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

Heinousness is not a hallucination and humility is honesty, dignity and integrity multiplied many times over. Your career, Officer Cook, was sadly ended by violence after six years of devoted and dedicated service to the citizens of Dade County. Many more years of toil, tenacity and virtue would have been wonderful it's what the good Lord had in mind for a gentleman with a stellar character, a good heart and a well meaningful soul of serenity who will forevermore be solemnly and fondly remembered and saluted for both tireless and unselfish heroism. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 3, 2021

A drop of humility humbles an already golden heart. Such a loyal and gentle soul, Officer Cook, making a distinct impression forevermore to be revered, admired and greatly cherished in Dade County. A gentleman with sacred journeys, common sense continuing to inspire from above.It was an indignation that took you from your wife,family and peers. The pain and heartache so acute yet you probably are smiling wondering if they are ok! Such a smile yet serious when danger needed to be eliminated from our society. No one who has dignity, charm and integrity will be placed on the dust of a shelf and forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2021

The hours, seconds and minutes of time never stand pat nor still for every moment the world keeps going onward, forward with destinies and missions sometimes too hard to ponder. You were thoughtful and a positive thinker, Officer Cook, never letting negativity creep into your heart and soul of ingenuity and intuition. It was a blessing indeed and for your heroism and virtue, may God's countenance shine down on your spirit of sound decisions and the semblance of serenity we all shared and desire for our blueprints of life to be realized. You'll forever be recognized for compassion and passion never better. A man with a solid foundation who built tunnels of tenacity to be fondly remembered and saluted for their discretion.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2021

You gently cuddle and cradle a baby. One who serves humanely humbly preserves the very integrity, dignity and character of that particular community of which they share the burdens of honor, faith and hope. All the goodwill granted by Our Maker, Officer Cook and He led your paths of sacred journeys forevermore. Dade County was where your durability, access and accountability shined brightly like never before. Peace and freedom from your tireless heart and soul and from the scopes of unselfish commitments all trusted and all sincerely truthful. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2021

Practical and prudent, such perseverance and proficiency always cherished and virtuous, never a drop of dissent. Always above the crowd in maturity, it shall remain as a reminder as to why you were so sincere and so valued as a consummate public servant, resourceful and loyal to a tee. Dade County, your department and peers all trusted your truthful acumen,astuteness and awareness, Officer Cook, their hero and your family's too. Integrity that invited a spirit of character, charm and personality in their homes and your humble house where you and Karen entertained as a loving and much respected couple. Humility and heart squarely placed in harm's way to create that vibe of noteworthy patience. A compassion that every man and woman who protects must carry along with their shiny badge of honesty and a uniform of harmony and hope. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2021

Everything from blessings,punishments and rewards lies in God's giant hands. His compass never goes astray, never is out of kilter, basically it stays forever unbroken. But life,a career and a marriage to a beautiful and a lovely woman in your beloved Karen, Officer Cook, to this very day there can be no rhyme or reason why senseless violence and heinousness was committed against you and your colleagues who were nearly taken by this just pure evil individual. Dade County, your family and comrades all needed your guidance and direction. they looked to you to lead, to motivate and because of morals, mettle and everything in both the fibers and fabrics of humility, a strong heart and soul, sacred journeys, missions of hope and goodwill have all been jettisoned above for eternity where your spirit rests in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Reverence, conviction, charm and character remain untouched, safeguarded by Our Creator until your family reunites with you and your beloved parents may they too rest in peace. Honor, dignity and integrity remain untarnished and forever special and treasured.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2021

A humble dose of wisdom and the sweetness of refreshing vision validated your trails of maturity which were honorable, trustworthy and truthful right to the very end of your life and career. By the way, Officer Cook, Officer Piloto works in the real estate business and he retired if I'm correct after working 27 years for Dade County and I'm sure he never has stopped thinking of his buddy. You too probably would have retired in 2000. He retired on my sister Michele's 38th birthday. And we buried my mother Bernice, may she and my dad Owen both rest in peace on November 30th what would have been your 50th birthday wow! Dade County had such a man for the job so loyal, honored and esteemed, a man whose dignity and character were worldly respected. So venerable, versatile and valiant. A lovely smile,charm and a heart of gold and warmth all taken too early with more on your radar screen left to accomplish. God needed another heroic angel to patrol the streets of perfection and badge#1664 received the call to join the thin blue line. All backgrounds, races, creeds and humility and heart encircling a world tormented by anger, violence and baseless bloodshed that leaves honest and genuinely hard working folks as victims. This must cease at once. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2021

As your comrade back then Officer Frank Piloto said if only he were there to hold your hand and to save you from harm. His colleague Officer Bill Cook, was always right on top of circumstances,issues and perilous situations with downright dignity,ingenuity,integrity and the humbleness that your special positions require. Such a commitment to nobility,civility and accountability was all handled by your remarkable virtue, versatility and the validation of boldness creating the never broken band of boldness and conviction that permeated around truth and trust. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero. Dade County will never forget its hero,a find gentleman and a superb human being.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2021

