Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Never relax nor take for granted what the good Lord has bestowed upon you. Have faith and devotion in all your efforts. Be sincere and consideration will allow you the peace of mind to provide the necessary safety, security and basic freedom of movement. You did a superb job bringing calmness to all Dade County and to mankind in general, Officer Cook. A man who was born of good ethics and came from a peaceful home of love and yearning. All of that is certainly missed today as you continue being missed by all. The heavens above hold the heart and soul of an esteemed and a most treasured angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 30, 2020
Pressure builds and all seems insurmountable. Never giving up nor conceding to evil, you kept your wits and cool about you, Officer Cook, everyday during a storied life and solid career built with honor, truth and trust. The people of Dade County were vitally important and for having the essential integrity and dignity may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 30, 2020
You steer a wheel hoping your vehicle will keep its proper course. You navigate dignity, honesty and integrity praying that your sense of purpose will never deviate. Your values, ideals and principles, Officer Cook, were all heroically geared toward avoiding mayhem, bedlam and confusion that violence builds. Never forgotten and solemnly saluted for efficient endeavor and for having an energetic heart and soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 30, 2020
A suit of serenity and a bundle of courage sure can travel a long way. During your life and career, Officer Cook, Dade County was assembled with esteem, loyalty and acumen all based upon what true heroism and honoe bring to a most important position of integrity and dignity. Violence and evil shall never tarnish nor uproot the very foundations of a sacred life and noble career.Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 30, 2020
Conformity can have its complexities. Observing, maintaining and possessing honesty, dignity and integrity have their issues and yet as a hero of humility, Officer Cook, you kept your pulse upon a community that has honored and revered your humane heart and soul, character and commitments all inclusive. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 30, 2020
A smile that goes a long way can indicate a cheerful personality. You were serious minded, Officer Cook, regarding your position as a Dade County police officer. Honesty and heroism to be eternally cherished. Peace and liberty through your unselfish sacrifice and for having responsible dignity and integrity may Our Creator bless your unwavering and valiant heart and soul of compassion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 30, 2020
Ultimately God determines our directions, destinies and fates where goodness meets up with terror. Sadly, you paid the price,Officer Cook, a dear one to keep trouble away from Dade County citizens. Your honor and drive, dignity,integrity and maturity all very decent and dedicated. Never forgotten and honored for resourcefulness and diligence all handled with affection and humane respect. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 29, 2020
The stars are lit brightly as the sun burns wonderfully. Your heart and soul, Officer Cook, are forever within the hearts of your adoring family as they march onward with your heroic legacy guiding them as you protected Dade County with the utmost faith and resilience of dignity, integrity and humble honor. Your career and life was taken too soon. Many more happier days and years lied ahead. Twenty-five years of virtue and valor,commitment to excellence and goodwill. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 29, 2020
They don't just throw you on the streets. Not until you pass many oral and physical tests of stamina and mental acruity. You passed the biggest challenge, Officer Cook and it was not the least mind boggling. Keeping honesty, integrity and dignity all in your heroic heart while defending our serenity and hope in Dade County. The skies above contain your heavenly soul and humanely sacred spirit. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 29, 2020
Being durable means being accountable. You possessed marvelous character and honesty, Officer Cook. Heroic and dignified, a gentleman of integrity who served Dade County with poignant and solemn respect and efficiency. Always treasured and cherished. Civilization lost a man of stature and courage who gave his heart to secure a sense of purpose and by having passion you certainly will remain blessed forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 29, 2020
Advice shall make one stronger. Versatility makes integrity and honor humbly rise to the top of heroic dignity. Dade County was hoisted upon your broad shoulders, Officer Cook and nothing you did but save lives while giving your own making your family might proud of you. An angel soaring higher in humility every second. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Everyone who knew you, Officer Cook, wished you were healthy and happily here today.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 29, 2020
Good cheer and goodwill were offered by you, Officer Cook, each day you greeted Dade County folks. Your personality and conduct were always there ready to defend whatever came your way. Honesty and intelligence all combined with unrelenting integrity and dignity to make peace and liberty a staple of life. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 29, 2020
Your earthly accomplishments have been praised and rewarded in the heavens above, Officer Cook. Forever a Dade County hero of wisdom,clarity and vision all clear and all distinctly humble. Your gallant character and smile at least allowed the residents to live freer and more together. Dignity and integrity riding down those trails and tracks of your unselfish tenacity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 29, 2020
You accepted whatever assignments came your direction, Officer Cook. Yourcompass took your heart and virtual soul around Dade County to combat and ward off evil. A man of genuine interest whose honesty, dignity and integrity intercepted any violence making humility and peace greater to behold and to revere. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 29, 2020
