Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Police Officer William Coleman Cook

Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida

End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979

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Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook

There can never be a positional change in honesty, integrity and dignity. These are the very words of heart and soul that must be demonstrated on an everyday basis as a creed no matter the circumstances, dilemmas and situations that can confront the most savvy of men and women who lay it all on the line. You gave your life and very spirit, Officer Cook, much admired and greatly appreciated for our very harmony and stability. Dade County can never repay its debt of thanks for a gentleman of wisdom, character and everything proper in truth and trust. Cornerstones constructed for a sounder tomorrow that would have better with your presence and humble smile of gratitude. A young man vital to our survival who will never be forgotten for putting unselfish and tireless effort into your labors of passion and proficiency. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 15, 2022

The shield of honor, humility and heroism was boldly worn by you, Officer Cook, six years all too short of a career that was bound for more accomplishment to safeguard Dade County from evil. Violence and terror, wickedness and viciousness are not pure, they are not normal for society to thrive. We must have loyal, dependable and capable public servants who recognize responsibility and face adversity with dignity, integrity and humane character. You were consummate, beloved and forever admired, Officer Cook, for turning your community into safer haven for truth and trust to survive calamity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 15, 2022

Confidence cannot be clouded nor sidetracked by wanton violence. You served Dade County, Officer Cook, with heroic class, honor and the perseverance of both integrity and dignity which patrolled the streets with clarity and alacrity. Your wisdom, savvy and vision all restored a calming sense of purpose, reason and the motivations that took grit and determination down the trails of truth and justice. A trusted man giving his life for the people and for his friends to live on. Your life of heart and soul was the exemplary platform of virtue and versatility and God will forever cradle your spirit in His humbly giant hands for eternal safekeeping. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 15, 2022

Security and reliability make their daily sacrifices where diligence and vigilance lie. The truth is you were a superb public servant dedicated strictly to Dade County, Officer Cook, where your heroism, faithfulness and honorable life is fondly remembered and boldly saluted. Everything poignant with integrity, dignity and your reverent character was highlighted as they preserved the quality of life in your neighborhood where your life and career took shape. An angel of valor always so loyal and esteemed and missed very much by your family and colleagues. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 15, 2022

If honesty, dignity and integrity are all aligned accordingly then humble success is then likely to be achieved. You accomplished your goodwill missions of heart, hope and humility on behalf of Dade County residents, Officer Cook, nothing will be forgotten nor overlooked for people of character, commitments to pride an excellence and the humane virtues of convictions yours were solemn and wise. They installed principles, meaning and the fruitful work that you put forth daily to save and to secure our very tranquility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 15, 2022

Stability can only be just that if serenity and honesty continue to baton down the hatches where heinousness looks to escape to cause serious issues for humanity. You calmed people down with your voice of reason, Officer Cook, your passions of effort and dignity's words of integrity and heroism. They live on in your adoring family and comrades who now strive to serve Dade County creating and consummating faith, hope and goodwill to be humanely engaged and embraced. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character that is eternal. Commitment and conviction that is everlasting as they patrol heaven's pearly gates of perfection and gallantry.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 14, 2022

Another police family I had the humble pleasure to meet, Officer Cook, was Detective Scott Richard Rakow of the Miami Beach Police Department killed in the line of duty June of 1988 and if he were alive and with his beloved Toni and married daughter Erica he would have been my age sixty-three in July. Another officer I never got to meet was Officer Emilio Fidel Miyares of the Hialeah Police Department killed in the line of duty in November of 1986. He left a widow, Theresa and a son and daughter. They would have been married forty-five years this August. Officer Miyares would have also been sixty-three years old born ten days after me. He left Cuba to come here to live and to serve humbly as an angel also. I drive by his sign in North Miami after visiting the Jewish residents at Villa Maria Nursing Center near where your collague and friend Officer Keith DiGenova once lived. His twin brother Kenneth lives nearby.Both very sad because they left wives and young children behind. Nothing is worse than you giving your life that day of May 16, 1979 when Dade County lost a real honest and heroically dignified gentleman, a human being whose eyes and ears guided your paths of truth and trust,such virtue and sacred journeys all now in heaven soaring high above your family who cherishes the opportunity to carry the mantle of your legacy. A cornerstone and foundation built to last forevermore despite this constant violence and unfathomable evil we battle daily. You were consummate and the very best when life and trouble required your greatest intervention and acumen. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of character, integrity and a heart that cared and sacrificed for mankind to thrive.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 14, 2022

