Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
We cope and hope, prop our heads on our pillows just wondering how things will transpire? You gave effort and heart, Officer Cook, each and every moment you were here to protect and to serve Dade County as your family's inspiration, your department's hero of integrity and dignity and the world at large where you are now the consummate angel with a golden heart and a very blessed soul of acumen achieving some means to a peaceful future. One you should have been allowed to live and see. Our Lord had other more important plans for His valiant warrior and that was to walk a proverbial beat free of harm on His sidewalks of satisfaction and the ultimate perfection where virtue and vigilance may cross paths proudly and humbly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 24, 2021
Police work is a certain art and the canvas are the streets one polices. It's not a talent contest or a race to see who comes in first place. It is a broad scope of responsibility based upon certain logical needs and personal requirements for every woman and man who endeavors to properly wear a badge and don a uniform of pride, excellence and naturally honesty. You cannot have only dignity and integrity underscoring your definitions of desire, decency and dedication. True character, commitment and conviction must be sincerely from your heart and be forever undying, unwavering and unselfish which yours was, Officer Cook, heroic and enriching as it upheld and uplifted the souls and hearts of all residents who sought stability, wisdom and class. Your vision and maturity constructed those bridges now and for eternity the cornerstones to a safer haven of tranquility to be fondly saluted and bravely enriched. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 24, 2021
Most people read books to gain insight and knowledge. Public servants patrol venues as their vehicles to peace and pride. With your stoic life, career and family all loving you, Officer Cook,you will be forever remembered as their hero and devoted warrior who brought mettle and principles to all Dade County. It's found in the noblest of values, ideals and morals that led to your accomplishments. Humble and honored. Your golden heart gave more than we could ever ponder. Just why did God take you at still such a young age? You'll always be the pride and joy of your beloved parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cook may you too rest in peace and to you, Nancy, may you and Cecil live well as you carry your brother's soul and spirit close to your own heart. His examples will forevermore be a foundation of unselfish sacrifice and tireless energy always given to provide mankind a backdrop for peace and stability. Your versatility and virtue will be heavenly blessed and rewarded for their compassion. Rest in peace Officer Cook. Badge#1664 served the nation with exemplary trust.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 24, 2021
Whether it's the coolness of the breeze or the coolness of the air harmony and togetherness must be a staple loyal to one another. You kept peace moving forward, Officer Cook, so honorably, humbly and of course most heroically. Dade County shall never forget their hero, esteemed, loyal and concerned with the welfare and goodwill of society. A man of truth and character whose greatly missed by his family and comrades who went toe to toe to defeat violence once and for all. Your soul, heart and spirit my neighbor, friend and hero rest in peace where angels soar mightily.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 24, 2021
The after life is supposed to be a serener venue where God's perfection uplifts the wings of all His heroic angels. Seldom is heard a discouraging word and you were the consummate human being, Officer Cook, filled with sense of direction, wisdom and vision. Such maturity that enhanced your truthful and trusted honor, dignity and integrity all employing their fruitful natures upon the people of Dade County to deliver a stability and a sacred tranquility that must forever thrive. Your professional character, commitment to pride and humility of heart won't be forgotten and neither will your sincerest of convictions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 24, 2021
Public servants go out and patrol their areas where honor, integrity and dignity look to hunker down and alleviate terror and mayhem. You performed your roles, Officer Cook, with a certain measure of morals and scruples never turning your back on the people of Dade County for whom you gave your heroic life and career. The hope of the future is only known when tranquility knocks on the doors and can enter an environment feasible to stability. Nothing short of that. Your upstanding character, commitment and ingenuity will forever be etched within your family's pursuits of peace,health and prosperity. They live on carrying your legacy closely in their hearts and thoughts. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 23, 2021
Virtue and mettle travel well together when honesty, dignity and integrity meet each other at the right venue. You provided the assets, Officer Cook and Dade County citizens were the receivers of your charm and candor. We cannot ever overlook your smile,wisdom and vision all the maturity beyond your youthful years. You were able to command other colleagues by virtue of being disciplined and trusted in all matter pertaining to your unselfish roles of resolve and responsibility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 23, 2021
Nothing worse than evil ruining lives and taking lives so gentle and tender. With your heroic heart,soul and spirit, Officer Cook, were you available to enhance, enrich and endear yourself to Dade County a community you called home. You left that fateful morning, your honesty, dignity and integrity all said goodbye to Karen and I guess when she received that call everything somber and sorrowful began to grow. The emotions just take over and you'll not be forgotten for being a breath of fresh air stabilizing peace and offering a measure of hope and trust where goodwill can maintain its rightful place. We salute your heroic endeavors and heaven has an angel so perfect and considerate. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 23, 2021
