Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
You are born and one day we are all destined to pass. Just that, Officer Cook, Our Maker took a beautiful young man full of desire, decency and class away because of violence too soon. There were many decades left behind to become a more fulfilled and yet a humble gentleman as you were. Reverent, honest, dignified and a meaningful public servant who gave his family and citizens of Dade County all the integrity, true character and trustworthy commitments and convictions that remain saluted, sacred and without any reservation legendary. You'll forever be your family's guardian angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 21, 2024
A hero of integrity, dignity and honesty who fought for our peace in Dade County and your legacy that stands tall and proud just as you were, Officer Cook. Serenity and security forevermore as your family's angel of virtue, heart and soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character, commitment and conviction always faithfully dedicated.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 20, 2024
Officer Cook, you exemplified the humbly blessed definition of integrity, character, honesty and dignity because you cared and were not afraid to face violence and evil. Certainly living up to the words in your sacred affirmation to serve and to protect the good citizens of Dade County. It was your humanely community where your unselfish, unwavering and heroically unrelenting heart and soul contributed to our peace, security and safe trails and paths all carved out by a very noble, passionate and loyal gentleman of truth and trust. An angel to be saluted for care, concern, virtue and angelic esteem. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Badge#1664 was most diligent, prideful and vigilant in your dedicated career and stoic life all too short cut and robbed from your loved ones by a disrespectful individual.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 19, 2024
Proficiency puts forth the efficiency in order for heroic trust and truth to be multiplied many times over. Such amplification was stoically poured forth by you, Officer Cook, to fortify Dade County and its people against such evil. You'll forever be saluted, commended and humbly honored for giving your life and career of virtue, values, discipline and dignified character and integrity. The roots and plans, patrols of faithfulness and resiliency were planted by a most loyal and unselfish gentleman who is now looking down upon his loved as their sweet and precious angel. The trails and paths were blazed by a man whose gently diligent heart and soul provided the whispers of peace, safe havens and shelters for serenity and you'll always be solemnly remembered for living a life of adventure and sacred awareness and acumen dedicated to battling these wars that threaten to ruin mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 18, 2024
Proficiency is efficiency being utilized to serve and to protect the public of which you did very well for six years of solid and loyal performance, Officer Cook. Always heroic, humble and honorably blessed as a man of resourcefulness, faithfulness and ever present dignity, integrity and true and trustworthy character, commitment and convictions all clarity and unselfish heart and soul being eternally blessed by God. He saw your patrols through and guided your youthfully engaging life with His bountiful hands and everlasting compassion and transparency. Rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and esteemed hero as we salute you and your sacred journeys on behalf of Dade County and humanity in general. Vigilance, diligence and reverence were your wellsprings of happiness, safety and prosperity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 18, 2024
So diverse, so dignified, so well defined as a public servant, heroic and honest who gave every ounce of energy to serve and to protect the citizens of Dade County from evil. Officer Cook, with integrity, character and commitment all true and trusted you'll always be saluted for valor, vision and humbly spoken versatility that was your virtue. Always so loyal, dear and most of all dependable and respectfully responsible. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel so beloved by your family who carries your legacy of authority forward in theirlives.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 17, 2024
Heroes are unique individuals. They can handle most situations regardless of peril and danger involved and for this when they lay down their lives, hearts and souls for our safety and freedoms we must be thankful. Surely, Officer Cook, Dade County was and is always grateful for you and your family. You see integrity, character and dignified honor is not always located in everyone. You sir protected us every element of essential truth and trustworthiness that shines down from heaven as you walk you persevering beat above. A man who directed others and took command of problems is to be commended and saluted for versatility and virtue were your vehicles of morally outstanding convictions all dedicated and all sincerely unselfish and unwavering. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. Respected journeys, faithfully driven journeys all under God's watchful eyes and ears.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 16, 2024
Common sense and utilizing discretion can travel a long distance if honesty, integrity and dignity are properly assembled. They stayed with you, Officer Cook, all your life and career serving Dade County and its folks. The unrelenting, unwavering and unselfish character, commitment and overall charming demeanor and composure despite facing evil everyday. The angel and diligent warrior within your heart, soul and spirit will forever be saluted and so solemnly paid homage. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. True and trustworthy loyalty and esteem to be treasured by your family and colleagues always. With Christmas, Chanukah and 2025 fast approaching you keep looking down from heaven.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 15, 2024
A wonderful soul is a humbly blessed and heroic heart. The simple fact is you were just one magnificent young man, Officer Cook, guided by Our Lord in all your paths and trails of accentuation, fulfillment and purpose all so truthfully trusted. Dade County received great work and aid from a loyal and strong public servant who gave his life so mankind, humanity and society could thrive peacefully without any craters of violence, heinousness and evil. Your legacy of hope, humility and goodwill stand for character, commitment and conviction, all sacred virtue, wisdom and angelic vision. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 15, 2024
Engulfed in violence and terror, only a heroically savvy and sophisticated public servant honest, dignified and full of loyal and humble integrity like yours, Officer Cook, could stop its deadly advances throughout Dade County. This is and of course was your beloved home community where for six years of thoughtful dedication, truth and trust everything in your heart, soul and spirit of virtue and compassion gave mankind its total efforts. Never forgotten and always an angel to be wisely saluted and solemnly paid homage, your intuition. intelligence, vigilance and trained due diligence protected us and made the ultimate sacrifice to shield our every pursuit of peace and happiness. Badge#1664 was about respect, humility and an unwavering and most unselfish heart of everlasting loyalty that is reflected deep within your heroic legacy as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of yearning, character and basic commitments to succeed while interrupting ignominious actions that threaten the fabrics and fibers of our very society.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 14, 2024
