Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
One can only hope that one day our entire world will be a better and more peaceful environment. The genesis of this is the humane and humbly honorable actions of fine men and women brave and confident in all their abilities. You were a very capable public servant, Officer Cook and therefore Dade County and its citizens were always well provided for. Serenity, safety, security and prosperity. Of course as a man of decency and character you well thought of and respected for having the devotion and desire to patrol and to help take terror off the streets. Venues looked after with perseverance, resolve and vigilance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 17, 2017
Police work is about hustling and yet acting honorably and bravely while answering all calls routine and not so routine. Diligent and vigilant, Dade County was under your divine eyes and ears, Officer Cook, as they loyally pursued peace and togetherness while you solemnly and humanely hunted down evil. The class of one man's tenacious commitment to pride and excellence uprooting violence while planting the seeds of sure serenity and the tranquility we come to expect from resourceful public servants. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Large areas are bustling and booming because of fine men and women of humanity as you were, Officer Cook and missed very much and treasured as an extra special and engaging young man. A real mensch that means as real man so full of life and the passions to fruitfully follow ferocity to its conclusion.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 16, 2017
Acting irrationally can only lead to more problems and kayos. Acting with honor and respect, dignity and integrity can only lead to better and more productive outcomes. You were a revered and very admired comrade to so many peers, Officer Cook. Your diligence and devoutness all stemmed from your home and your wonderfully humble upbringing. Dade County can rest soundly and more safely by virtue of your morals and character, Officer Cook. Humble, sensible, humane and full of compassion and the right passion to faithfully pursue wickedness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Pride and perseverance have followed your trails of tenacity right back to God's kingdom of wisdom and vision.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 16, 2017
We condemn violence. We destain its monstrous blanket that it casts over our society and so good hard working and honest public servants, brave and confident such as you were, Officer Cook, are needed to step and fill a valuable role of resolve and devotion to these and all duties that beckon. Dade County is always needing that loyal and faithful support from all its women and men who utilize their individual humility, dignity and integrity to make that fight a tad less difficult. It will always be a person's values and character that could swing the pendulum in a good way. You saved lives, Officer Cook, donned a uniform and badge showing excellence and proud and humble commitment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Peace, liberty and unity demand the highest levels of respect and admiration which you had. Never forgotten, always total effort.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 16, 2017
Lazy people shirk opportunity. Brave and humble servants of God run into the grills of danger revealing who they really are. You did just that for Dade County, Officer Cook. With passion and honesty in your eyes, character as unselfish and noble as there is you displayed the virtues of a modest hero. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of integrity, dignity and the resolve that garners salutes from colleagues. Your pride and persistence brokered peace for all mankind.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 15, 2017
When peace can permeate our airwaves then resolve and calm can follow along that trail of normalcy. It is in the genes of those gallant and honest enough to go out and patrol the various venues looking to keep things moving along while trying their utmost to relieve the world of wickedness, its cruel, callous and heinous actions try to spoil an otherwise decent and civilized world. Dade County was professionally cared for by your awareness and astute nature, Officer Cook, a gentleman and police officer whose words of wisdom were soaked up by the blotters of bravery, boldness and fairness. The integrity and dignity of your character, commitment and morals went into the equation of firmness and enhancement for one and all. It's never a dull moment always sounding and humbly acting as all public servants must in humility, humane to all humanity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 15, 2017
The bridges of bravery and boldness shall never come crashing down as a result of ruination from violence which threatens the very fabric of our society. If those foundations would ever collapse, we the people would be put in terrible harm's way. Your part, Officer Cook, which you accepted willingly had its rewards, yet, also had dangers and you protected the public safety and restored peace and serenity in a very honorable and intensely dignified manner also through your humble and unselfish integrity. Dade County saw its glory preserved by your sheer courage and dedicated determination straight from your cherished heart and soul. The character, decency and motivation from humility were precisely why you led others, Officer Cook. The faithful hands, feet, eyes and ears of charm, charisma, vision and wisdom to calmly think things through. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Badge#1664 sleeps soundly in God's fortress of ferocity along with twenty-two thousand other brave and valiant souls treasured and crowned with effort and tenacity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 15, 2017
