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

Distinct and clear are how you go about solving serious conflicts. A domestic dispute that takes four officers to reach a peaceful conclusion is serious enough and Dade County needed your vital response, Officer Cook. Heroism, honesty and all loyaltyto fight on deal with a man lacking your integrity, dignity and vigilant character to be faithfully saluted and given its homage. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero. Transparent means that truth and nothing but that important ingredient.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2020

Being aloof is akin to being lazy. You honored society, Officer Cook, with humility, honor and reverence, all respect from being a dignified public servant who protected Dade County with a mighty strong heart and a soul of smartness and vision. Our very lives rested upon your responses to deal with circumstances not always in your control. That sad day my neighbor, friend and hero you placed your soul and its virtue in Our Lord's hands to gently guide your trials andtrails of truth and resolve. Rest in peace. Character and conviction speak do we copy the messages being sent down?

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2020

Never exacerbate problems as they are already mounting upon humanity. You were astute and keenly aware of your responsibilities, Officer Cook. Dade County received consummate care, esteem and loyalty from a man blessed with so many God given abilities. The world and your family today gather to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday always thankful yet saddened by your loss and yet a sacrifice given with humility of honor, devotion to dignity and always present integrity to conquer that violence which obstructs our very freedom of movement. We are safe and healthy because of your precise unwavering scruples and wholesome values. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2020

Never an easy moment, it's always going to be a difficult and arduous battle locking up evil. Dade County and their folks were very proud to have a warrior of wisdom, vision and maturity working to create a balance of peace and stability for mankind to relish. With your renowned sense of integrity bolstered by bravery,boldness and honor, the heroic dignity of your tireless and unselfish efforts will forever be saluted for their sacred missions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel forevermore, Officer Cook, your special soul and spirit continues its watch in heaven where glory and gallantry are being blessed and rewarded for their primary purposes.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2020

You try to defeat an enemy so large and mean. All your life and career, Officer Cook, you utilized common sense and honesty, all heroic, all dignity and integrity to provide Dade County with some fundamental serenity to be cherished, saluted and greatly admired forits character and trustworthy commitments to both excellence and truth. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2020

The evidence points to superb police work all earned by honesty and loyalty to your family, community and department, Officer Cook. A gentleman full of smiling charisma and the dignity, integrity and character that walked humbly and most heroically on this earth. You can be sure you won't be forgotten for your superlative humility and sanctity dispersed throughout society. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Virute and vigilance deemed quite very well accomplished.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 26, 2020

Those who are spaced out commit one violence than a sane and rational individual. Most often than not. You were exposed to every aspect of evil,terror and whatever violence was placed in your way for you, Officer Cook, to disrupt, to eliminate and to continue the stabilization of your area of patrol Dade County. A partnership and team effort totally reliant upon your goodwill, faithful resourcefulness and the understanding of why integrity,humble honor and dignity are forever better to control tensions and unrest. God has your angelic soul my neighbor, friend and hero t okeep watch over us and your family. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 25, 2020

Ideas and ideals, values and scruples can never hinder investigations. All the insight from a well beloved, well admired and well respected young man, heroic,honorable and courteous. So polite and well mannered obviously endeared you to all Dade County, Officer Cook. Integrity gracing dignity with the gentle strokes of your fine and upstanding character one that uplifted the peace and stability in your community. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 25, 2020

To amplify a point a calming voice of reason and passion is what will turn the sides. Your demeanor, Officer Cook, was to stay cool and calm, work within your boundaries and never give in to wanton violence. That day Dade County was under the siege of a wayward man and you and your fellow officers depended upon your utilities of honesty, integrity and respectful dignity to guide you through. The ending sadly was nothing your loved ones wanted to envision and you did all you could answering a call of abuse so hateful and obstructive to mankind's purposeful journeys. Your eternal missions are to guard the pearly gates of gallantry and never again will your heart be subjected to callousness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 25, 2020

