Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Class and clarity. With desire, decency and dedication the assignments and jobs were able to be fulfilled. Just wished you were still here today, Officer Cook and Dade County was protected by your unselfish and unwavering heroism. The sources of honesty, integrity and dignity were instituted by your loving embraces. Our safety and security came about your esteemed and loyal character, commitment and convictions. You will never be forgotten and are to be saluted for bravery and vision, virtue and truth combined with trust that is now angelic. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 17, 2025
You yearn to learn and each day brings with it amazing things. Police work is dangerous and yet you accomplished much in such very short life, Officer Cook. A hero forever of Dade County and your family who will always miss you and your sweet smile and smiling face. Dignity, integrity and honor spread far and wide throughout your duly vigilant and diligent patrols around your community that salutes you for loyalty, esteem as you remain treasured as an angel hovering above in heaven. Truth and trustworthiness always make sound partners. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 16, 2025
A pillar of faith, perseverance and professional proficiency, you always made certain that Dade County and its folks, Officer Cook, were protected and kept safe, sound and secure. For mankind yearns for liberty and freedom, true and trustworthy. You'll always be beloved by your family and friends who carry the bonds of your heroic legacy forward in their lives of fruition, purpose and appreciation. A gentleman raised with class, politeness and integrity knew honesty, character and dignity were the wings of support that followed you on your loyal and esteemed patrols. An angel forever walking his beat above looking down upon those who don a uniform of unselfish and unwavering dedication, determination and resourcefulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 15, 2025
Officer Cook, you were a very humble and heroic public servant who uplifted, enhanced and protected Dade County with a very special, precious and unselfish commitment and conviction to provide freedom and safety for all citizens and mankind never to be forgotten as an angel. Integrity, honesty and very the decent dignity that will forever be saluted and poignantly paid homage, diligence and reverence. May you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A truly trustworthy man of devotion and faithful resiliency.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 14, 2025
The pressure to protect the public only ramps up whenever a most heroic, humble and honorable young man in you, Officer Cook, went about his duties of dignity, integrity and true and trustworthy character. You paid the ultimate price for our serenity, safety and liberties to be solemnly saluted and fondly remembered for now as an angel in heaven may your virtue, loyal and sacred missions help to fortify your community where you remain forever beloved by your family and cherished as they carry forward your legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 13, 2025
The pressure to protect the public only ramps up whenever a most heroic, humble and honorable young man in you, Officer Cook, went about his duties of dignity, integrity and true and trustworthy character. You paid the ultimate price for our serenity, safety and liberties to be solemnly saluted and fondly remembered for now as an angel in heaven may your virtue, loyal and sacred missions help to fortify your community where you remain forever beloved by your family and cherished as they carry forward your legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 13, 2025
The pressure to protect the public only ramps up whenever a most heroic, humble and honorable young man in you, Officer Cook, went about his duties of dignity, integrity and true and trustworthy character. You paid the ultimate price for our serenity, safety and liberties to be solemnly saluted and fondly remembered for now as an angel in heaven may your virtue, loyal and sacred missions help to fortify your community where you remain forever beloved by your family and cherished as they carry forward your legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 13, 2025
The pressure to protect the public only ramps up whenever a most heroic, humble and honorable young man in you, Officer Cook, went about his duties of dignity, integrity and true and trustworthy character. You paid the ultimate price for our serenity, safety and liberties to be solemnly saluted and fondly remembered for now as an angel in heaven may your virtue, loyal and sacred missions help to fortify your community where you remain forever beloved by your family and cherished as they carry forward your legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 13, 2025
Pride, reverence and doing your heroic due diligence, you were a very vigilant officer, Officer Cook, a man cut from the fabrics and fibers of dignity, integrity and the character of an honest, loyal and sincerely unselfish gentleman who served Dade County with virtue, truth, trust and dedicated class all to be saluted as an angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Commitment and conviction all esteemed.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 12, 2025
Dignity, respect and integrity go hand in hand with honesty, humility and having a most heroic and compassionate heart that you possessed, Officer Cook. Dade County was where you protected the citizens who forever have peace and a semblance of both serenity and stability. The truth of trust was surely there along with your loyal character, commitment and convictions all put forth in an intuitive manner and now as your beloved family's guardian angel we salute you as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Diligent and vigilant were your partners of your dangerous missions of unselfish and unwavering patrols.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 11, 2025
