Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
You get a break while on your shift, but, if that call to action goes out it's off and away. Your eagerness and astuteness, Officer Cook, made all the difference for the safety and prosperity of Dade County and its residents. Their enhancement came at a price and it exacted every ounce of resourcefulness, resolve and honesty to save lives. You made the ultimate sacrifice, Officer Cook, when a gallant man of morals, character and integrity acquits himself for the good of mankind, faithful and treasured, we salute him. We remember your noble heroism and its gentle and persuasive perseverance. Always thinking. Always of wisdom, conviction and vision. Nothing lacking. Firm and fair. Peace and its sense of reason permeating around a community where you were respected by your peers, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2017
Peace and its serenity do have a mellow tone that all people deserve to listen and feel within their hearts. Dade County and its citizens felt your perceptive pulse, Officer Cook and for your humble honor, politeness, decency and dignity you will not be forgotten. How can a classy man who served and protected us ever be overlooked? It is the hero in you, Officer Cook, that devotion to excellence and pride in donning your uniform and badge of commitment to boldness that remains a cherished part of your heroic legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 28, 2017
Fear is something some persons have and for those who are fearless, we salute your composure and sense of calm. You were a caring public servant, Officer Cook, who policed all Dade County with your might, intellect and the vision needed to dignify your motivations. Those who honor your esteem and humbleness, Officer Cook, share in these burdens in which boldness and not being brazen is called for. You were very faithful and loyal, so common sense steered your every mission of hope. Those angelic hero's wings you wear forever, Officer Cook, as you patrol Our Maker's heavenly venues keep you soaring humbly every moment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The charismatic and those with scruples shall sustain us. The righteous reap their rewards for their trust and enhancements they left as their heroic legacies.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 27, 2017
Terror freaks the heart out of a quiet community. Your central role, Officer Cook, was to preserve the integrity and dignity of the humane and loyal citizens of Dade County. As you were a humble man of character and morals they surely assisted you greatly in this never ending war over wickedness. Comrades have saluted you high quality of composure and humility that captured the hearts and minds as it tenaciously brought peace and prosperity back to its location. Never forgotten and always our hero and savior. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 27, 2017
More than devout you were a man on a mission of difficult tasks and their missions in which your destiny by design was directed by God's loving hands. Now, Officer Cook, for humbly and heroically saving Dade County and its residents from the clutches of evil do you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero along with twenty-two thousand other brave and honorable comrades who sacrificed their lives for peace and its quality of dignity and integrity to keep churning straight ahead. It took your hope, goodwill and the supremely confident character to conclude your tasks in a timely and resolute fashion. The walls of honor where your blessed legacy and noble name are etched are the symbols of valor and the due vigilance and diligence you practiced and preached. They never left your sight, wisdom and vision you had for a brighter tomorrow. You continue to be greatly missed, Officer Cook. Colleagues though keep your spirit in their hearts and thoughts those retired and those whose destiny keeps freedom and unity glued together with gallantry and its humility that stands for a prosperous humanity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 26, 2017
We live by conviction. But, it's only viable if bravery and honor trail behind one's humble and loyal endeavors. Your uniform and badge carried a special significance, Officer Cook and that was as a heroic and humble man of integrity and dignity who served proudly while protecting Dade County and the very lives of its folks. Your contributions and commitments of fairness, firmness and faithfulness to our justice system shall never be questioned nor ever doubted. You were sincere in your effort, Officer Cook, giving those who wanted peace and liberty a chance at a new lease on life. You were reserved, calm and composed even when danger was right in your sight. But then again decency, desire and determination were instrumental in your success as well as quality of character and ts nobility where humanity was backed up by your unwavering humility to do what was proper, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your department salutes your divine courage and pays homage to your unselfish sacrifice on society's behalf.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 26, 2017
Rejuvenate. Innovative. Cooperation. These words go together with honesty, integrity and the dignity needed for evil and its terrible effects to vanish. Violence seems to run rampant around our nation and so to counteract its effects, men and women humble and humane like yourself, Officer Cook, became public servants protecting the peace and goodwill of Dade County and its folks who depended upon your character and morals to see them through danger and despair. You deserved to live longer, Officer Cook, to see enhancement and its landscape shape the lives of those people interested in resolve and resourcefulness. You will be remembered as a valiant vision of wisdom and intellect, its leadership and determination riding steadfast on your wings of courage all from the heart. A hero of humility demonstrating his faith and heroic actions that are the basis of one's life of engagement and endearment to all..Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You launched your fruition right where it did the best job possible. It brought back calm and joy for those starving to partake of your passion and perseverance.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 26, 2017
