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

Appreciation is one being grateful for another human being. Well a superb and supremely honest and a most heroic young man patrolled our venues with his vehicles of versatility, vision and valor all looking straight ahead. Never any hesitation just humility and character from your heart and soul of loyal commitment to excelling, Officer Cook, in the chosen fields of endeavor. Dade County has dearly and fondly kept your life and career always churning forward even as you look down from heaven's perfect perches where God has you cradled for eternal safekeeping. Violence took a wonderful and a beautiful young man from family, friends and the entire police nation but, you'll always remain in their hearts. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 29, 2022

Now that you are forevermore a Dade County hero and legend, Officer Cook, your resolve and virtue will always be shared and upholded by those who have succeeded you never forsaking honor, dignity and integrity tested daily by what was on the pavements of a community you held near your heart. Unwavering, undying and unyielding, you took care of our lives providing a system of peace and stability for all to live and to care for one another. We remember your vigilance, devotion and professional wisdom, maturity and vision all clinging to virtue's onuses you gaveback to mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 29, 2022

Utilize understanding as it is a great resource that can never lose its powerful punch. The impact you sadly left behind, Officer Cook, has been forever remembered for everything seeped in honor, integrity and the dignity of a man whose compassion, passion and heart were all valiant. Never a worry and never any disrespect. For your mouth came the truth and from your eyes, ears and brain came care and thoughtfulness that Dade County would never suffer anymore terrible times. Just always that what if things were different that day. Officer Dignova like yourself is a hero and a great man of faith too. He had to bare the brunt of that evil man and how how his life changed even as his good friend was taken heinously by a deranged coward. You, Officer Cook, had character, heart and commitment that only an intuitive public servant would possess while maintaining law and order on those dangerous streets. You left behind a loving family who steers your aspirations and hopeful inspirations forward until you all reunite in heaven where your angelic spirit flies high every moment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 29, 2022

Pride can't hide, humility, heart and honesty displaying their professional acumen day after day to fix and uplift the spirits of all Dade County citizens who trusted the truthfulness and resourcefulness of a man with a serious work ethic and a passion to deliver upon your sacred affirmation, Officer Cook. You'll never be overlooked as always you were consummate, loyal and brave as only a gentleman with a calming voice of virtue and sense of direction. Forty-three years later your heroic legend stands firmly planted in perseverance, diligence and the relevancy of what resolve and hope do to inspire goodwill and enhancement. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 29, 2022

All men and women who serve their communities have honor, pride and heroism within their hearts and souls, it's how they go about their professional responsibilities where decorum, dignity and integrity are expected of them. You received your daily missions and went about them, Officer Cook, as only you could do. Dade County was given class, decency and faithfulness twenty-four seven as only a gentleman of virtue and sacred journeys could do. The world, your family and colleagues of the past are poorer because of your absense all these decades later. Though we should keep in mind your unselfish dedication and tireless efforts to spearhead serenity and freedom within your neighorhood and humanity's wings that welcomed your spirit and angelic humbleness to heaven abit all too soon. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 29, 2022

Serenity sees security strolling side by side as sure as your soul, heart and spirit roam in God's perfect kingdom of virtue and integrity. Dignity and respect, Officer Cook, so crystal clear they'll never be overlooked. The streets of Dade County were secure by a man of mettle and morals, values to be shared by all who knew and admired you my neighbor, friend and hero of character, trust and truth. Commitment, convictions are versatile and all quite sincere. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 28, 2022

You occupied yourself, Officer Cook, with all pertinent matters relating to protecting the citizens of Dade County with heroic honor and devoted diligence and dignity. Integrity and character that forever will be saluted and cherished beyond just having a golden heart of consideration and a soul of virtue that was dedicated to preserving the principles that were and still are essential to peace and stability abounding. You are an angel that soars higher every second. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You built foundations that continue to exist and won't be forgotten.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 28, 2022

Heaven awaits heroes who give their hearts, souls and spirits of honor, integrity and dignity all applied evenly for a very valid reason. And that is for harmony and unity to take their rightful spots here in this world. Trust and truth belong with character, commitment and conviction and you maintained these wellsprings of life duringyour career which enlivened the hopes of all. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 27, 2022

Sincerity is humanity's gift of humbleness that must be possessed by all who walk the pavements of supposed peace, health and prosperity. You undertook a tough task fllled with danger yet honorably blessed by Our Lord, Officer Cook. Badge#1664 was reverence, endearment and the engagement of dedicated public servant of which you were on behalf of Dade County. Diligence, being patient and virtue reward those whose earthly journeys meant something. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 27, 2022