Your treks of tenacity, your trails of heart and soul filled with heroism and loyalty, Officer Cook, were those paths of your unassuming and unselfish perseverance overseeing our safe havens and humane security here in Dade County. They won't be forgotten because of your exact character, precise commitments to excellence and pride, wearing a badge and uniform and giving a life and career solemnly cut out for public service. Not everyone is primed and ready to assume the daily grind and rigors of such a demanding position where peril confronts, confounds and can confuse the most stellar, sterling and stoic of law enforcement personnel. Badge#1664 will be revered, cherished, admired and forever saluted for wisdom,vision and maturity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 14, 2022

Police work humbles the most loyal,honorable and dedicated of those who risk their lives to serve and to protect their communities. Your burdens and onuses, Officer Cook, were all carried out on behalf of Dade County with dignity, integrity and every train of thought and heroic resourcefulness possible. In twenty-five years you accomplished more than those who live well into the decades. You built fairness, firmness along with character, true and trusted that has been the legacy for which your beloved family honors you for. Heaven has an angel of bravery whose virtue and accountability was purely sacred and authentic. Terrible that one man took away your life, career and your wise soul and gentle heart from your family who remembers and not one day forgets their"Uncle Bo." Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 14, 2022

Undying, unwavering and unselfish, a man totally devoted and dedicated to his family, loyal to his comrades and to those whom you served, Dade County will never forget you, Officer Cook. You will forever be their hero whose honor and heart shined with humility and dignity. Integrity, respect and character that clearly protected and brought about a sense of safety and serenity. The days of old, a real crying shame you were taken so young never to grow old with your beloved Karen. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A gentleman filled with desire and class always trusted, truthful and very humbly resourceful.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 13, 2022

Fate and destiny seems to meet at a crossroads and when they do only God can provide the answers to our very stable of lives. You lived each moment, Officer Cook, thinking how you could improve the landscape here in Dade County where your blessed name is forever enshrined within the walls in your department and in our nation's capitol. Integrity, dignity and humility that all had virtue, wisdom and ingenuity yearning for more. There was more to accomplish and you succeeded mightily in all your heartfelt endeavors over your twenty-five years of living and during your six spent patrolling your beloved and esteemed community where your loyalty and accountability uplifted and enhanced your trust and truthfulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 12, 2022

Sometimes maybe better to humbly go about your daily life and let God be the Master Planner and Director. You were humble, honest and humanely dignified and heroic, Officer Cook. A Dade County hero who remains cherished and greatly admired for serving the citizens with every space of your unassuming heart and most prideful soul of virtue. Such a gentleman, a human being filled with scruples and ideals that have and will be forever saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 12, 2022

One good deed going forward on two legs is the genesis of good things. So we think and God plans our destinies and lives every second. No one could have ever thought nor imagined you were be gone way too early, Officer Cook. At age twenty-five and a whole lot more missions of faith, goodwill and charity to carry forward. Dade County was most indeed blessed and you sir are rewarded in heaven for your heroic actions of honesty, integrity and dignity transmitted to our world where prosperity should shine brilliantly. The heavens above do glow because of your unwavering and undying soul of efficiency. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The solemness of a man pouring out his allegiance and loyalty to his fellow officers. It says a lot regarding your ingenuity and intuitive character, conviction and commitment to see justice properly administered. You gave your folks every reason to be so very proud of you.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2022

No human being is perfect, but you were the proof positive that your mother and father adored may you all rest in peace my neighbors,friends and hero. Officer Cook, Dade County where your solemn service came into existence was the amplification of a man who accentuated true character, grit and professionalism where every turn meant more to us and our harmony. A cornerstone and foundation that will never crumble nor collapse. You gave your life for the pursuance of peace, health and happiness that you and Karen should be sharing at this very second together in blissful love and appreciation for each other. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2022

Wickedness is never welcomed. What did greet Dade County citizens on a daily basis was you and your bright smile, Officer Cook. Just so young and forevermore a brave gentleman who stood in there facing genuine evil, ghastly and just repulsive. You were a man of your affirmation who saved the people and your esteemed colleagues because of your humble heart and gifted soul of virtue and versatility all balanced with respect, faithful integrity and resourceful dignity never to be overlooked as we salute you, Officer Cook, for your care and concern, true and trusted throughout your life and career coupled with energy and pride. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2022

Resiliency, resolve and responsibility must be ratcheted up when violence and evil light their flames of fierceness. Your service and determination, grit and gallantry all provided the reasons and answers as to why you performed in such an outstanding manner, Officer Cook. A humane and humble warrior, a public servant who understood his job, his passions and purposes of why you willingly chose a career in law enforcement. Never the high road, loyal and always to the point. Heart and soul were integrity and dignity all respected and forever trustworthy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dade County and badge#1664 are symbols of acumen, virtue and the blessing of wisdom that were implanted in your spirit now soaring high above us. Your family carries your legacy close to their hearts as "Uncle Bo" watched over you and his beloved area.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2022

