Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Sentimental and sincere. Your goodwill and gallant actions, Officer Cook,paved the way for some humble semblance of perseverance and peaceful prosperity for Dade County residents. A man of heroism honored for dignity and the scruples of integrity. The class of character and commitment that has made humanity more safer through the years although you continue to be very much missed at this holiday season where your beloved family gathers to celebrate, cherish and remember your very virtuous soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2019
Well versed. Well documented and very humble and heroic. Saving Dade County and protecting the scopes of serenity, Officer Cook, required all your heart and dignified might. Your youthful soul of character and integrity has been most blessed and safe guarded from anymore harm by God. He who has compassions upon His golden angels of which you become on May 16, 1979, when you were welcomed to those sanctified and most pearliest og gates. Gallantry and unwavering nobility that shielded mankind from unrelenting violence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2019
Tenacity works wonders tearing away the layers of evil from their spots. Your ferocity and honor, Officer Cook, heroically made Dade County and its people better able to live more decent and freer lives. Persistence and compassion oozed from your blood and one of integrity and dignity not spilled in vain. A hero so richly unique that continues being paid back for esteem and faithfulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 10, 2019
Luck is fine so long as skill does not diminish one iota. Saving one life is compared to rescuing an entire world. Our community in Dade County cherished you, Officer Cook,its soul of bravery, integrity and most of all honesty and dignity. Evil strikes fear and you my neighbor, friend and hero were fearless racing to face peril and to restore serenity and calm. A decent human being gone way before your youthful years. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 10, 2019
A flower planted in your memory, Officer Cook, makes our world sing your praises and passion you had to protect all Dade County. Humanity was afforded your integrity, wisdom and more relevant honor and resolve used to ward off the terror from our midst. Always so happy and personable and full of unwavering spirit and humility. That in itself will grow those plants quicker than you could ever imagine. Men and women with character and conviction usually have a little less trouble defending our freedoms though it will always be sad you can't be hereto share in your loved ones' happiness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 10, 2019
Speak clearly and coherently it will pay dividends in this war over wickedness. You were a calming figure during evil in Dade County, Officer Cook and yet through it all you maintained decorum and decency through your honesty, dignity and integrity. We could not have some semblance and balance of peace and liberty without your good nature and heroic boldness. So precious a soul now forever soaring higher in the skies above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 10, 2019
Through sleet and mud must mettle and faith travel. To reach the sights of unending violence which all good and heroic public public servants must fend off. You gave superior integrity,honor and dignity in effort everyday, Officer Cook and have been missed sincerely and fondly remembered for unassuming and unselfish character and proud commitment. Dade County has prospered because of precisely your genuine loyalty and amazing goodwill. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 10, 2019
The corners of courage have those aisles of humble and heroic honor within them. All the fighting and battling on behalf of Dade County, Officer Cook, made you the gentleman to be revered and so dignified in all your pursuits of trust,truth and justice for mankind. We salute your humane and sacred virtue and humility which is now stored away for safekeeping in God's heavenly of pristine quarters. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 10, 2019
Badge#1664 was honest. Badge#1664 was humble, heroic and dignified. Badge#1664 was about life and its holiness. Dade County and its folks got much deserved respect and loyalty from you, Officer Cook. Safety, security and serene lives because you cared. Daring is one matter. Deceit is another. For having perseverance and proficiency may our Creator bless and reward your heroic deeds that have carried on to your beloved family members. The world is sadder and less safer because of your absence, Officer Cook. A gentleman whose gallantry just gave us a glimpse of your smile and personality. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 9, 2019
The few bad apples, officers who have gone rogue shall never deter the wise and brave who honor their communities with unrelenting and unending dignity and integrity. You never gave up nor gave in to evil, Officer Cook. Only a loyal and devoted man of ingenuity,intuition and intelligence spreading the tranquility and humility around the streets of Dade County. People desire joy, pleasure and happiness you too had these rights and they were usurped from you and your soul, taken suddenly without a goodbye. But always a smile now lighting up the skies above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 9, 2019
Mettle and morals are better than a mutiny and disrespect. For having honesty,bravery and dignity sewed to your integrity, Officer Cook, may God and all Dade County remember your spirit of fight and courage concealed within your heart of humility. Always warmly saluted and rightfully reverent. No man or woman gives their life for nothing. Vision and wisdom lead endeavor down those quiet trails of justice and trust. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 9, 2019
Your parents may they too rest in peace as you my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook, loved you and Nancy very much. Their darling and most honorable servant of God preserving life in and around Dade County. Keeping sanity and sanctity is no small task, your fierceness and fearlessness combined with humanely humble esteem and character kept us as safe as possible. Dignity deserving more life, your eternal life forever, Officer Cook, is surely the transparency of what all heroes are. You achieved greatness because of the hard work and effort you placed on relying upon your wise instincts.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 9, 2019
Curious yet courteous. Brave and humble yet trustworthy and truthful. All the right signs of a loyal friend and colleague to many, Officer Cook. Dade County like all cities has their times and it had your unwavering and very unselfish tenacity hard at work to fight off terror. The right stuff, the persuasive perseverance and integrity that only those humbly dignified possess to maintain law and order on the roads. Our Chief Warrior has your renowned virtue and commitment looking after others serving the causes of justice and serenity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 9, 2019
