Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Maturity and politeness matter, It's a tragic shame Mr.Pearsall did not learn his lessons from his mom, grand mom or great- grand mom. Domestic evil is rampant these days and during your watch over Dade County, Officer Cook, you maintained those rudders of honesty, respect for society and dignity's integrity which fighting off unending terror. Saluted and remembered for bringing in some semblance of common sense, wisdom and vision. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 6, 2020
The mechanisms are in place for mettle, morals and scruples to become those humble intuitions of honor, dignity and integrity. And surely, Officer Cook, you were Dade County's hero of esteem and sacred valor. The heavens today contain the humane and holy loves of men and women with character and commitments to pride and excellence. Because of either accidents or purposeful violence they have sacrificed their lives for serenity and tranquility to become a forever staple of their communities where respect and resolve flow like a reservoir. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 6, 2020
I sincerely apologize, Officer Cook, I meant to say you were a very mature young man and North Shore hospital and paramedics did all they could to save your life. Dade County was certainly shaken by your untimely death during the course of your duties. Integrity and honor filled your wonderful life too short cut down by violence. Dignity and wisdom all accurate and to the point of saving life.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 5, 2020
Never gossip for gallantry and grit are the grounds that test the mettle of true character, trust and honor. First of all, you had respect for all mankind, Officer Cook and your heroic life and service only adds to the dimensions of your heavenly dignity and unselfish integrity. battles fought then and now by those who humbly carry your legacy of heroism forward. The souls of those living in Dade County appreciated your loyalty and resilient faithfulness, the resource of all cherished servants who protect the public trust. The journeys and missions your family makes and takes only carry the spirit and heart by which you lived and breathed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 5, 2020
Accomplishment can be sometimes astonishing. But acumen and awareness alone cannot provide all the practical solutions to every dilemma. Yet, your test of faith and goodwill, Officer Cook, was spearheaded by your unwavering honesty, diligence to dignity and its duties and the undying integrity, unselfishness that heroes carry on their humble wings of yearning. For your humane and serenely blessed career of character the proof of your wonderful abilities was in the pudding so to speak. Always so treasured and very much admired, humanity had a true and proven gift of God, Officer Cook, in your reverent and priceless soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 5, 2020
Those lush green pastures are safely protected by loving and loyally honored angels of valor and unending dignity and integrity. A full pledged word of assurance, you gave Dade County to steer and serve those directions needing some guidance and wisdom. Our peaceful journeys all made by your unselfish heroic actions not only on May 16, 1979, but everyday character and conviction shaped those trusted bonds of boldness and resilience. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 5, 2020
You dish out integrity and dignity to help make a community safer, the least one deserves is honesty, respect and humane reverence. All officers deserve respect and humbleness for placing their lives in harm's path. Dade County, Officer Cook, was forever preserved by your faithfulness, resourcefulness and undying wisdom and sage vision. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 5, 2020
Morals and mettle are not mysteries. Honor and heroism are humility's humble reminder of what it takes to battle and conquer evil. Nothing but callous and heinousness took your life and career, Officer Cook. Everything pulled like a rug from under you and your adoring family. Dade County and its residents were implanted with enhancement and everlasting esteem and safe travels. Your character and commitment, Officer Cook, will for eternity be most sacred and uniquely virtuous. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 5, 2020
The justification for all duly sworn public servants is to create a purposeful chain of positive events that make society better served to handle whatever comes its way. Dade County came to you, Officer Cook and your department for guidance and direction, your humility and heroism never let them down. A passionate gentleman whose character and conduct reflected the standards by which all men and women of integrity strive to serve by. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 5, 2020
Faith deserves hope. goodwill receives humility as an honorable blessing. Mankind, humanity and society were fortified and enriched, Officer Cook, by your unassuming and very sacredly loyal service. Dade County reached a crescendo when you duly patrolled those streets where peril and anything bad lurked. Your honesty, integrity and character all strong and valiant made that distinct difference. And for that God's very perfect eyes and ears reward and praise your mortal soul of serenity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 5, 2020
Devilish and just cruelly diabolical, that's evil and its sheer violence. You just have to stay the course, keep your honor in check and stay humble. A man of dignity and intuition, Dade County was firmly enhanced and served by your esteemed courtesies, Officer Cook. You'll never be forgotten for your heroic endeavors that concentrated upon unification and liberating those held under terror's threats. We salute your unselfish resolve and unwavering sincerity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 5, 2020
Suspense is always there when violence, evil and wickedness look to terminate the truth and trust of virtue sin life. Honesty, integrity and dignity must always be followed and faithful if there is to be hope, goodwill and tranquility for mankind. The hero in you, Officer Cook, resided in Dade County and protected lock , stock and barrel with all your assurances of character, commitment and above all respect and clarity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 4, 2020
Delicate is a word used in certain instances. Police work demands honesty. It requires respect of life and property. It binds dignity with the fabrics of ferocity and integrity. You can say a lot but you must produce the necessary results if stability, unity and harmony are to enjoin one another and citizens can prosper in good health, faith and the goodwill of society. Dade County was helped along by your wisdom and heroic actions, Officer Cook. A very sad and awful day for your beloved family members and fellow officers. You gave everything to make peace reality. Trustworthy and truth always spoken softly and right to the point always to be highly saluted and solemnly honored. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 4, 2020
