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

Many other fellow sisters and brothers could have taken their cues from you, Officer Cook, heroism and humbleness honorably abounding now and forever above along with dignity,integrity and great character that gave Dade County a fighting chance to deal with severe circumstances that at moments can confound, confront and confuse the most mature and wisest of public servants. Heaven's angels are all about humility and sanctity resting on their pillows of respect and perseverance as you sleep soundly my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2020

If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down , what will it require for evil and violence to dissipate? Dade County stood up to the challenges and tests just as a worthy servant such as yourself, Officer Cook, stood up to battle adversity replacing it with some balance of security and safety for all mankind. Integrity,dignity and honesty held tightly by a man vested in vigor and girded with a strong heart of virtue and commitment. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2020

So trustworthy and truthful, so honorable and dignified, integrity and proper character constructed and created newer bonds and bridges for all Dade County because of you, Officer Cook, a hero of resolve and efficiency that helped to lay down those tracks of serenity for an entire community that has cherished, revered and admired your humility, nobility and sacred passions never to be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 20, 2020

Not many years after the picture of yourself, Officer Cook, taken behind the American flag were you taken on your final ride through Dade County. A hero of truth and honor brought to your resting place. It's where dignity, respect and integrity continue that trails from the gates above shining a newer enhancement upon us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Vocal is one thing. Vigilance and virtue remain so cherished and sincerely respected. Too young and gone way before your time to retire. Policing is ever so perilous, you , Officer Cook,were willingly and always so desired to serve mankind anyway you could.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

No one claps, cheers or is satisfied until the job of ridding humanity of evil and violence is forever completed.All your earthly missions and journeys around Dade County, Officer Cook, were heroic, dignified, loyal and honor integrity resting on every home. Safe shelters, havens and environments for everyone concerned. Your total unselfish and tireless intuitions shall remain the source of light which girds those who hope and prays and serves as the guidance foundation of all who now and in the future carry out our wishes,hopes and goodwill. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

Tranquility is that humble yet essential factor in how we can lives our lives. Serenity and security shall triumph over bloodshed and hatred. Too much already bothering mankind. You went to great lengths, Officer Cook,to secure and maintain law and order here in Dade County following the motto of honor,bravery, dignity and integrity. All done by a young man so gifted and talented, self confident, never boasting. Heaven opened its arms when sadly on May 16,1979 you entered its hallowed gates. To watch over us and to know you performed your profession as one truly trusted and loyal colleague will be your heroic legacy. Clear as day loud as a bell. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

Society cannot lie down like a wounded bear while honest to goodness great men and women are patrolling those streets where its found in their persistent pathways of proficiency, prowess and persuasion that evil, violence and terror are battled over and fought until the last ounce of energy is expended. You tried your best, Officer Cook, to get that heinous man to surrender. Everything honest, decent, sacred and civil was done with the utmost care and compassion for those citizens in Dade County whom you watched over. Now God Himself watches and keeps your heart,spirit and soul of integrity,character and dignity safe from harm where eternity is that final resting place where you heavenly beats can march onward without hurt,pain or anything to stop you from watching over your beloved family, loyal comrades and friends of virtue and humility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

You ran where there was hope. You journeyed to places to make perseverance a household word. You navigated where honesty,integrity and dignity helped to assist and to inspire you, Officer Cook,to heroically promote freedom and liberty for humanity. A charming and a happy man with a charismatic character and trusted commitments to both excellence and pride. So virtuous and sacred while pursuing passions to preserve and protect the ingenuity of mankind and in particular Dade County where you story humbly began in 1954 until 1979. So young,bold and vigilant and truly not overlooked nor forgotten for resurrecting the good in society. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. faith and goodwill must at times skip leaps and bounds to serve, save and to secure the future of all generations to come and surely your blessed name, Officer Cook, must be high atop those legends here in Dade County where its finest heroes and heroines were born, raised and praised for their acumen and astute feats carrying civilization through peril and danger.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

