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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

Heaven is a hero's perfection for having done a superb job policing in this world. A world with no pain, harm, only the grief, sorrow and anguish for the too many families who have lost a beloved family member. By God's divine intervention, Officer Cook, you loudly and clearly served all Dade County and its people could not be happier. Sad and less safe now that you are gone, gone because of the outrage and heinous actions of Mr.Pearsall. You gave your life born from humbleness and the essentials of honesty, reverence and the respect you had for conducting your position with class, dignity and the instincts of integrity, ingenuity and the receptacles of real resolve and a heart full of heroic courage. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A legacy bordered by boldness, effort and relevant composure.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

With charm and charisma, gallantry and heroism, yours, Officer Cook, assisted you in preserving life in Dade County. Around the corner there was your smile and humble honor. Never forget your dignity and integrity, the keys to character and commitment to humility. Humanity was served with your heart and soul fighting for every life troubled by violence. Virtuous and wise beyond your years of experience and patience. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The trails for right never waned they just got more pronounced.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

The scurrilous who fowl up society with their wanton wickedness, they will receive their just and due punishments for subourning to acts of cowardness. Your humble and most heroic actions, Officer Cook, on Dade County's behalf saved more than lives. It preserved a very treasured part of our humanity and because of your undying and unselfish character God will reward your valiant efforts accordingly. Humility and sanctity run side by side our esteemed and beloved public servants. Their mettle, resolve and professional conduct has made it a bit easier for other future men and women to continue your goodwill for serenity and prosperity's sake. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your family loved you, Officer Cook and so did many others. Greatly revered, respected for having all the acumen, the honesty, integrity and dignity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

Love removes hate. A world pre-occupied with battling adversity does not anymore outside elements interfering with our pursuits of joy. You were destined, Officer Cook, to make Dade County stand humble once more. Serenity and safety served with proud honor and valor all from the hip pockets of heroism and integrity. Never more class, decency and desire than when you conducted your affairs, Officer Cook. A legend and a hero of respect, character and the admiration of a society whose servants' humility should be saluted and so humanely championed.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

Ants crawl around building colonies. Police go around looking for evil and trying to replace it with harmony and the loving affections of humanity. Tough assignments, but, with a little honor and dignity, integrity, mettle and excellent character assist in this unending battle over adversity. You were a dedicated young man, Officer Cook, taken before your time and honored through and through by family,colleagues and your close personal friends. Resolve and its humility stand at attention as they welcome new heroes and heroines into God;s special honor roll of valor and diligence. The best of a flock of fearless ferocity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

Ant scrawl around building colonies. Police go around looking for evil and trying to replace it with harmony and the loving affections of humanity. Tough assignments, but, with a little honor and dignity, integrity, mettle and excellent character assist in this unending battle over adversity. You were a dedicated young man, Officer Cook, taken before your time and honored through and through by family,colleagues and your close personal friends. Resolve and its humility stand at attention as they welcome new heroes and heroines into God;s special honor roll of valor and diligence. The best of a flock of fearless ferocity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

The bridges of goodwill are open to conversation and it is not a debatable point. Nothing but good vibes when you patrolled the roads and various venues in and around Dade County, Officer Cook, where you remain cherished and admired. Respect must be earned and your honor, courtesy and courage have stood humbly tall all these years after your sacrifice on behalf of dignity, clarity and integrity. A beloved family member who is greatly missed by his family, friends and comrades of distinction. Society was served with esteem and prudent missions of compassion. The hero in you, Officer Cook,your spirit lives on in the heavens above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

In your quests for justice, Officer Cook, from the top brass to your immediate supervisors no one had questions or reservations regarding how you would turn out, Officer Cook. You kept the peace and its stability all important in being able to live a fruitful and prosperous life. Dignity, integrity and honesty answer to the Man the Authority Himself, Our Lord. We try and take nothing for granted and surely society treated your conduct as excellent and very prideful. Humane and etched in our hearts forever. Engaging and endearing. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

The body and soul go together to work against fighting wickedness. Communities need very resilient and resourceful men and women of honor to defend them. Dade County had a most respected and admired man of humility among its ranks. Your life and career of resolve combined its forces of ferocity to undo a world filled with chaos. Your cheerful disposition, Officer Cook, helped your comrades to conquer this rash of ruination and your heroic actions also helped save lives of both the residents and your peers of professionalism. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

