? Karen, you can be very proud of your husband. He was a loyal and humbly faithful public servant filled with honor who brought only happiness everyday to all people.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 27, 2014

Sowing the seed, planting peace and goodwill they all are a part of a police officer's life and career. We watch and wait for something to grow, to blossom, to succeed beyond anyone's expectations. Our hands and minds function in unison as one entity. The hungry and those who are thirty look to partake in some nourishment and liquid to make them stronger and more efficient. It is everybody who desires to see them achieve.. After all it is the fruits of our sweat and toil that we are allowed to gain nourishment from. Your desires, Officer Cook, your tunnel of devotion vision and determination all acquired through diligence allowed you the chance to both protect and serve all Dade County residents. And it was your thoughtfulness, your intuition that enabled your honor, bravery, dignity and integrity to last throughout your young life and a most promising career that was ahead of you. As noted your wisdom and maturity were beyond your twenty-five years, there is no doubt left behind that you were the quintessential police officer that the Metro-Dade Police Department could rely upon in any given situation. The valor and courage have always remained an importantly substantial fabric of your heroic legacy for all people, all officers and your cherished family to solemnly remember you for. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Honesty, dignity and integrity went on to the next world with you, though they remain a living foundation for all to comport their lives and dreams from it. Evil and violence, corruption, bedlam, kayos and mayhem can never ever take away a good name. Officer Cook, you humbly possessed the proper tools, rather the correct moral makeup to accomplish where some others may not have. Everyone has to look at themselves in that proverbial mirror and view what they need to improve upon. You lived and paid the ultimate sacrifice with a good name and pride and a driven desire backing up all that you represented.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 27, 2014

Flowers come in all colors and the like. God helps us plant the seeds and He implants in each of us certain character traits which we must embrace in order to be successful in this world. We dig and plant, sweat and toil, do it with honor, dignity and integrity all the while as we maintain our composure and incorporate the basic essentials that will propel us through each day safely and in peace. We eat and drink, we tend to our most basic needs and trust in Our Creator to carry us through the rest of our journeys. All of your journeys, Officer Cook, were done in the name of God, you were His supremely efficient public servant who only delivered quality and valor to your department and to your professional position serving and protecting Dade County residents. No one can be more grateful than they were to have you patrol and look after them on a daily basis. Because of your heroism you'll never be forgotten and will always be spoken of in the most humblest regards. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Wherever you and Karen traveled God looked after both of you and your family as you were one of His many devout servants. We must shape and mold, nourish these seeds of optimism not doubt if we are to overcome any obstacles in front of us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 26, 2014

When we are born at first we learn to crawl and eventually to walk and to be able to reach for things. Obviously we must be careful, very careful. We get our first bath and we look up to You God, for it is in You to create life and all that we deem an integral portion of it. It must be treasured, cherished and not taken for granted. God's divine hands grace our every movement. The wind blows, sometimes it howls like a wolf, sometimes it's peaceful and wonderful to behold. The rain as directed from heaven pours itself upon the rich soil causing it to grow from its nourishment. Our devoted and beloved mothers and fathers share in our joys, our happiness from the time we are born. At times it's not always clear sailing, but one must bounce right back up after falling. It's life unfolding in front of our very eyes, ears and mouths of which we try and converse openly, honesty, with more courage and foresight backed by intellect and intuition. Dignity, integrity and courtesy must always be upon these trails of justice and stellar character. Your family, Officer Cook, your beloved wife, Karen, were always right at your side for whatever you endeavored to accomplish. You made all people feel at ease just by living your life and performing a professional career that enhanced the peace, safety and serenity of the Dade County community. Your spirit continues to ascend as it shines quite brightly over us. Your life was very courageous and brave as you served and protected those around you in order for them to live and to learn, respect and admire as you so faithfully did during your own days. We have to remember these are the length of our days of which God keeps a perfect ledger. If we enhance the world by actions of goodwill and peace, it will be returned to us many times over. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were a humanely humble and most admired gentleman and police officer who has not and will not be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 26, 2014

