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

Memories stay etched upon our hearts and thoughts forever. You cannot erase the past, you can only move on with the matters at hand. The presence of honorable and dignified men and women who continue maintaining your legacy, Officer Cook. They seek to wipe away evil in Dade County. a venue you so passionately cared for. Its people and your comrades have all saluted your valor and bravery, the courage that was summoned from your heart. A heart of gold. Intellect and insight, ingenuity that has stood the test of time. Your character and commitment, its boldness humbly pronounced remains the cornerstones by which we keep aspiring through your journeys of inspiration. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Twenty-five years of due diligence and the very devoted vigilance that all people come to expect. Those morals and your professional conduct have been reinforced within all those souls as brave as you were who have taken over your watch over us. Vanity is what it is. One day triumph over evil shall reign in our society of which you were an integral part of, Officer Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 28, 2017

Courtesy and kindness go together on any public servant's watch just as honor and integrity. Without dignity and eloquence nothing can be accomplished, the peace and unity, the prosperity of all communities depend upon these work habits. Everything that was essential was utilized by you, Officer Cook, a man of devout faith, wisdom, knowledge and the understanding of what it took to become a fine officer. A fine gentleman of humanity whose unselfish humility helped you conquer violence and bring out resolve in a respected and resolute fashion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You endeared yourself to our world and now Our Creator has you sheltered up above for eternal safekeeping. keep patrolling His golden gates of gallantry and those pathways of prosperity for us all, Officer Cook. A dear man and a hero who saved Dade County and its residents. cherished and most beloved. A kind man with a giving spirit.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 28, 2017

We will continue honoring your memory, Officer Cook. Today, I was dropping off a friend of our family off at Jackson High School in Miami and I wanted to drive on 17th Avenue at NW 75th Street to see the sign bearing your humble and heroic name. Naturally, I cried a bit after all you were my neighbor, friend and a hero to all Dade County and its folks whom you served with distinction and dignity. Your class, character and integrity as just like your beloved soul, enhancing our world with nothing but the warm rays of the sun. Rest in peace. You dreamed and accomplished. You left more to fulfill, God saw your destinies of ferocity and tenacity through for others to tackle those challenges. Big shoes indeed. Your badge of honor and high energy and intensity surely enough for any brave soul to aspire to become. Nothing lacking, always prepared, fruitful and firm when it mattered the most. Peace needs to be realized. Why violence happens there can be no rationalization, it just has to be stamped out, fairly and firmly. You took an affirmation and lived up to your word, Officer Cook, morals and proper conduct from a professional public servant.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2017

Courage and boldness take years of practice and so does being reverent and honest. It all comes from the backgrounds and environments where one is raised. Integrity, maturity, experience and the character to properly and sagely confront the evil that still carries its torment and terror within our communities. You begin that battle by hiring and training wise and humble women and men who are able to grasp the messages of gallantry, who can confiscate those who feel inclined to commit these heinous actions. Here in Dade County, there you were Officer Cook, humble and proud, talented and full of tenacity ready and willing to do whatever needed to be completed in your professional missions in life. Your destinies of driven desire, devotion and the faithfulness to serve and to protect our peace and calmness have never been overlooked. You have been nobly and fondly remembered for being our hero and warrior. A smile can go a long way, but so can righteousness and respect. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your soul forever will illuminate our darkest of skies. Brightness will so be on the horizon. Thank goodness for your loyalty and companionship. This fight over wickedness is not a singular event, it takes an entire country of special guardian angels, those who sacrificed are God's angels of valor and wisdom. You carried yourself, Officer Cook, with a humane and proud confidence never backing down from turmoil.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2017

Most children emulate the manners of their parents, so it's plain to see where you received your morals and commitment from, Officer Cook. Never a better officer than yourself. You accepted your roles willingly and carried out your central tasks with proficiency and loyalty to your esteemed comrades. Quiet and security for Dade County's citizens was not and is still not always easy to gain, you tried your utmost to derail evil. You cannot fault a person for their endeavor especially when character, dignity and integrity are located directly on their uniform and badge of honesty and nobility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. This war must end someday real soon. For the sake of this society it has got to stop!