Every stone must be turned over to reveal the truth. Trust and tenacity work better against the tentacles of terror than you could imagine. Where Dade County was concerned its citizens relied on you, Officer Cook. Our staunch defender of justice whose broad base of bravery and boldness went very well with honesty and candor, courage and consistent dignity and humane integrity. When a man of heroism exhibits proper character and conviction its actions get the most immediate attention of crime. Evil that one day will be eradicated from our society. Humanity and humility stand tall in God's shelters where those loyal and faithful public servants sleep soundly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

Officers face the entire package. danger and peril. Ridicule and scrutiny. So long as they act honorably and with dignity they have nothing but the eyes of Our Creator watching over their bravery and vision. Dade County was well served by your wisdom, Officer Cook, a hero and warrior whose talents brought newer hope and well being in a community that continues to honor your humility and promptness. Total character, total ideals and mettle which brought serenity and unity back where enhancement belongs. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

Never count your chickens before they hatch. Instead, count God's innumerable blessings upon our world. Society lives in darkness at times because of hunger, illness and the plights that terror can unfurl. You were a most focused and centered individual, Officer Cook, a top rate policeman, a top flight man of honor and the boundaries of bravery and boldness whose dignity and integrity only intensified your pursuits of happiness instead of wanton trouble here in Dade County. Sixty-five years ago your family came to Florida and last November you would have turned sixty-five. All those memories of a gallant young man, resourceful and resilient. Truly a man and a hero to be so commended for fortitude and tenacity. Humbleness stays forever in Our Lord's Master treasure chest where the brave and noble travel when their days and missions are deemed complete. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

One who is very beloved and gone physically from among his family and peers is never out of sight. It's found in your soul of pureness, Officer Cook, a most remarkable and cherished angel of valor whose exploits of energy and resolve helped to broker a new dawning. Dade County has had its ups and downs since your untimely death while performing your duties. We the people just need to slow down and take it one day at a time. Nonetheless, your acumen arranged accordingly helped to settle down a tense atmosphere as you tried to calm down a troubled man. Only the good character, commitment to excel in traits such as: honesty, dignity and integrity as they all play a role in securing and in preserving life. Your whole career was well balanced and versed in humility which has made humanity better off for it. You will be solemnly honored and remain a truly heroic gentleman. A legacy worth saluting for valor and vigilance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

That flag, Officer Cook, where you had your picture taken over forty some years ago stands for honor, it stand for conviction, having a constitution to defend our rights of liberty and justice for all. You stood up for Dade County and its residents and embellished the effort and dignity that only heroic integrity represents. The solid character, humility and resolve to get things done, accomplish goals, wipe out violence, all during your life and days as a public servant dedicated to the causes of trust and truth. Our serenity, our peace of mind was created through your divine wisdom, vision and intelligence never to be forgotten and paid humble homage to for never giving in to evil. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 11, 2019

Taking stock and doing so with due diligence and good intentions is man's way to travel while looking for harmony and in unlocking the reasons for misery. Violence unleashes its never forgetting way of greeting those who relish a little security and tranquility. Dade County was brought closer to the reality of some semblance of faith and good cheer by your ingenuity, intellect and charisma, Officer Cook. The top of the crop of courage and gallantry displayed by your virtue and humble esteem. You remain cherished and full of honesty, dignified and with the ideals of integrity that stay with our bravehearts forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

Resentment should not be ridiculed. Hope and fate are tied as one and they are left in Our Lord's hands for Him to master. You mastered your lessons well, Officer Cook, as you served Dade County with a real professional purpose. Zest and zeal greeted those awaiting your arrival. Then came your humanely humble and authoratative integrity and dignity shadowing your trails of tenacity while chasing after turmoil and torment. We can be certain that your held tightly in God's massive arms, Officer Cook, the very same way you provided us with sanity and peaceful missions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

Dignity by day, integrity forever. It's in the hearts of all decent human beings who share in the burden to free us from obstacles that impede goodwill and humanity's dreams, hopes and aspirations. You were and will forever be an instrumental man, Officer Cook, who took an oath and brought meaning to honesty and resolve. The finishing touches of desire and motivation were imprinted on your sleeves of bravery and heroic mannerisms. Everything you inspired to become you became. Our society was never disappointed only your peers and family who wanted to spend more time with you. That now is in God's palms where you are cradled for safekeeping, Officer Cook. Time moves on here. Never bottleneckers in heaven! Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

