Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
For some senility is part of many issues they deal with. Domestic issues, duress, stress and tension are all facets of any officer's life. Unrest must be lessened. Goodwill increased upon humanity. Humbleness and a smile should be offered gracefully. You displayed many good characteristics, Officer Cook. Six years of loyal and trusted dedication to your fellow officers and to citizens of Dade County. Safety and peace brought about through your tireless heart and energy. All respect and all integrity that allows dignity and honesty to support one truthful hero. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 14, 2020
Let me by a little kinder, let me be a little blinder to the faults around me, let me praise a little more. Well your heart, soul and spirit, Officer Cook, are certainly being blessed, praised, heroically saluted for a life and career serving Dade County with all honor, dignity and integrity. Our missions, journeys and navigation can be achieved by your wisdom, vision and most unrelenting, undying and unselfish sanctity and noble kindness. Humility can never be taken away from God's heavenly pasture of uniquely virtual angels of valor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You had everything to live for and had an evil and disrespectful man take that from you.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 14, 2020
A den of devotion, faithfulness and humane dedication surrounds us day and night. A supremely loyal and dignified servant whose life was navigated by unending character, courage and the esteem of an entire community and department of which you, Officer Cook, were a vital colleague. Serenity and harmony all come with a value system of scruples and ideals so valuable to missions moving forward. Your beloved loved ones, Officer Cook, carry with heavy hearts your legacy of virtue and vision. Wisdom and commitment like no other. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 13, 2020
A pleasant demeanor goes a long way towards making harmony, freedom and unity for mankind. You worked with tireless energy, Officer Cook, in making Dade County a more safer, serener and securer community. This is the locale where you continue being humbly and duly honored for just integrity, reverent dignity and honorable character. Police utilize humility, civility and sanctity to keep the wheels of truth, trust and justice spinning forward. A hero of tenacity now forever patrolling God's perfect gates of bravery. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 13, 2020
I meant to say, Officer Cook, you were a fighter for harmony and a warrior of welcome truth, honesty and dignity. All integrity and critical character that was blessed to serve Dade County and its residents. Heaven has an angel of humility, valor and the sincerest of humbleness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Buildings are erected for a reason. Peace demands every single article of wisdom and vision to formulate a trail for success to travel down. Beloved, admired and highly respected. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. May your soul and spirit unite one day with your loved ones.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 12, 2020
A flip of the switch won't turn off wickedness. Nothing these times seems simple or routine. Dade County was restored and calmed by many heroes and heroines of which you were one of many, Officer Cook. So prepared and so endearing. Always a treasured and cherished man of decency and honor that enriched many lives and saved many from peril and harm. Your unwavering dignity and integrity ring like
a bell in heaven. The scenery must be amazing seeing you patrol those taciturn gates. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. When you worked tirelessly we could breathe a sigh of relief. A very sad loss to your family, comrades and those who a fighter of peace and a warrior of welcome truth and trust.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 12, 2020
This Covid19 pandemic is just shaking our humanity upside down. Doctors and healthcare first responders have had their hands full. Police have to be complete in competence, honesty and the bookends of dignity and integrity as you were, Officer Cook. heroic character and achievement that distributed safety, serenity and security to all of Dade County where its people have solemnly and fondly honored your legacy and memory. Cornerstones faithfully constructed for a safer future where mankind can pursue its purposes and journey in freedom unabated. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 12, 2020
Truth and trust travel around the globe. It's driven out of society and mankind by those who fail to uphold its virtues and vision. Its honor and dignity are besieged by a lack of respect, character and integrity. All your youth and life, Officer Cook, you lived and thrived by scruples, values and morals that all grand public servants strive to maintain throughout their careers. Justice for all and a gentle understanding of values we hold close to our hearts and souls. Sanctity is found surely in your spirit and Our master's seal of salvation remains within His flock of courageous women and men, unwavering, undaunted, unselfish and certainly loyal and devout to the causes and purposes of their humane missions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 12, 2020