Simplicity in life is getting up every morning and offering a solemn prayer to Our Lord that He will watch over you as He leads our very lives of passion, sanctity, purpose and humility. With your kind and carefully considerate character, Officer Cook, Dade County could thrive more in tranquility than to worry about evil and any residual affects from its adversarial domination. But than again you were the consummate and caring professional public servant geared to valor, virtue and faithfulness who was relied on to defend our liberties of which you steadfastly maintained. The heavens above are where your integrity, honor and dignity all rest in peace along with your heart and soul my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2021

Surveillance can lead to safety and security, but it must be fueled by a passion and of course sure honesty,humbly,loyal and esteemed. You possessed the circle of gallantry, integrity and dignity, Officer Cook, that certainly created a bond and blessings for all Dade County. The folks who lived there during your time and still are alive and well living there saw a man who made that impression, so enriching, enhancing and so naturally engaging. All the support and genuine efforts poured into your works to created a safer haven for all of us and your adored family who forever carries the virtue and versatility of your heroic legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2021

Your shield of heart, courage and humility, Officer Cook, made all the difference in how Dade County's residents could thrive and prosper. So determined, dedicated and devoted to your core roles of onus and only the outstanding job of loyally keeping honest,dignified and with a soul of integrity which lent itself to those wars and battles that needed to be fought. Every ounce of energy, reverence and virtue was accentuated in those sacred missions and none will ever be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 2, 2021

A consummate public servant does not just unload a person's groceries. They listen, think and invent ways to stay positive in all their actions of sanctity geared towards mankind making them more efficient and able to use their natural abilities to build upon their humble accomplishments. Success breeds success. Failure was not a word in your jargon, Officer Cook, as your attention to details never got sidetracked. Integrity, dignity and humbleness creating that bond of vision and wisdom for all here in Dade County where life and property mattered. Your investments my neighbor, friend and hero have been devoutly carried forward by your future peers of esteem and loyalty as does your beloved family take hold of your precious legacy. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 1, 2021

A foundation created is a fruition of your most fundamental purposes here in this world. The after life is the venue where God judges our very souls, hearts and spirits blessing and cherishing them before deliberating upon our rewards. You were a most admired man, Officer Cook, a gentleman way ahead of the gathering in maturity which was the basis of our integrity,dignity and honesty and for this our tranquility rested upon your shoulders of safe harbors for all desiring them. Dade County's citizens relished your patrols day in and out even where danger and peril were using their vehicles for everything not virtuous. Your virtue and vitality were all versatile as was your due diligence and unyielding vigilance over a community that keeps honoring your memory. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 1, 2021

Time is not a commodity to be wasted as every second in this never ending war over terror continues and it must cease to exist. All excellent women and men of heroic character stand guard ready to pursue the tests and challenges of creating a peaceful haven for humility to live and to see success fully multiplied. The shelters of your serenity, Officer Cook, never more accepting to the elements of a strong heart and a soul of wisdom, unity and vision ready to advance the causes of freedom and liberty. Anguish, grief and bloodshed don't belong piercing mankind's throat, the folks have lips to speak and legs by which to walk. Dade County will never forget badge#1664, reverent, resourceful and surely candid and classy with virtue going door to door searching for any semblance of humane endeavor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 1, 2021

You were a most heroic servant, Officer Cook, who never pulled any punches nor tried to pull the wool over anyone's eyes. Dade County rests nobly today and forevermore because of your unwavering conquests to build hope, peace and goodwill for mankind. Humility and heart accentuated your destinies, pathways and trails of justice, truth and respect. The eyes of all looked to your badge and uniform in times of crisis and heroic actions of honesty and dignity squared off against adversity. So faithful and completely functioning with a book of morals supporting your highest of standards, conduct becoming a policeman who recognized values, ideals and scruples all to be poignantly saluted for thoughtfulness and conviction. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 1, 2021

You expend your entire energy and effort in making society safer and secure, violence and evil should not have taken your young life and boldly brave career away from you, Officer Cook. Your family and Dade County's citizens needed you more. they relied upon your wisdom, vision and unselfish instincts of ingenuity, integrity and intuition to pull them to safety while tension, turmoil and unrest was saturating its sacred streets. Honor, dignity and commitment to excellence, pride and the truth of why trustworthiness is never to be frowned upon. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 1, 2021

I don't think police work is a plum and cushy job. It is a humble profession, yet one filled with danger and rewards for those heroes and honest men and women who can complete their destinations, earthly missions and journeys undertaken for the sake of mankind which is what you did, Officer Cook, on behalf of all Dade County. For six countless years of toil and tenacity your maturity provided the impetus for happiness, harmony and the words of humility,heart,soul and character. You will be fondly and solemnly remembered and saluted for breaking ground on newer foundations for a solid and safer future. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 1, 2021