Your family's darling, beloved and esteemed hero, that's what you were and will forever be, Officer Cook. You served and preserved the image of Dade County and its people to be remembered and saluted humbly. A most vigorous and blessed young man of faith, devotion and dedication, your life and career coupled with honor, heart and soul was certainly instrumental as was integrity, dignity and character all true and trustworthy. Never forgotten as an angel whose loyalty, vision and virtue were wisdom and unselfish performance giving their efforts everyday. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Commitment and conviction can only succeed when one is completely focused on their essential responsibilities. You gave the ultimate sacrifice to bring everlasting purpose and peace to mankind.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 12, 2024
Hopefully, I'll get to see Officer DiGenova again, Officer Cook. Just as much of a hero as you were just as intense, intuitive and a class gentleman of integrity, dignity and honesty that too patrolled in and around Dade County fortifying our safe routes. You, Officer Cook, though taken by evil way too soon have been forever remembered and solemnly saluted for gallantry, character and commitment's truth and trustworthiness that the citizens relied upon to see them through. Your journeys, missions of dedication, decency and devotion shall be always legendary as you were loyal, esteemed and full of sense of direction, desire and virtue. It was vision, wisdom and versatility that shared in your onuses where peril lurked sad that you could not retire as your other comrades did, yet you'll never ever be forgotten for your life, career, service and sacrifice always an angel of inspiration and ingenuity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2024
To serve and to protect means vigilance and diligence has to measure up to honesty, integrity and dignity. So loyal, truthful and trustworthy were you, Officer Cook and a Dade County hero to be solemnly remembered and saluted for vision, virtue and sacred wisdom beyond the crowd. Our lives can continue without strife, with goodwill and hope ringing in a new year of promise, compassion and unselfish peace and prosperity. Forever a humbly blessed warrior and angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A true gentleman of character, accentuated commitment combined with purposeful convictions.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 11, 2024
To spark success there must be some effort put forth and surely, Officer Cook, yours reflected genuine concern for mankind and for the folks of Dade County where your heroism is always saluted and never forgotten. Integrity, dignity and character are created from honor humbly speaking and our serenity, peaceful pursuits in life were from you fulfilling your responsibilities on behalf of humanity with a gentle and caring heart and soul so unselfish and never giving in to evil and violence which robbed you of many more years on this earth with family, friends and comrades. The sincerity of virtue and sacred missions poured forth have sprouted a new dawn and with your angelic spirit watching over us and your family members who take pride in carrying your legacy forward they too shall be blessed and humanely rewarded as you were esteemed and loyal in performing duties of danger. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. One day at a time violence shall cease to exist and we can resume lives of fruition, truth and trust without interruption nor strife.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 9, 2024
Your passions, Officer Cook, were channeled into creating an everlasting heroic bond here in Dade County where your legendary name remains most humbly blessed and solemnly honored. Bravery, sacrifice and service to its residents shall never be broken nor forgotten. When a young man of honor, dignity, integrity and a heart and unselfish soul of character, conviction and commitment gives every loyal bone for mankind to stay safe we must always be aware of its essentiality. Your missions and morals will remain angelic forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. One ounce of energy, one divine spark of virtue is just a part of the equation. Your handsome face and smile have been missed very much by your family. A gentleman of unwavering compassion, concern and care for his fellowman human being those who have taken over your watch do so with abundant caution and dedication trying themselves to keep serenity yet going home safely.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 7, 2024
The devotion, determination and dedication were superb, heroic and outstanding just as you were, Officer Cook. A Dade County legend of a gentleman whose fortitude and unselfish ferocity fueled your life, career and pursuits in and around your beloved community. Your sacred name and cherished values and principles have always been carefully, solemnly and humbly blessed and saluted. It was your dignity, wisdom and integrity that was true and trustworthy as your loyalty and heart were forever etched in your work ethics as an angel of success and effort. May you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Our peace of mind and journeys of goodwill, faith and resiliency were embellished because of you, Officer Cook, a man whose oath and understanding were most profound.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 5, 2024
You drove the buses of boldness and bravery, Officer Cook, steering through danger and mayhem for six years of honored, dedicated and dignified commitment, character and conviction here in Dade County leaving behind a humble and blessed legacy of integrity, heart and soul so fiercely loyal, treasured and esteemed and they will never be forgotten only saluted for poise, precision and the pride of a heroic and beloved public servant now an angel in eternity where your unselfishness, unwavering persistence is forever blessed and rewarded. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Vision, virtue and sacred missions all undertaken in Our Master's holy name. Serenity and freedom came because you cared and were most sincerely compassionate.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 5, 2024
The trails, paths and streets were all made safer by you, Officer Cook and left no doubt that you were a most beloved and heroic warrior. A team member through and through. It's truth and trustworthiness that uplifts a community where peace, serenity and safety are all essential elements to peaceful pursuits in life. Integrity that was incorporated into your dignified character, commitment and convictions are now part of your humanely loyal and treasured legacy. You'll always be saluted and solemnly remembered as angel whose diligence and respect were superior beyond your responsibilities and sacred journeys of faith and goodwill remain legendary. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dade County will forever pay homage to badge#1664!
