Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Chaos is that missile that strikes with a crash and thud. Evil coming down when one least expects it. Except for your resourceful life and career, Officer Cook, preventing more undue hurt to Dade County citizens. Character constructed wisely. Heroism and honor painted brilliantly across the landscapes where your personification of pride and perseverance never let up. Now and forever an angel of resolve patrolling God scenic pastures of perfection. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 19, 2019
Decorum, decency and dignity stokes the flames of honor, humility and integrity. Never a doubt regarding your life and career, Officer Cook, proper and fitting for a Dade County hero of humanity and completely trustworthy character. Violence is just seemingly an everyday occurance and it's simply sad to witness brave and valiant public servants being cut down by this monstrosity of mayhem. Society already has enough challenges and your respected legacy, Officer Cook, won't ever be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 19, 2019
Adversity is supposed to make one's resolve tougher. A community coming together in the wake of tragedy and bringing honor, decorum and dignity to their heroes and heroines. Dade County and its people have honored their fallen public servants of which you were, Officer Cook, one of the many warriors of integrity and the highest character and its reverence. Our stability, harmony and liberty was brokered by your deeds and actions of heroism and a certain unwavering resolve to see your missions as completed. Our Maker for forty plus years has your adored and cherished soul sheltered for protection where no more harm, pain or suffering will ever come its way. Sad you cannot be present at your family functions, they know you are watching with your parents in heaven where those pearly gates shine brightly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 18, 2019
Dates of tragedy are just sad for families to have to remember, but, we remember and consecrate their lives of heroic honesty and positive influence. Dade County will forever be indebted to you, Officer Cook, kind of a magnet of values and articulation of the basics in acumen, wisdom and maturity. You continue to receive the highest honors and paid homage for unending resolve and responsibility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A man of his bond toiling for faith and the hopes of joy which you should have been permitted to live and witness.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 18, 2019
The road to the academy is rocky indeed. It's filled with all sorts of things that all public servants to be must be aware of. A team of unity and honor working for Dade County and the common goal of clearing evil away in favor of serenity and inspiration. That is your legacy of heroism and character, Officer Cook, brave and potent. Always respected, treasured and a man of humble stature and morals. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 18, 2019
Too many weapons on the streets and all the attention paid to fighting crime and evil where does it end? When you started out, Officer Cook, obviously it was a different time navigating the corridors of Dade County preserving lives and property. Prosperity is only realized when truth and trust are meshed fairly and squarely. Your hope and goodwill all humility and sacredly heroic mattered. A uniform and badge worn with clarity and assurances that tranquility and respect would be the genesis of better relationships that were cultured under your eyes and ears. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 18, 2019
It is the sincerest hope of growing old. Some do and some don't unfortunately. Police work do not have guarantees, yet they do offer humility and honesty that is kept aglow by unwavering and very unselfish men and women who willingly risk their lives to stamp out serious troubles in their chosen communities. You worked in Dade County, Officer Cook, so that harmony rather than hurt may come our way. Now because of your character and sacrifice do you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your friendship, Officer Cook, would have impacted my life greatly I'm sure. Our Creator saw your journeys as complete and took your soul and spirit back to a place of perfection where those proverbial walks will be watched over. The gates are ajar to welcome other heroines and heroes who too made that ultimate sacrifice. Pearly and pristine.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 18, 2019
God protects His flock of tenacity from any further harm. Now and forever as you rest in peace, Officer Cook, my neighbor, friend and hero, it will be about the insightful integrity, dedication to dignity and always hovering in honesty. Dade County and its folks were very surely happy you patrolled their area where you will continue to be humbly, humanely and transparently saluted for visionary wisdom and acumen.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 18, 2019
Faults are not because of ferocity and surely must be eliminated while out on patrol battling the awful affects of wickedness. Here in Dade County residents were kept safer because of a caring servant, yourself, Officer Cook. brave and bold, dignified and honored. Integrity and commitment can never steer one from the pathways of piousness. You were a resourceful and respected gentleman of heroism whose legacy will be eternally cherished and saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 18, 2019
Your wisdom and vision must on the same humble plateau as your honor, integrity and dignity. If you have questionable character probably a good idea not to apply. Dade County was fortified by your heroic virtue, Officer Cook. Their peace and freedom all came about through your unrelenting resolve and most faithfully executed diligence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 18, 2019
Courtesy is supposed to be utilized humbly in life and during one's own career. Your paths, trails and bridges, Officer Cook, carried your honorable resolve and heroic dignity far along those treacherous roads in Dade County. It was the venue where peril and danger were to be cutoff and wiped out completely. The hero in you my neighbor and friend was of indisputable character, unending commitment to further society's ideals and morals where greater vision would someday see them through. with undying, unselfish and unwavering conviction it was all carried out where stability and a sensation of peace would prevail. An angel forever! Rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 17, 2019
A bloody uniform, a torn shirt, a nicked finger can be repaired and replaced so long as you can return to duty to serve with dignity, honesty and the senses of integrity, responsibility and character. Your pursuits and hunts for terror and wickedness, Officer Cook, were esteemed, humble and most heroic, Officer Cook, allowing joy and prosperity to enter a happy home. The mediums of mettle and morals were attached to your persona, smiling and very humbly truthful. The story of your career and life now revolve in the skies above where good servants sleep soundly in their efforts. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 17, 2019