Wickedness can be tough as nails at times and when it is the atmosphere of acumen and astuteness must be ratcheted up to the maximum. Dade County was your home, Officer Cook and venue of your unassuming virtue of honor,dependable dignity and unselfish integrity all battling to destroy adversity from our very midst. You were a sincerely brave and grateful soul whose truth and trust meant the world to your family,department and friends of esteem and loyalty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 25, 2020

If sincerity, transparency and trust spring leaks somewhere down that critical line a major issue may crop up preventing any public servant from doing their job correctly. You performed your roles on behalf of Dade County, Officer Cook,with heroic excellence, honesty and the valor in integrity and dignity standing together to restore and to resurrect decency within society's borders. A man whose legendary dedication was special and cherished and forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 25, 2020

Being cantankerous only confiscates one's own humble honor and courage. Your dignity,character and integrity must be available to stand up to the likes of adversity and if desire and effort do not match up correctly then you are more inclined to have problems. Your goodwill and hope, Officer Cook, was solidly behind you and enabled you to patrol Dade County with a full heart and the confidence to succeed. We salute your humility, sacred passions and the very decency that sprang forth from your soul of inspiration. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 25, 2020

Frustration cannot allow you to throw up a white flag and surrender to all this assorted evil that violently shakes our establishment. The world is big, yes, but, you cannot give in. You never wavered nor wandered from your most essential duties, Officer Cook, to serve and to protect Dade County and its residents with all your might, heart and soul of inspiration. Heroism to be felt, admired and so blessed now by Our Creator. Honesty, integrity and dignity's characters are being rewarded for their loyal and most faithful responsibilities given to mankind. A sacred life, career and journeys understood and undertaken for peace and prosperity to be rightfully formulated. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Sacrifice means just what truth and trust are as they measure up to mettle, tenacity and being morally ethical at all times even during stress,duress and tensions marinating about town.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2020

Things change every second. Moments to remember that last forever. Your years and career, Officer Cook, heroic, honorable and succinct meant the world to you. To your beloved Karen and your family it was everything in the words of dignity and integrity expressing themselves on the streets of Dade County everyday. No letting up when wickedness takes its best shots at humanity and must be permanently silenced otherwise serenity,security and safety are forevermore broken down and up. A vision and a wise mind and heart that summoned the bravery to face peril every second. Now in heaven where you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We think and God plans. Just imagine in about five years you and Karen, Officer Cook, would have been celebrating your fiftieth wedding anniversary. Times fly my how the clocks keep ticking. Everything seems to be going fast forward. Just utterly shameful, sad and tragic how everything ended the way it should not have. Your retirement would have been enjoyed with your colleagues who served with you some with health issues others relishing God's blessings, a myriad of marvelous things down that golden road! Your soul and spirit continues being rewarded and blessed for humbleness and more than a slice of humility. Humanity surely misses you.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2020

Such a sweet young man and an even more engaging smile of a gentleman with gallantry hopping in his heart. You wanted to become a public servant, Officer Cook and since you were a young man your plans and preparation never deviated, nor were derailed from this happening. Dade County, your family and all your close personal friends understood you and why you chose to make to make these missions where hope, faith and substance were given that extra shining just like your wholesome honor,dignity and integrity defending,fighting and battling enemies and adverse situations. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character, commitment and convictions are trusted and truthful right until your last ounce of energy from your unending heart of gold.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2020

An earnest means to a positive outcome is usually expected. The citizens always demand more, expect more and well you gave Dade County your totally full heart and soul, Officer Cook. Now and forever a heroic angel serving and walking that golden beat above where your earthly honor,dignity and integrity comprised an excellent life and a career headed for greatness. Those journeys and missions all undertaken for resourcefulness, devotion and the desire to remain decent which you were. The consummate man of resolve, the complete professional that wanted his labors to matter the most. God took you, Officer Cook, tragically away from your family,peers and friends needing your spirit more in His divine kingdom of perfection and admiration. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Violence never heals its hurt never goes away. The wounds stay fresh the only hope is that your family moves forward carrying your legacy and humility in their hearts of appreciation.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2020

