Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Roses are very sweet smelling flowers but the thorns are forever painful. Just like evil, violence and terror, they too are painful, sorrowful and leave a mark on mankind that is sometimes hard to remove. The stains are difficult to get out. Your examinations and contemplation, Officer Cook. led you to a career with Metro-Dade Police Department one of the finest in this country. You served with heart,soul and honor for a quarter of your life and if not for one man without sense of direction, heart and respect you might have retired over twenty years as some of your colleagues have done. You'll forever be revered, admired and treasured for driving dignity, sanctity and integrity where its affects would be most felt. Nothing simple,passive nor easy with public service, it's you my neighbor, friend and hero who left a legacy of esteem and energy coming from your very humble and humane heart. Rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 14, 2020
The heavenly tribunal rewards and punishes according to the transgression or deeds of honor one has performed in this world. Society, mankind and humanity all frown upon evil and its wickedness and let there no doubt whatsoever that you, Officer Cook, heroically, honorably and with clear cut dignity, integrity and distinction did your job and honored your profession with marvelous mettle, morals and an abundance of loyalty spread far and wide. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character and a smile go far when fairness, truth and trust accentuate their sole missions of goodwill,hope and faithfulness.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 14, 2020
One heart, one soul, one spirit all nourished by the genes of gallantry and honor. Forever a most revered hero who spoke and understood the essentials of patrolling a community. Sensitivity and creativity lend their credence upon society's goals, dreams and aspirations. Your talents, skills and God given and driven gifts,Officer Cook, are all guarding those sacred gates in heaven along with all angels of bravery who made the ultimate sacrifice to benefit humanity. Such a sweet young man, cherished and all acumen, wisdom and vision. Seeing the big picture ahead. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 14, 2020
Success, accomplishment and achievement are measured upon the very basic and humble moderation of honesty, integrity and dignity. Dade County was that measuring stick of your undaunted and undying ferocity, Officer Cook, so heroic and endearing to its citizens. Sacred journeys angel like and so enhancing. Foundations of character, commitment and conviction all placed down forever as your heart and spirit remain blessed and rewarded for endeavor beyond the call of responsibility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 14, 2020
When tensions boil over and escalate, you elevated your honorable humility and heroic actions, Officer Cook, to succeed humanely in creating the dividends of harmony and unity for Dade County. A public servant now forever an angel in heaven. A man with respectful character, loyal commitment and trusted convictions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. With a heart and soul so tireless in your unselfish efforts, society will forever remember you.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 14, 2020
Chances must be taken as risks are assessed. The public's safety and security is most paramount. Your policing of Dade County, Officer Cook,was most notable and most skillful. So faithful and devout, your poise and professional precision all top notch and first class. Dignity, integrity and honesty never vacillating. A good man,a wonderful soul with a caring heart all greatly missed particularly during these holiday times. But, a hero so fondly well rounded in all character, decency and commitments to pride and being proud to don a badge and to wear a uniform of pristine values. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 13, 2020
The tides of tyranny and terror at some point must be turned around. Violence cannot be allowed to fester and to perpetuate its wickedness upon us. You performed as always, Officer Cook, so well prepared and trained to go after hideous and heinous people who commit such mayhem. Dade County's folks were given excellence in humility and in sanctity. So much of your career and life was supported by a humanely diligent amount of unselfish integrity and dignity. Forever remembered and solemnly noted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 13, 2020
Miami is a perfect place where tourists enjoy the sun and sights. It was a venue where your vehicles to accomplishment came from virtue and valor, so vigilant and honored. A gentleman of principles, scruples and the kind of humility that makes integrity and dignity so valuable to ingenuity and intuition. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero. Your legacy of heroism, Officer Cook, has been and always will be saluted and gratefully appreciated.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 13, 2020
The world and Dade County is deeply indebted you , Officer Cook, for heroism and honor. It delivered the proper amount of acumen and whatever was needed for your community to thrive peacefully. Success breeds just that and truth and trust come from one's own humble heart of dignity and integrity all utilized to battle adversity. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 13, 2020
If resolve, resiliency and resourcefulness are registered and ready to patrol a community then your honesty, integrity and dignity can make all the difference as yours, Officer Cook, did to combat evil on behalf of Dade County where your life and career have been held forever in the highest of regards. An angel with wings that now guard heaven's terrains. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 13, 2020
Your life and years, Officer Cook, were submitted only to honesty, integrity and dignity. They all support the missions of its heroes and heroines. You were a gentleman and a scholar so embedded in learning your profession and what it requires to deliver the wares of serenity, safety and security as you brought to the people of Dade County. So relevant and authentic, time never will diminish your efforts and ultimate sacrifice on behalf of society. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 13, 2020
Police cannot be porous in their daily perseverance and neither can they lack any vehicle to bring about stability and tranquility within any community. You were persuasive and passionate in all your God given abilities, Officer Cook,never letting Dade County's folks down. Just practical sense of direction and all the honesty,integrity and dignity that can absorb blows from evil. Your badge and uniform were donned with pristine class and noble character. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Angels soar in heaven and are never out of Our Creator's sight.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 12, 2020
Serenely and humbly rewarded and blessed for you life and career achievements that validated your youth, heart of wisdom and mind so thoughtful and dignified. values,ideals and principles will certainly inspire an individual to climb that ladder to newer heights as you so faithfully did for Dade County, Officer Cook. A hero forever instrumental in its freedom. liberties and health, prosperity and hope. Nobility and civility all coming together to serve,save and preserve the quality of why we must persevere. God's blueprints mean something and wavering and laziness are not part of the daily program we must stand up and help one another as you so valiantly did. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 12, 2020
