Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
One swift and rotten person can rile the resolve of a few good honest police officers. One human being if he can be called as such took your life, Officer Cook and nearly those of your fellow esteemed comrades. Dade County has seen it all. Life coming into the world and lives of wonderful men and women departing for greener pastures in heaven. Our Creator gave you all the integrity, dignity and due vigilance by which to honorably utilize to control peace and calmness. It was a terrible ordeal and day when that was snuffed out. At age twenty-five, a heroic man, yourself, Officer Cook, gave newer and humbler meaning to stability and virtue by which humility flows forth. The consecration of your spirit began in Our maker's den where only brave and heroic angels wear proudly those wings that propel their eternal exploits to a higher calling. A more delicate and yet a more demanding task where no harm will ever come your way again. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 14, 2019
Propaganda can spread quickly. Always remember the lives of the honest and dignified for they have distributed the integrity that rests in God's goodwill. Your very nature, Officer Cook, was of a devoted and faithfully brave soul who protected Dade County with all your might, mettle and unlimited and engaging fortitude. Only the best of attitude and an alliance of acumen and awareness that spelled trouble for those looking to commit unearthly evil. But. one bad apple can spoil the whole cart. One heinous action can usurp society's treasured hold on unity and its freedoms for all. Your genes of valor, Officer Cook, conveyed a declarative message, humility and humbleness shall trump and be victorious over wickedness. Your sincerest of endeavors helped to refocus our visions of a brighter future, one made even more sunnier if you were here now performing fruitful missions on mankind's behalf. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Clearly, character and decency are very much designed to weed out and get at the roots of ruination and resistance. Your family will always salute you, Officer Cook and only have the sweetest of memories even of you short lifespan. You were too good of a human being to be taken so suddenly even while doing public service assignments . Your comrades have and will keep on thanking you as will Dade County's own.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 14, 2019
Better to be humbly extolling one's very virtues instead of glorifying one's evil actions. It seems sometimes we behold violence instead of standing up and accentuating one's heroic deeds. Your deeds of dignity and honor, Officer Cook, at least left Dade County with a chance at restoring peace and stability for a sounder and much safer future. Though a little less secure because of your absence from your family, department and humanity in general. God gives us gifts not to be taken lightly. He granted you twenty-five years of life and at least the framework of character and versatility was located everyday in your durability and accountability. All humane and humble heroines and heroes share this fabric as they walk the face of this Earth. You now, Officer Cook, stroll that proverbial beat in heaven maintaining those purest of passages for those who toiled in sacrificing their brave souls for some wanted harmony, Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You delivered the good o f greatness, gallantry, grit and gumption each watch and during your private times with Karen. She will always love and miss her beloved hero!
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 14, 2019
An anvil of adversity is comparable to sledgehammer being pounded on a wooden table. It will break apart and violence looks to undo the very serene nature of our society where mankind is used to living in normal freedom and liberty. You lead a very productive life and career, Officer Cook, that was uplifting to our very souls here in Dade County. Sheltered and a venue for various prosperity, that one day of May 16, 1979, underscored and undermined quiet stability, the riches brought by a noble man of humility and character. It was quite fitting and notable your Inspector's Funeral, Officer Cook, was full of honor and pride eulogizing and paying proper homage to your soul and its spirit of glory and illumination. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Esteem is the very effort and efficiency is how well you perform your professional feats with ferocity and tenaciousness. Always well admired and loyal to your comrades. History records your heroic feats here in this world and God restores His kindness and richness of your humbleness in the next world.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 14, 2019
Violence, evil,terror and wickedness undermines the true comprehension of undying, unwavering, unrelenting and unselfish. But you were a wise and truly gifted young man, Officer Cook, who served with peace and serenity flowing in your caring and golden heart and sacred soul. Dade County was pacified by your honesty, integrity and truly humble dignity. The battles are still raging and being loyally fought by those women and men of character and conviction who have taken your watch. Taking over means accepting burdens, onuses and unenviable responsibilities. But cherished and compassionate beyond salutes and humane honors. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A smile that engaged. Personality that endeared. Effort and humility that forever enhanced. A bold soul of unbelievable wisdom,maturity and vision. In your veins, Officer Cook, nothing but vigilance and trusted diligence.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 14, 2019
Fire kills. Gunfire does that and so much more to that equation. It tears holes, gaping ones into families now leaving them void of their virtuous and vigilantly honorable loved ones. Your composure, reassurance and faith, Officer Cook, allowed you the resources with which to preserve and to bond Dade County into a venue of prosperity and respect for humanity and its civility. mankind needs characters who commit to excellence and are scrupulous in their daily professional endeavors and affairs of awareness, acumen and being astute to circumstances as they develop and warrant. All the more reasons to honor your dignity, reverence and trust you garnered from those whom you loyally served. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 14, 2019