Nothing vague about vision and the versatility that spreads wisdom far and wide. A gentleman of class and never doubt who laid his life down for all Dade County paying the ultimate price. Your clearness, Officer Cook and constitution of bravery and dignity left evil with no place to hide. Tragically, Mr. Pearsall left the righteous path and attacked good strong solid men of character and strength of heart. You won't be overlooked nor forgotten for succeeding in bringing a semblance of serenity and peace to your community where you were most beloved and faithfully diligent. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 17, 2019
I'm sure there are many women and men as dedicated as you were, Officer Cook, who wanted to become a public servant because of yourself. So much respect, honor and sincerity in pulling together Dade County and uplifting its spirits. When care and character cross the very same roads you know there are good people providing the faith, trust and goodwill mankind relies upon. God has your soul, Officer Cook, safely in His castles where courage was not just a crusade. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Decency and devotion make humanity more humble.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 17, 2019
Courage is courtesy and honorable humility enhanced through and through. A man whose valor and direction never wavered and because of your integrity and character, Officer Cook, Dade County's people were spared and preserved by your actions of authentic heroism. You'll be forever respected, revered and saluted for displaying stellar work achievements and the right values to see your humane journeys until their finish. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 17, 2019
Dade County residents were pacified by your unwavering persistence, Officer Cook, which helped to secure those boundaries where evil lurked. Forevermore a hero of the highest degree of honesty, humility and the accentuated acumen in the words dignity and integrity. Police work hard and risk it all for our safety and lives of pleasures. We are saddened your life, Officer Cook and resourcefulness career had to end at the young age of twenty-five. God is certainly blessing your immortal soul as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Esteemed , respected and fiercely loyal to your comrades a legacy for your family to proudly grab onto.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 17, 2019
Fists of rage fly when violence strikes. But, a vigilant and honored young man, yourself, Officer Cook, heroic, humble and dignified came to Dade County's aid not just on May 16, 1979, everyday of your career and life of sanctity and character. The commitments were deemed completed. The gifts from God, your heart and soul transferred back home to heaven to serve that perfect watch where surely the rewards and blessings will be eternally fruitful. Angels walking a proverbial beat watching those pearly gates of grit and gallantry. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 17, 2019
The seeds of success are planted before our birth. From then until our passing whatever we accomplish praise the Lord. offer blessings and maintain a steady diet of bravery, honesty and boldness. You pitched in to assist Dade County and its residents, Officer Cook. Charm and care, charisma and concern all wrapped around your heroic character, commitment to excellence and the humbleness for which beauty abounds. Freedom and liberty can only be together when peace and good grace spill over from sacrifice. A man of God rewarded for his humility and humane goodwill. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 16, 2019
Wisdom and resolve humble humility. They really do. Everything you gave, Officer Cook, honesty and effort to make your community where you resided in here in Dade County was indeed blessed by Our Creator. With much goodwill , faith and hope were security and tranquility put back on those maps of morals and mettle from a man of conviction and pride. Heroism and and heaven never take a vacation and neither does our Leader, God who watches over His flock of fantastic public servants, gallant and charismatic. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 16, 2019
Courage humbles. Honor stays simple. Integrity and dignity frame the portraits of passion. Your care and compassion, Officer Cook, were most needed and most heroic. Dade County and its citizens were spared countless more trouble if not for your actions that tragic day of May 16,1979. The Lord gives and the Lord takes. He brought your soul of sincerity here sixty-six years ago and your earthly missions were started by your drive and vision to make humanity fresh and safe once again. Always beloved, admired and treasured. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 16, 2019
The lack of respect for mankind grows daily and where does integrity and honesty really fit in? Officer Cook, you were a supremely wise young man so gifted with talent, tenacity and above all decency and desire. Pure bred ownership of humility and integrity central to fighting terror and violence. Dade County lives on and breathes because of your undying and unwavering commitments to excel in bringing down the curtain on wickedness. Never forgotten and sacredly honored. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Special and unique, virtuous and vigilant.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 16, 2019
Cancel callousness, destroy evil and perhaps our society will be better served. You protected all Dade County, Officer Cook, with the distinctions of dignity, integrity and heroically honorable heroism. Years from now your outstanding soul and heart have been humbly saluted for valiant effort on our behalf. Peace and happiness blessed in abundance by Our King Himself who shelters your spirit in His palms of perseverance, perfect angels soaring higher and higher. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 16, 2019
Heartache just digs in and when families must bury and mourn their loved ones then you realize what they go through. Appreciate the moments, the hours are fleeting and your life and career, Officer Cook, meant honor, heroism and dignity to Dade County. A humane and warm being whose humility and reverence are now and for eternity being respected and rewarded for character in heave, Safe havens and security you gave the people, Officer Cook and we cannot ever repay your sacrifice. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 16, 2019
Terror needs termination and only dedication and determination can stop its advances. Your wonderful vision and wisdom, Officer Cook, honorably protected the dignity and integrity of Dade County. Humanity and your heroic actions stopped callousness and saved many lives that day, colleagues and civilians. Tranquility and justice served only thing your character and smile should still be gracing mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 15, 2019
Faulty reasoning, untruthful faith, lack of honor, integrity and dignity can surely mean the difference between life and death. Dade County was under your superior and superb watch, Officer Cook, a humble and humane hero forevermore. Serenity,security and safety all blessed by your esteem and rationale. All the endeavor and effort poured into your passions so why did domestic violence end your life and outstanding career? God's golden blankets cover your beloved soul of reverence and spirit of respect and resolve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 15, 2019