Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

A promise was a solemn and heroic affirmation kept. You protected Dade County, Officer Cook, with all your stoic heart and soul until the very last beat of your dignified breath. Surely integrity, character and commitments were all desirable and humbly honorable and loyal. There was no doubt you were accomplish your sacred missions putting forth the energy and endeavor needed for our survival and safe trails and paths of both true trust and allegiance to mankind. Humanity and your family greatly misses but carries the torches of your legacy forward as you my neighbor, friend and angelic hero rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 26, 2024

Dade County is a vital community that has been blessed and protected or so we hope by heroic men and women of law enforcement. Integrity that must be amplified. Dignity that needs to be uplifted in enhancement and honesty that must be humble and loyal. Officer Cook, your life and career had all the meaning of mettle, virtue and wisdom combined with your know how. Surely, vigilance and diligence that combed every nook and cranny from safety, security and serenity that was blessed indeed. As your family, department and community's angel may God watch over your soul and spirit as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character and intuition so valuable and sacred throughout your life journeys.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 25, 2024

Officer Cook, you were a man of perseverance, proficiency and pride all humbly blessed and most heroic. Dade County was under your gentle patrols and pursuits of peace while dealing with this relentless violence. Integrity, dignity and character so esteemed, cherished and loyal never forgotten and forever saluted. Commitment and conviction are truth and trustworthiness that your family and mankind will solemnly remember as they carry your legacy forward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero angel!

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 25, 2024

A strong man with heroism in his heart and soul, that's what will forever remind us of who you were, Officer Cook, a Dade County hero of extraordinary dignity, character and integrity all within your veins and arteries of acumen and accentuated pursuits of justice and peace for all mankind. May you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A true and trustworthy angel bonded with your beloved and blessed parents may they too rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 24, 2024

Meant to say, Officer Cook, all that you meant to your endeared family, engaging department and esteemed community here in Dade County where you grew up, got married and served as an excellent professional redefining what a law enforcement official is supposed to achieve. It was done in an all too brief career of six years of your twenty-five years you lived tragically taken by heinous and wanton evil from a man insane and just cruel. Never forgotten for dignity, humility, honor with integrity all carried out with character unwavering and forever unselfish. Badge#1664 was truth, faithfulness and its trustworthiness was resilient to the very core of your basic duties. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Always an angel now hovering overhead watching over your family and the world along with your beloved parents.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 23, 2024

The windmills of violence still circle quickly around but so long as we have capable, able and focused public servants who risk their souls and hearts of heroic honesty, dignity and integrity we can relax a bit. Yes, Dade County had badge#1664 among its rank and file of many dedicated professionals such as yourself, Officer Cook, who dug deep to get a handle on this danger that just erupts and eats at the pangs and roots of mankind. You always kept your composure and were a very dignified and diligent young man because you cared and had a humbly blessed and sacred heart of unselfish character, commitment to succeed and the intuitive convictions true and trustworthy. The rewards your family receives from you, Officer Cook, represent all the you meant to them, your department and community which continues paying homage to your legend and memory. Vision, virtue and wisdom beyond the maturity that are and have been terribly missed all these decades. Now as an angel you can rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were always so loyal, sincere with a vigilant heart of esteem. A treasured man to be sure whose value and vehicles of versatility went over and beyond the responsibilities of duty.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 23, 2024

Women and men of blessed acumen and heroic effort climb those mountains everyday to protect our very lives of decency and honorable purposes. You were an integral part of Dade County, Officer Cook and your name. legacy of character, dignity and integrity shall forever be remembered and solemnly saluted for they gave the ultimate of sacrifices that has let us march on as we live our lives. And your life, career and sacred values were and will always remain a vital part of its rich history. One where the dust will never settle so long as your loved ones live you too live in spirit in their hearts, thoughts and prayers. One day violence and evil shall be permanently eradicated so long as dedicated men and women keep fighting through these mazes of trouble and chaos. It jeopardizes humanity, threatens existence and interferes with those who perform their versatile acts of diligence and vigilance as you faithfully did, Officer Cook, a man of morals, accentuated convictions and commitments of truth and trust permeating your patrols of your beloved community in which esteem, loyalty and gratitude were core partners. Rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 23, 2024

