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Police Officer William Coleman Cook

Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida

End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979

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Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook

A life worth living is one encased in humble honor, humane and loyal heroism, dignity and integrity that displayed your outstanding and professional character, commitments and conviction, Officer Cook. Dade County was your community and ours to share in the serenity, safe trails and much secured paths of righteousness, hope and faithfulness because of your caring and compassionate heart and soul, Officer Cook. Such a sincerely dedicated public servant who made the ultimate sacrifice and who had virtue, valor and viligence attached to your uniform and badge of sanctity, versatility and wisdom to be saluted forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A gentleman whose legend grows tall each moment that you were sadly taken away from your loving family and comrades to heaven towatch over them from above.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 26, 2023

You designed your life and career of heart, character and heroism, Officer Cook, by honorably patrolling the streets and corners of Dade County being so humbly devoted and dedicated in all your endeavors. When integrity, dignity and reverence are trampled upon it is up to the diligent and vigilant men and women to take affirmative action to quash these advances. Your life of faith, goodwill and resourcefulness will forevermore be treasured as your loving and adored family carries on with your legacy of virtue, wisdom and clarity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 25, 2023

The brave, bold and loyal are the most heroic of honored angels who surround us every second. For their sacrifces have given us a new lease on life and carrying forward their legacies stamped and sealed with more love, respect, dignity and integrity. That you surely had, Officer Cook, all your life and for your public service career defending us here in Dade County. Our freedoms,liberties and harmony all came at a terrible cost, you giving up your life because of a baseless, shameful and disgusting man of evil nothing good. Character and fortitude made your trials, trails and paths more than truthful and humbly trustworthy. Your family and colleagues miss you a whole lot andcontinue their lives of hope, faithfulness and goodwill as you would want them to. you are to be sacredly, solemnly and nobly saluted for effort, virtue and the branches of wisdom, vision and maturity that built your solid cornerstones of success and accomplishment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 24, 2023

Officer Cook, you did turn things from bad to better whenever your community and department needed your most reliable resources of reciliency, resolve and heroic honor. Dade County felt every breath of integrity, character and dignity patrolling its streets where harmony, tranquility and liberty are never to be tokenly taken for granted. Fierce dedication, the highest level of desire and decency were aspirations that became a reality that was so valuable. You are to be saluted for valor, virtue and the wise passions of your unwavering and unselfish heart that labored flawlessly on our behalf. Serenity and security were bricks placed down for future generations to take notice of. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 23, 2023

Your dedication and heroic honor, faith and goodwill, helped to turn the tide of terror and evil here in Dade County. Just wished nothing would have happened that day that took you from your family, department and many friends around our land. For having character, dignity and humble integrity may God bless and keep bringing rewards to your soul and spirit that were sacrificed for our very safety, peace and intuition. The foundations were laid down for others to follow in. Truth and trust conquer wickedness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 23, 2023

So much love and humility poured into your labors of passion and esteem, Officer Cook, such a tragic shame evil took away a beautiful heart and soul from a man so polished as a fine diamond. And the streets and people of Dade County were blessed with a genuinely true and respected public servant who demonstrated the goodwill, hope and faith of having honesty, dignity and integrity truly bless your humble trails and paths of constantly excellent character, staunch commitment and scruples so valued and trusted. Where virtue and wisdom went so too did maturity and vision. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel of heroic loyalty guarding Our Maker's heavenly gates of gallantry and sacred versatility.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 22, 2023

If serenity could ever be bottled up it surely would be a prized resource. But, you, Officer Cook, were certainly an honored and heroically valued family member and loyal public servant to your comrades and the citizens of Dade County who received more than a token of effort. You'll always be fondly remembered for displaying integrity, passion and humble dignity all from excellent character and caring commitment. A man of ingenuity, intuition and intellgence who vigilance and virtue were all scrupulous tools of your professional tenacity and acumen. We salute your bravery and will never forget you and the life and career you exemplified in all its sacred paths and trails so truthfully trustworthy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 21, 2023

Such a sweet young man, a gentleman with an earnest heart and soul that achieved more in twenty-years than most who live decades longer. It was such a terrbile tragedy, a blow to your family and department, Officer Cook, that took you from this world. Violence, evil and pure heinousness robbed everyone of an honest, dignified and decenctly hard working public servant who served Dade County with unwavering and unselfish character, commitment and a constitution built for more. You left a legacy of heroism to be solemnly saluted for its humbly blessed virtue, wisdom and vision. Badge#1664 was respect, courtesy and a humane fortitude of good manners, scruples and morals that those who took over your watch, Officer Cook, should maintain and perform so well as you did. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 20, 2023