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2017

Assaulted by evil, the vile actions of cowardly individuals, all officers go out in the fields of ferocity knowing full well what might transpire. Dade County was under your watchful eyes and ears, Officer Cook. Remembered as a trustworthy servant, a man of character and morals, most importantly as a hero. You were a genuinely honest and dignified public servant whose integrity now assists others as brave as you who continue your fights against violence. Peace and prosperity, transparency can now and forever stay enhanced in a community that revered you and solemnly salutes your diligence to mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2017

If instincts can carry a person throughout their life, than imagine if all police could operate this way with their honor and pride intact. They serve a dangerous job and fight through who knows what. For the residents of Dade County, crime prevention was your theme, Officer Cook and integrity and dignity helped you keep morally upright. Your character was essential in doing an outstanding job, totally professional and unwavering in perseverance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Today, tomorrow and our futures were made brighter by your compassion and care for all mankind.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 26, 2017

Put class and desire into your work and with a little effort and honor, success will eventually happen. Bravery and peace deserve the same character as does integrity and dignity. Police officers serve and protect us from violence and evil. If dedication and determination are accounted for peace and relief will be noticed. In Dade County, you worked very hard, Officer Cook, for our benefit. You'll be saluted and respected for serving humanity with a smile and countless and unwavering resolve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Those men and women of commitment rest knowing they were fruitful in all their quests to quash wickedness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 26, 2017

Thank God for honorable and poignant public servants like you, Officer Cook, we always knew Dade County was in excellent hands. The hands and feet of humility. Truth and integrity just from your inner strength. Cherished and beloved. A man of ingenuity, class and morals bringing peace and prosperity back to where it belonged, with the residents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 26, 2017

We laugh for joy. We grief over a tragic loss. Police officers are our best allies in this seemingly crazy world beset by violence and kayos. It takes one to know one. It did not take long for the people of Dade County to revere the humble hero in you, Officer Cook. No bragging. No nonsense. No uneasiness. All out bravery and courage fortified by honesty, integrity and dignity. Your trials and roles created the even balance of prosperity and serenity for all. Saluted and so honored for outstanding character and class all part of your morals and work habits. Let us hope and pray that those who serve stay faithful and honest as you, Officer Cook. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Missions are for those of fruition and success. Accomplishment comes with due time and its due vigilance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 25, 2017

Of all the uncertainty officers face, the unwavering and unselfish honor, dignity and integrity must be there at all times in the face of violence. You kept decorum and decency, Officer Cook, the consummate public servant and a humbly grand gentleman of heroism. The citizens of Dade County had their lives very well tended to by your resourceful efforts on their behalf. When a devoted and faithful man lays his commitment to excellence and stellar character on the line saluting your fruition and missions in life and during your career is a good way of remembering your desires to be the best and nobody was ever let down nor disappointed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If only those side panels were invented and patented back then. Only God knows. He knows His gallant angelic heroes and heroines who now patrol His sacred streets.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 25, 2017

Words spoken from one's heart carry that much more meaning. Action from one's being when carried out properly relay the earnest bravery and courage that all men and women of morals have dignifies their integrity and the truth on their lips. You talked of ethics and character, Officer Cook and Dade County and its citizens heeded your every message. Peace and freedom for all. Today you remain treasured and revered for coming to the aid of your peers and those caught in that web of terror. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 25, 2017

Dependability and honesty run together. You cannot have one without the other. Thankfully, Officer Cook, you had that and the integrity and dignity to patrol and save Dade County and its people from harm. You were fair and unbiased and carried out all your missions loyally and faithfully. The humbleness, character and humility was always there. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Enhancement was brought. Diligence and vigilance always delivered. A hero and devoted public servant.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 25, 2017

God leads us through journeys of resolve and honesty. Now if we could only act the part. Your role, Officer Cook, was to secure Dade County boundaries so that their residents could move freely. The peace and promise of better days was always your priority and your heroism of course saved the day. Success comes from giving an unwavering effort, having the due diligence to act fairly and properly. Morals spoke wisely and loudly of your conviction my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 24, 2017

Take command of your life, your morals and character will permit your honesty to shine through. Your personality, Officer Cook and dignity offered you the opportunity to protect and serve as every brave man shall. Dade County looks up to your heroism that you afforded all humanity. The righteous wear their honor on their uniform and sleeve, a badge so polished, the people could not have been any happier. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your served and sacrificed so we can aspire to the greatness that carried you