Excellence was your ability, Officer Cook. Abstinence can make a heart grow fonder. And surely Dade County won't overlook a devoted hero of truth and trust whose integrity, dignity and respect were above reproach. Forwever civil and morally sound. Cornerstones will laid down for a sounder and quieter future for all Dade County and humanity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 29, 2020
The adequacy of all public servants has to be way above in honor, dignity and integrity. To battle and fight evil, to restore law and order you must as you were, Officer Cook, be level minded and with character. Dade County faced danger and adversity and your humane and heroic career prevented more undue harm to your comrades and the citizens. You cannot forget one who is loyal, faithful and diligent. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 29, 2020
You lived and achieved. You produced humility, honesty and respect for life and your passions as all heroes and heroines must. A job performed with outstanding reverence, resolve and resiliency that allowed the residents of Dade County to live in a more freer and unified fashion. The consummate protector, Officer Cook, heaven welcomed an angel whose spirit was happy and joyful. Violence is a thing that is left to every good woman and man of goodwill and hope to solve and stay resolute that life will continue going forward not backward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2020
The world seems affixed these days on the evil and this pandemic that is saturating society pounding confusion and disarray within its corridors. You loved life, Officer Cook and you cherished your family, peers and profession, dangerous and filled with all sorts of mayhem and confusion. No mistaking honesty, integrity and dignity flowing in and around Dade County where your heroic and sacred life passions unfolded. Unrelenting, unwavering and very unselfish in all your endeavors to deliver wisdom, maturity and safety to a community that forever affords your heart and soul its due honors and salutes. Your spirit can continue its heavenly true and trusted beat with some aid from God. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2020
Adaptability and flexibility should make a person better. You were the consummate public servant, Officer Cook, who relied upon basic instincts to maintain a certain level of stability for Dade County folks. A man, a warriorlike heroism that was dignified and possessed integrity to characterize his mettle. Never overlooked and honored forhumility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The foundation was solid. Heaven has angelic spirit to observe those now watching the roads and various venues keeping evil away.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2020
It can take a little to make us sad. Just a slighting word or sneer and never the truth. You had that, Officer Cook and held the promise and battling resolve in your humble palms.The aspirations seem close, the goals so far. Just a friendly handclasp and a word to make us happy one again. Respect, honesty, integrity and dignity can be banked tomake humanity great once more. Character, conviction and trust never more saluted. Poignant and purposeful. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dade County won't forget a man of his pledge and a badge of boldness and vigilance.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2020
The best law is the golden rule. Wisdom is humility's silent partner. The best battle is against your weakness. A peaceful thought can get you through a hard day. A life lived with honesty and joy. Smiling and yet serious regarding carrying out your duties, Officer Cook.Your life ascribed to caring and concern always about Dade County and the hero in you. The best of fruitful missions were those geered toward calm and restoration. Your character constructed bridges for a brighter tomorrow. Just sorry you cannot be present to witness that day. Your soul sees everything and nothing can be amiss. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2020
We make resolutions. Police undergo so many different scenarios, training sessions and much classroom study and work. All those days and nights, Officer Cook, your heroic and humble soul preserved the freedoms of Dade County with all the gusto that was conceived in your esteemed, faithful and humanely loyal heart and very virtual soul of character, class and reverence. A man, a gentleman of valor whose legacy shines like a diamond in heaven for eternity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. To keep my health, to perform my job, to live and thrive, never look back for a second, to walk vividly and with a purpose, prodding forward to the daylight, facing right with girded renewal. left, right, back and forward we must face and confront the proper roads ahead. It's a long navigation, please keep watching over your loved ones and the rest of mankind.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2020
Power can be a positive when accentuated with total honesty, integrity and dignity. Never a doubt that Dade County was served loyally, faithfully and sacredly by you, Officer Cook. A hero in heaven entrusted with walking a perfect beat looking over Our Creator's golden gates. A man's interior and exterior whose effort and engaging manner was the right compliment to protect and preserve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Violence and evil takes more than a boxed lunch to conquer.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2020
The pulse of the people rests solely in the hands of honest and esteemed men and women. A powerful discourse could be given and shared regarding your heroically outstanding life of character and service given to all Dade County, Officer Cook. Honesty, dignity and integrity now and forever soaring over us and your family as they carry your sacred legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The cornerstones and foundations of your undying endeavors are quite evident in your community. They've not forgotten youand a uniform of pride and morals.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2020
Police work is not for the honest and decent. No one forces you to tackle these hard times to make a sacrifice when needed. You were a duly noble young man, Officer Cook, who chose this dangerous profession and accomplished in six years what others who live longer lives don't. Trust and truth are stapled together with some semblance of tranquility and humbleness. You worked tirelessly for the people and surely deserved a better fate. God's destiny came calling as did the ignominious evil that took your young life from your beloved family. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2020

