Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
The blessings of a solemn hero are spread throughout your family today and everyday, Officer Cook, as your heroic legacy grows humbly every moment since Our Maker took your beautiful and treasured soul and heart back to heaven where you walk your perfect beat looking down on the rest of your family and world. Dade County witnessed great strides in serenity, stability and noble peace while you served us and protected with undying, unselfish and unwavering strength and passion. Surely mankind will recall fondly your diligence, wisdom, virtue and sacred acumen all acutely awareness of their professional roles. Relevance, resiliency and reverence all served their esteemed and loyal purposes. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero of true character, commitment and trustworthy convictions.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 7, 2024
You served and we honor you, Officer Cook, for all you did for Dade County and its residents. A young man most of all a gentleman distinguished by his honesty, class and reverence all blending in with your heroically humble and diligent dignity, character and integrity. You utilized wisdom, virtue and humility of your special and precious heart and soul to preserve us and to protect whenever called. The sacrifice you made will be appreciated and forevermore saluted for bravery, boldness and the perseverance that was truth and trust combining resources to faithfully spread peace throughout your beloved community. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 6, 2024
Your journeys, missions and career were deemed as completed by Our Father in heaven, Officer Cook. He took your beautiful soul and heroically blessed back home where you patrol the streets above in eternity. Too young, yet a man who wore his pride, honesty, integrity and dignity all where they belonged. The affect and endeavor you gave everyday will forever be saluted for Dade County and its citizens were rescued from the clutches of an evil man. Mankind and your family won't forget their hero of true, trust and allegiance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 6, 2024
I spoke with your friend, fellow officer and comrade, Officer Keith DiGenova today, Officer Cook, to see howhe is progressing. He tells me he worksout regularly at the YMCA in Ormand Beach, Florida where he and his roommate own a home. Integrity, dignity and your heroic character saved the day for all Dade County that after of May 16,1979 and everyday you patrolled its corridors. So humble, yet beloved by your family and loyal colleagues you are certain to be rewarded and always blessed by God. Your wisdom, virtue and courage were amazing as was your humbly gentle heart and soul. They continue reaping solemn respect and salutes of goodwill, determination and truth. So trustworthy and essentially commiteed to fighting for our spirit of serenity, safe trails and unity for all. That phrase on your ledger "We Shall Be One" surely points to who you were as a devout and common sensed pubic servant unselfish and relentless. Rest in peace my angel, neighbor, friend and hero. You are certainly missed by family and everyone who came across your handsome smile and face of ferocity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 5, 2024
I visited your grave today, Officer Cook, saluted you for your sacrifice and life you gave for Dade County folks to be safe and at peace. A man built around the houses of heroism, heart and humility that protected humanity for evil and other adversity. We salute you and pay solemn honor to dignity, character and integrity. They were sacred in all your missions of hope, faith and goodwill as were your convictions and trustworthy commitments to excel in a profession that surely is perilous. You were fearless and a dedicated angel whose wings now carry your soul and spirit higher each second. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 5, 2024
The chains and shackles of evil must be removed permanantly otherwise society may have more problems to deal with. You dealt with your roles, responsibilities and whatever you were assigned, Officer Cook, very well and quite heroically. For Dade County, your esteemed and beloved community was well cared for by you. Unending, unwavering and certainly unselfish in your daily patrols where integrity, honesty, character and a high quality of dignity where exercised to give us the much essential peace, stability and liberty for everyone to pursue their lives, aspirations and dreams. The purpose of true trust is just that when adversaries threaten our very ways of life. Your career, Officer Cook, spelled out the virtue, wisdom and vision behind your loyal and treasured life and years spent toiling very hard for peace and endeavoring to battle through violence. It robbed a beautiful soul and heart from you taking you away from your adoring family that continues to miss you greatly but they carry you in their hearts and minds as your legacy stays implanted within them. Rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero. Value, faith and devotion were sacred versatility always conducting their affairs most humbly, proudly and with God's blessings always so compassionate.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 4, 2024
Dedication, determination and devotion all require some sense of direction. But you had your heroic compass set always in the right trails and path, Officer Cook. Furthermore you maintained a steady vigilance over Dade County so long as you patrolled and protected us from wanton and heinous evil. What was robbed from you was everything from honesty, character, virtuous dignity, integrity and sterling commitments of excellence. We won't everoverlook nor forget your life and important public service career created through morals, values and scruples coupled with truth and trust working their humane elements down those sometimes dangerous corners. Officer Cook, you will beyour family's golden angel of wisdom, nobility whose sacred and resourceful efforts spearheaded a new dawning. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 3, 2024