The highway to heaven is paved by the astute and accentuated law enforcement heroes who displayed their finest honor, dignity and integrity and suffice it to say, Officer Cook, Our Creator welcomed you with His open arms of compassion. Your life and career serving the residents of Dade County was your legacy full of desire, decency and dedication straight from your unwavering and unselfish heart and soul of humility, virtue and wisdom all combined with true trust and bravery that made you the man, the gentleman of gallantry whose paths and trails were your sacred missions and vehicles of nobility poured into your entire structure of vigilance and unrelenting diligence. Rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 22, 2024

The validation of a hero is their abundance of many positive characteristics. Namely, one's stoic honor, humbly blessed integrity and accentuated dignity. You surely maintained and were blessed beyond with these most essential traits. Dade County was so fortunate to have a man, a gentleman whose courage, commitments and convictions were every bit worth their salt of salvation and saving grace. Every morsel of versatility, virtue and vision were your vehicles of endurance and faithfulness that steered you around the areas were evil, violence and mischief seemed to have their grips upon us and threatened our way of living peacefully and with renewed stability. We salute you my neighbor, friend, angel and hero for true allegiance and trustworthy diligence. Rest in peace. A wise young man beyond his years so heinously taken from his family who will forever love you and your colleagues who worked tirelessly along side of a classy human being who drive, decency and dedication matched your tenacity and fortitude.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 21, 2024

The shield of honor, dignity and integrity glowed with heroic character, commitment and conviction, Officer Cook and so Dade County was protected by your grace and unselfish humanity. You can be sure you connected with every cycle of courage and trustworthy virtue. It's diligence and vigilance that focused its endeavors in obtaining our stability and safety to pursue our missions. Violence should not have taken you from your family, comrades and friends, Officer Cook and you'll be saluted for giving the ultimate sacrifice. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 20, 2024

The stars and their constellations shine brightly because of your special, precious and sweet heart and heroic soul, Officer Cook. Everything about you is always so humbly spoken as you were your family's go to relative in times when a crisis occurred. Dade County was never more downtrodden when the tragic day of May 16, 1979 struck and you saved your citizens and colleagues from worse doom simply by responding to that domestic incident armed with honesty, dignity and sure integrity of which came from the inside of your unassuming and engaging character, charm, charisma and the truest of trustworthy commitments where ingenuity took you down paths and trails of righteousness, resourcefulness and humbly blessed resiliency. An angel whose unselfish and unwavering heroism will be saluted and sacredly paid its proper homage. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A note of nobility certainly travels a long way along with virtue, vision and wisdom.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 19, 2024

Development comes through the pangs of perseverance and desire of which you had, Officer Cook, so heroically serving and protecting our lives here in Dade County. A gentleman who uplifted and pushed forward with unselfish dignity, honor and integrity they surely will be remembered and solemnly saluted as will your true and trusted commitments and convictions of faith and devotion. Rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero. Everyone misses you very much as you were your family's darling and handsome ray of hope, goodwill and gratefulness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 19, 2024

Who we are is because of who you were to your family, community and esteemed and loyal department, Officer Cook. A man, a gentleman and one heroic servant of God, faithful, dependable and surely blessed with both a humble and humane heart and soul, all unselfish, unbending and ever so diligent to your perilous duties making certain that the good citizens of Dade County would be protected from violence and kept safe and secure. You can be sure you will be saluted and never forgotten for demonstrating dignity, integrity and the trustworthiness and true character, commitment to succeed and the convictions that went far past your sacred and solemn affirmations. Lip service is all talk you must walk the lines and tow the lines of tenacity and humility and your credo was inscribed humbly upon badge#1664 and your angelic uniform of vision, virtue and wise versatility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel who served and lived with reverence, allegiance and sensability.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 18, 2024