Futility is not rewarded. Fortitude and fruition are though. In life sometimes a little more ferocity is what is necessary. To fight what ails society you need humble, honest and able bodied men and women of stamina and acumen sorting through these maze of mayhem and mischief. Terror, evil and violence unleashing hell upon a relatively civil society that still encounters wickedness brought on by wanton individuals who lack the integrity and intellect to direct their character and integrity to a far greater destination. Dade County was your place, Officer Cook, home where you grew up and appreciated the finer things in life. Only the best and a most revered and nobly humane gentleman. Gallantry and grace corroborated your entire life and career of public service. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

Photogenic and persevering, you operated as all men and women would act, Officer Cook, with humility, clarity and the character of excellent morals. Bravery and honor fire the very first salvo and then it's dignity and integrity encouraging one another. The battle for peace supercedes all else. Your cooperation and campaign against evil will be long since remembered. It has been duly honored and part of Dade County's fabric for which your heroic actions have been idealized. Rest assure, Officer Cook, your career and short life taken needlessly are going to stay etched in stone and in your family's heart forever. No going away. Vim, vigor and vigilance meant too much. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

The wrath of evil winds its ugliness down those roads where not many want to go. The trevails and pursuits of one mighty brave and honorable searching for some form of harmony and vitality here in Dade County where its people desire quiet and pleasure. You did an outstanding job, Officer Cook, taking care of your family and colleagues so much so that God has long since welcomed your resolute soul of valor into His house of humility and distinction. Dignity and integrity are the very virtues of fine upstanding commitment and the uniform and badge you donned were humanity's blessings. Heroism is cared for and shared by a wealth of others who dig deep down for solutions to all its circumstances. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

Numbers are statistics. They tell and recount other bold and brave stories. The lessons that our heroes and heroines impart on our very lives stay instilled, implanted and integrated in our hearts and minds forevermore. Their dates with destiny coming too soon and for some as they just started or are nearly getting prepared to retire and to begin a new chapter of life. Yours, Officer Cook, was filled with hope and promise, vision and clarity that makes all honesty, dignity and integrity stand tall like the hairs on one's back. The backbone of your community, Dade County thrived in serenity and unity as you patrolled its venues, Officer Cook. The cream of character surely rises as does your beautiful soul of humbleness, its esteem blessed by humility and of course your heroic actions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

Discovery makes hope and courage stand up. Look into one officer's life, your life and career, Officer Cook and it's relatively plain to see why you were very much admired. An officer whose common senses and courtesies helped to bring down violence of all kinds. Dade County was given the fairness and the trust because of your truthful mannerisms that everything good and bad would be handled prudently. Precision and concern, only the way a brave soul can deliver. Boldness bonds bravery just as dignity sticks to integrity. Our very cornerstones of your humane and civil character are always being paid homage. The gentle breezes eminating from your soul, Officer Cook, can be felt far and wide. A very unselfish sacrifice and a powerful lesson surely to be taught. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

Discovery makes hope and courage stand up. Look into one officer's life, your life and career, Officer Cook and it's relatively plain to see why you were very much admired. An officer whose common senses and courtesies helped to bring down violence of all kinds. Dade County was given the fairness and the trust because of your truthful mannerisms that everything good and bad would be handled prudently. Precision and concern, only the way a brave soul can deliver. Boldness bonds bravery just dignity sticks to integrity. Our very cornerstones of your humane and civil character are always being paid homage. The gentle breezes eminating from your soul, Officer Cook, can be felt far and wide. A very unselfish sacrifice and a powerful lesson surely to be taught. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

Certain careers God sees us through. Unfortunately, in public service there are no such guarantees. If you did your job well each day you would go home to rejoin your family. Some days one last goodbye is all one soul of distinction gets and off for the day or night. You defended Dade County quite well, Officer Cook, a man of heroism and honor, dignity and humble integrity all blessed by God as was your outstanding character. The best of gentleman and women watched by Our ever diligent Creator where His perfect world rests upon His honor roll of resourcefulness and vision. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

Neighbors helping neighbors. Friends helping friends. Police backing up one another when those calls go out. The radio waves are free of clutter and garbled talk. Speak franky, clearly and take what you learned out to those perilous roads where honesty, integrity and dignity are still the very best policy. Nothing finer, Officer Cook, than your caring about Dade County. Deeply and full of emotion is what is takes to maybe defeat doom and torment. The residents responded and your life of heroic foundations are the pillars by which humanity basks in a little humility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 10, 2019

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