Police cannot bow out because of safety issues such as the Covid-19 virus. Umpires did this not the establishment as their lives are placed in harm's way daily making them honored and beloved heroes and angels. You were the left and right hands of humility, Officer Cook,working high and low to spread some satisfaction of serenity above and beyond your sacred community where you were cherished, courage and very sweet and sincere. The skies are staying lighted because of you soul and spiritual heart of virtual diligence. The scenes change. Scenarios are always there so that public servants know the ins and outs. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Hope and character spring forever eternal.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

You were very active and most passionate regarding your labors of love and esteem. That is and always will be certain, Officer Cook. A Dade County hero of hope and honesty who acted within the means of morals and conduct becoming an officer. Whose trust and faith supported your virtues of dignity and integrity always fighting for the people and never conceding to evil and whatever peril crossed your tracks of tenacity. The not is sadly you are not here because God needed you more up above. Desire and destiny all from faithful journeys blessed and most revered. Angels and heroes, heroines they have made that humble impression to be celebrated and forever offered a salute of courage. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

A watch tells time. A compass points out your direction. Your signals never crossed, Officer Cook. Only reverence, resolve and resolution moved forward as did your intelligence,ingenuity and pure virtue. Indeed you were the consummate man of honesty, integrity and dignity who paved the way for others to follow under protecting Dade County and its residents with the same uniquely valid heroism to be saluted and forever endearing. Heaven has a most beloved angel of awareness and acumen combing the golden streets never to be disrespected or harmed by a wanton man of ill repute. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Badge#1664 told its humane story and you, Officer Cook, displayed and demonstrated goodwill to all humanity. 2:15 pm came on May 16,1979, that was your time to continue watching over us saving the people and your fellow officers from more adversity. A sacrifice to be championed forevermore. Never any quit in your heart and soul!

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

When you go out into the public you must look and dress like a mensch in Jewish this means a person. So sincere and congenial with your unwavering and unselfish demeanor, Officer Cook, did you patrol the boundaries of Dade County with everlasting and abounding gladness, gallantry and the eyes and ears of a gentleman cut out for his roles and assignments. Making something from nothing is not easy. The tasks are difficult and because of how our world operated back in your day you had to be extra careful and cautious as all police must be nowadays. Your soul has been set free, its character, loyalty and respect never absent. A crisp and clean uniform and polished shoes just start the ball of boldness rolling. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

There is not any such notion as the heavenly are closed. On the contrary, they stay permanently open as you guard them, Officer Cook, walking your clear and undivided trails of peace and tranquility. Eternity is full of devoted and most faithfully humble angels who helped to shape their various communities with harmony and liberty for all. Never forgotten as humility allowed your heart to grace nature as a lover of the outdoors.Dignity and integrity lead character and conviction where truth and trust must travel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

Violence and terror more than prick at society. Evil is unrelenting and so your tireless energy,effort and devotion, Officer Cook, all honored and humbly heroic had to match stride for stride those paths disturbed by one man raging on against police and authority. Integrity,dignity and reverence engaging Dade County for twenty-five years of life and six solid years of true professional service and preservation. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

Those cannons must be loudly going off in heaven, Officer Cook. Your courage,concern, dignity,integrity and honorable dedication, drive and determination to make Dade County and its folks safer forevermore. Trusting and truthful to the tee, the bars have surely been raised higher and higher for those public servants succeeding you. Let us hope and pray that their loyalty, goodwill and faith may lead them safely through their lives and career. One nasty day of adversity and evil sadly took your life, heart and soul back to God's quarters where your character, commitment and pride rests in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 19, 2020

With all your might, Officer Cook,did you run into harm's way to protect and preserve the integrity, dignity and honor of life for all citizens of Dade County and society. A sacred cause with purposeful passions paid humane homage for their noble and loyal service to all. Your badge and uniform built newer starts, newer bridges that your boldness and its bravery delivered every second. Earth is where one's value is judged and heaven is where final tributes, rewards and blessing take on a more serener meaning. You defined excellence. You strove to be the best and you never disappointed anyone. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 18, 2020