Your parents were smiling the day you told them you wanted to become a law enforcement officer. Smiling with maybe a little trepidation. You were a fearless warrior, who gave his every last ounce to secure the safety, serenity and unity of all citizens. You always had positive thoughts and were a very confident officer who knew his limits and yet who recognized what the job entailed and completed all of your tasks. You were humbly destined for greatness and success and achieved and made people both cheerful and proud. From childhood to manhood, Officer Cook, everyday of your wonderful life and outstanding professional career was greeted with smiles and now with plenty of cherished memories. Your life was cut way too short and this always bears repeating as all officers from this day forward should be careful, considerate and in turn the citizens they protect should be cooperative and concerned for their own well being and freedoms which those brave men and women like yourself, Officer Cook, have provided them, after all police have rights too. The right to live and so too the right to prosper in good health and peace with their families. Happy, healthy, contented, walking or running with their family until old age may slow them down a bit. At sixty-one years of age, you would be retired and just enjoying your family and the very fruits of your labor which was brought about through hard work, honor and much training in the classroom and out on those streets which sometimes maybe unforgiving. Nothing to be taken for granted. Just an honest day's work and a true police hero who gave his young life so we all could carry on our lives the way you lit that torch. Your light from your torch will never be extinguished, as it always will stay brightly lit for those to cherish and to treasure your superior work of which you received accommodations for excellence among your colleagues and superiors. Chief Dale Bowlin never worried when Badge#1664 belonging to Officer William C. Cook was out patrolling Dade County streets. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. He knew you wore your entire uniform with pride and honor. Never less than one-hundred percent effort. Only the best! Parents know their children, your parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cook, never had any doubts as to how you would turn out. We all miss you and pray that you'll keep watching over us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 25, 2014

I meant to say, Officer Cook, that before one casts their rod and reel be careful, very cautious about the temptations that are lurking out there in our society. Temptation never popped up on your radar screen my neighbor, friend and hero. The most important things that should always display themselves on any police officer's radar is honesty, dignity and an intense and burning integrity to do their very best and attempt to perform their jobs properly the first time. By the signs of the sun, the moon and the stars, one day we will reunite with you, Officer Cook, there certainly will be a lot of catching up to do that's for sure. For all creations shall we praise God. The ground where you rest in peace, its grass continues to grow as does our sentimental fondness for a brave and courageous servant of all Dade County citizens. Desire along with devotion and supreme determination carry all brave and valiant officers, it steered you and your forty-one other comrades who too made the supreme sacrifice.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 25, 2014

Through the year as blizzards blanket parts of our country, we trudge on walking and pondering what we are to do next. When the weather warms up the snow melts and then we still continue to think what we can do next. It doesn't matter what the climate is outside, we can still act honorably and with a decisive direction and motivation behind our actions. God welcomes all His creatures into the fold prepared to reward them for positive accomplishments and punish them for any wrongdoings against one another. You were a Godsend, Officer Cook, who was brought into this world to perform good deeds and to display valor beyond any calls of duty. The Metro-Dade Police Department was your second home and I'm sure all your colleagues were in your home at some point celebrating and toasting the goodwill of all mankind of which you were an integral part of this life and won't ever be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 24, 2014

God of all seasons, Our Heavenly Father, holy is Your Name. You inspire us and lift up all our hearts with happiness and good cheer at this specially sacred time of the year. We look to the sun to provide our days with rays of hope and renewal. We gaze up to the big bright moon at night where our dearly departed loved ones souls shine their brightest. We look for peace, unity and prosperity at all times. Officer Cook, you provided Dade County and its entire community with optimism, courage, bravery and honor so endearing it has never left our hearts. The citizens because of your humble and unwavering act of heroism will always feel a lot more safer than ever before. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. This night of Christmas Eve as your family gathers to celebrate together surely keeps your warming spirit alive in their hearts. All can celebrate by virtue of your faithful devotion, a dogged determination and heartfelt desire to succeed beyond what we all knew you were capable of achieving.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 24, 2014