Structure teaches mankind wonderful lessons of life. Manners, politeness, honesty and heroic class instruct us on why police offiers must conduct their perilous positions with dignity, character and integrity. Your virtue and faithful commitments, Officer Cook, were the lynchpins of hope, goodwill and esteem. To fight through adversity one must be above reproach, be centered on the tasks at hand and then certainly remain loyal to your fellow officers pitching in and aiding the citizens of whom you protected and Officer Cook, you will forever remain a gentleman of pride and passion. You possessed compassion and had a heart and soul of gold that has been missed sincerely all these decades later. You won't be forgotten and will be saluted for wisdom, truth and trustworthiness that exhibited effort, efficiency and expended much energy to fight for our peace, safety and security. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Such an angel of virtue, vision and valor that circulated in and around your beloved Dade County community.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 3, 2024
Faith and hope are the existence of heroism and honor. The respect and admiration you had, Officer Cook, for being able to wear a uniform and a badge of integrity, character and dignity all authentic and all with humble and blessed virtue. The sacred missions and journeys of goodwill, truth and trust were executed to the sacred letter of the law and your solemn oath is testimony of this. Dade County and its people shall never forget you, your family and comrades who fought this intense battles heated at times over violence andits associated evil. You gave your life for us and humanity to live and to thrive in a stable and peacefullly constructive manner. Now as one of Our Lord's heavenly angels you can soar higher each second watching over your loved ones, community and precious family that has your legacy firmly planted by their sides,hearts and minds. Your unselfish, unwavering and unrelenting work ethics and noble talents will be forevermore saluted and so richly paid homage to. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 3, 2024
What a humble, heroic and blessed man of meaning, mettle andof meticulous integrity, honesty and dignified character. Your solemn oath and proud commitment, Officer Cook, they shall never be forgotten. For what you meant to Dade County and their residents thank you may not suffice. Yet a thank you is what a gentleman dedicated, fearless, whose sacred patrols stood for truth and justice, the trust of a community that has always cherished you and saluted your fighting heart, soul and spirit of adventure. First class and loyal in every step of your life and professional service career chosen without remorse, regret or duress. An angel of virtue and vision, whose wisdom just touched the hearts of every citizen you came across with your handsome and smiling face sadly missed by your family, colleagues and friends. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 2, 2024
Buttons of bravery, panels of perseverance were maneuvered everyday to bring about peace and to channel evil, violence and wickedness away from Dade County and society. Officer Cook, you are a hero to be recognized for your efforts of resolve, relevance and resiliency which will be cherished and solemnly remembered and saluted. You had everything to live for a beautiful family, a wonderful wife in Karen supportive of you and your chosen profession. A public servant so dignified, composed of heartful integrity, honor and character. Each component needs to be functioning if this escalating war is to end. You surely and humbly performed your most essential and blessed duties until God called your precious and sweet soul and spirit back to heaven where as one of His angels you can walk your eternal beat without danger or harm. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Commitment and conviction all true and forever turstworthy of homage and blessed reverence.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 1, 2024
You always endeavored to deflect evil from our midst, Officer Cook. Your heroic honesty, integrity and dignity were the themes and central character of your convictions and commitments to Dade County's faithful. We will never forget you and the ultimate sacrifice you gave to provide peace, freedom and stability for all humanity. It takes a man of heart and soul, unselfish and unwavering to accomplish the arduous tasks that lied ahead of you each watch. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero of truth, trustworthiness and justice for all.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 31, 2024
Your dedication, direction and life where heroism and heart were dictated by your dignity, integrity and character were as strong as a lion, Officer Cook. You'll forever be revered and saluted for aiding and rescuing the people of Dade County and your heroic and esteemed colleagues. A true visionary of compassion, unyielding, unrelenting and unselfish sacrifice that has allowed mankind to keep up in their purposes and pursuits of life. Your career dotted the I's and crossed the T's of intuitive tenacity and your humility in bravery and versatility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 30, 2024
The tall and short of a man who stood for justice, heart and compassion for his fellow man. Heroic, humble and blessed with the inner strength of courage, character, commitment and conviction all created from truth and trustworthiness. Dade County, Officer Cook, is where your sacred legacy began its genesis of honesty, integrity and dignity fortifying its citizens in serenity, safety and security in each castle in which we breathe, live our lives and endeavor to fulfill our true passions and purposes in life just as you accomplished in becoming a true and legendary public servant unwavering and unselfish in your dreams, goals and aspirational journeys. Missions of faith, goodwill and hope have tried their very best to heal your family who carries the versatile torch of your legacy forward each and every moment they live. Not easy, yet as treasured, loyal and dependable as you were always they won't ever forget nor let your spirit, heart and soul down. We'll salute a gallant gentleman who followed trails and paths of enhancement, endearment and enrichment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. You performed outstandingly to serve, protect and to recue your fellow officers and the residents from more diabolical evil. God looks after His faithful for eternity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 30, 2024