The wings of an angel propelled by God's gentle breezes above permit you, Officer Cook, to soar as a hero of Dade County with a spirit full of virtue and honor. Crime was taken off the roads by a gentleman of everything solemn in wisdom,dignity and integrity. Character permeating throughout society and it's sad you are not here to share your life with Karen, your beloved wife and the entire clan of the Wilkerson and Tidwell families. Your spirit and its soul really do keep heaven aglow. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 18, 2020

God's eternal nest is full of heroes and heroines so humanely brave and honest beyond any shadow of doubt. Only a fine young man who captured the hearts of his family and peers with his professional prowess. Dade County certainly was enhanced, enriched and encouraged by every ounce of your heart and soul where integrity and respect were utilized to battle through adversity. So dignified and reserved, yet the jobs were done to perfection and sadly at the tender young age of twenty-five, Officer Cook, Our Maker needed your resolve and resiliency next to Him throne of tenacity, it was given by all His earthly angels. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 18, 2020

A thief is one who robs. Those who commit violence and take the innocent lives of our devout and respected women and men are thieves in the night for their vile and vicious actions. Hindsight is one thing. You were, Officer Cook,the consummate professional girded by a strong heart, a resourceful soul and all the dignity and integrity that steered you in and around the corridors of Dade County looking for a piece of tranquility to tie together with humility and desire. Never forgotten and always so humbly saluted for valor and vision. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 18, 2020

Your entire work ethics, mannerisms and habits, Officer Cook, has been forever solemnly honored, saluted and raised in conversations regarding a hero of trust and truth who understood and did not need to ponder much how to loyally serve the people of Dade County. Valor,vision and virtue all lined up ahead of your trails of justice performed the proper way. What an angel! Truly a warrior who remains beloved and admired by his family, friends and dutiful comrades. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 18, 2020

That magnet is oh so powerful. Nature and humanity truly relish peaceful times where togetherness is better than being lonesome. You guarded, protected and shielded Dade County, Officer Cook, with as much honor, heroism and resolve as ever. For keeping your wisdom, vision and maturity virtual may Our Lord bless and reward your integrity, character and dignity so essential to the battles and fights over liberty, prosperity and whatever goodwill mankind craves. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 18, 2020

A public servant fantastic and very loyal to his duties and onuses. Dade County will not forget you, Officer Cook. Loyal and esteemed, honorable and brave. Badge#1664 represented the goodness and good nature of your inspirational life and career where integrity, character and dignity all tried their hands at straightening out society. Whatever afflictions now your soul can look down and humbly pass down a word or two of boldness and encouragement.Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Never more values and ideals so truly legendary. Heroes and heroines are born and live their lives as such grand persons. Grit and gumption galvanized your pathways forever.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 18, 2020

Energy, effort and hope grace mankind with their own brands of honor,integrity and respectful dignity. It was your sincerest of hopes and aspirations, Officer Cook, to indeed make Dade County more peaceful more secure and more transparent because it was your heart and soul, heroic and committed that saw your journeys through until God needed your spirit next to Him. Reverence and loyalty completing those difficult missions of goodwill and leaving an impression to be treasured and blessed for eternity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 18, 2020

A n apple a day might keep the doctor away. An ounce of savvy and morals can at least help fight off terror. Surely your honor,integrity and dignity helped keep Dade County as humbly as safe as possible. To have your character, trust and truth attacked by a vile and revolting individual is tragic enough. Heaven possesses an angel in your kind heart, soul and spirit. It's humanity that missing the entire picture of relevance and resolve now patrolling those solemn and pristine streets above where you my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook, rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 18, 2020

Honesty is a humble trait practiced and preached always in a nurturing home environment. Your house, Officer Cook, was open to friends, family and whoever came across such a wonderful young man with an engaging smile and serious enhancement leading the troops throughout Dade County. Heroism punctuated and fully accentuated by unselfish and tireless dignity and integrity. The battles and wars still rage on fortunately those who have succeeded do so under the very same captions of courage and concern. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 18, 2020

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