Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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

Death parts our physical presence, it does not take away nor tarnish one's humble achievements they set out to obtain. Your wishes were to become a police officer, Officer Cook and nothing was going to deter or detour you from those pathways. You see your reputation and engagement were the borders where vision and wisdom would mesh together. Integrity and dignity all stored where they ought to be and Dade County's fine folks have gotten their serenity and safety restored by your calming appeal. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Our Lord enshrines your humility and heroic energy, Officer Cook, making it easier for your cherished soul to circle over us each moment.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 28, 2018

In public service parlance, good morals and the blends of stellar character and conviction assist those men and women carrying esteem and bravery on their chests of boldness and on their badges of dignity. Integrity, intuition and ingenuity spoke loud and perfectly clear when you went on patrols of Dade County securing its harmony and freedoms. No matter, Officer Cook, if we look we'll find your life and career was the epitome of reason, humility and the sanctity you delivered to all of Dade County where you are still humbly remembered for heroism with a smile. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 28, 2018

Officer Cook, this week you are greeting and welcoming more heroes to God's thrones of tenacity. Their ferocity, honesty and bravery, the same gentle wings you have they now and forever have. Character, dignity and integrity do work wonders when resolve and good old common sense are implemented as one. Peace and tranquility for all Dade County citizens was your goal, Officer Cook, great effort and dedication always followed your trails of justice. You were compassionate and concerned and kept plugging along those roads of resourcefulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 28, 2018

Violence and its evil forces deny us of our fruitful and earthly pursuits. Those safe passages through time. Time can be fleeting so better accomplish and do so as thoughtfully and as honorably as possible. Your travels and life, Officer Cook, were meant to spare Dade County and its residents the anguish of even more grief. By your unselfish actions and courageous commitments can we live more safely and prosper more prudently. Your class and character helped bring peace and the heights to a higher plateau. Never a more fitting salute to a humble hero of eloquence and to humanity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 28, 2018

Welcome to paradise. Except with all the disturbances from mayhem and kayos, heaven is quiet and kept spiritually alive and well by brave and honorable women and men of humility, grace and valor. Your participation in lending your support, Officer Cook, lead to unity and tranquility for all Dade County citizens. You get our heartfelt salutes of courage and for humble and loyal character you receive God's biggest reward. Hope you and your dad, Charles, may he too rest in peace are smiling down on your mother and the rest of your family, friends and peers of perseverance. The will to survive and march on with the tasks at hand. No small potatoes, but at the end there is a light to keep your soul aglow. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. This world is not paradise it only seems that way at times.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

Flexing your muscles and your will, Officer Cook, you saved Dade County from the ravages of turmoil and unending violence. To say you flexed your muscles, Officer Cook, probably is incorrect. You utilized common sense along with honesty and intelligence whenever navigating around Dade County serving and preserving life and property. A humane and gallant gentleman respected and treasured by all people. Your good name resides among the multitudes of the finest men and women of character and pride. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

Terrorism steals the vitality right from under society's nose. The pillars of those who gracefully and piously pursue evil, their humility is sealed in the lairs of God's den of honorable distinction. You delivered goodwill and peace to the Dade County area and its residents, Officer Cook and by living out your dreams and aspirations may neighbor, friend and hero, you enhanced our community beyond its wildest dreams. Rest in peace. Your character, ideals and scruples stepped in and contributed to the sanity and harmony of a venue where vigilance and dogged motivation pays many dividends.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

If you want to push pencils then take a desk job in an office. If you want to help your fellow man, you go out attend a police academy and rigorously study and practice police work. Its skilla and talents have to be adapted by all who wear a uniform and serve if evil is to be forcefully eradicated from our midst. You were a sensational man, Officer Cook, so devoted and faithful to your protection of Dade County's people. But, no matter your commitment to class and the components of courage and character spoke humbly and heroically. You achieved more in your youthful twenty-five years than most do in a lifetime. Synonimous with good values and a solid upbringing, you brought your family pride,humility and the joy of your most noble crusades for truth and trust in the good name of justice for mankind, Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Peril, danger and diabolical individuals need the special attention of the most bravest of tenacious women and men.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

Public servants must put up with just about everything. Badmouths, cursing, you name it whatever and yet they must keep calm and make sure to show coutesies and decencies when carrying out their professional duties. You performed your duties, Officer Cook, as well and as justly as you could. Honesty, vision and the dignity of having unselfish integrity marked your life and career where you humility towards humanity shined right through. Our stability and harmony came about by your unshakeable character and the transparency to smooth out those rough edges. You demonstrated to other officers your proficiency in leading them out of peril and danger. Dade County and its folks were well cared for, you offered them sanctity and the sanity by which to preserve and maintain our quality of life. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

Police duty is not a cushy job. It's a profession that is dedicated to the noble character and the purposeful morals that every servant must utilize while defending life and property. You waged some gigantic battles in Dade County, Officer Cook, serving and smiling while humanely and heroically putting your career and life for us on the line. Those cornerstones and their foundations have been set up for other brave and valiant men and women to follow through. Your trails, Officer Cook, were tense at times but always packed with faith, hope and a massive load of tenacity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character and conviction take on a deeper meaning when each angelic hero stays rooted in resolve and works for humanity's goodwill.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