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 4, 2024
The public today, Officer Cook, paid homage and salutes of respect, integrity, dignity and honorable character to three fallen Palm Beach County deputies killed two weeks ago. Dade County paid you much love and admiration for your heroic actions my neighbor, angel, friend and hero. Truth and trust walked down the paths and trails of heart,soul and loyal and esteemed humility all blessed by Our Maker who has watched over for forty-five years. One man, one huge mission to restore and preserve the decency of his beloved community. Dependable, accountable, virtuous and a gentleman of true substance. Rest in peace. Commitment, conviction all sacred as were your journeys of resourcefulness, resiliency and endeavor. A genuine angel whose legacy glissens.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 3, 2024
The streets of Dade County were well protected by you, Officer Cook and your heroic actions saved the folks and your comrades.It's dignity, integrity and character that put the effort and humility of heart and soul into your life and career which was sacrificed for goodwill, faith and devotion. An angel to be saluted and solemnly remembered. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 2, 2024
History documents heroic endeavor, integrity, dignity and honorable character. You deserve all the salutes and solemnly homage, Officer Cook, for your outstanding service in keeping Dade County and its residents safe. Never forgotten and always so loyal, esteemed, cherished and highly dependable. An angel of virtue, vision and wisdom beyond your years it will always be a tragedy losing you at such a young age with more journeys of devotion, dedication and goodwill left to follow. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 1, 2024
What a sad day as today you and Karen, presumally your whole family would be celebrating your blessed birthday. Eternity keeps track and account of your afterlife. Such a brilliant career and life of heart,soul headed for better days, Officer Cook and it's Dade County has your loyalty, dignity,integrity and character to thank and to salute. An angel of truth and trust resting in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Virtue, vision and valid sanctity all uplifted to the clouds above as you keep watch over your family, friends and comrades. You served with respect, vigilance and due diligence and nothing will ever tarnish your unselfish and relentless tenacity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 30, 2024
Tomorrow would have been your seventy-first birthday, Officer Cook. You surely deserved to be here celebrating with your family, comrades and friends. God had other plans for a devout, faithful, loyal and most heroic man treasured by everyone. The effort, dignity, integrity and intelligence, all persevered a rescued Dade County from the abyss and violence. An angel to be saluted may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 29, 2024
Truth. trust and direction are the clear narratives of never ending, unwavering and unselfish dignity, integrity and character that you, Officer Cook, always so loyal and dependable acquitted yourself with as you protected and defended the rights of Dade County and mankind. An angel so values, virtuous and a visionary whose legacy keeping on shining as you patrol the streets above in heaven where you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The trails and paths of perseverance and wisdom paved to prefection for other brave and cherished public servants to walk across.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 29, 2024
Thanksgiving a time for prayer, reflection and positive thoughts. The memories of a wonderful, life and career just cut way too short because of violence against you, Officer Cook and your fellow officers who somehow survived that infamous day in Liberty City, Gladeview. Your outstanding heroic actions of dignity, honor and integrity fortified the spirits of all mankind and the folks of Dade County who have remembered the character, true trust and commitment of a tireless warrior and angel all because of your blessed and humbly unselfish heart and soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A legacy that was strong from the get go! I spoke to Officer Keith DiGenova yesterday and wished him a Happy Thanksgiving. He's never forgotten you and your cherished, loyal and most esteemed gallantry.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 28, 2024
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