Everyone has to leap over hurdles in their lives. Police certainly have to be brave, honest, loyal and dedicated to their callings, a willingness to serve and to protect the public's basic needs. Dade County was where your life, career and dignity, Officer Cook, far exceeded everything demanded in a professional so concerned, thoughtful and most resilient. A gentleman born with politeness, virtue and the humble chapels of character, heart, integrity andhumility always solemnly remembered and saluted for his acumen and awareness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 19, 2023

Heavens have angels who are the real heroes and heroines. No questions, no what if. Their integrity, dignity, respect and honesty is all dignified and spread out within their cherished communities. Here in Dade County your support, virtue and esteem has been felt all these decades after you gave the ultimate sacrifice in order to humbly, humanely and truthfully fulfill your aspirations. Badge#1664 was about desire, devotion, decency and diligence that will forever be sacredly saluted for its tireless, unselfish and unwavering wisdom, vision and clearness. Our serenity was because of your heart and soul always so loyal and dedicated. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 18, 2023

The wheels of honor, integrity and dignity all worked excellently, Officer Cook, a public servant, decent, loyal and heroically humble as you gave your all to protect the people of Dade County. A man who won't be forgotten for his professional acumen and virtue all in the Lord's humbly perfect name of grace and compassion. Because you were raised with upstanding character and very refined morals that directed your everyday earthly journeys and missions of hope, faith and sincerely humane goodwill and esteem that continue reaping their heroic blessings and rewards from God above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Sanctity, trust and truth go a long way down the paths of righteousness and the trails of tenacity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 17, 2023

A life that was worth living, so terrible, Officer Cook, yours came to a sudden end. The very violence, evil and heinousness you were charged with uprooting cost you your life and career. All those moments where today you family gathers to celebrate a happy time, they keep you forever in their hearts and minds. A very humble and dedicated public servant who gave the citizens of Dade County every ample space of wisdom, hope and dignity to be saluted along with your outstanding and unselfish character and integrity that constucted the windows of resolve, virtue and sanctity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Badge#1664 was trust, truth and fairness mixed together with a plethora of endeavor and perseverance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 16, 2023

Those heroes and heroines faithfully devoted, dedicated and determined to carry on their earthly missions and crusades of harmony and safety comprehend their professional exploits. Dade County was the location of your wisdom, boldness and honorable integrity, Officer Cook. No one, your family, colleagues and friends will ever forget you and the ultimate sacrifice you made that tragic day of May 16,1979. A day when dignity, character, respect and your unselfish heart and soul stood angelically tall in protecting the citizens of whom you undertook a solemn and sacred affirmation to serve. We all salute you and recognize the bridges, roads and streets all paved by your truthful and trustworthy perseverance and proficiency. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Foundations have cornerstones and you left behind a wonderful family to pass your torch of heroism down to.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 15, 2023

Forever a heroic angel of honor, heart and humility. They all served and solemnly protected the residents of Dade County. This was your path in life, Officer Cook, to rebuild, restore and to resurface the very streets where violence and evil wreaked havoc. Such a dignified man of character, principles and intuitive integrity right where your heart and soul belonged. Your loyalty and esteem shall be forevermore honored and cherished. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Respect, trust and truth stood as your torch of tenacity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 14, 2023

Your diligence, devotion and steadfast dedication, Officer Cook, has and will forever be duly remembered, noted and saluted for its virtual integrity, dignity and always enhancing honesty that the folks of Dade County always relied upon.You remain very missed in the hearts and minds of your esteemed and beloved family members who carry humility and sanctity close to them. You were the inspiring and reverent gentleman up uplifting and now a heroic angel in heaven. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 13, 2023

A man whose legacy lives forevermore inhis family's hearts and souls of humility, pride and honor. Yes, Officer Cook, you are a hero of dignity and integrity well beloved, adored and genuinely revered by your department and the entire police world. Dade County would not have its blankets and sheets of serenity and harmony if not for your true and trustworthy professional accomplishments during your six years of toil, sweat, peril and steadfast dedication unwavering, tireless and unselfish to be humbly and humanely saluted for virtue, wisdom and stellar commitment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 12, 2023

