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

Brilliant is smartness taken to the next plateau. Bravery and honesty are what humility, dignity and integrity are supposed to be in every public servant patrolling the streets for peace and keep clear of evil and danger. You toiled and were tenacious, Officer Cook and Dade County will not forget your endearing, engaging and unselfish virtue and faithfulness that changed forever the landscapes around your community that continues revering and saluting your intuitions, wisdom and ingenuity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 4, 2021

A young man, a gentleman demonstrates and displays his wares of truth, trust and acumen. You were the consummate professional, Officer Cook, whose loss to society is forever mourned. You led others by virtue of excellent character, morals and scruples above reproach and by always being full of integrity and a humbly blessed heart that tried its utmost to eradicate wickedness from Dade County streets one of which holds a sign with your treasured name and now angelic wisdom. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 3, 2021

The sounds are different and the pictures have changed since you gave your life and career, Officer Cook, to stop wanton violence and callous evil here in Dade County. Fighting crime is surely not a soap opera and danger lurks where even the honest, dignified men and women of character, virtue and respect patrol. You won't be forgotten for your due diligence, versatile vigilance and your ever present smile and heart overflowing with tireless energy and unselfish resolve and effort. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel whose family, comrades and friends all you miss terribly.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 3, 2021

Service and humility warm the cockles of those hearts, souls and prayers, those offered to remember your outstanding life and career covering Dade County where serenity and compassion walked together in trust and in truth as you laid your soul down for. Your loved ones, Officer Cook, have the warmest of humble memories of honor, dignity, integrity and virtue all beaming down from heaven, an angel forever wrapped in tradition, character, commitment to excellence and most of all respect. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 2, 2021

Terror tramples the heck out of humanity and causes such undue violence that destroys the rhythms of honor, dignity and integrity. Your structure and sense of fairness, trust and truth, Officer Cook, portrayed the heroism, heart and humbleness needed to perform all your loyal yet difficult roles on behalf of Dade County's citizens. Time passes, you won't be forgotten and certainly saluted for having valor, virtue and vision moving your trails of peace further ahead. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 1, 2021

Never good to be estranged from your family and community. They too share the hopes and dreams of a better tomorrow. The signs of hope, faith, truth and trust all tacked together by the shields of honesty, integrity and dignity all trying to cope as they dig deeper to find harmony and safety for mankind. Dade County did not have to go far to locate a charming man with a deep passion to be humbly aware of his environment. Officer Cook, pride and precision marked the trials, tribulations and paths of ingenuity and conviction all real and all heart. Violence robbed your family, peers of esteem and friends of humbleness and blessing from ever seeing and speaking with you again. You'll be solemnly and fondly remembered and rewarded for having wisdom, vision and maturity supporting excellence in character and commitment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 1, 2021

You blessed mother nature with your towering aspirations now they serve as inspirations for a new day that dawns. The sun has come up and with it, Officer Cook, comes the challenge for those succeeding you to answer to Our Maker and to create a positive atmosphere here in Dade County for its residents. You took the time to answer and to explain the basics of life and what it means to live freely and in unity. No small order and yet integrity, dignity and honesty unlocked those doors that needed to be opened to a safer tomorrow. The obligations of sanctity and humility take on a more defined meaning and the approaches must be carried out with loyalty and full sincerity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Heroism that now lives eternally as an angel of valor and vigilance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 1, 2021

Your life and career ended way too early and too soon with a legacy of heroism left behind to explore, salute and treasure and these memories must still be painful and agonizing for your beloved family. Dade County, your life and career, Officer Cook, were along with family what inspired you to become the gentleman whose gallantry and passion mixed well with respected character, truth and trust all enriching, engaging and enhancing the souls of those whom you preserved and served with distinction and pride. You'll be missed forevermore and the stars at night do shine brightly as your beloved and most virtual spirit keeps them aglow. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 1, 2021

The count is tolling for serious trouble and terror to stop. To quell its advances one must be fiercely devoted, dedicated and determined to stop its undermining of our society. To synchronize and to orchestrate goodwill, peace and hope is certainly a tall task and badge#1664, yours, Officer Cook, was up to the challenges that lied ahead where peril and obstacles can confuse, confront and confound the best of women and men, thinkers, wise individuals whose vision, versatility and virtue never derail. Yours, my neighbor, friend and hero stay laser focused on the missions at hand. Accountability, responsibility and being dependable all count and so do ethics and morals. God has an angel whose integrity, character and heart were all dignified and never in doubt. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 1, 2021