To feel pain, to comfort the bereaved is all a vital part of living as life cycles continue moving onward.A wonderful life and bountiful career consummated in the slides of honor, dignity and integrity all headed farther if not for one callous and reckless man's appetite for violence against you and your fellow officers, Officer Cook. Dade County was a community that experienced torment, tensions and unrest that public servants have to risk life sacrificing commitments to excellence to better position peace and harmony as humble agents for a sounder future. Serenity demands humility and with a treasured heart and beautiful soul you'll never be overlooked. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You were a loving human being, caring kind and considerate.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 12, 2020
To those who contemplate evil think again and long and hard. Decisions are a valid part of our lives today. Dade County was your venue of valor and humble honesty, Officer Cook. A real man, a gallant gentleman and a gracious and sacred hero whose dedication brought tranquility and unity to a community that marches forward carrying on your legacy of integrity, character and dignity. Now all foundations in the skies above where perfection soars 24-7. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You deserved to continue your life and career until retirement, Officer Cook, God saw your destinies and pathways as complete now others continue your cherished humility and rock solid values and unselfish principles of faith and hopeful goodwill.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 12, 2020
There is anger filling the air that must be channeled into goodwill, hope and faith. Your devotion and humble heroism, Officer Cook, steered trust and truth in a dignified manner and with respectful integrity. Your heroic life and career serving all of Dade County won't be forgotten. You are to be sacredly saluted for courage and caring concern. Badge#1664 was the consummate reminder of sacrifice and sincerity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, and hero. You are a heavenly angel forever watching over mankind.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 12, 2020
There is no dawn without darkness nor is there day without night, there is no sun without shadows and there is no dark without light. We meet with thistles and thorns only when we reach for the flowers. We could never experience sorrow, if joy had never been ours. You brought, happiness, pride and pleasure to your family, Officer Cook, a Dade County hero forevermore with with character and faithfulness that was honesty, integrity and dignity ingrained in your heart. For journeys of fruition our Lord called your sweet soul home to be an angel soaring over His pearly gates of valor that you now patrol over. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 11, 2020
Beware of the path you tread, for honesty and dignity carry integrity's respect and character so far and wide. Your career and heroically loyal life protecting Dade County, Officer Cook, will never go undone. Though evil took your life and career through your truth and trust does your family and colleagues continue your outstanding humility and sacred missions left behind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 11, 2020
The Lord hears our cries and prayers and deliberates whether or not we are worthy of hope and goodwill. When arguments threaten a community's safety of the people always come first. Your fervent hope, Officer Cook, was that you pull through that awful day of tragic consequences. God took an angel so full of courage and respect, the decency of honor, the devotions of dignity and the ingenuity that integrity brought to your tireless and most humbly unselfish character. Loyal and faithful to your department, loving family and whomever befriended you in times of crisis. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 10, 2020
Maturity is not only honor, it is comprised of truth, affection, being generous, giving excellence and loyalty in serving your community as you did with Dade County, Officer Cook. Trusted, sympathetic, brave and charismatic. Respect and humility circled your trails of tenacity forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Integrity and dignity the sole aspects of your dedication, devotion and unselfish determination.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 9, 2020
Nothing to strike but a gait, everything that moves that goes. Nothing at all but commonsense can ever withstand these woes. Sad how our world has evolved into a seemingly never ending river of violence. You served with honor and heart, Officer Cook. Dade County was provided tranquility and rest by virtue of your heroic integrity and dignity fortified into cherished character and intuition. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Foundations laid down for a brighter future and one that would have been better by your humane presence.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 9, 2020
The value of time cannot be underestimated nor can the accomplishment of perseverance be overstated, for the pleasure of toiling creates that blanket of easiness. Character's price is unlimited but kindness has that inner strength and one's example of duty to protect Dade County as you heroically did, Officer Cook. A man of morals and mettle and his smartness was legendary Humility and its sacred passions were you virtues of patience. Serenity and peace try to march onward despite your loss to mankind, Officer Cook. Heinousness and wanton remove serene souls from their families left to mourn. You'll be remembered and revered for stoic character, honest commitments and a trustworthy conviction so true and clear. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 9, 2020