Step into shoes that protect our feet, the ones who run after evil trapping and eliminating it from our midst. You served Dade County and its citizens with pristine humility and honor, Officer Cook. Your dignity and integrity held the keys to peace and its prosperity for all. It was your humble and humane character that heroically saved us on May 16, 1979. The very violence that took your life has been recalled quite succinctly and solemnly honored. Revered and respected for resolve and faithfulness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Anchored in the foundations of achievement that will leave a lasting impression.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 26, 2017
A mirror is for one to look at themselves. A police badge and proudly worn uniform are for a brave and honest soul of integrity whose transparency shines brightly when most counted on for dignity upholding justice and its fight for freedom and peace. You were a humbly loyal and devout man of faith and morals, Officer Cook and so the designs of desire and decency were apparent when you first began your career. Dade County and its legion of residents felt the respect and admiration you had for your position from the get go. Character and its construction began too precisely when you first had aspirations and dreams that reached a humane fruition. A destiny and a mission of goodwill deemed finished by Our Maker. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You reached for the stars, Officer Cook, the hero in you whose valiant humility now eternally slumbers in serenity in God's humble executive quarters of quintessential quiet. Keep observing and giving your family that signal that all hope and optimism is not lost.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 25, 2017
A kite flies on a string held by someone. The wings of God's brave and honest heroes and heroines of humane valor fly high with His soft and kind help, never better prefection. And never better recognition, resolve and resourcefulness binded by faith, hope and goodwill. The will to live and keep up the good war over violence, Officer Cook. Public servants like yourself, separate their humility and dignity from those who may stray from the paths of proficiency. Dade County rsidents always felt the gentleness of your soul and its convincing character and the sacrifice you paid for our peace and liberties to proceed forward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You had a clue, Officer Cook, on what shape peace and its borders of boldness needed to be bounded by.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 25, 2017
Horrific and heinous. Violence does not play favorites nor does it stop its wicked wheels from spinning in motion. That is why devoted, honest and brave souls of sweetness and security scour ou rveniues as yo uso solemnl ydid on our behalf, Officer Cook. You set your passion in ou reyes to behold a cherished and loyal man of integrity and dignity that dug in securely to battle this attrocity. No matter the place and time, Dade County and its citizens were protected and looked after. Now for your successes in life and during you rhumbly sacred career, God has given you wings to fly higher each day as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of endearment. Wisdom and its lamps of leadership. perseverance and vision are now and forever being brightened up in God's proverbial blue skies.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 25, 2017
Your warm and wide smile, Officer Cook, says it all. When action called there you were to back up your comrades. It goes to the basis of your integrity, honesty and dignity. You were and confident in your efforts to secure peace and liberty for all citizens of Dade County. Never more concern, class and character, decent and devout public servants as you, Officer Cook, our friend and mentor to other brave comrades. You led by examples of virtue which in turn set the wheels of serenity in motion and never to be forgotten. We salute your legacy and the endeavor by which you put forth your entire career and life in which you gave your parents much joy and pride. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Police work dignifies those who desire to be humble and loyal for a cause. Evil requires daring and cunning measures to escape its vicious clutches.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 25, 2017
God concludes those brave and honest actions of our heroes by placing them in His shelters in heaven where they can patrol His sacred streets in peace with nothing harming them again. Dade County where you protected us, Officer Cook, was your venue of vigilance, no small assignment and yet you did a really excellent job of securing and making freedom matter again. those comrades who served beside a man of conviction, commitment and character realized morals and scruples would mean the difference between a good outcome where resolve would stay resurrected and where evil might creep in. We were kept at peace by your heroic humility and only civil mannerisms. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 25, 2017