You invest in decisions to avert tragedy and harm. Instill, install and implant the roots of resolve, resourcefulness and resiliency and you'll sooner or later witness the branches of integrity, honesty and dignity all taking shape from humility. With a charismatic heart and soul, Officer Cook, you were for the most part able to maintain serenity and secure travels for Dade County's folks. Today, you continue to be paid homage for loyal execution of your profound obligations sacred and most meaningful that have lead to the foundations and their frameworks being raised for a better future one that surely would have been sounder if Our Master had allowed you to live and to see your rightful retirement. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 1, 2021

The blast furnaces of bravery, heart and virtue were burning round the clock when you patrolled the sacred areas around Dade County, Officer Cook. A man of his word, your honorable affirmation was strictly directed at those sources of integrity, character and dignity facing adversity squarely where its shall be looked at. Your life and career have all been blessed, rewarded and cherished by your family, colleagues and those close knit friends who knew a genuine smile and a man whose trails produced the fiber of trust and truth leading the pack. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 1, 2021

Your politeness, common sense, courtesy and moral standards, Officer Cook, all met evil right smack in the face You placed your devoutness, fairness and faithfulness properly where Dade County and its citizens could feel the gentle breezes blowing serenity and calmness their direction. Seeing that dignity, integrity and humility all honored our world, your parents, sister and beloved wife, Karen, all understood the word hero implanted in your very sacred heart where your deeds and actions have all been humanely blessed and accentuated in rewards by Our Creator. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2021

The troops are coming and are mounting their charges. Fast forward and you'll see real men and women sweating, toiling and tenaciously giving their very souls and hearts for a piece of well being and welfare. Such happiness, prosperity and adventures only can be relished, shared and enjoyed by those ardent and wise authorities. Not power hungry souls. You always complimented your fellow officers while searching and patrolling your Dade County community, Officer Cook. Heroism and reverence did not just give their wings that day, they acquitted themselves proudly andmost passionately. Such proficiency and precision that had the eyes, ears and attention of mankind. Your journeys here have concluded, your heavenly mission trusted and truthful still humbly abound. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2021

As you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, the facts speak for themselves that validate your virtue, vision and versatility. All placed in those bowls of boldness where responsibility lies. Dade County was under your watch, Officer Cook, and honesty, dignity and integrity all joined together in that chorus line of charm, courage and consideration. No police officer who gives their heart, soul and blessed spirit does so in vain. Your uplifting society really mattered as you were sincerely concerned for all human beings and humanity dearly misses you and more than your poignant and handsome smile. To enrich is to engage and to enhance is to revitalize civilization.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2021

A double dose of desire, dedication and determination will ultimately assist those brave servants in their fights and battles over such ruthless adversity. Dade County is a large expanse of neighborhoods where anything can occur. The criminal mind is cunning and to defeat such a monster, honesty, ingenuity and integrity must remain dignified and versatile at all points. The corners,roads and streets you preserved with valor and vision, Officer Cook, have changed since last you fought for our tranquility and prosperity. But,having clear maturity and the plans of both perseverance and persistance the battles were a little less stressful. Always duress, tension and yet a gentleman so gallant and so balanced in the traits and characteristics of congeniality and accountability. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2021

Growth sometimes causes pain and aches. But, sure handed swift actions can save countless lives and that awful day your loving family and esteemed peers lost a man of mettle, morals and charisma they all cried for you, Officer Cook, you'll always be their adored, admired and loving hero now forevermore an angel in heaven whose soul, spirit and heart always soar over the people of Dade County where your righteous trails were paved over forty some years ago. A cornerstone of mutual respect, diligence and vigilance never to be tarnished and always sustained by those who have taken over your humbly humane watch. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2021

A man who was happy, blessed and glad to serve and to perform serious missions to richly enhance his community. And for this Dade County will never forget you, Officer Cook, with a golden heart and soul warmed by the pangs of perseverance, honor and dignity, your unassuming and unselfish integrity provided the backdrops of sound wisdom, clearcut vision and virtue from a gentleman seeped in character, commitment to pride and the true and trusted convictions all sacred and all noble. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2021