We all march to a different drummer's beat. Police as should all honorable people in their behavior march to one unifying voice. The sounds of conviction, courage and all the integrity and dignity that safely protects them from harm. You observed Dade County, Officer Cook, plenty during your watch, a patrol marked by ferocity and the unselfish patience that all men and women of bravery and stellar character must balance. The humbleness of your life and profession, Officer Cook, remains a part of your humane and serenely humble heroic legacy and no one will forget your grit and grace while staying gallant in the very face of adversity and peril. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 15, 2017
The fountains of youth surely spring forth as we remember your undying sacrifice, Officer Cook. Your everlasting and unwavering commitment to see peace carried out responsibly. And if not for your heroism Dade County and its people might not have those enhancements with them today. Only honor, courage and the reliable dignity and integrity that chattered your career and a well lived life full of vim, vigor and vitality. When a public servant of the highest standards of serenity and sincerity talks it's worth it to listen to your passion and the wisdom and vision that has not been forgotten. Your family and comrades have indeed saluted your civility and its thought provoking humility. A righteously devout young man on a trip of tenacity shadowing those whom you loyally watched over. Keep looking down upon us, Officer Cook, from Our Lord's lair of preserve and undaunted resolve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 15, 2017
I know while your family gathers to celebrate this Thanksgiving you will be on their minds, in their hearts and somewhere a laugh or two will break the ice. They will feel your gentle spirit touching those drumsticks, the gravy bowl, the cranberry sauce or whatever they partake of. You are their hero, "Uncle Bo," Officer Cook. You delighted people with your engaging smile and friendly demeanor while serving and protecting our peace of mind and stabilizing our serenity. Dade County remembers all its heroes and heroines of humility, their dignity, honor and integrity coupled with their character and principles has led us out of the doldrums of doom and violence. Enhancement can fly high like Old Glory once again. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. I am going to Tampa Sunday for a family wedding, you'll be on my mind, Officer Cook, it may seem like a preoccupation, diligence and vigilance that never wavered. If there is a computer anywhere I'll try and leave a note for a humbly noble gentleman who gave his life for missions, journeys and destinies to take shape. Hope, faith and devotion shall always be given a top priority. I am planning on sending your sister, Nancy, a long overdue letter and hoping your mother, Mrs. Julia Cook at age one-hundred and two is doing well in California. I 'll keep my prayers flowing from my heart to your heart, Mrs. Cook, after all for what your darling son, Officer Cook, your "Billy" meant to our society, well he was and will forever be your hero of humanity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 15, 2017
Pay heed when compliance is called for, it may save your life. When any police officer instructs you to do something better to listen up than run and cause them to shoot. Of course utilizing deadly force should only be implemented whenever any officer feels their life and those of the people they watch over are endangered. Your whole career and the life which you led and exemplified, Officer Cook, was one of character, morals and the intelligence to distinguish between knowing and wisdom rather than callousness and reckless abandon. Dade County has felt the strokes of your humble and gentle dignity, honesty and respectful authority, as it made the elements of peace, unity and prosperity a virtual and humane reality. Decades later my neighbor, friend and hero, you continue being saluted for fruitful and faithful missions which culminated in dignity for all humanity. God had other more eternal plans for your cherished soul of bravery and boldness now resting in peace in heaven sheltered by your father, Charles, may he too rest in peace and those of your sisters and brothers all angelic heroes and heroines given wings by which to fly higher everyday.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 15, 2017
Sensible and confident, you were an honest gentleman and an even more dignified and loyal public servant, Officer Cook. The lives of Dade County and its people were entrusted to your integrity and vigilance, all as of result of your unwavering bravery and character which can only lead to proper commitment and the consideration which you had for all society. Your life and career, Officer Cook, was a pyramid of preserve, humility and its perseverance into locating and eradicating evil. Violence cannot be allowed the permission to push its harmful affects upon us. You took the initiative to become the best, you now reside in Our Creator's palace where gallantry and grace eternally reside in unity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If values, morals and principles could reunite you with your loving family now they would be very happy. They know one day you will see them again. Your missions were instrumental in supplying safety and freedom for us all.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 14, 2017
Drive on with your inspiration. Your knowledge and its unwavering wisdom allowed you, Officer Cook, the opportunity to serve and preserve the lives of Dade County residents with all your humble honor, dignity and integrity. It was all valiantly incorporated into your boldness and the commitment to wage war against an enemy such as violence. You performed in an humane and outstanding fashion with all the values and morals that character brings together. If you come to the dance bring a good partner and the attractive partner in Karen, your beloved wife with one of sincerity and the unity that peace conjures up. Your righteous and wise acumen, Officer Cook, reflects your life and career where your missions of hope brought a renewed sense of serenity to all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were your family's conqueror and quintessential hero of humility and the sanctity that life deserves. You deserved to live, Officer Cook, you deserved a fate much better than being subdued by wanton and heinous wickedness by a young man gone crazy. You can have wild and crazy plans, just don't include plotting to maim or take the lives of innocent and decent public servants who spread their shelters of security around our community where you continued to be honored and saluted for your public service, Officer Cook. You drove motivation and dedication right where it was destined to have a most profound affect.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 14, 2017
