Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Better a surge of serenity and happiness persevering throughout society. Violence needs to be eradicated and Dade County was protected by a very honest, heroic and loyal soul of a gentleman in yourself, Officer Cook. Your family and the world suffered a great and tragic loss that very day you made the ultimate sacrifice for tranquility and truth to cover our world. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 19, 2021
Nothing more alarming than acumen, awareness and astuteness drifting out to sea while communities suffer mightily at the very hands of evildoers. Well, thank heaven for you, Officer Cook, your well being and good heart kept those rudders of resolve and resiliency moving honorably forward with dignity and integrity following your cherished and loyal trails of both truth and trust around Dade County. It's where your life and career had meaning, mettle and character surrounding your most heroic soul of tenacity. God only knows why you had to enter heaven becoming one of thousands upon thousands of valiant angels. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 19, 2021
Devotion and dedication were the sponges that absorbed the relevance of information passed down and shared by all other colleagues. Policing is not easy, it is not simple and for the faint of heart. Dade County and its folks had their peace, health and prosperity transferred to them by your humble honor and dignity, Officer Cook. All heroic and every bit filled with enhancing integrity so genuine and so sincerely admired. God's den has many angels and with your smiling spirit the lights above will remain aglow and distinguished forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. If character, trust and truth strike the same pose then perseverance and effort are right in line to form a similar tandem of tenacity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 18, 2021
Three feet makes a yard. Your mettle and principles, Officer Cook, far outgained a yard. Dade County and your family allowed you the opportunity to follow your hopes, aspirations and dreams to become a most righteously outstanding public servant. You were the consummate rock of inspiration and goodwill, dignity and integrity all flowing from your veins and heart of commitment and trusted convictions and it's where truth was found. The basis for your humility and humbleness brought steady relief to residents expecting such. Poignantly saluted and honored for virtue and heroism. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 18, 2021
One red cent of brains is better than millions of dollars of no heart and soul. A mind does work in various ways and yours, Officer Cook, was indeed gifted and treasured as you navigated the streets and corners of Dade County looking for unions of understanding and pathways of fruition. Badge#1664 was all class, desire, decency and deserved respect. You distributed goodwill and loyalty throughout your career and life always exemplifying dignity,character and integrity all from ingenuity articulating intuition and intelligence. A gentleman qualified to lead and to motivate other comrades through the mazes of mayhem and whatever wickedness looked to undo. But always duly saluted and honored for humility and sacred journeys completed as set forth. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 18, 2021
Callousness is to be condemned not cheered on like a race to the finish line. What ails society must be captured and never let loose to run wild through those venues of peace and tranquility. Hope and goodwill always were working with you, Officer Cook, to humbly, humanely and most notably to deliver something cherished to Dade County. Serenity and safe trails brought by your unselfish paths of vigilance and perseverance. All decent and all dignified. With stoic integrity heaven is certain to be kept safer as with Our Creator's hands and eyes you watch over your loved ones and colleagues steering their roads right where their inner strengths and hearts belong. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 18, 2021
Justice never seems to prevail. It's the sick and sad reality of life and this world when good men and women sacrifice and their killers are deemed insane and are acquitted after a jury trial. The eyes and ears, the heart and soul with a mind furnished to complete a nobly sacred mission all discontinued because of one madman without any regard for human life. No respect, Officer Cook, the person who took you from this world and robbed your family of witnessed fruition, loyalty, hope and honesty all marching down those roads of dignity and integrity. Dade County just does not feel the same again. But.let us pray and hope God keeps safeguarding your spirit of virtue and vision forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 18, 2021
The saying let nature take its course cannot be applied to all police matters. And where violence and evil sully a community the best hands, hearts and honesty of good men and women must be amplified to stop aggression and any other adversity that trails behind. Your life and career, Officer Cook, heroically patrolling Dade County kept the peace, stability and balance of happiness for those citizens desiring hope, faithfulness and the goodwill that humanity thrives upon. Never forgotten and solemnly saluted for courage, fortitude and the acumen that your wisdom, vision and maturity brought to a very dangerous position. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 18, 2021