By the sweat and toil of your heroic being, Officer Cook. you were able and capable of keeping the folks of Dade County safe from harm for the most part. A man who graced his family, comrades and community with true and trustworthy dignity, honesty and integrity all from a devout and efficient character that remains cherished, esteemed and most of all dedicated and determined. To put out the fires of violence and evil takes every ounce of heart and one's soul that was persevering, unwavering and unselfish in all your important duties carried out. We won't ever forget a gentleman of first class decency, allegiance and the virtue spread throughout your sacred journeys and missions of inspiration, motivation, goodwill and enhancement. Now and forever angel hovering above, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 17, 2024

Police have their challenges, dangerous and just sadly lurking within society. You humbly and heroically handled all your professional assignments, Officer Cook, with the very touches of class and decency as only a man of honor, integrity and dignity could accomplish. Dade County was a community where your loyal and esteemed watches took place. Our security, safety and serenity were created by your dedicated character, conviction and commitments to excel beyond your onuses. Truth, compassion, kindness and trust surely can propel one down the paths of perseverance and trails of unrelenting missions of hope, faith and resourcefulness. You'll forever be missed and solemnly saluted for being concerned. Rest in peace my angel, neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 16, 2024

You were a man, a gentleman praised by your family, colleagues and humanity at large, Officer Cook, for your heroic response to a serious situation where the residents of Dade County were under siege from a cowardly and senseless man. Sad to think what might have become of him if not for him robbing you of your many more years to live fruitfully enjoying your life and post career with Karen and your extended loving family. They now must carry on with your legacy etched in effort, integrity, dignity and honest character that highlighted your life of enhancement, enrichment and endearment. When a loved one dies for a righteous cause we the public must wonder why? After forty-five years the reasons are still difficult to comprehend. But since you always were a man of reason, truth and trustworthiness it's a little simpler to understand why we have peace, freedom and stability all sacredly blessed by your earthly angelic missions of virtue, faith, devotion, dedication and wisdom. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Intelligence, diligence, vigilance and intuition must be spot on. Policing has evolved so much since your began your career, Officer Cook, fifty-one years ago. I believe you started as a Public Service Officer at Jackson Hospital.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 16, 2024

Society, humanity and mankind deserve the humble, humane and esteem dedication, devotion and determination from all its force of ferocity and honesty, dignity and integrity. Dade County was where your sterling, stellar and superior work was beyond the eyes of vision, virtue and wisdom, Officer Cook. You surely won't be forgotten and will be saluted for giving nobility and sanctity your unwavering and unselfish callings. These days so much has changed in the community where your constant concern and compassion were called upon to supply stability and serenity to us all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 15, 2024

A gallant gentleman who graced his family and community of Dade County with a soft and humbly blessed heart and soul of heroism. Yes, Officer Cook, you'll always be your family's source of pleasure a smile and a handsome face that certainly has been missed all these decades later. You factor in honor, respect, humility along with dignity, integrity and truly trusted character, commitment and conviction and you have a superior human being, a public servant who galvanized mankind with peace, stability and whatever was called for while fighting evil and wanton violence. you are to be solemnly saluted, Officer Cook, for wisdom, vision and virtue, sanctity and nobility to be treasured. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 15, 2024

Achievement and success for everyone is not always so simple to come by. Police have to reach out, ponder and touch humanity with that extra special something. Badge#1664, yours, Officer Cook, for six years of earthly and cherished heroic service was that special ingredient, that factor of tenacity that chased down every morsel of evil, meaningful and engaging the eyes and ears of Dade County's folks. You can be sure sir your life and career sacrificed for a purpose shall be fondly and solemnly remembered and saluted for each channel of commitment, conviction and character truly trustworthy just as your integrity above reproach, dignity and honesty blessed and humanely esteemed and that's precisely your angel wings are fitted perfectly for your eternal responsibilities at hand. Rest in peace my friend, neighbor and hero. Yes to honor every resting officer does imply to never forget the challenges and inspirations they started with when becoming a loyal and efficient public servant.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 14, 2024

