Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
The soul of this world with a heart all humane and all vital to the success of your missions, Officer Cook. Your family has sincerely missed you, your smile and charisma. So humble and so beloved. A gentleman of integrity, dignity and honesty taking danger away from your beloved neighborhood and always so loyal and dependable. Dade County has a hero of humanity who was widely revered and admired by all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 6, 2022
A man with potent integrity, impactful honor and dedicated dignity all heroism protecting Dade County. You were a consummate man of faith, diligence and the value of class man of character, commitment and truth never forgotten and forever saluted for building cornerstones of tenacity and heart. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 6, 2022
A way of life and career to preserve the special dignity of life was championed by you, Officer Cook and it was Dade County that benefitted greatly from your heroic honor and impactful integrity. Always so loyal, calm and esteemed by all who worked with you. The consummate professional was a heart of virtue and valor providing peace and stability to your community that has been saluted for its potent character and trusted convictions all true and faithful. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 6, 2022
If you have a heart of gold, your levels of care,concern and consideration will surely abort any consternation. Crime demands quick thinking at times of stress and trouble and you, Officer Cook, were a master planner and thinker. So many men and women honorable, dignified and with integrity of compassion, character and commitment, it's easy to see why Dade County was in good hands. The steadiness of trust and truth navigating those chartered waters where danger and peril lied. You are forever a hero who gave his effort in an unwavering and unselfish manner displaying and demonstrating feats of humility and resilience. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 5, 2022
God took His expert and perfect blueprint and planned your life and career, Officer Cook, since you were a young man. He vividly prepared the courses for your exploits and patrols in searching for peace and freedom for all Dade County citizens. Where not many wonder, roam and seize opportunity you sir took the yoke of responsibility very seriously. You'll not be forgotten for courage, wisdom and virtue all leading the vessels of your humble honor, decent dignity and unyielding integrity all in the name of Our Lord where safety and fruition do travel hand in hand. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character and trust along with true commitment equal life mattering.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 5, 2022
Badge#1664 represented itself with everything Our Creator expects in His flock of honor, integrity and humility. Such heart, soul and unrelenting dignity to face every challenge head on, Officer Cook and making certain Dade County lived with respect, with grace and compassion forevermore. Your soul and spirit really do shine proudly in God's seats of perfection and unwavering peace. The gates of valor are being watched by a marvelous man of devoutness and faith, trusted and truthful then and forever. No telling what further accomplishments were ahead if you were allowed to live on. You graced your family with pleasure, politeness and a candor far beyond your years of maturity. Always saluted and esteemed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 5, 2022
Comfort is a measure of relief not total relief because the grief, anxiety and sorrow continues for those who have lost a loved one while in performance of their professional duties. They bare the burdens of their heroic journeys and you made Dade County and its residents more safer though a bit less because of your absence today, Officer Cook. You stood tall and humble as you climbed each step up the ladder of humbleness, honesty and dignity ,such thoughtful integrity and conviction all in the name of God. They brought us security, serenity and some sought after liberty to be revered. Your due diligence and perceptive vigilance shielded us and this will never be overlooked nor placed on another track. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 5, 2022
Integrity is the turnpike of a man's hard fought tenacity. And believe me, Officer Cook, you fought long and hard heroically for a semblance of quiet here in Dade County. You were a tragic victim of an evil and heinous man without respect, regard and a heart if you can his that filled with venom and blatant violence. You acquitted yourself very well during that hour as you did everyday during your six years of veteran service to all people living in and around Dade County. Your venue stamped, signed and sealed with your bravery, dignity and honor surrounding us to protect and to preserve the wisdom and vision, those vehicles of your unassuming virtue and resolve. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Authority should not make us scared and afraid on the other hand we should utilize our strengths to uplift and to enhance their capabilities. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 5, 2022
When I show people your gravestone, Officer Cook, I just want to sob like a baby. I'm just a civilian, though I am a Rabbi and I deal everyday with life and death as people who I care about leave this world for the next world. You were a consummate and most humbly dignified law professional who battled and fought for our tranquility here in Dade County.It should not have taken you at still so young an age yet this is what you desired to become and a true hero and a legend is what your loyalty and esteem meant to your family. peers and friends here in the neighborhood that salutes your instinctual intuition, intelligence and optimistic life and career where perception is not always so clear cut. But, your did an outstanding job enriching, embracing and encouraging mankind to aspire to be better than good. Our stabilizing sense of awareness was brought about through your unselfish and tireless heart and soul, elements to be sincerely treasured. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The Cook name and family are to be revered, remembered and etched within out very own minds and hearts for you made a most remarkable sacrifice to be solemnly shared for generations to come.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 5, 2022