Smoke and fire choke off the challenges at hand. The citizens, the taxpayers expect great service from officers specifically meant for this arduous, demanding and most expanding professional position. Policing communities and their streets takes up a lot of hours and resourcefulness that only common sense and point blank honor, integrity and the ingenuity of dignity bring to harmony and friendliness. You were a highly regarded hero, Officer Cook, who strove to protect and to live up to your transparent bond of bravery. All the decency and devotion nestled humbly into those covers of determination, grit and leadership motivation that assisted other warriors through the mazes of peril and mayhem. Never forgotten and courageously saluted for battling a callous man who for some reason just snapped. Glue makes things stick and your smile, Officer Cook, will for eternity be treasured. Priceless and fearless! Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 14, 2019
The pressure pulsates. The hands are wet and beads of perspiration form so now all men and women finely trained and tuned up for those battles where boldness and mettle must meet and forge a bond between honesty, dignity and integrity. Dade County had your unwavering and trustworthy character and class, Officer Cook, teaming up to tear the layers off of violence. A difficult task where the responsibilities are many, your loyalty and steadiness made all the difference in security and unity being brought into the picture of humility. Always the cherished and respected rock of your family, a brave colleague and no doubt an angel with wings of wonder soaring to newer and more gallant heights. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 14, 2019
Priorities at times get eschewed. Peace and safe havens may not however. Dade County was under the declarative eyes and ears, Officer Cook, of your honor, dignity and immense integrity. Violence and evil can only be handled by those mature, brave and humble enough to pack their resolution and resolving character into an enormous commitment to values and principles. A man and a gentleman to be smartly and solemnly saluted for giving his community sanctity and the channels of charisma. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 14, 2019
Certain ceremonies are just about the pomp and the circumstances. Inspector's funerals are surely solemn occasions that should never take place and it is unfortunate that women and men sacrifice their lives of honesty, dignity and integrity. It's a way for police fraternities, families and many friends to gather together and pay a final salute of honor and homage to the character and desire of each brave soul. Dade County was saved by your blessed and heroic soul, Officer Cook, the steady influence and glue of your family. You kept tranquility and stability a staple for those living and prospering here at home. A hero and a warrior of awareness and strength from within your caring and most compassionately humane and humble heart and soul. Your spirit, Officer Cook, flies high as your eternal journeys are now more prolific. That proverbial beat is where you serve and badge#1664 goes to patrol those heavenly gates of gladness and God's merciful glory. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 13, 2019
Boldness is to behold the wonders of God's heroic angels at work serving and preserving life and its humility to be treasured. Your family and colleagues, Officer Cook, cherished you and your friendship, a bond of sisters and brothers from the law enforcement profession banding as one to tackle crime and with their selfless integrity and dignity make evil regret its moves. Society endeavors to honor you, Officer Cook,integrity, wit and vision that spread sanctity and harmony within the gates and streets of all Dade County. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 13, 2019
A pledge is a solemn word that a man or woman makes assuring goodwill and peace in a community. Your bravery and honor, Officer Cook, lead to a newer spirit for Dade County folks. Their security and safety all came about through humility and the arches of acumen , dignity and integrity. All the more clearer was your commanding presence during terse and tense moments. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Executing effort, good character and efficiency surely helps in this unending war over wickedness.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 13, 2019
Once the dirt is washed off and removed then and maybe then can you pursue peace and some semblance of unity. Serenity and a renewed sense of tranquility were a staple of your humble life and police career, Officer Cook. The people of Dade County were entrusted to your heroic and humanely honorable care. Concerned and endearing our world has been surely enriched by your cherished and most respected soul of wisdom ,maturity and the visions to see further down through roads of resolve and resiliency . Never more humbly honored and solemnly saluted for boldness and its bravery above and beyond. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 13, 2019
Saved by a tireless humanitarian who gallant life and career embodied the principles of honor, integrity and the fabrics of dignity and ferocity. Dade county was protected by a loyal and humble gentleman representing his family and department. Always etched and duly remembered for humility and the pangs of pride and perseverance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 13, 2019
Sparing, fighting and battling adversaries sometimes requires a kid gloves approach. A soothing voice, a calming reassurance and a mellow demeanor might work better than a rude, nasty and just plain arrogant attitude which no public servant wants to be recognized for. Your justice, truth and honor, Officer Cook, was one-hundred percent heroically impeccable. Never any waver of doubt. Never lack of scruples and integrity which bolster one's humanely humble dignity. Dade County's people had peace and serenity because of your unforgettable character and endearment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 13, 2019