The brooks of boldness and bravery flow ever gently through the day and night. Your heroism flowed throughout your body including your unrelenting and undying heart and soul, Officer Cook. A true reminder to be ever so vigilant and duly diligent to your faithfulness,hopefulness and the resourcefulness of goodwill spreading its wings of love and enrichment. Dade County was where you left behind, Officer Cook, so many memories of a warm and engaging life and such a terrific home environment. As I've said many times Karen, your beloved wife who has since remarried, your parents may they rest in peace and your big sister, Nancy, may she and her family live and be well as they continue your legacy of heroic proportions. Such a monumental undertaking with everyone pitching in the tasks should not be as daunting. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Integrity,dignity and respectful honor being safeguarded 24-7.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 31, 2021

For the most part 95% of America displays a certain class, a high honor and a willingness to share and work for the common cause. It's that minority that needs to be watched every eye upon them 24-7. You sincerely were devoted to your job and humble profession, Officer Cook, a man of class, desire and the honorable decency to see your assignments as completed until we all wished you could retire when that time came after such esteemed and loyal service given to Dade County with pride,prudence and the credence that a man of heart, soul and courage truly deserved. You lived by principles and gave your life and career of scruples so that serenity, security and wisdom could be bedded down here forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 31, 2021

The streets and roads, the corners and paths, the trails, true and trusted with an ever present smile and humble greeting were where your brutally fierce and unselfish performances were undertaken. You did perform in an outstanding manner uplifting a downtrodden Dade County, Officer Cook, their hero, your family's and department's too. Civilization has marched on a long way since honesty, dignity and integral character was given so that peace, harmony and unity could be the main focus instead of mayhem and chaos. You motivated and led other officers down those roads where resiliency, resolve and virtue must strive to become one unit. One ample element to the peace process which must not become bogged down in effigy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 31, 2021

Gallows are where you hang someone. But, in God's glorious heights, heaven is where those divine gallows of gallantry and the richness of a hero's golden heart and soul remain hovering over their loved ones and peers of honor for all to witness. The most breathtaking view is seen and cherished as for their dignity,integrity and humility these lights never dim nor are extinguished. Dade County and your family members I'm sure, Officer Cook, misses everything positive and vibrant regarding your virtue, valor and visibility, the awareness of responsibility placed in a gallant young man's heart with broad shoulders to handle the burdens, rigors and challenges that your profession empowers one to be detailed never veering from onus. One of the best for certain and sadly all that was robbed from your young soul and crusading spirit. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 31, 2021

A crimefighter with a high acumen and an arsenal of achievement believing in the systems of standards as set forth by your department, one who accomplished humbly in a short twenty-five years of life. A quarter of them spent patrolling Dade County roads where you name and badge, Officer Cook, reinforced the definitions of dignity,devotion and dedication. They spelled out succinctly what we mean by having honor, integrity and humbleness well inside your revered and admired heart and soul. Yours had a mission, a noble journey to conquer callousness with courage and conviction. Such a true warrior and a trusted leader who inspired others with something we call motivation. Simple but not always easy to ascertain. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 31, 2021

Your livelihood is what you do that will make America safer once more. Your passion and compassion, Officer Cook, helped to shape. reset and to restore the very calmness of Dade County. It never could happen if you were not decent, fearless and dignified in honesty and the characters of integrity. For we know intuition, intelligence and ingenuity can tap into many different resources. Your successes cam about through careful studies, many hours of practice, training and labors of love and desire. Your heroism demonstrates these points clearly , precisely and with all heart and soul answering the many calls of problems sometimes one after another. Never overlooked nor forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A wise man with vision and virtue can walk down those trusted and truthful trails more humbly than any ordinary human being.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 31, 2021

As you rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero, Officer Cook, let it be known you are an inspiration to the many young people who have dreamed of becoming a public servant. You were duly tied to your responsibilities over Dade County and the only perception is your grand commitment to pride, excellence and the integrity that identified your solemn dignity and reverent honor. It comes before all else in your daily life well lived and a career carved from the beams of impression and ingenuity. A hero forever to be paid homage for bringing come the humility and virtual spirit from your caring and kind heart. Aspirations, hopes and plans can only be fruitful if God's perfect blueprints are on top of things which they are always.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 31, 2021

Good food cooks and then simmers until ready to serve. Mettle, morals all have meaning and must marinate in order for communities to have a certain blend of peace and unity among its frames of humanity. You were so consummate, so driven in your professional efforts and pursuits, Officer Cook and your blessed name, heart and soul of distinction will fondly be remembered and saluted for its character, charm, charisma and smile. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 31, 2021

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