A good night of rest will help conquer any issues of grogginess. Being drowsy and tired surely would not work their humble charms in fighting, battling and in eliminating these adversaries. Evil and violence need professional attentions and details may not be deferred, derailed and detoured. You provided Dade County, Officer Cook, with all the measures of character, class and respect that a man of honor, decency and goodwill had. Such dignity and integrity are now for eternity in God's castles of courage and conviction where truth and trust are safeguarded for an angel of good nature. Virtue and versatility always cherished, loyally reverent and highly implanted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 17, 2021
Police work is not rolling dice. It's rather a delicate balance of civility,sanctity and nobility being shared by humanity as its partner in life. Crime is going to occur and it falls upon the hearts of brave public servants such as yourself, Officer Cook, to extinguish a fire of fury where you patrolled in Dade County. The streets and corridors were preserved and protected as well as could be expected. Your vigilance and due diligence served their roles of onus willingly and were forthright and straight forward. Now that you're an angel in heaven with Our Lord's assistance your spirit watches over your family, friends and comrades of the past who tirelessly gave of themselves for shelters and havens of hope and goodwill to be faithfully founded. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 17, 2021
Determination can do many things that dedication must do to keep a sane balance of stability and harmony working hand in hand on behalf of society. Dade County witnessed humility and heart by you, Officer Cook, everyday toiling and laboring to reach newer crescendos of courage and tranquility. The tolls are great and the demands, jobs and expectations run high. Your outstanding missions were spearheaded by effort, energy and the soul of a very proper and dignified gentleman of integrity whose values, morals and scruples won't be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 17, 2021
Tensions rise as does dough. You kept as calm, cool and collected, Officer Cook, as much as possible, though it's a shame you could not get that evil man who took your life to cooperate as it would have alleviated more troubles for him and Dade County. With a heart of heroic honesty and the brands of dignity, integrity and reverence, it was your insight and clearly defined trails that perpetuated truth and trust to be so humbly and humanely honored. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 17, 2021
Fruition funnels accomplishment right into the barrels of bravery, boldness and unending vision. With your heart and soul, Officer Cook, always set in the proper gear it's no wonder the people of Dade County was all accounted for in peace and stability. A mind, soul and heart functioning instrumentally to secure everything happy about life. Sincere, honest and duly dignified with integrity and respect all in front of integrity which stood its ground to mankind safer once more. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 17, 2021
A sensational young man, Officer Cook, you were so gifted, talented, skillful and heroically honest, what more could anyone have done to save your life? I wish I had the answers as you directed your Dade County service in all the paths of perseverance, dignity and in integrity with your trails of justice being coated by humble trust and truth. A warrior of character and class to be solemnly saluted for going about and beyond the words of virtue and boldness. The world needs more righteous women and men performing as you did so clearly, Officer Cook, wisdom, vision and unrelenting maturity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 17, 2021
I meant to say your former partner, Officer DiGenova, Officer Cook. You were two brave men and you my neighbor, friend and hero shall rest in peace Officer Cook. Dade County was under your superlative leadership, direction and motivation. Honesty, dignity and integrity was all a heartfelt part of your character.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 16, 2021
Mr. DiGenova is the twin brother of your forever partner, friend and tennis buddy, Officer Keith DiGenova. He was nearly killed that day you sacrificed your life on behalf of Dade County, Officer Cook. I'm sure he was as decent and as dignified as yourself, honorable and a man concerned the welfare of those he protected. Hopefully he and Officer Robert Edgerton are doing as well as can be expected. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were all heart, soul and fortitude. Shielding the public from torment and evil is a very difficult task never routine, simple nor easy.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 16, 2021