Clubbed and knocked senseless, you must fight to regain your balance to ward off evil. The battles are like forest fires as they rage on. You persisted, Officer Cook ,with your prudent and most proficient styles of policing Dade County. High end honor, real time resolve and boldness. Never ending integrity, ingenuity and the dignity of manners to keep your humble self in check. Solemnly honored and paid homage to for foresight and the quintessential reserved way you kept us living in harmony and in unity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 12, 2019
Awareness can only hasten the beginning of the crusade to overcome evil. Your sincerity, goodwill and maturity, Officer Cook, were the components in your characteristic courage and humility from which Dade County was both served and protected with gentle honor and the healthy respect of your confirmed dignity and authentic integrity and universal acumen. Staunch and stoic, qualified and practical in your advancing truth, trust and its administration of justice. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 12, 2019
The height of heinousness strikes at the courage of those heavenly heroic crusaders. The cowardly acts of one crazed man took you, Officer Cook, away forever from your beloved and adoring family and dignified and integral comrades who fought long and fiercely with you to defeat violence here in Dade County. A n optimistic man with a concerned heart and civility in his outstanding character, no wonder you will always be in your family's hearts and those of the many who befriended resolve and effort like a tandem should be afforded respect. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 12, 2019
At the helm of honor and endearment was you and your hero's badge, Officer Cook. Badge#1664 was all dignity, integrity and the enhancement of true character, commitment to practicalities and most notably noble deeds performed on behalf of Dade County's folks. Accountability, reliability and the versatility to go patrol a neighborhood that still and forever honors the spirit of your kindness, charm and humility. Now in heaven illuminating society to see its way through its destinations and journeys of monumental proportions. Saluted and valiantly admired. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and heor.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 12, 2019
The realms of possibility are endless when officers conduct themselves with honesty, humility and the desires that enlighten dignity and integrity. The fights and battles are long, the wars are wicked, by resourcefulness and character that you possessed, Officer Cook , assisted you uniquely in your everyday preoccupation with Dade County's security and peaceful designs. Always a respected and treasured legend and most heroic public servant, God's graces shine upon your eternal soul of humble esteem. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 12, 2019
Unity is breached when callous evil divides a community. To counteract those actions, Officer Cook, you had to be honest and dignified, focused on integrity and have the appeal of character that only humility knows. You served the purposes and were a hero of high regard. God reserves judgments, though your family and colleagues understand your soul of virtue and peace is greeted by eternity calls to guard and protect those pearly gates of valor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 12, 2019
Time. Only more time is necessary to solve the world's ailments. Our Master gave you twenty-five years, Officer Cook, to make an impression on this society. Humanity and Dade County have all the proof locked in your honorable soul of integrity and dignity. Badge#1664 was living evidence of your travels around our area where you tried to supplant senseless evil and replace it with some stabilizing unity for all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Earth had your wonderful soul out and about doing more than just its job, Officer Cook. Never better character and surely never more outstanding commitment to pride and excellence.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 11, 2019
Secrets are not always revealed. It was no secret, Officer Cook, you were a superb and supremely heroic gentleman of gallantry and devotion. Dade County certainly counted on your instincts of integrity, ingenuity and invention to pull your dignity and wisdom through those battles over callous mayhem. Heaven as your beautiful soul and shining face t o help your comrades here deal with foes and enemies that threaten our own brand of humility. Mankind needs good people serving the causes of justice and security. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your refreshing personality is very much absent and it's terrible you did not get to see all the changes your heroism brought forth.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 11, 2019
Violence and terror require one gets the assignments done right from the gates. You can look back but don't get satisfied or complacent. Never a time to cheer your feats when evil still runs in and out of those venue and streets paved with peril. You placed your honesty, integrity and dignity in harm's way, Officer Cook, to shield Dade County from adversarial strife. A very loyal and dependable servant called to heaven too soon and surely before your time and fruitful missions were then completed. Our Lord determines destinies and when humility and civility are deemed as done then one's brave soul is uplifted to a newer and higher calling. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 11, 2019
The breezes of boldness blow strongly against the backdrops of brazen and wicked misconduct. You saved lives as you were faithfully doing your role, protecting all Dade County, Officer Cook. Foundations and their cornerstones laid humbly down by your unwavering and unselfish heroics. Humanity was justly preserved by a man whose lips spoke the gospel truth and you were also a man of resiliency who relished his professional tasks. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 11, 2019