That smile and congenial disposition are sorely missed, Officer Cook, yet heroically they encircle us 24-7 as your family carries the baton of your legacy sealed and signed with every pertinent article of honesty, dignity and integrity all facing adversity full throttle. Dade County will never forget you nor your family all filled with warmth and admiration. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 27, 2022

The edges of effort and effiiency were sharpened by your virtue, vision and wisdom, Officer Cook, all heroic and all honesty. So precise and your humanely loyal to your department, the foundations and cornerstones were built by your esteem and highly intuitive character so trusted and true to form every watch. Dignity, integrity and a heart of humility all protecting Dade County with all your might and principles. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 27, 2022

Serneity, security, safety are directions all society wants to see. But, sometimes violence usurps the goodwill, hope and faithfulness of what humanity craves. Dade County was where your periscope of perseverance, precision and heroism, Officer Cook, took shape. The citizens are all here and still recall the young man of integrity, dignity and honor. We salute character, commitment to excellence and mindful convictions of trust and truth. An angel who walks his beat in eternity with Our Master's shining grace shadowing your every move. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 27, 2022

Bravery bonds boldness, virtue and wisdom. Your vision, honesty and accountability, Officer Cook heroically served Dade County with heroic and loyal integrity, character and dignity that gave the ulrimate sacrifice. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 27, 2022

Another senseless shooting at a public school that took at least twenty lives, Officer Cook, with your soul watching from above maybe one day these scary scenes will cease forevermore. Dade County assuredly forevermore remembers you and your badge of honor, integrity and dignity, all composed and all supportive of a peaceful neighborhood. A community of close knit folks who solemnly salute your spirit and heart of loyalty for performing as you were trained to do so. Never forgotten and always etched inyour family's hearts and prayers as well as your colleagues of the past and so many beloved friends who paid their respects at your Inspector's funeral. A somber day of prayer offered to a gentleman of ingenuity, intuition and the versatility of your unrelenting virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Sanctity, nobility and civility are meant to uplift, enhance and most humbly enrich the lives of mankind. tall tasks and difficult assignments meant to change the face of modern civilization. Quakes and waves of evil have not place in this world as they only clutter our ressesses of resolve and character.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2022

Eggs reflect life coming full circle. The world does not end when good and brave soldiers die to create a mankind full of what we hope is harmony and hope bordering the trails of justice and prosperity for one another. Your life and career of honesty, character and heart, Officer Cook, delivered a new day of goodwill all through your unassuming dignity, integrity and due vigilance. The residents of Dade County live and breathe because of your tireless duties and responsibility toward humanity which misses you very much as does your family. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2022

The tracks of honor, dignity and the humbleness of humility, Officer Cook, were and have been blessed by your unwavering fortitude and unselfish attitude. The principles of a well oiled public servant absorbed in his everyday rigors to protect and preserve the image of Dade County folks. They won't forget you and your family and will slaute your valor and virtue which patrolled the streets and roads to stir the pots of serenity and safe havens for society. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Values, ideals identify those who make the ultimate sacrifice to help bring down evil and its associated violence.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2022

As you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook, you are sure to be recognized for efficiency, resiliency and proficiency. So precise and so scrupulous. Dade County received excellent care and attention to detail from a man with a calming voice of hope and reason and because of having the proper tunes of tenacity and dignity leading integrity down the trails and pathways of justice for all humanity which will forever miss you and admire your smile and heroism that shielded us from harm. Your family keeps the cornerstones and foundations you built sturdy by means of how they live their own lives. They are a first class famiy and it's easy to see where they get their genes from. Respect and virtue keep constructing the blocks of both truth and trust.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2022

One small step for humanity is the path and trails of those public servants who never waver in their solemn commitments, convictions and character. It's about vigilance, reverence and the class of decency and desire leading honor, integrity and dignity through the toughest of times. In Dade County you had many tough times and tussles so much so, Officer Cook, that every piece of ingenuity, intuition and intellect had to be utilized with the utmost of caution, care and consideration for the tranquility of all who lived sacred lives. Your family carries your heroic legacy close to their hearts and souls as they live on cherishing your blessed, esteemed and rewarded name. God knows His flock of angels and follows their spirits every second above. He needs no reminders. A life and career founded upon principles of trust and truth to guard forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2022