Police must be patient and yet show fairness and firmness in all that they achieve. You cannot have officers disgracing their badges and uniforms for the sake of peace and prosperity. They must be untarnished where tenacity, integrity and dignity take thei rrightful spots. Here in Dade County you performed superbly, Officer Cook, with morals, honor and character. It was your humble decency which highlighted your years as a Metro-Dade Police Officer. As a hero of humility and its sanctity you will not be forgotten. You will be fondly remembered and paid homage for heroic acts of bravery even when bombarded by mayhem. You paid the ultimate price for prosperity and devotion to lead us into the future. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. It was about class and staying calm facing danger as all public servants must. Humanity is guided by your spirit of care and affection, Officer Cook, a great man, an even more suberb gentleman.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 25, 2017
Always humble. Always sincere and humane. Why did violence have to take your life and a career filled with more promise and resolve, Officer Cook? As one who met some of your family members and received thaat nice letter from your mother, Mrs. Julia Cook, I wonder this everyday and I 'll never forget you. Your professional prowess on behalf of Dade County and its residents was for the successful implementation of peace, unity and a man of honor, integrity and dignity who just cared. Police work is never easy and really it is never over until it's over. You kept up the ferocity, perseverance and the faithful devotion one who leads others must maintain. Colleagues share these same sentiments today and everyday since your heroic life ended on May 16, 1979. Stay well Mrs. Cook. Your beloved son, your "Billy" won't be overlooked. Only so honored humbly and saluted for his courage and valor which paved the pathways for other brave souls to pursue. Character and morals never end as your family continues your legacy of love and the labors of effort you put forth in your ourtstanding work. God stores these mysteries and their answers in heaven where you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The honorable heroes and heroines who relied upon good instincts are kept eternally safe from any more harm. Their families have suffered plenty of hurt, that gaping hole in their hearts that the loss of beloved one leaves.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 25, 2017
The windows of opportunity are open for those honorable, dignified and full of intense integrity. Your patrols of Dade County, Officer Cook, were made possible by resolve, faith and the character needed to commit oneself to promoting peace an dunity. May the windows of wickedness slam shut on those brazen enough to even perish the thought of doing evil. You'll never be forgotten for calibrating care, consideration and the concern you had, Officer Cook, for all mankind. A gentle breeze blows the wings by which your beloved spirit flies high in God's celestial kingom of kindness, the bravery you an dother angelic heroes and heroines displayed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Clutch and resourceful. You faced torment with tenacity as all public servants must do. Our warrior and savior with a good name and the blessed actions of who man who cared about those you watched and served. A watch has two hands, yours, Officer Cook, pursued happiness and the peace that despair causes.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 25, 2017
Teary eyed and yet we prayed you would survive that day of heinous violence, Officer Cook. A gifted young man of gallantry and faith. A resolute servant of God who dug into crime with all his might, with all your fight. Integrity, dignity and honor cannot capitulate to evil. You stopped it from scarring Dade County and its fine people. We don't need a reminder of your undaunted and unselfish character, your undying civility through humility that left mankind filled with your fruition through your fruitful diligence. No boosting. Only the humble shelters of serenity dutifully erected as our cornerstones of your tenacity in all your trails and pathways of perseverance.. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. It's hard to clamor at such a fine young man taken way too soon. Hatred and terror must be weeded out for the world to stand soundly in the foundations by which you started, Officer Cook. Just straightforward planning and careful and thoughtful preparation. You gave your life for our dreams and aspirations to move forward. It's a tragedy you could not be witness to those eye opening enhancements. Heroes and heroines alike brave and sure set out to live, breathe and perform like they should. Brave and humanely humble. They go about their daily business with a purpose. To serve, guard and save us from certain dangers.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 24, 2017
On the wings of love do you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook. Your humble and loyal life and career of professional service to protect Dade County citizens was bounded by the efforts of commitment through honest, dignified and pursuits of integrity. It set our peaceful lives in motion to challenge ourselves from within. You championed the causes of bravery and conviction, Officer Cook, as all faithful and decent public servants would do. Nothing stood in your way. You were a devout and loyal patriot whose character and consideration have made what family, friends and colleagues already knew about you. The most humble and conscientious gentleman who dared to face wickedness and achieved more than we could even start to comprehend. God's heroic angel. Those wings, Officer Cook will keep your beloved soul flying high forevermore. It was your labors of esteem and the valor meant to validate your journeys and missions of mercy for all mankind to take notice.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 24, 2017
