Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Endeavor must be perpetuated and accentuated. The greater one is in command of themselves, the better chance to combat this terror and torment that threatens to unglue society. Officer Cook, you took a sacred and serene affirmation to guard and to shield Dade County from this foe, nothing stopped you until that awfully tragic day of May 16, 1979, when your honor and dignity was callousness taken from you. All soul and heart with a mind so mature and humane. The hero in you will always be saluted for bravery and for going above responsibility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 7, 2020

Neither wind, smoke darkness or sunshine will deter the highest qualities of those composed, caring and concerned servants of the law enforcement communities. Evil is wind, violence shall never reign down upon the public at large and you saw to it, Officer Cook, that Dade County, was secured and safe from those ugly elements that create havoc and mayhem that can affect dignity and integrity. The more character, the humbler the commitments to vigilance and heroism will be. Just keep looking down from up above, Officer Cook, you were a man with a most consummate and giving heart of gold. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 7, 2020

Unity may not become unhinged nor integrity impaired in any way or fashion. Your dignity and heroic honesty surely deserved many more years of life left to accomplish whatever you had to pursue, Officer Cook on behalf of Dade County's citizens. God has that hidden master plan for all our character and destinies of desire. He needed your spiritual soul of valor in His castles of courage along with so many other wonderful angels to soar higher each day as cherished and most respected individuals. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 7, 2020

If you meddle with someone's fine mettle , you had better beware and lookout for the valiant and humble will come and take you down before you start anymore trouble. Problems and issues are all a part of the daily lives of women and men conditioned to battle and fight those adversaries who look to cause pain, anguish , grief and suffering. You patrolled Dade County, Officer Cook with the very same fetish and panache as you always did and for having a most noted and heroic soul and heart may Our Maker bless and keep your spirit comforted until your loved ones are finally reunited with you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 6, 2020

Being mature and learned will certainly assist and further the continuations of those brave souls of reverence and honor who put life and respect ahead of anything else. You weighed all your options and your best answer was, Officer Cook, to go and aid the people and your upstanding peers who were caught in the heirs of one vicious man bent on taking away precious lives. Yours, Officer Cook, as the decades seem to pass quickly will be solemnly honored for instrumental integrity, devoted dignity and character that was held in high esteem. I do hope your last partner, Reserve Officer Scott Lincoln and his family are doing well. happy holidays to the Tidwell, Wilkerson Families too. And to you Chief Jacobs to you and yours a happy holiday. Your friend and classmate, Bill Cook won't be forgotten for his ethics, endeavor and totally stellar values. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dade County was in outstanding hands of a humane and motivated leader.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 6, 2020

The furnaces burn furiously. The fires of your ferocity burned passionately, Officer Cook, keeping aglow the hope and goodwill of all Dade County and its fine folks. Yes, you were a very fine man, decent and respectful, a human being equipped with the fabrics and fibers of dignity and integrity, they were your best defense against the likes of wickedness spread far and wide. For being heroic and devoted may Our Creator shine His countenance upon your immortal soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 6, 2020

When the horses of heinousness come galloping through our neighborhoods, the good men and women of law enforcement are present and accounted for to take charge of every detail that dignity, honor and noble integrity represent. Your loving wife sent you off to work everyday praying that you would return home safe and sound. That day of May 16, 1979 when Karen made you breakfast and coffee, Officer Cook, no one knew it would be the last time you were together. God only know why? Why would a man, a Dade County hero of determination and dedication be taken suddenly from his family colleagues and this entire world? Well, God you have surely one courageous man, a spirit of enrichment, a gentleman whose name blessed and rewarded honored his parents and mankind with no disrespect and no mysteries surrounding your excellent morals and mettle. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 6, 2020

Evil, violence and wickedness is crash, bang and boom all rolled together. But to defeat this plague of terror, honesty, dignity,character and integrity surely can pierce the armors of such an enormous adversary. You did Dade County and its people proud, Officer Cook, a hero whose service and resolve tried to rectify the wrongs of a man gone wild. Our tranquility and freedoms all came about through your love of your community and respect foe humanity. It was your living and breathing humbleness that saw your journeys as complete though you still left a legacy to be shared and continued by your beloved family. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 6, 2020

Gumption, grit and gallantry are not guesswork. They are a vital part of truth and trust instilled within a public servant's heart of honor, humility and heroism as yours, Officer Cook was and will forever be fondly remembered for. Dade County was your territory where you worked hard to formulate a plan of peace and liberty for all mankind. Never forgotten for character and loyal commitments to pride and virtues. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 6, 2020