Everyplace is green with growth. The sights and sounds of wonderful advancements as we view them coming from the earth that Our Lord created for our benefit. The leaves blossom, the flowers bloom, the seasons change and we anticipate something special in the air. God's loving grace and hands touch our every move. Forward, backward, up and down, side to side, He moves. He guides our coming and goings. May we inquire and ask for all the prayers to be recited on our behalf for our bodies and minds to work in unison. You did this very well, Officer Cook, the loyalty and devoutness always resided within you. It was your loving care, consideration and compassion steering you throughout your watch over residents of Dade County. God's Divine providence shined brightly over you as does your loving and most treasured soul. All the friendships you gained during your life and solid police career have stood out as a symbolic memorial to a brave young man who lived a humble life and established an even more prolific career cut way too short by this wickedness we brand as evil. You'll be forever remembered my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 23, 2014

Life is beautiful when we can do whatever we want when we want. From daytime until night time you enjoyed your life and concentrated on a career path as a police officer. You were a constant and consistent force as someone who served and protected the common interests of all Dade County citizens. Police officers of course cannot just go and do whatever they wish to do. There is no place for rogue and dishonorable members of the law enforcement profession. So before you tempted to cast your rod and reel, think before you act. Officer Cook, you grew up in a loving and very happy home with two beloved and wonderfully devoted parents. They would be very proud of such a determined and bravely courageous son. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Life was indeed wonderful when you patrolled the streets of Dade County for six years of loyal and quite faithful service. Interaction was nothing strange for a gregarious individual such as yourself. One terrifically humble and humane gentleman and more importantly one superior servant of Our Creator.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 23, 2014

Your days, Officer Cook, were full of happiness and joy, when you rose each morning as the sun shone to start a new challenge that police works places upon each officer's shoulders. Life is wonderful in the winter, sipping on hot cocoa with marshmellows. During the summer in its swelter you could be at the beach with Karen and your friends, riding the top of a wave or relaxing at a picnic. The most privately quiet times at home when you would relax and unwind had to be pretty special. Were the citizens concerned when you guarded them and made them more safer and sound? No, without any doubts or reservations whatsoever. You brokered and forged good long standing friendships with all because of your humble nature and loving disposition. But, it was your valor, courage and consideration for all your colleagues that heroically appeared in full view of the citizens on May 16, 1979 and those who lead you into these wars on the streets were label as evil. You did your utmost to quell any violence that reared its ugliness. You are to be celebrated in life and saluted for your career full of passion, compassion and cooperation in all mannerisms that you exhibited. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your friends who were wounded and nearly taken from their colleagues and friends are to be saluted for their heroic actions too. Officers DeGenova and Edgerton, along with your partner, Reserve Officer, Scott Lincoln and Detective Blocker, your humble actions have never been forgotten by myself. Your friend, Bill Cook, Officer William C. Cook, was a loyal and devoted comrade to all, his fearless and unselfish actions showed all people and the entire police world why we have so many outstanding and faithful professionals who dare to risk all for our safeties and securities.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 22, 2014

Wake up and go out and play, for when the seasons change you may not get to go out today. The flowers bloom, the birds all sing in harmony for we know spring is here and peace and good cheer are everywhere. The trees grow tall, one day they may be pruned to allow further growth another time. Hear God's voice, sweet and soft, let Him take you out to play in His embrace with your friends. His countenance shines forth each and everyday. Your predilection to do outstanding work, Officer Cook, was done superbly each day. Your honor and humility were a mainstay of your life and career lived by the forever loving words of integrity and dignity. It was your duty, your obligation through which you were given an opportunity to serve and to protect the rights and to champion the freedoms and unities of all citizens of Dade County. Nothing more humbler could be asked from one of Our Lord's stellar public servant who displayed heroism and bravery and delivered this each watch to his official position. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The tall tree near your grave, Officer Cook, stands as tall and steady as it did thirty-five years ago when you were laid to rest with Inspector's Honors for a job well done. It represents the strong and sturdy backbone you too possessed in handling an extremely rigorous and challenging professional police career.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 22, 2014