Perception always carries differing views. The opinions are just that and facts are too just that. Your wonderful faith and devotion, Officer Cook, carried with it decency, motivation and the leadership born from integrity and its dignity to lead other fellow colleagues through the wickets of wickedness. No man's character should be challenged and your consideration and class for Dade County and its citizens was first rate. The hero in you, Officer Cook, was your humble and esteemed nature in your pursuits of evil and your patrols for peace and togetherness. They all formed a line of tenacity and ferocity to last a lifetime. Those trails you paved for others will remain an enhancing factor forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You shared. You dared. You dreamed. You achieved where others may have failed in their efforts.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 14, 2017
Public servants are front and center in our society's battles against evil. No ifs, ands and buts. Their bravery is supplemented by courage from the heart and the additional honesty, dignity and integrity that is required to get all the challenging assignments finished and resolved. You were Dade County's humble and humane hero, Officer Cook, etched in our minds and souls. Your soul of character and security cared and was concerned that peace and its prosperity would be everlasting even after you untimely death at the hands of a disturbed and distraught young man. His plans and God's plans just did not end were civility would have been more noble. Officer Cook, your contribution to humanity through your wisdom and convictions have enabled peace and progress to move forward, though your presence today would have been most welcomed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Service with a smile. Protection with perseverance and liberty for all mankind. Never forgotten and always your beloved soul is there at night illuminating those skies with the souls of your fellow comrades all valiant men and women of commitment and the proud honor to serve and wear a uniform and badge of boldness.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 14, 2017
Send us your blessings from heaven, Officer Cook and for that matter the whole world. With Thanksgiving fast approaching we need more good cheer and the graces of God's divine honor and wisdom very badly. Dade County's folks were blessed with your fine acumen and awareness, the character to faithfully conclude your driven desire and determination to stamp out crime and replenish our community with love and kindness. Fondly saluted for having the undaunted commitment to act heroically with humanity its benefactor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 13, 2017
Term limits are for presidents and governors. There is never a timetable for one's own brand of boldness, tenacity and the simply humane honesty by which they fight and serve assuring us of peace and liberty for all. Dade County has some of the best men and women of intuition and train of thought that needs employment when battling wickedness. You had the goods of grace and gallantry, Officer Cook, serving mankind with your love and faithful esteem. No matter the problem, you had the right answers to the circumstances and their questions that laid ahead. To ponder and to understand how to come up with a solution takes all the skills and wisdom that conviction has for us all. Bravery and valor reside in those women and men of hopeful optimism which was your strength and character my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 13, 2017
Trailing behind the pack in precision, perseverance and proficiency may cause one to lose sight of their goal that lies ahead of them. The purpose is to scout out and eliminate evil from our very midst. You did your nation and community well in your cheerful pursuits of honesty, integrity and the humbleness of dignity, Officer Cook. Dade County and its residents were well served and protected by your grace and faithful guidance. Their dreams and aspirations have continued on course because of your unwavering willingness to properly maintain peace, law and order. Never a qualm about your cunning resolve and cleverness devised to conquer doom and gloom. The eyes see the heavens above where your soul of serenity flies higher as it watches over us and God's enchanted pearly gates of grace and humility. God's heroes and heroines of honor and bravery are like the constellations of the night sky searching and gracing our eternity with their goodness, goodwill and wisdom. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Never too far, always close and ready to offer the soundest of advice and ingenuity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 13, 2017
Tenacity neither sleeps nor slumbers for in the heavenly name of honor, integrity and dignity it too must shadow every brave, humble and courageous public servant all the days of their careers and lives. It directed your life and humility, Officer Cook, so long as you were present and accountable to the people of Dade County. Loyal, fierce and humane, decent and full of character and the values that lead every individual to that treasure chest we call life and the distinct devotion that must travel on all your missions and their destinies that God calls us for His purposes. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A heroic legacy befitting a bold and committed gentleman of gallantry and regard for his fellow man and their peace and prospective unity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 13, 2017