A gentleman of boldness and heroically blessed bravery with honor, dignity and integrity close to your unselfish and unwavering heart and soul that served the people of Dade County smartly and with alacrity. Officer Cook, God has you in heaven to walk your golden beat where no more harm will ever come your way. Always tragic that you were taken so suddenly as your family carries you and your legacy of character, conviction and commitment close to their hearts and souls. The truth and trust of a reverent, diligent and vigilant warrior always so loyal, esteemed and cherished as we salute you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel so dearly loved by everyone.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 9, 2025
The important jobs were accomplished, but it's very tragic, Officer Cook, that you're not here today to witness all the changes that have taken place in Dade County, your home and community where unselfish heroic effort never has been overlooked nor forgotten. Where truth and trust go together with honesty, dignity, character and integrity that created peace and stability making a bold statement wher ecommitment and conviction must never be put anywhere. Your family carries your angelic legacy forward in their daily lives of fruition and purpose. Faith and devotion followed your resiliency and respect throughout your passionate patrols over us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Paths and trails paved by persistant loyalty, esteem only from an esteemed warrior. Badge#1664 has forever shined brightly in eternity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 8, 2025
The important jobs were accomplished, but it's very tragic, Officer Cook, that you're not here today to witness all the changes that have taken place in Dade County, your home and community where unselfish heroic effort never has been overlooked nor forgotten. Where truth and trust go together with honesty, dignity, character and integrity that created peace and stability making a bold statement wher ecommitment and conviction must never be put anywhere. Your family carries your angelic legacy forward in their daily lives of fruition and purpose. Faith and devotion followed your resiliency and respect throughout your passionate patrols over us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Paths and trails paved by persistant loyalty, esteem only from an esteemed warrior. Badge#1664 has forever shined brightly in eternity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 8, 2025
The streets were well protected and preserved by your heroic feats of faith, truth and trust, Officer Cook. Dade County was where integrity, dignity and honorable character made many crusades of vitality, versatility and virtue. Where loyalty, esteemed and being humble, beloved and cherished means the world then my neighbor, friend, angel and hero you'll be saluted for being a most notable and humbly unselfish man of devotion, effort and dedication. Rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 6, 2025
Genuine effort means the humble chance to achieve your goals of which you, Officer Cook, all accomplished protecting Dade County and its folks. You were so dignified, loyal and honorable with integrity and heroic outstanding angelic character to be saluted for its virtue, vision and wisdom all blessed by God who forever keeps your sweet and precious soul, heart and spirit close to Him. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Truth and trust are always a police officers greatest partners.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 5, 2025
If you have desire, determination and dedication you'll always have a chance to succeed even when the odds might be stacked against. The deck of dignity, integrity and honesty, Officer Cook, was clearly and crisply bright. The years of professional sweat and toil all on behalf of Dade County citizens says a lot of your engaging, enhancing and upbeat personality. The rays of our sun shone down from the skies above as your loyal heart, soul and spirit look down upon your family with distinct character, commitment and convictions so unselfishly and distinctly put forth. The effort you gave as well as the ultimate sacrifice won't be forgotten as we salute your sacred and humbly blessed patrols and journeys of freedom, peace and goodwill. Rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero of the truest of truth and trustworthiness, respect, diligence and vigilance applied with the highest of principles, values, scruples and morals of both ingenuity, intuition and intelligence.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 4, 2025
No doubt, Officer Cook, you were a genuinely kind, caring and serene young man. Dade County was well protected and taken care of when you devoted your life and professional career to our freedom, liberty and humbly blessed stability. Why you were taken so young will forever be in question as your family, friends and comrades have and will continue to miss you. Esteemed, adored and most humanely beloved when dignity, integrity and character are usurped by violence and evil we must think and try to comprehend why your efforts, proficiencies were cut short. God has a blessed and heroic angel of virtue, valor, wisdom and vision residing in His midst for eternity. The truth and trustworthiness of your commitments, convictions and paths were all unselfishly compassionate and caring. Respect and diligence that badge#1664 put forth every watch. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 4, 2025