To live and to prosper in good health, peace and prosperity in this world, we realize first we come from a seed implanted within our mothers with our fathers assistance. Some of us struggle to witness the light of day and the moon a sit glows at night. The happiness of seeing good tidings and the pleasure one receives from the successes of their family members makes our hearts grew fonder. Life-birth and the end of one's life are still the hidden mysteries of why we are born in the first place. When the seasons change, new things abound all around and we are at times startled by these absolutely brilliant happenings. You were a man of all seasons, Officer Cook and you took your cues to become a very dedicated and devoted police officer. Today, we should all take our cues from the messages of love and admiration that you preached to Dade County residents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Honesty, diligence and vigilance all take their cues no matter the season. And there is no reason we cannot accomplish if we just use a little imagination and let the intuition sink in.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 21, 2014

For everything there is a reason. Yesterday, in New York, two fine young police officers with families were ambushed and killed by a very disturbed young man. Apparently in retaliation for a young man, Eric Garner, who was killed by police two weeks ago. We are born, we live our cycles of life with honor, dignity and integrity, something most of us should admire in officers who sacrifice their lives and live their lives with. When ill, there is a time for healing, for grief and sorrow, there is too a time for spiritual recovery. We laugh. We play. We embrace one another. We seek council from our friends and those closest to us. We look to overcome any obstacles which threaten to undermine our achievements. There is a time to converse and a moment to be reserved in thought. We look for a moment to love, no hate, a time for war, too many to count, sadly, a time of peace, liberty and unity. A final reconciliation. You served and protected all Dade County citizens, Officer Cook, recognizing when to calm someone and when to share a light moment with your colleagues. You were surely destined for much more fulfillment and for what you brought to this world, your community and your department, you'll always be fondly remembered. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. It is said that only the good pass away young. No reason for this violence, but these gentlemen had lives to lead and a challenge ahead of them protecting New York City's citizens from the same evil that took you from among us.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 21, 2014

Within the cycles of our lives and career channels, we dance as the years come and pass. The sun comes out, the moon at night illuminates our world, it is a source, a very beacon of our reflection. We join hands with all who dance, all who celebrate any happy occasion. We then turn away and take leave. We go our own separate way wherever that may be. You left us, Officer Cook, not of your own choice, you were taken away from us because of violence that sadly found its way into the heart of a very troubled young man. Your heroic actions on May 16, 1979, instilled admiration from all sisters and brothers from the police world, literally all over this country, Canada and abroad. The hero in yourself, your heart was beating that day and each and every moment of your cherished life. You did not turn your back on your comrades, you did not back away, instead as all police officers are supposed to do, you looked evil face to face when your comrades who were wounded by this man's evil and nearly taken from among their families too. You saved many more lives, those three civilians and your four comrades have been eternally grateful to you because of your unselfish, unwavering and mighty humble and loyal actions. You represented your department, your community where you cared and gave all the proper measure of kindness and bountiful consideration with the class that all citizens desire from their public servants. From then until now and forever you will remain a Godsend and a most faithful hero who now patrols God's golden streets above where Our Creator continues watching over yourself and those colleagues who gave their lives as you accomplished with much dignity and integrity. Cooperation from all is needed. We need to keep the peace, sanctity and serenity of all our areas and destinations. A happy New Year, Chanukah, Christmas, whatever one observes, we should have all of our police officers and their families in mind at this solemn holiday time. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 20, 2014