The duties, roles and obligations of each officer is to solemn serve and to protect the at large public. You surely performed your onuses, Officer Cook, with all the gentle care, concern and compassion that your heroic heart and soul could muster. A difficult made more danger and dire that awful day when Dade County under the heinous mind and hands of a violent man who robbed you, Officer Cook, of something each of us looks as precious your life. For a man of faithfulness, devotion, class and character all tested, true and trustworthy it was your esteem and loyal commitment, integrity and honorable dignity that did the job and sacred virtue all responsible for maintaining law and order in order for us to ponder, live and breathe. Now we shall dedicate ourselves to keeping the flames of your legacy alive as your family pursues their aspirations with you forever in their hearts and souls. May Our Master shelter your spirit of humbleness and bless each of your beloved family members with a sense of renewed optimism. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel who validated his life and career with consummate and unwavering affection for mankind and the unselfish journeys and missions of goodwill and resiliency you so smartly put forth.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 14, 2024

You displayed the reverence, diligence and vigilance of a humbly blessed and heroic warrior, Officer Cook. Badge#1664 was full of respect, honesty and the words of dignity and integrity that secured your most cherished and beloved community of Dade County. Our freedoms and securities were created by your unwavering and most unselfish patrols that centered around our pursuits and dreams. Sadly, those desires and dreams ended on May 16, 1979 when you sacrificed your life and soul of vision, wisdom and virtue for mankind, your family and your colleagues to continue the aspirations you so solemnly prepared for and lived up to every word of your sacred affirmation. You'll be saluted for everything humanely centered in loyalty and esteem. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. Terrible what transpired to you and unfortunate we could never meet one another.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 14, 2024

You embraced your family, mankind and your department comrades, Officer Cook, with love and a heroically humble heart and soul. Dade County and its citizens will never forget the spirit and integrity that lied within your inner character, commitment and dignity that forever is sealed as a part of your legacy more than history itself. You enriched, engaged and enhanced the landscape of where you diligently patrolled for our very peace, liberty and stability its blessings and goodwill forever installed. We salute you my neighbor, friend and hero of truth and trustworthiness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 14, 2024

The evil must be eliminated from our midst. Everything you did that tragic day, Officer Cook, was done by the book. Your honesty, integrity, character and dignity was superb and surely stellar. Just wished you were alive today to witness all the changes here in Dade County where you donned a uniform and badge of wisdom, truth and sacred virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Angels are saluted for bravery and implanting serenity in our paths and trails.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 13, 2024

Violence and evil must be arrested and forevermore stopped for good. Unfortunately, you, Officer Cook, are sincerely missed for evil robbed your sweet and precious soul of virtue, dignity and integrity from your family and Dade County where your esteem and loyalty went far and wide to distribute peace of mind and safety for us to continue our lives and yours should have been allowed to prosper in character, humility and blessed commitment. We salute you and may you rest in peace my neighbor, angel and hero. A friend who sadly I never had the chance to greet. At least meeting Officer Keith DiGenova was a humble thing. You and Officer Edgerton should rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 12, 2024

Your proficiency and demeanor, Officer Cook, were exactly what the people of Dade County needed to maintain liberty and serenity. Mankind yearns for a semblance of order today and for those who have succeeded you do so with the utmost caution. Integrity that was clear. Dignity that was devoted, determined and sincerely dedicated. They made your paths and trails of ferocity more than sturdy. A six year commitment that has been saluted and solemnly remembered for their unselfish and unwavering diligence and conviction. Your family, comrades and community truly misses you and your handsome smile. Your angelic being lights up eternity as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 11, 2024