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 24, 2017

The right to live peacefully and to fulfill God's plans all play a central role in our society. men and women of humility and strength like yourself, Officer Cook, shared in this burden. Integrity, honor and unwavering dignity are the disciplines all morally upright public servants must share. Dade County and its citizens realized peace and endeavor through your courage and boldness. When placed in a precarious situation, you acted properly and your character and commitment shone through. Decent and devoted, loyal and faithful. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Endearing to all and a man of resourcefulness and unquestionable resolve. Solutions are not easy to come by at times, you made your humble presence felt. Never to be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 24, 2017

Finality is that heroic act of a brave and honorable soul. Your dignity and integrity, Officer Cook, protected and served all Dade County residents. It was your intuition, intelligence and insight that saved the day. Fruition is not always so achievable as it must be directed from the heart. Yours, Officer Cook, was boundless bravery and the energy so vital to preserving and restoring peace and prosperity for all. Cherished and greatly admired, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. When duty called your accountability and reliability was always present.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 24, 2017

A decisive person takes control of a situation. Thank God for your humane and loyal actions of May 16, 1979, Officer Cook. Your kindness and dignity when coupled with your honesty and its sophistication helped prevent more bedlam than what was already happening in Dade County. You build a structure and that edifice must be stable and more powerful than ever to withstand the forces of turmoil and torment. Your peers were quite fortunate to have a man of discipline and logic working side by side them. At least violence was kept at bay. Let no man be attacked by evil and let God shine His beauty upon us. Creation took fruition. Your endeavors, Officer Cook were sure fire resolve and its firmness to be fair in the administration of justice. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your smile and engaging character is very much absent and missed each moment.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 23, 2017

The grass may be greener on the other side, that side is Our Lord's perpetual kingdom reserved for those humble and honorable heroes and heroines of the law enforcement communities. These various venues contain character, integrity and decorum that is central in the quietness and in the unification of all mankind. Dade County had your talents, Officer Cook, just waiting and available to hit the pavement running. Not walking. Speeding to where evil and its terror will strike, only you heroically were present to account for and save lives. A cherished soul of a man of wit, nobleness and the wisdom to lead other brave public servants through the forests of ferocity and through the terminals of tenacity. Enhancement can and forever be a staple of life for those who dare to achieve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 23, 2017

Defiance punctures the balloons of dignity and integrity knocking the air out of what we consider to be honest and dangerous work. Police work like any job involves men and women going out and performing a job filled with peril and trouble lurking somewhere they let expect it from. You battled and absorbed situations of evil for six years, Officer Cook, violence should not have ended your life at twenty-five as there was more left on your horizon to accomplish. You built those roads of peace and its continuity for all Dade County residents to follow in. Today and everyday you have been so humbly and warmly received for your outstanding and unselfish bravery and the decency of character accentuated by the importance and prominence of morals. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dearly admired. Greatly revered and treasured as a hero of true diversity. Calming, caring and influencing those who you took action to enhance their lives. Your service, perseverance and protection of our community will forever hold you in humane esteem. Those bridges of boldness are always open to pass through, they won't ever be torn down.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 23, 2017

If fear of violence shakes your very soul, it is better to try fruition elsewhere. Those who are humbly brave and honest know who drive their lives and those journeys through peril and resolve. humility, dignity and integrity are those heroic words that are acted upon by all respected public servants. You served Dade County with awe and nobility, Officer Cook and through it all you accomplished more than just drafting peace and prosperity for its residents. You have been honored and remembered for being there when the people called upon you and saved them and your comrades from even greater danger. Your character, determination and decency drove you down those trails of ferocity and tenacity better than most. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 23, 2017