You are solemnly and serenely saluted everyday, Officer Cook, as a hero of sympathy, the soil of friendship. You were honorable which endeared you to your family, peers and close personal acquaintances. A man of humbleness to be forever revered and this made your presence vitally essential to the service of Dade County residents. Their missions, hopes and esteemed goodwill. Your enjoyment of doing your job proficiently and without dodging evil. Love which embraced your soul and heart to your family and the unwavering and unselfish comprehension which you will be respected and eternally treasured. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A gentleman who reached out in bravery and in boldness.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 9, 2020
Speak gently; it is far better to rule by love than by fear; speak kindly and let no harsh word mar the good we may do on this Earth. Speak softly to a child; its love is certain is to gain, instruct it in accents soft and mild; it may not remain. You conversed honestly and conveyed confidence and truthful trust in measured integrity, dignity and courage, Officer Cook. Dade County was stoically and heroically served by your wisest sense of gallantry, grit and a fighting gumption to uplift those lives who relished the harmony and happiest of sacred journeys. Yours, sadly was taken home to God, Officer Cook, by a most vile individual and forever may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Class, decency and character lie forever proudly and boldly with your heart and soul of distinction.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 8, 2020
Heaven is not reached by a single bound; but we build the ladder by which we rise from the lowly earth to the vaulted skies and we mount to the summit round by round. I count this thing to be grandly true; that a noble deed is a step toward God, lifting the pure soul from a common clod to a purer air and a broader view. Your life and heroically honorable career, Officer Cook, serving and protecting Dade County with honor, dignity and humility from your unwavering and unselfish humility surely is the summit for which your respectful character and visionary commitments to excellence, truth and trust will never be forgotten and solemnly saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The summit of angels is heaven where perfection is the eternal way of Our Creator watching over His faithfully devoted flock.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 8, 2020
What we call luck is simply pluck and doing things over and over; courage and will perseverance and skill, are the four leaves of luck's clover. Skill and luck intertwine with honor, dignity and integrity to create character which is universally respected. Yours, Officer Cook, was heroic as you faithfully served Dade County restoring and replacing evil and wickedness with serenity and goodwill. Always cherished, loyal and saluted for valor and its sacred values. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 7, 2020
The lives of all heroes and heroines are truncated by such vast violence. Your humbly honored tenacity, Officer Cook, protected all Dade County and humanity with such versatile vigilance and dignity which made your respected integrity so essential to our harmony and unified ways of life and journeys. Always saluted and poignantly honored for bravery and esteemed vision and wisdom. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 6, 2020
How goodly are the ways we walked, beloved, together and how firm, how true your hand; but our glad hours of golden morning ;pass; our sun climbs high and higher and the sand for all our love, runs swiftly in the grass. If this be all and if we can journey in this camaraderie but once, yet, at the end, I'll seek my rest; content that it was you that came to me, content that the short way could be so blessed. Dade County was blessed and humbled to have your inspiring, honorable and heroic presence, Officer Cook. For your sacred journeys, and respectful character, may the Lord bless your soul as you rest in peace, my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 6, 2020
I too must stand at the Judgment seat and the God of justice is forced to meet And on that great and inspiring day I want to know I gave my heart and heroic sincerity to shield all Dade County from harm. You gave outstanding endeavor, Officer Cook and have been remembered for dignity, humility and loyal integrity to your fellow officers. Saluted and forever etched in your beloved family's hearts and minds. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 5, 2020
Do all the good you can. By all means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all times and to people you can. As long as you can. Life is a candle constantly burning. Your honorable and most heroic soul, Officer Cook, keeps eternity lit forever as you served Dade County with consistent heart, integrity and character that was humbly dignified. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 5, 2020
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