Flattery is nice. Humility puts humanity in a better direction where harmony and sense shall ride together. The small and big things of law enforcement all weaved together to bring a resourceful ending to a circumstance that still and forever leaves lasting memories. And though violence took you, Officer Cook, your parents,sister and beloved Karen all have memories of you as you made them all proud as their hero. A smile, honesty and dignity facing evil as an adversary that creates the loudest of waves. A man with character, grace, heart and commitment will always be regarded as a loyal colleague. You served Dade County with reverence, humility and durability all sacred and forever admired as your missions of hope, goodwill and versatility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 5, 2022
Dignity and respect lead honor and integrity far down the line of one's truthful and trustworthy trails of justice. Yours, Officer Cook, began almost fifty years ago here in Dade County, the heroically small building blocks leading to a more pronounced career, a life that has been stoically remembered, duly saluted and fondly celebrated for all the accentuation of acumen, vision and wisdom. Such outstanding work all because of caring and sincere heart and soul of virtue. The vehicles that uplifted your patrols of your community where stability and peace are certain essentials. The versatility, accountability and responsibility were shouldered by you, a youthfully fit young man capable and understanding your roles and no one will forget your life and sacrifice you made that day of May 16, 1979. The light of your spirit shines brightly up above as you serve your eternal roles as an angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 5, 2022
Challenges stimulate our hearts and minds into action. Talk is cheap unless supported by legs, arms and hands moving constantly to complete the arduous tasks at hand. Dade County was your neighborhood of never ending unselfishness, tireless energy to create a peaceful environment that folks could be proud of, Officer Cook. A hero who represented the borders, streets and corners with character, charm and a smile of commitment. Your oath was more than wisdom, vision and maturity, it was the stellar performance of a man whose gifts and talents expanded for beyond our hopes and dreams. Yes, your faithfulness, goodwill and sincere promises were met and your earthly missions were deemed as finished sadly. May 16,1979 is a day, an hour where your life and its memories, Officer Cook, will be shared and duly noted. For a pious man receives his rewards and you my neighbor, friend and hero are truly being blessed for their esteem every second in heaven. Rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 4, 2022
The baton of bravery and virtue that your family carries, Officer Cook, is more than a torch of tenacity, more than a keepsake of your career and stoic life of heroism. It's memories of mettle, discipline and devotion dedicating yourself to honor, dignity and integrity tracking tranquility and the realization that Dade County wanted a man who was more than a stabilizer. More than a machine, but one who had a heart, soul and an angelic spirit that now walks a heavenly beat above. The salutes of humanity for a gentleman missed by his family and all mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 4, 2022
You provided prevention at the ultimate price, Officer Cook, as your honorable and heroic sacrifice gave Dade County the stability and semblance of serenity most called for. A warrior, a veteran officer who relished his life and career pursuits even though danger lurked where you patrolled. The citizens could always be appreciative of your character, trust, truth and loyalty to your fellow comrades that along with integrity and dignity is never forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 4, 2022
Human beings have infatuations and expectations. Men and women who don uniforms and wear badges of humility,heart and character are angels who may at some point have to make the ultimate sacrifice to see serenity, safety and security through until the end. Integrity and dignity have to serve with pride and the honored commitments you represented, Officer Cook, they shall be remembered and etched within your family's hearts, minds and souls. Their adventures and virtue are a part a living part of their dedicated lives, to steer and guide them on paths and trails of truth and righteousness. No one was better than yourself at calming and resolving domestic conflicts it's truly a disgrace what Mr. Pearsall did that day to you and your fellow officers, the civilians who were hurt by his vile and venomous lack of character and respect for authority. I hope Officer DiGenova and Officer Edgerton have happy days and to their families and yours, the Wilkerson and Tidwells a happy and healthy Easter. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Life goes on somewhere up in the deepest of blue skies you are watching and smiling as they carry the torch of your tenacity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 3, 2022