I think the term much needed prosperity sounds more proper. And to state that whatever you achieved during your life, Officer Cook, has certainly made a lasting impression. One way the world could both survive and to thrive in happiness would be for all its citizens to endeavor to live their lives in unity, peace and with happy faces. We know that is not always going to be the case. At least we should give it a try. You did more than just try, Officer Cook, as a duly sworn police officer you were held accountable daily for all your actions. Law enforcement personnel should be held to a higher standard, for if the day ever arrives when we totally cannot trust those to serve and to protect our common interests, then where does our society go? It is with the humbleness, the honesty, the dignity and integrity to personally see to it that all people are looked after. We walk upon this sacred ground, the earth, as we come from within our mother's wombs, it is then up to us as to how we can orchestrate the rest of our lives. You handled your professional affairs with a labor of love, goodwill and a real feeling of responsibility and a solemn reliability. We talk. We are taciturn. We look. We touch. We feel our way through something hoping it penetrates our soul. We come. We go. Change happens. When joy comes upon us we celebrate. When grief overcomes us, we are sorrowful. We mourn. We look back and remember the life of our loved one. We come full circle. The cycle of life comes around, each gives way, back to the very beginning. This was how you lived life, my neighbor, friend and hero. Your career was quite valued upon ethical conduct of which there was never any discussion. You performed your duties very admirably and with proper diligence and devotion to maintaining a central core of respect among all Dade County residents. Rest in peace. You made everyone proud.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 20, 2014

We are of flesh and blood, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. It's peace and unity at this time of year and all through the year that is so desperately needed. We sink our souls into whatever task is at hand hoping it was make an impression and leave its imprint upon this world. We all can utter with certainty that whatever you took to task, Officer Cook, you completed it with dignity, honor and a sure integrity guaranteed to leave an imprint for all future generations. Mankind is deeply indebted to the bravery which you and all other officers who sacrificed for our benefit displayed while you performed a job, a profession that not too many could handle. The chain of unity that you started for us will never break, for you see it is everlasting. Look at that street sign named to honor your wonderful memory and a life led with faith and conviction. It drove you to success and much more was left unfinished, pray one day we will reunite and catch up on all the time that should have been afforded you. Profit and gain, we look ourselves in the mirror and can still envision your bright smile and humble nature. It is all in the genes. The Cook Family stands today as it did many decades ago, tall and proud, full of pride because of your professional feats. Those feet and your hands provided the more needed prosperity, peace and liberty to all Dade County residents to last forever as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 19, 2014

I meant to say, Officer Cook, that your smiling face says it all. You made this world safe, resourceful and reliable too. Your courage and bravery served to wake up those slumbering so they could hear your voice. A voice filled with inspiration and wisdom to last a lifetime. People would pour their hearts out to the many brave officers such as yourself and you would lend an ear and give them direction and self-motivation. You were known and loved and gave back to a community more than we could ever fathom. You were the living embodiment of what is good in society and when you were taken, we all cried. Why? After all, you were one of God's creatures. A man of humility. A man of resolve. A man on a mission to bring peace and sanctity to a world crying out for it. We stumble and fall, but we must rise to the occasion as you did so many times and stand gallantly tall. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. I hope your kids, Trevor and Gina enjoyed my humble gift to them. I hope your grandmother, Mrs. Julia Cook is doing well. God bless you all. Merry Christmas and a very healthy and happy New Year to your family. Good luck on your move wherever it may take you. Only in peace and good cheer.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 19, 2014

Many work years to perfect their craft and then retire to enjoy the fruits of their labors. The journeys of life can be complex at times, God doesn't always make things easy for our conveniences. Some work harder than others, I can tell you something about police work, it can be and is a very demanding profession, that only certain qualified and highly motivated and skilled individuals can partake in the challenges of serving and protecting. These moving words come from the heart of a New York City Police Officer's son, as my father of blessed memory served the people of the Big Apple for nearly forty years from the late 1920s until the summer of 1966. You served with distinction, Officer Cook and were taken way too soon because of the wanton violence that you took an affirmation to help rid Dade County streets of. The reward for your humbleness, bravery and courage that humanely stands out as a living part of your legacy as our hero is that you are now one of God's golden angels who patrol the streets above watching over those who continue your battles today and everyday. The knowledge you imparted on others has stood throughout these decades and will endure forever. You accepted. You were accountable and made certain those you watched complied with any directives given to them by yourself. We shake with fear. We rise and may fall, to pickup ourselves and continue the challenges of life is what makes living so meaningful. Under a tree or wherever, we stand tall, we rise and endeavor to prosper and accomplish just as you so valiantly performed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 18, 2014