The golden ages were a thing of the past. One thing not to be ignored nor confused is your straightforward charm, candor and humble charisma. Right from your gallantly heroic heart of consideration, Officer Cook. Turning Dade County and their people into a more calmer and a serener environment, you certainly were a dignified man of commitment and convictions to stellar character the necessity to be able to protect more efficiently. A warrior with a wonderful personality, refreshing and spirited, cherished and admired for bringing responsibility to the forefront. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 5, 2020

You served, steered and solidly arranged serenity, safety and the trusted and truthful security within the cornerstones of Dade County to be reverently enhanced.enriched and engaged by others who have taken their sacred affirmation. It surely was holy and pure right from your caring and kind heart of gold. A standard that will be difficult to continue but with your soul and God's tenderness and hope the burdens can be accomplished as He blesses your heroism and a fighting resolve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Officer Cook Badge#1664 will be honorably so saluted and paid homage for loyalty and undying transparency.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 5, 2020

I apologize Officer Cook I meant to say your beloved soul is now and forevermore accompanied around heaven following those of your beloved parents. Not only do they follow you, every honored and heroic officer's does shadow you. Being cared for in God's eternal shelters of sleep and perfection your integrity and respect for Dade County will not be overlooked. Your career served as a springboard for other public servants to gleam, to trust and to tackle with unending tenacity all the problems big and small placed in your plate of progressing through peril and whatever diabolically challenges your reservoirs of thinking. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 5, 2020

Muffins comes in different varieties. Patience and effort can only come one way and that is straight from a humble and most noted man's heart of heroism and integrity. Dignity and character that were truly made for saving and an ultimate sacrifice on behalf of Dade County. One made by you, Officer Cook , nearly forty-one years ago. Serenity and service given first class decency and expeditious attention by your unassuming, unselfish medley of morals and mettle meshed with powerful principles, proficiency and unrelenting understanding coming from your tireless training, planning and total preparation for the field where your battles were fought solely to secure the residents and square away a nemesis of nearly giant proportions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your special and loving soul of compassion is not accompanied around heaven by your parents, Officer Cook, their darling and sweet angel, "Billy," or "Bill" as you were called by them and your pals and peers of gratitude and loyalty.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 5, 2020

A speckle of dirt or dust, a torn uniform serving and preserving life in Dade County would not stop you, Officer Cook, nor would a man bent on destroying the open ended honesty and respect for society. You sir my neighbor, friend and hero succeeded beyond anyone's expectations. Terror will never tarnish the badge of goodwill and endearment that you chartered a course to follow on. Those trails have been paved for those next in line to continue your very valid and diligent watch over humanity. The skies are blue and sometimes overcast, yet the lights will never dim because of your special soul of reverence and perseverance observing us going through our daily climbs up those steepest of mountains. The highest of heights now glow with your valor, Officer Cook, rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 5, 2020

The vultures of violence just keep swooping down on us violating our sacred truth and trust. Men and women of tremendous will and spirit fight our battles defending us at every turn. Torment and turmoil would not deter your faithful missions and journeys in Dade County, Officer Cook ,a man set to succeed in replenishing tranquility for all humanity.Honorable humility, solemn dignity and the consummate integrity of your heart and character giving every ounce to thwart this very cunning adversary. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 5, 2020

Honesty from one servant won't conquer, but, it would greatly assist one in coping with the duress from their large tasks at hand. Officer Cook, as a humbled and humane hero of Dade County, it was your richness of spirit,soul and heart that led your missions on behalf of mankind which is deeply indebted to you. Integrity, dignity and sacred character and the sincerity of your commitments to civility and nobility that we shall honor your sacrifice. A God fearing gentleman who graced his parents and sister along with His beloved wife for twenty five years, four and half with Karen, sadly all too short. Tragically retirement was not to be your destiny as fighting evil and violence was what you voluntarily accepted and willingly signed up to try and accomplish. As one of many angels you are now in the position to patrol and watch over us, and you'll not be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 5, 2020

The stations are manned with everlasting public servants who dared to dream and to aspire. A man with honor,faith and hope shall never go unnoticed nor without a salute for providing his community of Dade County some real eyed transparent peace and liberty to go about our everyday journeys of humility and serenity. It was and is forever your heroic inspirations, Officer Cook, that hope will spring eternal. A gentleman with a loving heart and very engaging soul of mercy and trust surviving the rigors until Mr. Pearsall demonstrated a complete lack of respect for authority and honest and humble officers, your comrades whom he wounded and nearly ended their lives and careers. You look down upon your buddies and their families while Our Lord steers your sweet soul around His gates of persistence and gallantry forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 5, 2020