A resourceful servant knows humility from honor. God tests His faithful flock at each turn when violence and evil shake a region. No doubt, Officer Cook, Dade County was fairly, firmly and properly secured and made right once again. Your heroism and loyalty have never been overlooked nor of course forgotten. Indignities should never happen to good hard working women and men yet the sacrifice they all made as angels validates their virtue and acumen. Building strength of heart through character, commitment to excellence and the wisdom of convictions is the number goal of law enforcement. Your sincerity, Officer Cook, has eternally secured your sweet and morally upstanding soul in God's walls of resolve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 4, 2020
The business at hand is always securing peace and then the trust of the public whom one looks after. A generous man, Officer Cook, your heroism and honesty was very certainly felt and experienced by one and all in Dade County. By all your humane powers of intellect were you able to go out on the streets and make the ma bit safer. Less today by your absence because of one man's penchant for evil. Always the smile and the resolve, the dignity and integrity sewed into your uniform that was donned supremely to accommodate the public. Heaven is that sacred, perfect and golden venue where esteemed angels such as yourself, Officer Cook, fly higher each moment looking after your loved ones and colleagues past and present. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 4, 2020
Desire and respect all give honor, integrity and dignity the opportunity to fight through the ungodly sight of adversity. Though, Dade County was humbly and most notably served by a man whose heroic life and career will be forever remembered. Character, Officer Cook and the virtues of a well lived life transformed your watch into humility which of course you maintained a low key profile while out on patrol assisting others. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 4, 2020
A rock solid citizen and an even more honored and heroic gentleman who persevered during intensely violent times securing the peace and welfare of all Dade County. Your words, Officer Cook, were your bonding truth and trust and must be forever respected and humbly saluted for giving us life and liberty to go about pursuing our ventures of virtue and happiness. When character is attacked we must defend ourselves at all costs and your principles and leadership paid that ultimate sacrifice for serenity to journey forward. Always greatly missed by your family, friends and noble comrades. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 4, 2020
Evil just stirs up that hornet's nest of never ending nefarious terror. The streets and roads shall be quiet and tranquil. You preserved the dignity and integrity of life, Officer Cook and are to be saluted for honorable and heroic endeavor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The esteemed character not to be forgotten and foundations firmly laid down forevermore. Mettle and morals make the perfect tonic for violence. Dade County and its folks appreciate your desire and wisdom as clear as a bell.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 3, 2020
A brain that thinks and a heart that beats are essential to defeating destruction and gloom. You were not a very mature young man, Officer Cook, you were a very heroic and thoughtful public servant whose feats of bravery on behalf of Dade County won't be forgotten. The land was preserved by your undying dignity and purposeful integrity, Your department has solemnly honored and saluted your commitments to provide the best of resources. The remorse of not being able to do more for you, Officer Cook, will not fade away. The param edics and doctors at North Shor hospital did everything to save your life, you'll always be fondly cherished. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 3, 2020
The mechanisms of justice are set in motion from the day one signs on to become a law enforcement officer. Dade County was under the hopeful and caring soul of yourself, Officer Cook, a legend of strength and a pillar of honesty, humility and the respect that heroes and heroines are afforded for their unwavering service. Your dreams and hopes rested in your loyal obligations to make us safer a bit less since your missions were shuttled onward to heaven because of one man's callous and wanton actions against yourselfand your colleagues. Trust and truth delivered with all the esteemed resolve that mankind reveres. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 3, 2020
Participation requires an entire community never mind the entourages of evil and whatever else follows. Your hope and honesty, Officer Cook, have been shared and linked to our successes here in Dade County where despite violence, goodwill can remain a vital staple for happiness, peace and prosperity. It is found in those journals of heroism your good name and most respected soul one that was concerned, caring and considerate. A family with a true heritage and a legacy of virtue to be forever etched into walls of honor and wherever humility shall too go. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 3, 2020
While wickedness occurs no one is looking for prestige or extra brownie points. It is found in the loyal and honorable hearts and souls of those who work within integrity and dignity's boundaries where scruple spay better dividends than anything else. Officer Cook, your family's hero, Dade County's hero of harmony and transparency who had the right stuff to try and stop conflict and undue evil. God's firm palms have your sweet disposition for eternal safekeeping. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 3, 2020
Ingenuity and intuition follow intelligence wherever it needs to journey. The voyages are difficult and the tasks are many, but, you, Officer Cook, found a method to stay honest and dignified throughout periods of violence and tension. Determination and steadfast loyalty can bring together unity and freedom better than you think. Your legacy here in Dade County stands as the cornerstones for a smarter and brighter future one that would have benefitted from your presence. Yet you are mourned and fondly remembered for gallantry and great vision. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 3, 2020
Perseverance takes a page from honor and civility. The unique blends of bravery and boldness you firmly established while patrolling Dade County, Officer Cook. A man of integrity and morals that carried your career and life that accentuated serenity and goodwill for mankind. Humbleness and your treasured soul, Officer Cook, are being blessed and revered for your ultimate sacrifice. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 3, 2020
The magnitude of evil can be so colossal a good reason as to why public servants need the support of all citizens they both protect and serve. And honor, loyalty and dignity, Officer Cook, followed your every effort of integrity down those trails of character and scruples. Never overlooked and surely saluted for humane and resolute leadership, the motivation to succeed mightily. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 3, 2020