The unwavering, undying, unyielding and unselfish performance defending Dade County will never be forgotten. It will be revered, remembered and admired forevermore. Your career and life, Officer Cook, sadly concluded all too early, too soon and was way too short cut down by a wanton and callous man seeking to destroy the morality of the establishment. Well,he did not succeed nor did he tarnish a well blessed and well respected product of conduct and courage from your heart and soul, Officer Cook. Your memory and legacy stand as constant reminders of the inherent dangers that all who serve and faithfully protect face each day. No matter you conducted your daily affairs with unrelenting and unending acumen, awareness and all the components of valor and vision, versatility first rate. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2020

The appliances of honesty, reverence and integrity must only be turn up as the heat must be given to evil and violence in searching for a semblance of serenity and safety for mankind. Badge#1664, yours, Officer Cook, gave morals,scruples and ideals that classy respect and a yearning to better yourself through your tireless endeavors to shelter Dade County folks in tranquility and togetherness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The resolve of a heroic angel, virtuous, vigilant and versatile.Humble and beloved.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2020

Police are always maneuvering trying to get the edge against adversity and strife. Your candor, wisdom, vision and maturity allowed you to seek peace and harmony for all Dade County, Officer Cook. Sincerely honest, always dignified and with total integrity and character did you solemnly maintain goodwill and hope within the borders of a community that continues paying homage to a man with humility and sanctity flowing from his heart of care and consideration. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 24, 2020

Tragically forty-one years ago violence took your life, Officer Cook and steered your spirit of heroic proportions back to that birds eye view from heaven. It's the sacred point where your dignity and integrity have been humbly rewarded and most notably blessed for having the gumption to right the ships for Dade County and its folks to live more suitable lives of promise and fruition. You will always be remembered and solemnly paid homage for bringing your God given skills to a very dangerous position you chose willingly and without regret. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 23, 2020

Turmoil and torment add fuel already evil to what terror and wanton violence provoke. Providing excellence in leadership, motivating others and dedicating yourself, Officer Cook,to the goodwill, hope and esteemed faith of Dade County residents, it's assured your honest heart and soul the ones that stoked those passions of dignity and integrity back into the eyes and ears of security and serenity to be treasured, revered and forevermore saluted for valiantly answering the calls of truth and trusted responsibility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 23, 2020

Intuition and intelligence were always at your disposal, Officer Cook. You went after violence and made honesty, integrity and dignity all stand out loud and clear. Dade County was your venue where versatility, vision and virtue served humanity with first class determination, devotion and heartfelt sincere dedication. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 23, 2020

A watch worth its wisdom and vision. So much maturity and effort was concentrated upon your faithfully engaging goodwill, Officer Cook. A Dade County legend pulling his weight to create a sense of appreciation and awareness not only in bringing in safe harbors. Integrity,ingenuity and dignity all based upon values, principles and morals you grew up with. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 23, 2020

Bows and arrows fly through the air just as a bullet does. They all cannot be taken back once they are discharged. You worked,toiled and cemented freedom,liberty and the unity of stability that Dade County could forever cherish, Officer Cook. Such a gentleman, a hero of heart and soul distributing serenity and security throughout a community that keeps on respecting and paying you a humble salute for aiding and saving the citizens. God's heaven's are so peaceful and perfect. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Talent and tenacity well placed,meaningful and well done. A sad day that forever will be on the mind's of your beloved family, Officer Cook.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 23, 2020

Police patrol and dedicate their entire resources to the humble preservation of a community. You were the shining light for Dade County, Officer Cook. Honest, friendly and endearing, so much integrity,virtue and vigilance behind your dignity it won't be overlooked and neither will your outstanding and uplifting character and courage. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

November 23, 2020

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