We collect the pieces and move on with our very lives. How do you just pick up and move on when your loved one is taken from you heinously, callously and unfairly? No rhyme or reason. Trouble seems to be brewing at every corner and there you were, Officer Cook showing up to humbly and loyally save your comrades and the people of Dade County embroiled in this domestic issue over two persons. The humility and honor showed their true colors as did your courtesies and decency to commit to integrity and dignity. Take heart, we will fondly remember your care and compassion and solemnly salute your civility and its nobility which brought harmony and tranquility to all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You rest your honorable soul, Officer Cook, in their highest of plains. That is plain and to the point.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

The effort, rationale and acumen must stay mounted on each patrol unit. What must too be worn on every public servant's uniform to must be bravery, courage and valor while honesty, dignity and integrity labor their poor hearts out in the name of safety and peace for all. Peace and the stability of sanity was what you tried to accomplish in honor of Dade County and its residents, Officer Cook. No woman or man who gives thei rheart and very special serene soul of dignity shall be forgotten in this war over terror. A fight for the ages, the battle of boldness begins when you finish the academy. Character breeds foundations be erected and anchors staying as those cornerstones for our safer and brighter future. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If you consider doing well keep humanely and humbly pressing along until something intellectual occurs. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

Turn the wheel slightly to the left or right and your vehicle will follow in that direction. Following the orders of any police official will guarantee you at least one more day. It's very sad how I read of so many officers injured or God forbid killed in the line of duty by their own sisters or brothers, a mistake of identity. No mistaking good morals and compassion for all Dade County, something you achieved, Officer Cook, through learning and practicing what you preach. Peace and liberty don't just appear, they must be founded in the eyes and ears of those willing to listen. Character, courage and maturity also don't occur from out of nowhere, they too must be learned and taught to others, the reasons, Officer Cook, why you we able to lead other brave souls, men and women of security and safety. Take care, Officer Cook, as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A loving father, your dad, Charles, may he too rest in peace alongside the cherished soul of his most darling and dignified hero of a son in you, Officer Cook. Accidents still happen in the field though we would like for these incidents never to occur. caution and care must be exercised. Thankfully your ingenuity and intelligence, Officer Cook, was perceptively better than most.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

a building needs more than one block a day and a glob of concrete to be erected. Any worthwhile police officer needs a lot more than a pen and paper to function smartly while they defend our decencies and peace. Our prosperity and honor was placed in harm's way by your service and preservation over us, Officer Cook. A genuine Dade County hero whose gracious and most humble name is placed on marble walls where heroism is duly noted. We so honor a man of humility, gallantry and the guises of wisdom and conviction to see you through your pilgimages of peace and unity for all. A human being of the highest regard for character and commitment to excellence and pride risking his all for our hopes and wishes to carry on. And so should you, Officer Cook, be here to counsel and to give good advice. The kingdom of Our Lord's palace is filled with nothing but ferocity and the tenacity of acumen and awareness to faithfully honor the will that each ccommunity will be watched like no other. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

Courage upgrades consideration when courtesy and concern are balanced together. They form a dynamic punch when attempting to ward off evil. Your crusades here in Dade County, Officer Cook, were staunch and serious in that they endeavored to calm down folks who were easily angered. Terrible what happened on May 16, 1979, most know your life, career and the events which led to you losing your life. God surely keeps a register of those honorable enough and full of resolve and humility, it's the anedote to some of what ails our society. Your community salutes your bravery, dignity and innovative integrity, Officer Cook, it was the loving affection we all had for a devoted, faithful and loyal colleague who went to the depths to detour evil from our midst. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

The letters of our alphabet spell every word from acumen to zealousness, everything will humanely and heroically found in your humble character, honor and courage, Officer Cook. Dade County received the greatest amount of decency and desire, devotion and determination from your unwavering and unending wisdom and vision, Officer Cook. The citizens were granted goodwill, peace and the security to live on and to pursue their desires and dreams. Your missions were marked with fruitful and most fulfilling moments. Only the esteem and effort to make wickedness take note. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

The rays of sunshine gleam brighter than ever from heaven. Where God took you, Officer Cook, there can be no better days where harm and evil cannot affect you and those angelic heroes and heroines of character and honor who made our world a little safer. Integrity and dignity play the roles of resolve and resourcefulness like no other. Now and forever Dade County's people and streets though a little less safer because of your loss have some degree of enhancement through those anchors and cornerstones your humility and humbleness left behind for other brave souls of serenity and peace to follow in. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Violence, evil and terror must be brought to a complete stop, zero tolerance!