Revolting. Disgusting. Disgraceful. Downright wicked and heinous, taking the lives of those humble, honest, decent, humane and brave souls who serve and protect our liberties and freedoms. Their journeys of justice never near sighted, only perfect vision, wisdom and the capability to distribute leadership to other gallant, brave and loyal men and women. You certainly performed nobly on behalf of Dade Count and its folks, Officer Cook. Sweat and toil, fearlessness and fighting resolve that solved, calmed and comforted those awaiting your engaging character and presence. No matter the circumstance, situation, you placed your fate, Officer Cook, in God's hands and He steered you to where resourcefulness and humility would accentuate all your perpetual movements. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Devotion and enhancement rest solidly in the yokes of all brave souls who share in the solemn pledge to eliminate violence and its absolute mayhem from our world.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 24, 2017
You held that candle so close to the light, Officer Cook and nothing but brightness, boldness and bravery of a loving and humble nature shown through. Dade County's persona was preserved and watched over by your radiance, its resolve and the fundamental faithfulness of fair and equal rights and peace for all mankind. Character and concern, class and devotion, dignity and integrity employed in your solid leadership and successful motivation of other heroic colleagues. Only goodness shall follow you, Officer Cook, a righteously humane and civil gentleman of grace and gallantry. You relished your role and its tasks where tenacity and grit followed close behind ferocity and commitment to both pride and excellence. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. In God's eternal resting place of brave and sacred angelic heroes and heroines we shall never forget their perception, perseverance and devotion to those calls of duty where life and property rest firmly in their morals and principles.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 24, 2017
Humane acts of heroism serves as our inspirations from those who aspired to protect and keep the necessary peace and prosperity. Humanity does record as does Our Creator those who honestly and lovingly fulfilled their journeys, all destinies of dignity, desire and inherent decency. Your whole life and career, Officer Cook, were the humble missions of serenity and sanctity that was from the genesis of good character, quality morals and the excellent upbringing you and your sister, Nancy, were given. Now you have been received in God's giant arms for cradling and eternal safekeeping from any harm. Patrol those streets of sacrament with love, faith and goodwill as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 24, 2017
A good result is better than insults. As polite and courteous as you were to those whom you served and protected, Officer Cook, I still don't know why someone bent on evil would have wanted to harm you and your comrades that day or anytime. Safety and civility were distributed in a fair and just manner to all residents of Dade County. Character, crystal clear devotion, faith and goodwill toward all society made you a hero in your family's heart and in those who admired the gentleman in you. You'll always be saluted and given honor for trying to restore peace and prosperity for all to pursue. Your career and life were a Godsend and a blessing to all who knew you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 24, 2017
Resolve helps to seal serenity. And all any beloved public servant then requires is of course, bravery, honesty and the decency to battle through those rough and most difficult times. You fought for our peace and freedom, Officer Cook, one so very valuable and cherished as you were on behalf of all Dade County citizens. One's inner core of integrity, dignity and the spirit by which you accomplished fruition will never be overlooked. The humble and humane hero of character and leadership won't be forgotten. Revered, remembered and respect for your faithfulness and loyalty, calmness was brought about through your diligence to detail and attention to awareness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 24, 2017
Diabolical and downright heinous, police have to clean the streets where evil lurks supplanting it with peace and friendship. The hope, prosperity and goodwill of all mankind rides on its wings. Your travels throughout Dade County, Officer Cook, were paved with resolve, honor and unselfish perseverance. The faithful obey and deliver actions of heroic humility and the humbleness instilled in all of God's angels of valor. When a man of character surrenders his life and career as you did, Officer Cook, we must cherish and remember their feats of tenacity as sure as the sun rises and sets. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You composed yourself with integrity, Our Creator shines down His salvation upon your beloved family members and comrades who battled evil and its notorious violence that threatens our happy pursuits in life.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 23, 2017
Character and perseverance along with bravery and honesty are the telling clues as to how our most beloved public servants will perform their danger tasks everyday. You worked very hard, Officer Cook, to keep peace and prosperity centered properly in Dade County. Its folks appreciated your resolve and faithfulness, always the dedication and devotion to your colleagues. Your family and colleagues remember your determination and motivational leadership that enabled comrades to battle evil in a much better light. Humility and humanity go together when our brave and valiant display their proficiency in defeating doom and gloom. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You rest in the ideals that your fruition has been carried on by your loving family members, Officer Cook and those humble souls of serenity and tranquility.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 23, 2017
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