You pay for what you want. Police pay everyday and that cost is always so dear and special. Your versatility, virtue and values, Officer Cook, uplifted the hearts of all Dade County residents. Your important roles of resolve and efficiency have never been overlooked nor forgotten. Honesty will always come above anything else You were the professional you gifted and talented with everything to live for and for Karen, your beloved wife who had to bury you with still more left to fulfill. God needed your humility,heart and journeys in His large palace to watch over His flock and gates of valor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 23, 2021
Snatched away from a man of violence, your years and life, Officer Cook, reflected the hope that mankind would eventually experience some measure of success and in that realm its serenity and safety for all Dade County would materialize. Such a loyal and dedicated man, still so young and vigorous who generated integrity,respectful dignity and heroic honesty at all times to be cherished and sincerely blessed, saluted and paid homage for bravery and virtue above and beyond the onuses of duty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 23, 2021
The stellar examples of faith, devotion and goodwill were exhibited and firmly implanted within the hearts and minds of Dade County folks, Officer Cook. By your dignified and honored patrols where your heroism surely shines on in God's heavenly abode. Integrity that conducted its humane and humble affairs by the letter and with character, commitment to excellence and pride, your truthful and trusted convictions have all been rewarded and blessed for their unwavering and tireless sacrifice. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 23, 2021
Support, composure, calmness and coolness under duress, stress and the pressures of handling all assignments placed your way, you did a fantastic job, Officer Cook, understanding and not underestimating your intense onuses. Dade County was in loyal and steady hands of bravery and heart for six years, all too short because of the very violence that robbed you of your life and career. A goal and aspirations started but left undone because of one man, evil and wicked acting alone. No adherence to rules. No respect and honesty, surely no dignity and integrity anywhere within the shelves of wisdom, vision and maturity. All the traits you fully had my neighbor, friend and hero and carried out your precise journeys on behalf of society. How true and trusted. Your legacy stands front and center among those heroes and heroines who have sacrificed for the uplifting and enrichment of humanity. They dearly miss you as does your whole family. Their peace, happiness and prosperity were yours too now heaven has its brightest star shining both brilliantly and boldly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 22, 2021
Our Master gently touches each and every hero, all angels of valor and virtue. Your honesty, integrity and dignity, Officer Cook, paved the way for newer channels of security and safety all through your humble wings of resolve and outstanding character. So true and so perseveringly trustworthy. Dade County remembers you and pays homage to your heart, soul and spirit all dedicated to battling those wars o0f wickedness with intelligence, ingenuity and the ultimate reverence you had for your extremely significant position where knowledge and good judgment are the kings of kindness and humility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 22, 2021
When a tidal wave of tragedy threatens to turn the tables of tranquility into bedlam and mayhem then surely that public servant's tenacity must be turned up more than a notch. Your peaceful spirit, heart and soul, Officer Cook, were Dade County's answers to hope, faith and goodwill. A good man, a real gentleman whose passions of honesty, dignity and integrity were completely ripped apart by a vicious and wanton man, you performed your humane and heroic tasks with a foundation, a cornerstone built for a safer and more sounder future. Always and forever beloved, revered, admired and esteemed and loyal to all your partners and department, the citizens should have no complaints with your tireless energy, service and unselfish acts of civility, sanctity and versatility all valid, virtuous and diligently a most vigilant protector and a truly devout warrior. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 22, 2021
Danger still hunts down mankind subjecting it to all kinds of trouble. You went after evil,Officer Cook, while searching for a haven of truth and honesty on behalf of Dade County. No man, no woman will forget your sincerity and humble smile while you conducted your daily patrols around your community. It was where respect, reason and a purpose walked side by side your car. So devout and caring. You and your most beloved parents are all now resting in peace my neighbors,friends and hero. My your sister Nancy carry on with your legacy every moment she lives her life. Your brother Nancy, I was the person who got the cemetery to replace what was desecrated and vandalized off his stone and the cross. Take care you and your husband Cecil out in Arizona,
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 22, 2021
Professional affairs take us from one spot to another. Your earthly tasks, Officer Cook, heroically uplifted the spirits of all Dade County residents. Everyday you acted accordingly and with a stellar and robust heart and soul was your dignity,integrity and thoughtful intuitions able to patrol the roads searching for a semblance of security and civility. All sacred acts of humility and character are indeed blessed, cherished and admired by mankind while Our Creator administers His beloved compassion and humane kindness upon you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 22, 2021
Stoic, yet sincere. Revered yet resolute. Humble yet honorable. God takes His flock of ferocity and when their lives are deemed as completed then their missions and journeys are transported to a higher level. One where perfection is the rule and for having decency, dignity and commitment, Officer Cook, Dade County and its people will never overlook your heroism and heart they worked hand in hand to combat callousness and such actions so disrespectful. Trust and truth have at least given us the golden opportunity to live serenely pleasant lives. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 22, 2021