Death takes and destroys lives. Lives of all people who matter and no matter the holes of heinousness, the grief of ghastly consequences always seems to linger. Be assured whereever your beautiful, honest and heroic soul and spirit are this very moment, Officer Cook, your family, comrades and close friends have not and will never forget you for your integrity, dignity, character and true commitments related to Dade County, its serenity and citizens who have saluted your virtue, sacred missions of everything purposeful in trustworthiness, diligence and noble direction to patrol a community where you grew up and now are forevermore a legend, a warrior, most of all an unselfish and tireless hero of versatility, vision and values. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 26, 2022

Greed can destroy just as much as hate. The bloodshed of terror and turmoil canbe a merry go round filled by mischief, mayhem and just so much gri and strife. But, luckily Dade County had one ace of a young man, a gentleman so bold and wise, gallant and caring with a heart as big as your sweet and innocent smile, Officer Cook. What a hero who performed beyond the calls of dependbility and loyalty. With honesty so graceful and dignity so desireable you'll always be held in high regard. The companions of hope, posterity, goodwill and integrity all teaming to form a ring of humbleness that guarded and preserved the venues and corridors of mankind to cherish and to respect. The lessons are clear and concise. The precision a valuable vehicle to accomodate our sincerest of journeys and missions where success lies in every breath and step you took my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 25, 2022

Oh let there be peace on earth. Let doom and evil by gone forever, let stability and honor be unshakable, unending and allow those who serve to be relentless in their chosen pursuits while serving the public at large. You gave distinction another name, Officer Cook, imprinting fairness and firmness within society's streets and where DadeCounty travels may your tenacity be fondly saluted and dutifully remembered for its acumenand vision, the virtue and wisdom of a man of pride and humbleness all fruitfully blessed for possessing a noble heart and a sacred soul never scared of anything. Just a calming voice of fact and reason perclaiming their relevancy. You blessed your esteemed and beloved parents, older sister,Nancy and your adored wife, Karen and now Our Lord has forever watched over you gently and with His compassionate grace. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 25, 2022

Over the hill and through the woods your photography, Officer Cook, must have been quite adventureous. A man who also enjoyed hunting when away from your profession, Dade County and its residents were thrilled with your competent service. The pain still lingers even all these decades later as heaven has a proud and loyal man of integrity, dignity and the packages of honor, heart and humility wrappeed around Our Creator's perfect palms of hope, faithand the flocks of heroes who continue to sadly enter the Thin Blue Line. Treasure every single moment with your loved ones for when destiny comes calling for them, values, scruples and reverence all go one way upward to walk that special beat above where nothing will harm them ever. Character, commitment, trust and truth all reveal their identification of desire, decency and devotion and yours, Officer Cook, was sincere, heroic and dedicated to solving problems beyond the ordinary human being's heart and mind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 25, 2022

Steering into harm, your years as a public servant, Officer Cook, were all heroic, all honesty and forevermore all dignity, integrity and humble character. For this Dade County lives onto see safer and brighter days. They humanely would be for your family if you were alive to observe them living their happy and healthy lives of heart, soul and humility. But,violence, eviland torment inject nothing but vile and venomous poisons into society's branches, roots and leaves. Your career and life were built around imagination, intuition, ingenuity and intelligence all certifying your fabulous fortitude and virtue whoch remains legendary and is saluted for generations to come. A good man taken way too early as the heavens above have a cherished angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A builder of boldness, bravery and accountability that has been blessed rewarded for accentuating goodwill, hope and faithfulness.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 25, 2022

Passive was never a trait of an honest, dignified and humble gentleman of integrity,character and respectful values. They all served you so well, Officer Cook, as they protected both the exterior and interior areas of Dade County. It's where your legacy of hope, freedom and goodwill rests in peace along with you my neighbor, friend and hero. The focal point of a man's pure commitment and convictions lied in the trustworthiness and truth that was bestowed within your loyal and esteemed heart and soul. To be treasured, admired and sincerely saluted for due diligence, versatile vigilance, a willingness to tackle difficult and at times perilously violent situations andthe wisdom beyond your years of experience all froma virtuous man. Mankind, humanity and society along withyour loving family have all missed your smile ans personality very much. You'll forevermore be their angel of valor.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 25, 2022

Officer Cook, you paid the dearest price for safety, serenity and security to forever be implanted within your community of Dade County. It's where the citizens live, work and thrive all because of your hono, humble and heroic. A man still young with a heart and a soul of integrity, dignity and character that lent its credence to courage and success. Those who have taken over your watch must have the very acumen, vision and virtue as you maintained throughout your life. When truth and trust become distorted by violence all brave souls of reverence and responsibility must act humanely and without a stumble. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God continues blessing and rewarding His loyal, esteemed and most faithful angel.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 25, 2022

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