When terse times stir up the degree of tension then a man of honesty and tenaciousness must step up to the plates of perseverance, pride and dedication to fortify his community. All accomplished with true character, trust and the always present humbleness of advanced dignity and integrity and that is why you'll forevermore be recognized as a Dade County hero, Officer Cook. Turning up the heat to shield us from adversity and by your inspirations this is why a semblance of tranquility exists in our very neighborhood. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2022

You built the towers of freedom for Dade County block by block and step by step with heroic honor and a heart of gold, Officer Cook. Your soul was consummate in all its efforts going forward as was your unselfish and tireless dignity, integrity and reverent character all supported by your missions and earthly journeys of virtue, humility and hard work put forth to direct violence away from us. Serenity and security that were you principles and values you cherished and will be saluted for eternity for having the meaningful compasses of compassion and commitment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2022

You left everything out on Dade County's pavements where you lost your life protecting the residents. Never an easy day and never a more horrible afternoon filled with evil,violence and adversity from one unsightly man. Honor,integrity and respectful dignity was sacrificed so that mankind could flourish. You are really missed, Officer Cook, heroism that went right to the heart of the matter. A humanely humble soul that searched for transparency, peace and some hope. If you dream and plan accordingly things can occur and certainly your faithful endeavors helped make society well again. Always a man of prudence, pride and passion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2022

Your heroic name and honor, Officer Cook, will be treasured and beloved forever. You left this world all too soon because of one man so heinous and cowardly taking your young life and career right out from under you. Though, your family and peers of the past have all paid homage to your sacrifice that brought peace and safety to Dade County and its people. You won't be forgotten for instrumental integrity,dignity and intelligence to see your missions through until Our Lord took you home all so suddenly. Your mother, Mrs. Julia Cook, may she and your dad, Charles all rest in peace along with you my neighbor, friend and hero. Never a day that goes by without any reflection seeing that efficiency going far beyond the scopes of unselfish and tireless heart and character.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2022

We run to pursue our dreams, hopes and fruitful aspirations. They were yours too, Officer Cook, your family, department and Dade County's hero of honor, heart and blessed acumen. Doing what you always desired to become your family and department's hero who uplifted, embraced and enhanced your community with a gentle heart and serene soul of virtue and scruples. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Virtue lasts forever just as valor patrols the skies above with an angelic accentuation.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2022

These days to find kindness and compassion you may require more than a road map. For the tunnels, paths and trails have gotten a little tougher to locate. Dade County is a rather expansive locale and your career and life, Officer Cook, centered around a certain vector to keep us protected and secure. Six years of honor, vigilance and duly humble dignity and integrity with a character that traveled well beyond your badge and uniform. The scopes of your due journeys have forevermore been transferred to heaven where you walk your perfectly angelic beat. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2022

The security and stability of society is of paramount importance. Because without some semblance and balance of harmony then civilization may falls into ruins. Devastation drains the hopes, faithfulness and goodwill from the veins of those whose honesty, integrity and dignity make all the difference. We here in Dade County back in your day, Officer Cook,found a realm of relief because of your caring nature, your heart and soul of both pride and consideration that partnered with one another to locate havens of safe passages. What humbleness does to humanity is that it creates that inner feeling of resourcefulness and virtue that goes way down the trails of truth and justice for all. Remembered and diligently saluted for bravery and versatility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2022

Resolve and resiliency on your heroic part, Officer Cook, left no doubt that you were cherished, honest and most dignified. A man of integrity generating his passions and ambitions throughout Dade County where you'll forever be saluted for character, commitment to excellence and the trustworthy pride behind your earthly convictions where wisdom, fortitude and virtue always kept us safe. Your adored family carries your legacy next to their hearts and souls as they pursue your purposes and their happiness going forward. Just a shame and terrible tragedy that you are not here today to see intuition and their trails of humility shining brightly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2022

Maximize your opportunities for intuition, intelligence and ingenuity greet character,integrity and dignity with every sample of their given abilities. You had the entire package of special kindness, fairness and firmness, Officer Cook, so loyal, esteemed and a public servant destined for many more years of fruitful missions to create a semblance of peace on behalf of Dade County your beloved neighborhood. They and your family have never forgot you nor forsaken a legacy shining with light,hope and the peace of mind they carry along with your spirit that keeps heaven aglow where angels soar. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 9, 2022

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