There are times when police work is a race against the clock when lives matter. When trouble grips a region, a community is up in arms and demands immediate answers to perplexing dilemmas. You had most of the clues and answers. Officer Cook, badge#1664 was virtue, honesty and integrity all personified. All intense and all encompassing. Dignity devoted and resourceful to the challenges at hand, Dade County won't forget you and neither will your loved ones as they get ready to bring in the Easter holiday as my family ushers in Passover. All faiths uniting for a common sense of reason and violence is not allowed to ruin such plans. Truth and trustworthiness conquer. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 3, 2022
A steady and a sturdy hand on the rudder makes the compass keep its direction. Your sense of balance, bravery and high level of accomplishment, Officer Cook, made that distinct and heroic difference to all who lived and continue residing here in Dade County. You were raised with all the right chemistry and genes of gallantry, integrity and the dignity that all noble and sacred public servants have to possess. A heart and soul all tireless, unselfish and energetic while carrying out the tall order of perilous tasks. But, always esteemed, trusted and loyal to the pursuits of justice done right. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 3, 2022
One's heart and soul of dignity, integrity and character must all be honest and sincere. Being bold is one element, being a man who supported his words with freedom for mankind and the desire to create an impression that has lasted and will carry over for generations to come, your life and career of scruples and reverence, Officer Cook, has surely been paid homage as your family continues its goodwill, faith and hope that your spirit will keep guiding their earthiest of journeys. The missions you shouldered won't be overlooked nor shelved for a man with a constitution and intuition that engaged and enriched humanity keeps being blessed and rewarded going forward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 3, 2022
The yokes of trust and truth lied within your solemn heart of humility and loyalty, Officer Cook. Dade County and its people won't forget you, their hero and most of all your family's as they carry forward your legacy of honor,integrity and dignity which stood the tests of time. Your faithful missions were sadly deemed as completed and Our Lord took your sweet and virtuous soul back home to His perfect world to rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Commitment and conviction always spot on and to the point. It's a terrible tragedy your calming voice could not have coaxed to surrender peacefully rather than all the evil that permeated around the streets at that hour. May 16,1979 will forever be remembered as the day when your sacrificed your life and career to save the citizens and your fellow officers. Heaven has an angel replete with compassion, courage and humane concern.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 3, 2022
If calmness and serenity could forevermore bring us everything in happiness, health, peace and prosperity every person would never say no. You were consummate, dedicated and devoted to your duties, Officer Cook, to honorably and to heroically restore our way of life. This was your aspiration, your dignity and integrity being placed in danger to shield us from harm. A class gentleman of character, truth and respect honored and saluted for heart, soul and all vehicles of versatility and virtue which made Dade County more efficient and effervescent. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 3, 2022
Location, location, location, it's where your humanely heroic honesty, integrity and dignity, Officer Cook, was aptly applied to try and to resolve and to calm a tense situation here in Dade County. The citizens surely were grateful for your unrelenting virtue, versatility and bravery. It certainly goes to character and your resourcefulness. You'll always be saluted and given respects for doing a job with total heart and soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2022
Reverence and dignity were packed into your badge and uniform of class, desire and decency, Officer Cook, all components of your life and career crusades restoring order in Dade County. A man's character spoke volumes and your heart and soul had that and even more honor, dignity and integrity built to battle evil and adversity. The tenacious trails of truth and trust all paved with hope and righteous goodwill. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2022
Location, location, location, it's where your humanely heroic honesty, integrity and dignity, Officer Cook, was aptly applied to try and to resolve and to calm a tense situation here in Dade County. The citizens surely were grateful for your unrelenting virtue, versatility and bravery. It certainly goes to character and your resourcefulness. You'll always be saluted and given respects for doing a job with total heart and soul. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2022
Violence screams terror and no doubt your solemn heart and soul, Officer Cook, beckoned for your aid and advice. Dade County was made safer because of your reassuring calmness, courage and consideration. The honesty of one heroic young man whose integrity and dignity reached out for the folks needing essential preservation. You made strides that set up the cornerstones for a more confident future. Character, commitment and conviction all virtue, all real truth and trust so much ingenuity and intuition. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2022
When harmony is achieved, your earthly missions begin to reach fulfillment. Your life and career, Officer Cook, were determined by Our Maker and for Dade County they were the fortunate community to have received your heroic honor, dignity and integrity that went into your ventures of vision, valor and virtue. Outstanding and upstanding character that was humbly truthful, faithful and trusted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2022