Dade County was humbly, honorably and most heroically protected by your loving good name, grace and loyal esteem, Officer Cook. A young man born with integrity, ingenuity and intuition, all from dignity, reverence and outstanding character, commitment and the truest of trusted convictions all with wisdom, virtue and clarity following you on your earthliest of patrols, missions of hope, faith and dedication and journeys undertaken without fear, duress and hesitation. Your blessed name is an angel who now and for eternity watches over his entire family, comrades of the past and those presently preserving our peace and inner serenity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You certainly were consummate, unselfish and completely humble doing the job, performing a perilous profession with no trepidation. Just fast moving tenacity and unwavering resourcefulness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2023

Everyday you grab life and make the most of its opportunities. Because you never know when God's going to come calling. So honorable, heroic and yet stoic in the very face of serious confrontation with a madman. Officer Cook, your dignity, integrity and character all served the citizens of Dade County with class, decency and loyal courage personified and there will not be a day ever that you will not be saluted and fondly remembered for your passions and pursuits, the trails and pathways paved by esteemed and unselfish wisdom and virtue all noble, sacred and extremely versatile. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A man whose reputation preceded him and for being a gentleman of gallantry, pride and excellence in commitment you forever be paid humble homage.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2023

Serenity and safety are supposed to grab hold of Mother Nature's gentle wings of humility and perfection. You seized the humble, honorable and distinct opportunity, Officer Cook, to become a hero, a public servant whose life and career was everything endearing, uplifting and enriching. Dade County and its people won't ever forget you and neither will your esteemed and loyal family and comrades who patrolled and battled adversity with so much character, conviction and dignity that was truly trusted as was your unselfish integrity and morals. All enhancing and always saluted for heroism, heart and the warmth of your treasured soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 9, 2023

Constant honesty, determined dignity, incorporated integrity and crusading character all built your bridges, trails and paths during your life and career, Officer Cook, all heroically loyal, esteemed and blessed in abundance by Our very Creator who watched over you as you patrolled, protected and preserved the quality of life here in Dade County. A man of devotion, virtue and humbly inspired wisdom leading others down those roads of resolve, resiliency and resourcefulness dedicating more than a chapter of conviction, commitment and diligence for humanity to bask in. Always saluted and fondly remembered for your stoic humility, heart and soul all unwavering, tireless and unselfishly uplifting the spirits of all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 8, 2023

Hideous, horrible and heinousness what happened to a man of God, a faithful, heroic and honest gentleman who served and protected Dade County all his might. Officer Cook, you were such a constant in courage, virtue and the branches of everything humble in the sacred words of dignity, integrity and outstanding character never to be forgotten only saluted for making the ultimate sacrifice to benefit your community's safety, havens of tranquility and the tracks of true trust and inspiring wisdom, vision and maturity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 7, 2023

Dade County has changed in so many ways since your sacrifice, Officer Cook. Honor, humility, heart and character that captivated and motivated other officers will never change. God's warrior, your family's solemn angel will always be revered, remembered and saluted for having integrity, dignity and a purely driven desire to succeed in a profession marked by everyday peril. When life is on the line good women and men rise above the challenges that face and confront them as you performed forevermore outstandingly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Humble, loyal, unwavering, unselfish and tireless never better. Just a tragic day and you'll always be there to watch over your family as they carry on your legacy.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 6, 2023

A heroic angel flying higher over us each second your honored and cherished soul and spirit, Officer Cook, watch over your family, colleagues and friends. It was your life and career of class, dignity and integrity that patrolled Dade County never relenting in this war over violence. You were so humble, gifted and young with everything to live on for and to have that taken so callously, heinously and rudely that is what is tragic. You'll always be saluted for wisdom. virtue and a blessed heart of humbleness and sanctity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 5, 2023

You rendered aid, Officer Cook and reinvigorated Dade County's hopes, goodwill and was an and forever is an inspiration to all including your family and peers who have never forgot their most honored and heroic fellow brother public servant. Our tranquility and serenity were delivered by a gentleman, a young man of desire, dedication and resourcefulness that was resilient, versatile and most tenacious. You possessed dignity, integrity and character all outstanding flowing deep within the crevices of your unwavering, tireless and unselfish heart and soul of heroism. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 4, 2023

God's heavenly podium has all its humble and heroically honored heroes and heroines all by their sides as they walk their eternal patrols. It's where perfection, truth and faithfulness make up the essence of their storied lives and careers of perseverance, dignity and loyal character wrapped in integrity that only wisdom, vision and virtue could comprehend. Dade County, Officer Cook, was where your important presence and humility so sincere and heart warming could be located. You'll never be forgotten for your actions that day on May 16, 1979 and everyday single day of your twenty-five years of positive work ethics and morals so succinctly versatile and sacred. Rest in peace my neighbor,, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 3, 2023

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