If I am not mistaken today is Palm Sunday, then Thursday is the first day of Passover, followed by Good Friday and then next Sunday is Easter Sunday, Officer Cook. For a devout man you, Officer Cook and your beloved Karen, may she live and be well with her new husband and his family always realized the value and dignity behind religion and ritual observances. You always had God direct your flights of freedom to pursue security while chasing after violence a rogue and rotten element to humanity. Its fundamentals confounding, confront and confuse mankind's passions and choices in life we all at some point make. God gifted you my neighbor, friend and hero with undying loyalty, esteemed integrity and the consummate character that made a distinctly heroic impression in and around the corners, streets and roads of Dade County. So for that matter you planned ahead and prepared yourself for the humbly arduous responsibilities protecting its citizens day after day. And never once batting an eye. Keep soaring as a perfect angel with wings of bravery high above next to your very dear and beloved parents. Rest in peace Officer Cook and to you Mr. and Mrs. Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 5, 2020

There never seems to be a cure all for all the mayhem and mischief in our land, but, at least we have honorable heroes such as yourself, Officer cook, who made inroads with this unfortunate evil and by virtue of your unwavering dignity and integrity during your life and career in Dade County some of the issues and troubles have abated a little though not by much. A little less safer today because of your untimely absence while performing your central duties and by maintaining excellent character during difficult moments. Always warmly, solemnly and very fondly remembered and beloved by your family. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 5, 2020

Wanton evil is a curse to the purposes for which we move about peacefully in society and must be stopped dead in its tracks at once. The paths paved, the trails set out by your honorable heroics, Officer Cook, brought a newer resolve to the tensions that existed because of needless bloodshed. And that sad day when your family and department lost the humble and humane diamond of dignity and integrity it was and always will be a treasured and cherished man who was taken suddenly, all too soon with more left to fulfill. Your family, friends and those future recruits will have to gently take the baton of bravery you patrolled with character on Dade County streets. Never forgotten and saluted for enhanced effort and a spirit of affection that was the outpouring at your Inspector's funeral where a community and a grateful nation bade you a fond a sacred farewell. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 4, 2020

Quenched by a thirst to learn, to educate and to enhance the versatility of a virtual society, your endeavors in Dade County, Officer Cook, spread a hero's worth of honesty, integrity and dignity within a community where God has continued to bless your sweet and most vigilant soul of character. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 4, 2020

With a golden heart and a vast intellect filled with the solid resources of resolve, reverence and resiliency, your daily life and career, Officer Cook, was sacred and honorable one that was humbly and heroically dignified as it served and enhanced the landscapes of all Dade County and mankind in general. The safety, serenity and serenity now passed to to other humane and staunchly loyal public servants who must somehow share the burdens of responsibility and respect for a sacred society. You won't be excluded from these essential and duly noted homages of serious sacrifice all unselfish and all unwavering. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The very violence that still casts a nasty eye upon humanity will one day be wiped out forevermore.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 4, 2020

One who goes about their daily affairs is blessed in humility, for humanity reveres those who set out to conquer callousness and wanton violence. You chartered newer pathways here in Dade County for as your family and department's hero your good name and most blessed soul will always be admired for unwavering, undying and unending bravery. Dignity and integrity are stored in those chests of courage where God keeps His eternal flock of angels protected,sheltered and secured for violence which took their inspirational spirits never to be forgotten as you, Officer Cook, shall never be forgotten. Faithful and devoted never a missed step. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 4, 2020

Going forward is what every hero would want from their families of faith, honor and respect for goodwill. Your family, Officer Cook, has loyally pursued your values, ideals and principles all these years later. Dade County and its citizens saw an esteemed employee enriching, enhancing and endearing himself to safe travels, trails and hopes for a safer future. One not as such because of your pronounced absence. But, sanctity, humility and reverence are all written on your gravestone where you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 4, 2020

Centerstage everyday in honesty, respect for dignity, integrity and superior character, you'll be fondly remembered as a Dade County hero of distinction, Officer Cook. Those wildfires of wickedness were put out in humble part to your consideration,concern and caring heart. Sacred and secure, our safe trails were paved by your unselfish actions of valor tha that secured your place in God's celestial forests where angels of ferocity roam freely without being followed by harm and pain. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 4, 2020