To enrich mankind is to embrace God. Our Maker, Master and Creator who gives those of us born into this world the rights and challenges to further make humanity more palpable, more meaningful andmore constructive. Without constricting others rights your mission, your journey, Officer Cook, was to provide through the solemn oath your undertook to create everlasting safe trails, peaceful homes and serene avenues where stability would stand those tests of time. Never a more accentuated man of God, devout and faithful, whose loyalty, dignity and integrity were humbly blessed and most impactful. Dade County and its residents cannot ever forget a gentleman who accepted responsibility with a happy smile and a demeanor that graced his home where morals, scruples and values were practiced, preached and placed into action each day. On account of your character, commitment and the truest of trustworthy intuitions we can continue fighting through adversity and strife with your heroic heart and soul and spirit of sacred versatility and virtue watching from heaven. Your family has missed you terribly and yet endeavors to carry on with your missions you undertook over fifity years ago. Never easy and always a man so cherished and esteemed who honored his parents and let truth be your guiding light. A beacon of bravery. A lighthouse of goodwill, hope and unity for one and all. Tenacity and resolve that shared resiliency and brokered paths for mankind to keep walking humbly down. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. A freer world makes our jobs, tasks and assignments a bit easier to accomplish. It was your dedication, devotion and dogged determination that has allowed others to faithfully continue blazing what you began five decades ago, Officer Cook. A man of moral and perpetual effort that genuinely reflected the means of a professional public servant. Fear never blocked you from succeeding and at the tender age of twenty-five you were taken suddenly by a ruthless man of dishonor, disprespect who should have complied that tragic day and none of this would have happened. Your two comrades barely survived and the people whom you protected were certainly glad to see your presense to assist your fellow officers. We honor your bravery, service and sacrifice. I cried yesterday when I viewed your page on the Fallen Officers Down list, Officer Cook. It's what you meant personally to me and my loved ones.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 29, 2024
A serious minded man of outstanding character, courage, commitment and conviction. They were stellar and supremely heroic, Officer Cook. Dade County was where your heart and soul belonged and now is a permanent reminder of how we must salute and treat those who honored mankind with their service and sacrifice. That was articulated and forever inscribed in badge#1664 for respect, diligence and dignity must be earned just as one who carried himself accordingly with the precision of class, decency and desire to fight violence and evil. Integrity was your valued instrument that was the definition of you, Officer Cook. You were so beloved by your family, comrades and friends it's just a tragic shame you left this world all too soon with many more missions of faith, goodwill and promise left behind for your family to continue uplifting and enhancing your legacy established in peace and stability for one and all. An angel whose gracefully soars higher each moment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 29, 2024
Always so strong, humble and most heroic. Your life and professional career, Officer Cook, was spent protecting and toiling for a little stability, serenity and most of all safety for all Dade County folks. You can be very sure your integrity, honesty and dignity will be uplifted and passed down among the many who have taken over your watch. A classy man of character, charm and commitment all truly revered and sincerely trustworthy. Heaven has an angel so faithful, resourceful and devout. Dedication and diligence such as yours will be saluted and fondly remembered as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 28, 2024
Time never lessens what a hero succeeds in doing. Fifty years ago, Officer Cook, you began a journey down the roads of resolve, dignity, honor and integrity. They led you into becoming a Metro-Dade Police Officer. Such a mature young man with a bright future ahead and for six years of solid effort, efficiency, energy and unselfish motivation were you able to patrol Dade County bringing peace, stability and reason into the community where your legendary name has grown beyond leaps and bounds. Character, commitment and conviction that was truly trustworthy and tenacious. Humbly blessed now and forevermore a syour family's esteemed angel of courage and missions all dedicated, determined and faithfully devoted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 27, 2024
You can be vocal but ye lead others with a pleasant manner and unselfish heart and soul of charisma, charm and care. Such character, conviction and commitment, Officer Cook, as always we unwavering and unrelenting as you preserved and protected the freedom and liberties for all Dade County residents. Never a more polished man of ironclad morals, goodwill and faith residing in your down to earth home where the lessons and your life forever resonate. You can be sure dignity, integrity and honorable humility remain saluted as will your loyalty and virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, hero and angel. Many decades have come and gone you'll never be forgotten, Officer Cook, Your sacrifice tesitifies to our prosperity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 26, 2024