Respect, resiliency and resolution go along way in fighting crime. You lived in Dade County, Officer Cook and heroically gave your life and career of honor, integrity and dignity, sacrificing for stability and peace to be a normal way of life. Loyal, esteemed and a man of outstanding character, commitment and conviction all truly trustworthy and may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel saluted for sacred virtue, vision and versatility put forth in your earthly missions of hope, faithfulness and goodwill.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 3, 2025
Respect, resiliency and resolution go along way in fighting crime. You lived in Dade County, Officer Cook and heroically gave your life and career of honor, integrity and dignity, sacrificing for stability and peace to be a normal way of life. Loyal, esteemed and a man of outstanding character, commitment and conviction all truly trustworthy and may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel saluted for sacred virtue, vision and versatility put forth in your earthly missions of hope, faithfulness and goodwill.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 3, 2025
A sterling, staunch and stellar young man of heroic courage, character and the truest of commitments and conviction that you had, Officer Cook. Dade County was where your aspirations, dreams and inspirations are firmly implanted within your family's hearts and minds as they champion your angelic legacy forward in their daily lives of fruition, principle, morals and purpose. You had the effort, the honesty and both the dignity and integrity and humbly blessed virtue to be saluted for eternity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The author of an accentuated life and career so dearly missed by mankind and for being esteemed and loyal mau your unselfish spirit be protected by God forevermore.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 1, 2025
You led by example, Officer Cook and that's precisely what a hero of heart,soul and blessed humbleness is about as you scoured Dade County searching for peace and a stable freedom for all mankind that is forever saluting you and indebted to an honest man of character, loyalty and integrity, the dignity and true and trusted commitment of a faithful warrior. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 31, 2025
The leaders of heart, soul and spirit have humility and character within the veins of their honored virtue, integrity and dignity. Your life and career, Officer Cook, further protected Dade County and its folks and restored their safety, serenity and security. You will always be cherished for truly trustworthy commitment and conviction. An angel who implanted and instilled mankind with feelings of humane desire, dedication and steadfast determination. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Vision, sanctity and journeys of goodwill faithfully executed during your life of blessings. Your family carried your heroic legacy forward each day of their fruitful purposes.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 30, 2025
Officer Cook, you never needed motivation because of your honored grit, virtue and heroic dignity and integrity that protected the people of Dade County with angelic character, vision and truthful commitment and conviction' Your beloved family carries you always close to their hearts and minds as a warrior who put forth a sacrifice more sacred than we could ever comprehend from an unselfish and unwavering man of respect, diligence and wholehearted vigilance, and endeavor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 29, 2025
When disaster strikes the bubble of trouble becomes much larger in scale. For Dade County and its residents you were the sounding board, Officer Cook, to protect and to enable us to live more peaceful, frutiful and prosperous lives of stability, effort and energy. Our very freedoms and liberties all did come with a very valued price yet a terrible one for your family and colleagues of heroism, fruition and the precepts of perseverance and unselfishness. You are their hero, a man filled with honoraed class, decency and staunch dependability no doubt. A gentleman, an angel, a man whose dignity, integrity and reflective character, commitment and always loyal and trusted principles, morals and truthful scruples upheld the laws of our very land of which society, mankind and humanity prays for everyday during our very voyages and journeys put forth because of serenity, safety and security you created with your devout and instinctual goodwill, hope and endeavor to be saluted and never once forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Esteem is not a dream. Dedication, respect, fortitude and diligence are not tales and neither was your sanctity and vigilance all delivered right to where violence andevil looked to constrict us from our pleasures and practical purposes.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 28, 2025
The class of North Miami Beach rose to the top as my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook, always gave his supremely and heroic efforts to shield us and Dade County from harm. Desire, devotion, resourcefulness and your devout faith served as the ultimate warriors in this seemingly never ending war against crime and its heinous wickedness. You deserved a better fate and your integrity, dignity and character and charismatic honesty was utilized toits fullest in esteem, loyalty and enhancement never to be overlooked and surely never forgotten. Commitment and conviction are truly trustworthy as only an angel could accomplish. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God has your special, precious and sweet heart, soul and spirit housed in eternity to lookdown upon your family. A cherished and unselfish gentleman who was quite unique and blessed in humility and diligence.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 27, 2025