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2018

Heroines and heroes display the best of work habits, as shown by their honesty and character make up. When dignity, bravery and integrity are habitually interrupted by insanity and incompetent work, it's those who are protected that suffer greatly. Dade County and its citizens were served by a large dose of your wisdom and conviction, Officer Cook. the patterns of your resolve have never been felt more. Though, it is your esteemed family members and comrades who tried to eliminate this violence in your community that have suffered a gaping loss. Their hearts are filled with sadness even as they continue your treasured legacy of humility, honor and heroism. Take care up there, Officer Cook, make certain all who gave are towing that eternal straight line of sanctity as God's streets are marked by precious angels who now guard those pearly gates of grace and nobility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 26, 2018

Blunders and mistakes in intuition play no part in good police work. You need a lot of soul searching and fundamentally basic boldness, bravery and the honesty that rings loud and clear. Dignity and integrity can make or break a case as much as cost a life or for that matter save a life. Being prudent and mindful of one's surroundings usually leads to good results. Dade County's flock of folks required every last ounce of your effort and energy, Officer Cook, to bring out the stabilizing effects of serenity and respect for all. A community that loves and honors its faithful devotes their warmest salutes to you, Officer Cook, a man of vitality and humility directed in all the right places where perseverance journeys. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Jealousy and envy serve no purpose, they only hinder civility and its sacred humbleness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 26, 2018

Stolen cars, burglaries and domestic issues all require the special service that only women and men, special angels sent from heaven to battle these unrelenting sieges that ruin the silence and serenity of a community. You stuck to your guns, Officer Cook, brushing aside quite boldly and very bravely its awful advances. Dade County will salute and fondly honor your commitments to class, decency and desire while your integrity and ingenuity were testing your hearty dignity. The citizens can be proud and so can Karen, Nancy and your mother, Mrs.Julia Cook. Be well Mrs. Cook, I'll keep praying on your behalf. Your darling son's valor, humility and harmonic ways helped to construct those bridges to a happier future. He just should have been permitted to witness these heroic enhancements. That is correct. You, Officer Cook, were one gallant and gracefully treasured young man. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 26, 2018

To demean and degrade, never more troubling as much as not possessing good morals, character, dignity and integrity, genuine honor that needs employment in this never fiercer battle over violence. Hatred and its wickedness that you spent your life and public service career fighting, Officer Cook. Now as a Godsend and hero in heaven please observe your family, friends and colleagues navigating their beloved lives through these mazes of mayhem. There peace and hope just as Dade County's was delivered b ya first class and decent gentleman of the highest humility which in turn has come back full circle to humanity. Full fledged ferocity, civility and the harmony by which wisdom and vision has sprout forth. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 26, 2018

Plan and keep abreast of things. We always seem to be running around sometimes with our heads in the sand. Thank God you were a concerned and dignified public servant, Officer Cook. Otherwise, Dade County and its residents would have been in some deep trouble. Yet, there you were with your heroically humble character, perfectly honed morals, absolutely stellar honesty, the bravery and boldness to backup integrity. We must not forget your consideration and caring all in peace's name and for saving humanity from an inhumane human being. You sacrificed for our journeys to move forward and yet looking back on your life and career we cannot overlook this. Civility for tranquility. Nobility for sanctity. A crusading young man with his eyes and ears looking to crush evil. You wore your badge and uniform with distinction and reverence, no one can ever take that from you, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 26, 2018

Sadness always seems to infiltrate itself within our happiness. The trails, the paths, the roads you traveled on, Officer Cook, no matter what, they made Dade County and its folks stand and take notice. When a great man, a heroic legend lays his life of honor, dignity and integrity on the line so that peace and harmony may prevail we should salute your unwavering gallantry, grace and courage. The kindness of a revered and most admired public servant so compassionate and dedicated to mankind, we shall remember. When character and humility combine their powers to be, the earth knows, your family cherished as well, Officer Cook, they know. Your battling peers of bravery and wisdom, they get it. You understood the risks and rewards for giving solid and loyal protection, it is our enhancement never to be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 26, 2018

No one wants to be called a loudmouth. To be labeled a noble man with a trusted heart and honorable intentions is how we want others to remember by. Character, integrity and fulfillment shall be your call letters, Officer Cook and how your blessed and heroic name shall be sanctified. A devout and treasured gentleman of humility and fruitful journeys who went and conquered the craziness for which society cannot ever fathom peace and prosperity. Turmoil is the ruination that must be stopped before crossing those streets paved with security. Your values and ideals, Officer Cook, made that a certain reality here in Dade County, its residents can sleep easier at night all because of your unselfish courage and conviction. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The lights never dimmer with your soul of mercy entrenched in Our Creator's chambers of love and affection for an angel whose wings fly higher every moment. Your lips, Officer Cook, conveyed the truth and nothing but optimism and determination for our better tomorrows.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 25, 2018

Terror taunts the hell out of our world. Lately, more police officers, brave, honorable and dignified have been killed for just being who they are. Your persona, Officer Cook, was to go out and handle evil and rid it from our midst. You superbly did a fine job, most intelligent, most humble, most valiant and with superior character and scruples that befit a humane and cherished public servant. Your heart and foundation won't be forgotten. Heroes like yourself deserve the support from us and Dade County's sisters and brothers won't forget your talents and treatment for which you afforded everyone. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Acting with civility only produces more tranquility and harmony for mankind. Serenity and safety are those factors by which we travel in hope and peace spreading goodwill to all of our world.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 25, 2018

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