People who succeed others must surely carry in them those same character and dignity traits that all loving and loyal officers must take with them on each patrol. Integrity may not, repeat may not get lost in the woods. Violence demands a credence and justice must be fairly, firmly and wisely dispensed. You delivered the results, Officer Cook, that made your superiors proud, your family delighted and proud and the many friends who associated with a man of devotion, class and achievement. Today, Dade County shares in the process of peace and liberty for all mankind that took its genesis over forty-three years ago when you began your career as a public servant for the Metro-Dade Police Department. With alacrity and clarity can we add that you were fiercely devoted to the entire welfare of your peers and would do anything for those whom you served and protected. May 16, 1979, holds that picture of a brave and decent man willing to calm and do his utmost for humility and character to matter. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Legacies are those focal points in a person's life shared by all who ever dared to dream. You did this, Officer Cook, and truly were a very unique, wonderful and special kind of human being. A man of his word whose resolve reached out humbly into the hope and optimism of our society. A lot ails this world. Evil and deceit are just a part of what needs to be finally extinguished by all concerned and caring men and women of the law enforcement profession. The key to happiness is to just endeavor and while doing that stay the courses of honesty and solid decorum. Morals are a big deal in police work as they are in just about everything we plan and think carefully about pursuing. The thought process maybe long and winding, arduous at times, it's worth exploring.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 22, 2017

A state of desperation heightens our awareness of what needs to be accomplished in this war over wickedness. It starts with bold, brave and courageously honorable public servants. Undaunted and unafraid to to go face to face with a foe whose ferocity is unrelenting. Your talents and qualifications, Officer Cook, helped you make certain your community of Dade County that you loyally served was under your watchful ears and ears. Brave men and women live and breathe life and its humble meaning. They get it. It's understandable. The powers of persuasion, the leadership capabilities, the wisdom and esteem enable them to carry out those of resolve like never before. You were a dignified soul, Officer Cook, your character and class took care of us, your family and comrades for six of your twenty-five years, all to short, too tragic and more left to fulfill. Your destiny its missions were considered complete. Fruition and those foundations were set down for other brave public servants to have a gallant chance to achieve in their own right. Time marches on as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 22, 2017

Hostility keeps under wraps those freedoms we as Americans have to live freely and to pursue our choices in life and the way we flourish. Violence holds back our enhancements that we set down by our forefathers of our great country. As great and as brave as you were, Officer Cook, you did all you could to humbly keep our peace continuing and this day, those changes brought about by your unselfish dignity and integrity, the politeness and its honorable actions have remained forever engraved in our hearts and thoughts. Never more treasured and embraced for professional character, class and devotion, the desire you had, Officer Cook, to see your life missions through until completion won't be forgotten. Only remembered for a kindred spirit and a gentle and loyal resolve to vanquish this unenviable foe. You performed in a quality and resolute way, your excellence the example of hard and demanding work that shall be talked about and regarded as your legacy of heroism and its righteousness that those ever so faithful possess. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. All of Our Creator's angelic heroes and heroine sleep soundly in the comforts of God's eternal shelters of serenity. You gave your career and life for Dade County and its citizens to rest their ideals and morals in your pathways of perseverance. May we be allowed the unique opportunity to look into those channels that helped you, Officer Cook, navigate your life around those you served, protected and relished being with. With every breath you took, Officer Cook, the reality of peace and its security were realized. You were the champion of calmness in the face of calamity. Tranquility and tenacity are those two common elements all public servants look to acquire on our behalf.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 22, 2017

We leave professional responsibility to our daring women and men of resolve to fight on through with these battles of evil. No one should envy nor delay this ever growing battle over a monster that is so adversarial in its pursuits of ruination. Its wreaking ball of havoc casts its evil eyes over us and you were there, Officer Cook, in Dade County pursuing with all your vigor and might trying to freeze its paths of ferocity. Tenacity, honesty and integrity are the ways to go about this perplexing solution. Our peace and quiet rode on a man of searching and character for the finality to a deep source of violence. Vigilant and unrelenting, undaunted and unafraid in the very face of the fear that gripped Dade and its residents back in your day. You were a humbly and humanely competent conqueror and will always be so honored and saluted for bravery, respect, cherished forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Officer Cook, you were an outstanding and well devoted public servant. The causes of evil and their affects were dealt with in a most proficient manner. Our hearts and prayers continue this day to go out to your loved ones who lost their beloved son, brother, uncle, husband and great-uncle to your adoring family. Commitment and its pride were always displayed on your badge and uniform. Civility and sanctity was your priority, the peace and welfare of all mankind. It got your full attention.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 22, 2017

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