Diligence is an act of honesty, dignity and integrity. How else can one be devoted to their professional positions if they act otherwise? In your situation, Officer Cook, everything you accomplished during your life and career was done with a caring and most compassionate heart and soul of character, commitment and conviction. Dade County was not only blessed with reverence and serenity, it was humbly blessed by performances of loyalty, esteem all from a resourceful and treasured young man, gallant and full of wise virtue. Your sacred missions of hope, faith and goodwill will always be saluted and remembered for having tenacity, trust and truth that from a gentleman who now and forever is his family and department'a angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Humility and unselfishness go hand in hand with vigilance and endeavor.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 26, 2024
To put practice and training into action is simply not as easy as it looks. The reality is here one must still be careful while carrying out the needed responsibilities that come with being a public servant. And you, Officer Cook, were a supremely humble and blessed young man whose talent, goodwill and acumen all found their niches protecting and patrolling the streets of Dade County. Your beloved community where you were revered, diligent and surely honorable. A gentleman with credentials of integrity, dignity and character spreading their fertile wings throughout in an effort to bring serenity, security and safety back into all homes. You will be saluted as an angel so loyal, truthfully trustworthy and forever treasured. We salute your intelligence, intuitions and ingenuity they were dedication, devotion and faithful determination all spinning their wheels of motion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your wings given to you, Officer Cook, forty-five years ago are perfectly fitted and you'll always be revered for service of action, your heart and soul all unselfish and unwavering.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 25, 2024
To persevere is to not give up and when danger, evil and wickedness threatens mankind and humanity we must wake up and answer the call. You were prepared, Officer Cook, always acting as a humble and honored man of heroism, dignity and integrity all born from your outstanding character and excellence in commitment and the truest and trusted of convictions. Dade County and your colleagues and beloved family members won't forget you not one second. You stayed the courses of virtue and sacred tenacity to endeavor to stop a must wayward man from harming you and your fellow officers along with the citizens. You'll be saluted for vehicles of versatility, wisdom and vision forever soaring in heaven as a heroic angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 25, 2024
Honesty is the best source of heroic salvation. And believe me, Officer Cook, your young life and career were designed for serving and protecting the folks of Dade County. Such a humble and blessed man of virtue, dignity, integrity and forthright character all out patrolling those sometimes dangerous streets and zones where zealousness was misput. You'll forever remain a gentleman who challenged mankind to reach higher, to yearn and pursue our aspirations, passions and dreams. They were yours and you accomplished before being robbed and taken from your family, department and friends. Such a sacred journey undertaken with the channels of conviction, commitment and the truest and trusted of scruples, morals, principles and values as only your family imparted upon yourself and your big sister, Nancy. Your sacrifice will be fondly saluted and solemnly remembered for its esteem, goodwill and cherished loyalty, a reminder of the humble and yet solemn oath you undertook to protect and serve and may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 24, 2024
You lived, Officer Cook and you certainly loved life and your family spending the proudest of times which are sorely missed since an evil man robbed you of everything from honor, integrity and dignity. Dade County was protected by your passionate missions and faithfully executed journeys of gallantry, gladness and humility all from your heroically humble heart and soul. We do not forget heroes who sacrifice for humanity's purposes. Evil is that bed bug that bites and those who commit crime should betried and incarcerated. You'll be saluted for noble character, outstanding commitment and uplifting, enhancing and enriching convictions all clearly trustworthy and true to a tee. A cherished gentleman dedicated to his public service profession who learned, yearned and was virtuous in his skills and talents. Morals and values are the fabrics and fibers essential to performing at a high level as you solemnly did, Officer Cook, forever remembered. Badge#1664 was about unwavering and unselfish diligence, vigilance and of course what every human being needs to practice respect, respect and respect for mankind your crede, partner, friend and motto. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. Sure wished we could have met and befriended one another.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 23, 2024
Wanton heinousness squeezes the goodness out of humanity where we expect to live with a passion and a purpose in all we set out to succeed in. Well, Officer Cook, you humbly succeeded in all your earthly missions and journeys in which honor, dignity and integrity were tested yet faithfully carried out in allowing your beloved Dade County community to live without threat, without any harm charging their direction. Your compass of heart, hope and soul were always calibrated and set accordingly. Always truth and trust. Only cherished loyalty and esteem being put to the tests. Morals, values and scruples that you solemnly possessed shall remain legendary as is your blessed name of resolve and resiliency. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, hero and angel. May God watch over your precious, sweet and sacred spirit of affection, a handsome face and smile have been truly missed by your family, comrades and friends.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
August 22, 2024
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