Congenial and real, your leadership abilities became apparent from day one, Officer Cook, when your comrades saw right away your dedication, desire and fruitions of success humbly achieved. It was why our tranquility was directed right where Dade County could feel its greatest affects. So dignity, integrity and humility only accentuated your trails of perseverance and the reverence for a job so demanding with obstacles that never mislead or deterred your humane virtue. Such esteem and versatility to be shared by all future generations. The baton of your legacy has been passed down to be humbly carried. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 16, 2021
A plethora of problems are faced daily by all who serve with designated distinction. Never disrespect and disputes, only a smile and serious work placed forth on behalf of Dade County to create those bonds of boldness and mettle, Officer Cook. You demonstrated beyond a doubt your superlative feats of tenacity and honesty tied to the branches and leaves of care, character and consideration to be wisely saluted and etched within the hearts of humanity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 16, 2021
The cookies are on the shelf and your cabinets of courage, awareness and concern never shifted only into high gear for the residents of Dade County were consummately protected by Godsend of honesty, virtue and all the integrity, dignity and respect that could stand face to face fighting off violence. A man whose heart and soul were the components of faithfulness, loyalty and the foundations of esteem and endeavor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Officer Cook, you were a treasured and a wonderful human being who remains sorely missed by your loved ones, peers of proficiency and friends from all over our world.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 16, 2021
I finally sent a card to Mr. Kenneth DiGenova, Officer Cook, your former colleague and partner, Officer Keith Di Genova. I wanted to let him know that his sibling is not forgotten after all he was nearly killed by the vengeful man who took your heart, soul and spirit away from you and your family. Life is more than honor and integrity, it's about affixing character and commitments to everything that means excellence and pride in the uniform and badge you donned supremely. Dade County won't forget your feats of heroic implementation. Ingenuity and being astute lead your trails of truth, trust and justice for mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 16, 2021
Footwear must be comfortable to run and to pursue evil as it cannot be caught off guard. Your sincerest dedication and dignity, Officer Cook, chased after harmony and the freedom Dade County folks relished. Honesty, goodwill and integrity all sacredly held close to Our Lord where your heavenly watch over you family has been long underway. Decades from now you'll still be humbly admired and saluted for everything noble in energy, wisdom and vision. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 16, 2021
Sunshine and dry, great weather for you, Officer Cook, if you here today to hunt and take pictures. Heaven where dignity, heroic honor and integrity rests in peace with you my neighbor, friend and hero is where Dade County and its citizens will cherish and respect for devotion, unwavering humility and both a heart and soul of serenity always performing above and beyond with stellar virtues and versatility second to none.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 16, 2021
A beautiful day to take a boat out on the lake. But unfortunately your heart and soul, Officer Cook, were transported to heaven to forever serve a more eternal role. A gentleman of gallantry glad to watch over his respected community of Dade County who forevermore cherishes your mettle and morals. Integrity, honesty and dignity are not clues what they are the formulas to your legacy of ferocity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You brought about the openings of newer relationships and soundly built cornerstones for a more righteous future. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. By staying versatile and with a heart of virtue you are certain to reap a most humble blessing for your career of character and truthful trust.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 15, 2021
We reside in shelter and in freedom by the very virtue of your undying heroic actions that have left mankind better off to face a future of unity and security. Such maturity, vision and wisdom, Officer Cook, was learned and shared with your colleagues of esteem and loyalty. You were the consummate faithful public servant always looking to accomplish more than just your ordinary tasks already so dangerous. The people of Dade County owe you a debt of gratitude for your devoutness and dedication to duty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 15, 2021
For sacrifice, heart and truthful conviction Our Father in heaven is bestowing His most blessed rewards upon your spirit and soul, Officer Cook. Heroism and honesty solemnly saluted for their most reverent integrity and dignity so crisp and pristine. The folks of Dade County can really relish their tranquility all because of your unwavering trust and fearless tenacity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 15, 2021
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