Great organizations, great departments bring in only the seriously skilled men and women to serve the public. Being a trusted officer, Officer Cook, your tasks and responsibilities were to keep Dade County harm free. Evil does not respect honesty, protocall and integrity. Its vast array of senselessness just keeps churning. Your missions of goodwill, heroism and desire were to send goodwill into the community that continues paying homage to your character and its spirit. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 9, 2019
The angels in heaven, Officer Cook, humbly and gently guided your heart and soul through Dade County to protect and to serve its citizens with quiet and unity. Your heroism and honor has always been so faithfully saluted as has your character, dignity and integrity. Violence should not have tragically ended what was a stellar career on the horizon. Resolve, resourcefulness are all being sent to officers here who have succeeded you. A legend well documented and well dedicated. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 9, 2019
Entrances and exits are sometimes hard to locate. Your acumen and good resources, Officer Cook, assisted you greatly in finding and shedding crime and violence in Dade County. Nothing contradictory regarding your honest resolve, humbly esteemed heroic acts of goodwill, faith and hope. Today, though it's over forty plus years later since you laid down your life for stability and enhancement for your community, Officer Cook, you remain respected and admired as all who take that noble pledge must do. Accomplishment and principles of character, staunch commitment to excellence and a never better transparency to truth , trust and justice are the legs by which your legacy stands tall. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Badge#1664 could always be relied on and present with a friendly smile. A distinction of humility fully rewarded by Our Savior Himself.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 8, 2019
Monsters create more than a little mayhem. It's their chaos that puts innocent lives in jeopardy and good upstanding public servants such as yourself, Officer Cook, in harm's way to serve, save and to corral callousness. Dade County was gracefully and humbly preserved by your unassuming valor and vigilance. All of the endeavor piped in with honor, integrity and dignity that people of solid character possess. Your soul has been and forevermore blessed by Our Creator as a hero of efficiency and resolve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Humility and humanity being given a gentle touch of your sheer tenacity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 8, 2019
Sweet and serene, trusted and truthful. The whole gamut of gallantry, integrity and humble dignity and honesty that uplifted the spirits of Dade County. How can anyone go so wrong when all you were performing was your job, Officer Cook? A soul and a caring heart gone way too early with more left to finish. Your colleagues here and your beloved family will have to summon up the courage and muster the effort to carry on with your heroic legacy that is to be solemnly saluted forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 8, 2019
Your life excursions, Officer Cook ,were done willingly without a doubt a man of heroic proportions whose honor, dignity and intuition for integrity made Dade County a far more prosperous area. Today, because of your absence we are a little less safer though for giving your all may God rant complete peace to your soul of humane and heroic mettle. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 8, 2019
Character and honor never really comenses. It's taken to a higher level where heroes and heroines go when they make the ultimate sacrifice for our tranquil moments. Heaven is where your undying and humble soul, Officer Cook, rests in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. It served faithfully Dade County and its citizens with clear vision and welcome wisdom to shelter those desiring safe passageways. You'll always be well respected, thought of and deeply admired for having the wherewithal to delve and to dig deeper to fashion a resolution for real wanton evil.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 8, 2019
Bravery and boldness to be saluted forever. Your heroic life and career, Officer Cook, were precisely why Dade County was duly served and loyally protected. Its folks had their peace of mind and harmony kept intact all by your unselfish dignity, integrity and honesty. God's heavens above have that now eternal and perfect character of sanctity and nobility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 8, 2019
With valor and determined grit, your gallantry, Officer Cook ,extended far and wide in your community of Dade County where your boldness and honesty had a heroically humble affect. Never taking things for granted, your persuasion and dignity addressed all the character and integrity that was instilled by Our Lord in your caring heart and conscientious soul of serenity. All the love and labors meant to shield the residents from harm and never once batting an eye against mayhem and chaos. The world owes you thanks for your inspiring presence and most sincerely capable virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 7, 2019
The pots are hot.The kettles are boiling over. Exactly what violence, terror and wickedness all create in neighborhoods around our country. You certainly tried to heal those wounds, to calm down emotional individuals. You were a blessing to your family, department and to Dade County, Officer Cook, offering mankind a hint of who you were. An honored man, a hero whose dignity, ingenuity and integrity fought to make stability and sense of safety a hopeful pursuit for our society. Taken too young by one man acting alone and very callously, you'll never be forgotten. Forty years ago you joined your agency and made everyone around you better as human beings. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 7, 2019
Consumed by a fire in your belly, Officer Cook, to work hard and to produce results of resolve on behalf of Dade County made you their hero and your family's. A man of honest endeavor whose mind and heart was filled with quality and integrity, it speaks volumes regarding your caring persona and perseverance always to be faithfully honored. Humility and its sacred respect are forever in eternity where no more harm will come your way, Officer Cook. Your soul and those of your beloved parents all rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero in Our Maker's giant palms.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 7, 2019
Repaying debts is not simple. The tasks of service can be most challenging and very detailed. Orienting yourself to your daily environment in Dade County where you patrolled, Officer Cook, took experience and the virtues of patience. To practice what you were taught does take some time, it's the energy and effort one places on their responsibilities that can make that distinct difference. Bravery and boldness concealed in your heroic and honored career and for having the vision and acumen, it all allowed your dignity and integrity to intercept evil. You made life and pride matter. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 7, 2019