Your honorable and most humble of heroic actions that day so tragic and terrible proved once again a man's fighting resolve, your integrity, commitment and character beyond any shadow of doubt proved ingenuity and dignity all rested in your most blessed heart, Officer Cook and Dade County's residents thank you from the bottom of theirs. Your colleagues who were in dire peril witnessed their loyal comrade and trusted friend coming to their aid and preserving their lives and of those where you placed down your cornerstones of courage and foundations of ferocity to shield a community from more intense violence. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero. Sanctity and humanity appreciated your forthcoming and always present humility channeled and dialed in. So treasured and trustworthy.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 12, 2020
Wise women and men listen exactly and then ask the tough questions. Your travels, trails and pathways to accomplishment were surely filled with God's golden gems of infinite knowledge and acumen, Officer Cook. Dade County was nobly protected by a man whose devoutness and faithfulness remains everlasting, generation after generation will see what honor, integrity and character all bring to those tables and scales of justice prevailing. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Respect, reverence and resourcefulness demonstrate a resiliency to amaze.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 12, 2020
The glow of the sun, the rays of the its brightness all shined down on you, Officer Cook and your adoring family. Such honesty, pride and humbleness which was bestowed upon you, your heart and soul. Such integrity and dignity all was needed to defend your community of Dade County against violence. You certainly acquitted yourself justly and with truth and trust all coming from your vision, wisdom and maturity. Nothing lacking, all elements of your character,commitment and noble convictions succinct and serene. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 12, 2020
Your life and years, Officer Cook, were submitted only to honesty, integrity and dignity. They all support the missions of its heroes and heroines. You were a gentleman and a scholar so embedded in learning your profession and what it requires to deliver the wares of serenity, safety and security as you brought to the people of Dade County. So relevant and authentic, time never will diminish your efforts and ultimate sacrifice on behalf of society. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 12, 2020
The train of tenacity left on its humblest, most blessed and heroic of journeys when you began your law enforcement career in Dade County, Officer Cook, back in 1973. So reliable, dependable and dignified, it was your consummate integrity,ingenuity and character that made you who you were. magnify morals and mettle, you arrive at respect, gallantry and humility personified, unwavering, unselfish and completely tireless energy from your caring heart of faith,hope and goodwill. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 12, 2020
Life and police work are not repeat not child's play. And pity the foolish who don't realize this. They make our lives safer and more constructive to ponder, to walk,run,bike or drive. It takes so much of everything, tools of the profession known to these brave heroes and heroines. Heart, honor,humility,soul and some gut searching character, courage and dignity all composed of integrity and humility which you steadfastly maintained throughout your twenty-five years, Officer Cook. So morally upright, heroic and surely most passionate of your work defending and protecting the goodness,goodwill and good graces of all Dade County,mankind and the sanctity of live so special just as your soul and virtue never to be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero. You certainly enriched,engaged and enhanced as an inspiration to all.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2020
Tenacity never needs poking for all the ferocity was directed towards Dade County, Officer Cook, yours was real and honorably heroic. The dignity and integrity directed your circles in life and during your outstanding career one cut down too early by a man's evil disrespecting your humility and goodwill. Heart, soul and courage conceived in love and liberty for all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character, commitment and class all sleep soundly stop God's peaks of perseverance and efficiency.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2020
The light of the menorah the Jewish people light at Chanukah is supposed to dispel the darkness of the sinister who commit serious violence and what not. Your smile,heart and soul, Officer Cook.lit up the universe and Dade County had its dignity and integrity brightened by your very versatility and virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2020
A man whose journeys and missions spoke for themselves. The context of your courage, Officer Cook, was endless and certainly very much absent from your family and the world taken so shamelessly by a wanton man heinous and uncaring. The society has enough to cope with and for taking Dade County to a higher level may God bless and reward your aptitude, fortitude and unwavering integrity,dignity and morals. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your beloved family and peers won't forget the day or you, Officer Cook. You made everyone feel at ease and at home so to speak.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2020
One blessing, one reward, one humbly honored hero who cherished his position. Authority never getting to your head, Officer Cook, a most worthy gentleman who engaged and was unselfishly dignified and capped his integrity with durability and reliability. Dade County's folks treasured your career and life and for those sadly who did not personally know you, what a grand man who stood for everything good in society. Hope, faith and goodwill spread far and wide. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2020
See, hear and go after. It's found in heroes and in heroines where trust and truth does not lose its sight or balance. You went after evil, Officer Cook and certainly made Dade County more fit to live thought provoking lives. A display of enhancement and some character will always tip the scales of truth and justice favorably. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero. Serenity on earth created by you, Officer Cook,is eternity's blessing of an angel of bravery.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2020
Courtesy, politeness and kindness cannot be pulled from under the rug and be disrespected by those still inclined to commit whatever brazen acts are there to sadly conjure up. Your sense of direction, dignity and integrity, Officer Cook, were all heroic and honorable as you patrolled the streets of Dade County with understanding, humility and characteristic resolve to be sincerely etched and saluted forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2020