It always seems to be about who done it. Who went over and beyond the calls of duty? Who rose to the ultimate challenge and went out on patrol and tackled adversity with an acumen of honesty, integrity and a pronounced dignity? You observed and did your family, peers and close friends proud, Officer Cook. Dade County's knight of resolve and wisdom wearing a clean and pristine uniform and badge of sound character and the firm and fair boldness meant to conquer carelessness and callously brazen evil. You always held your accountability and humility, Officer Cook, to the highest level of proficiency and only performed as you were trained to do. You maintained peace and unity unilaterally for all mankind which is deeply indebted to your valor, courage of your heart and the latitude of love and esteem, Officer Cook, that was your trademark. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If enhancement meant sacrifice, then you gave your all through only total effort working as a partner to so many faithful and wisely skilled comrades.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 12, 2017
We must destroy and demolish evil, as its doom demonstrates its destruction if not handled properly. Your assignments, Officer Cook, were to scour and to secure the borders in and around the corridors of Dade County where its citizens demanded peaceful and quiet moments in their lives. You were a sensible and thoughtful young man bound for more humble greatness if not for a crazed young man bent on wanton violence. You did your roles with loyalty and the devotion that earnestly has entitled you to humane salutes of bravery and honor all while keeping a soft and humane dignity, integrity and the morals of fine character upon your uniform and badge. You'll never be forgotten, Officer Cook, for your unselfish humility, civility and the noble heroism that purposefully carried your life and career of accomplishment. Destinies and their missions may be delayed, all while God is ruling this universe of hopeful understanding and the fruitions of both ferocity and undaunted and unwavering convictions of tenacity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 12, 2017
Deliberation requires the most demanding train of thought delicately delivered by one of values, dignity and the wholesome honesty that lends credence to accomplishment. You thought and pondered your plans and preparations, Officer Cook. You just did not get into your squad car and go out into Dade County recklessly while pursuing peace and searching for the wickedness branded as callous and wanton. Today, humbly and quite humanely you are being given respects and the homage that is afforded to all police heroes and heroines. If Badge#1664 is being worn by another brave soul, let that woman or man step forward and may their passions lead to successful journeys of justice for all. Fruition and faithfulness must begin somewhere. Your home, Officer Cook, was just that haven not for havoc, rather for love and the esteem that dedicated its gentle spirit to all of our world. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character and conviction do cast their nets over bravery, tenacity and ferocity. A handsome young man, proud and bold who took on an establishment such as violence and gave every last ounce of energy and those resources needed to conquer its ugliness.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 11, 2017
Shirking one's shoulders leads to doubt as to whether they can succeed at serving and protecting the public. Nothing artificial when it came to your resolve and honor, Officer Cook, for you displayed the humble and righteous integrity, ingenuity and most importantly, dignity. A word that can be the deciding factor in whether any public servant can do their job fairly and firmly when justice is concerned. Dade County and its residents relied upon your responsible nature, Officer Cook, to see them through regardless of the harm, danger and peril you faced straight up. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 11, 2017
Nothing outdated nor antiquated about your respect and morals, Officer Cook. You were a straight shooter who calmed down those whose emotions were frayed. Anger can only lead to something more serious down the road. It was your task to downgrade those emotions to serenity and peace. The unity can only be spread by honest and dignified men and women from the various law enforcement communities such as Dade County where you tried your best to maintain humility throughout all humanity. Sounds easy, it's tougher than you think. Try and stay composed keeping character and commitment all the times at your belt and to don a uniform a crisp uniform with a little resolve and respect. You made life matter and for your heroic actions, Officer Cook, may you be saluted for undaunted and unselfish wisdom, vision and the courage fortified to contain wickedness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 11, 2017
Personable and accommodating, you were most humble and loyal among your peers, Officer Cook. The quintessential public servant who patrolled Dade County with the acumen of a hero. The gallant and graceful, their endeavors are guided by God's divine grace along with your honesty, integrity and the dignity to step right in when violence breaks out. Its terror and torment can unleash the worst of problems. The worst of domestic violence sadly ended your life and career, Officer Cook, a man of consummate character, care and concern for all. The peace and liberty of Dade County citizens was under your watchful eyes, trustworthy lips and guiding humility. You won't be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Evil robs us and the world of good people we love and cherish. Your family and department treasured, admired and respected your reverence for your professional charisma.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 11, 2017