Whenever a beloved and heroic family member passes or is suddenly taken by evil they grieve, mourn and have sorrow so deeply it cuts like a knife. The unbearable, the unthinkable and beyond. The memories of your wonderful life and all too brief police career, Officer Cook, were all steered and navigated by an unrelenting integrity, devotion to responsibility and an honest dignity that was unselfish and tireless all from your heart and soul of compassion. God surely has a sacred man with an angel's spirit floating freely while watching over your family and friends. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Violence forever is revolting and unduly unwavering. Your undying humbleness, Officer Cook, prevented a worse calamity that day than we'll ever comprehend.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 22, 2021
You made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of your community of Dade County, Officer Cook. Honor. Integrity. Dignity. Nothing hidden everything and character was left on those hot streets that awful day to protect, serve and save lives of the people and your esteemed colleagues. Heaven is where your heart of humility and humanity shall be eternally treasured for its resolve and fight against adversity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 22, 2021
The hills are steep and the climbs only get more demanding. You had the vigor, the vitality and the unassuming versatility, Officer Cook, to make reality come alive here in Dade County where not many go out in the streets to serve, defend and preserve life. You worn a sacred garment of humility with a badge of honor, integrity and dignity spread out within the confines of courage and decency. Those who have taken your watch must have virtue and durability to disseminate right from wrong. Your efforts were outstanding and heroism will forever be cherished and saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 21, 2021
Yesterday afternoon in Minnesota a jury convicted a former policeman of killing George Floyd, an African American man who killed by having this officer knell on him for over nine minutes until he could not breathe any longer. Officer Chauvin deserves his punishment because we have seen as you glance down from heaven too many instances of police brutality. Total lack of honesty, human awareness and a lost balance of both dignity,integrity and character given back to humanity. You were fair, firm and very gallant, Officer Cook, heroic as ever, always trustworthy and truthful from your lips of pure honey. Sensible and stable, our peace and liberty all rose forth from your pursuits and passions to become the very best public servant out their patrolling. Never forgotten and forevermore etched within your family's minds and hearts. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Racism and violence must stop and humbleness and sanctity must prevail. Always! Always!
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 21, 2021
The fangs of ferocity sure can take a bite out of society. Their viciousness is totally revolting and most be curbed and stopped at once. You were there to reach out and attempt to stop a most wayward man, Officer Cook, even though your two fellow Dade County brothers had gotten the call to respond. I'm sure they have not forgotten you and hopefully Officer Keith DiGenova is trying his best to live each day of his life as you would have. Heaven has your sweet and purposeful spirit, soul and heart of gold, its honesty,dignity and reverence only enhanced integrity's convictions. So loyal, caring and devout, it's really a sorry shame and terrible tragedy you lost your life defending us. Your family has a most darling and beloved warrior up there watching over them. "Uncle Bo" will never look away from you. He'll keep his angelic soul right upon your missions, happiness and staples of health and prosperity. They were his too and unfortunately they were robbed from him. One day you will all meet up in God's shining and perfect abode. Today and tomorrow as I reflected, Officer Cook,my two Jewish services in the church chapel will be dedicated to your memory my neighbor, friend and hero. Rest in peace. Gallantry and boldness walk hand in hand down those aisles of authentic acumen, astuteness and diligence.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 21, 2021
Ovations are nice but just keep going with your earthly missions on mankind's behalf. Dade County's residents were soundly and proudly protected by you, Officer Cook, their hero and of course your family's. So much has happened all these decades later after you sacrificed your life so we could remain safe and sound. A young man, a gentleman with a spirited soul and a most heroic heart patrolling for peace and stability which your unassuming and most unwavering commitments to both excellence and humbleness have been keenly honored, saluted fondly and never overlooked. Class and a smile, all wisdom, vision and maturity beyond the crowd. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 21, 2021
The venom that comes from those vile individuals seems more lethal than that of a cobra which has enough venom to kill a pack of elephants and humans too. The person who took your life, Officer Cook, obviously had no regards for public servants much less the serenity and security of the general public. Dade County remembers and salutes your stoic and stellar life and career one of integrity, dignity and character always so honest, loyal and most dependable. So accountable and so much humility from your considerate heart and soul now angelic and blessed by Our Maker. If you are heinous and callous you for certain are missing morals, manners and meaningful conduct so essential to anyone who wears a badge and a uniform. You were consummate and your absence is deeply missed as your loved ones carry out your tenacious legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 21, 2021
Justice on behalf of Dade County and its folks was served and greatly appreciated on your honored and heroic part, Officer Cook. The impressions and realities of one's job which at times can be cumbersome were all delivered with heart, humility and such stoic character. Integrity and dignity are those sources of faith, goodwill and devotion that created a lasting bond between yourself and mankind. Your family endeavors to follow in your legacy richly engaging, enhancing and most uplifting. Your tireless soul and unselfish journeys to fortify humanity shall not be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 21, 2021
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