One life, one career and one enormous community with tasks, responsiblities and challenges lying ahead of you, Officer Cook. A man so brave and honored, a gentleman unafraid to tackle danger. Having integrity, dignity and respect surely helps those conquests that are called for in each brave soul of nobility. Dade County was where your battles lied and you my neighbor,friend and hero exerted yourself to the fullest extreme to eliminate and to eradicate society from destruction and grief. You'll be blessed and rewarded for heroism, humbleness and everything sanity and civility have to offer us as serenity and peace bless our homes and castles. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 30, 2021

No one can duplicate the previous day. The odds say so. But, if one is lax and uncaring the results can be quite bad. Your measures and mettle,morals and ideals saw to that in keeping Dade County's folks well provided for and safe for the most part. Six years of honest, dignified and most humbly challenging yet passionate work all seen and praised by your superiors and colleagues alike. One smile, one gentleman noble and duly loyal. Integrity and hope are some of the shields that keep the vitality of mankind moving forward and we go that direction knowing, Officer Cook, that you sacrificed your life and career not just for salutes, a life was heinously taken yet your causes, pursuits and vision are all straight ahead in front of wisdom and virtue leading the way down the true and trustworthy trails of peace and humility. So heartwarming and so enriching. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 30, 2021

Live for yourself, but live for your beloved family. They depend on your resources as much as a community relies upon your honest instincts and prideful fortitude. Your intelligence, integrity and ingenuity gave you, Officer Cook, the independance to reach down for any solutions to resolve a conflict. And Dade County certainly misses that equation of endeavor, efficiency and earnest dignity, character and a caring heart of loyalty and concern. You brightened our lives and blanketed the residents in safety and security making humanity a more humane environment from which we can live and thrive humbly. Such a hero is to be respected, admired and saluted for boldness and the missions of yearning to become a better servant everyday. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 30, 2021

A blessing is to be cherished. A life is to be lived humbly and honestly. Virtue is too valuable to be tossed aside while evil ramps up its unthinkable. You were consummate, Officer Cook, yet a man of stability whose routines always included caring about your mother once your beloved father passed my they both rest in peace along with their beloved, darling and heroic son. Neighbors and friends sadly we never met yet I feel close to you at all times and recognize your soul and spirit have made their final journeys home to heaven where God safeguards you forevermore after the responsibilities you had making and brokering peace and prosperity on behalf of Dade County's civilized society. Tension and unrest wakes up a place pretty quickly unleashing its painful pangs when perseverance and pride are left to balance themselves on those poles of versatility and vigilance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 30, 2021

One step at a time, one rung of resolve and faithfulness one at a time. Police cannot trip over themselves will placing their lives in harm's way to protect and to serve their given communities. Yours, Officer Cook, was Dade County a vast venue with a population looking for a trusted and truthful soul to support the honored convictions, the noble and tireless commitments and the unselfish, yet well revered character that endeared itself to your loyal peers and to your family who raised you and your big sister, Nancy with personality and virtue. The wisdom, so welcomed, the vision so valued and the maturity so engaging. Those foundations are surely laid down with your blessed name backing each pillar and post. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 30, 2021

One episode of evil often leads to other periods of violence. Such wickedness cannot ever be tolerated and your life and career were the proofs of that fact, Officer Cook, as you kept Dade County honorably clear of terror and chaos. Such mayhem surely does not belong on this earth and only a heroic man of integrity, character and dignity saw to those challenges all public servants face. Your community has never forsaken your blessed name and valiant soul of virtue and sacred missions undertaken to raise humanity's hopes, goodwill and freedoms never to be taken for granted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 30, 2021

The springboards of dignity, integrity and sacred heroic honor all take shape long before you decided to wear a badge and a uniform, Officer Cook. You probably would not recognize the community where your heart and soul cleared away the smell of torment and turmoil. Its debree so severe and Dade County was placed in the Godly hands of a faithful and authentic young man who is missed by everyone including his wonderfully beloved family members. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Pillars and posts of persevering character all clutch and relavant.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 29, 2021

The streets, roads and corners are not always forgiving. The pitfalls and obstacles remain for the good men and women of society to deal with. A mountain already tough to climb just got steeper. Dade County was launched into a new day because of you, Officer Cook. Honor, dignity and integrity making their ultimate sacrifices to create virtue's paths of persuasion and the trails of true diligence to stand proud and ready. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. When you raised with an environment of character and principles the tough battles start to take shape and are lessened a bit. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 29, 2021

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