Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
One thing not allowed from brave and honest heroes and heroines is insecurity not while providing those havens and shelters of stability, harmony and unity. A peaceful man, a gallant gentleman helping to spread the wealth of dignity and integrity from within his own heart, mind and soul of appreciation. Yours, Officer Cook, was committed to righteousness and the proper balance of boldness and beyond. Never forgotten and saluted with gentle kindness and affection. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Dade County was abundantly blessed by your wisdom and vision all from your superior maturity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 3, 2020
To climb to the top of the mountain a little humility and honesty will help make those steps a bit easier. No one just starts out that tall as respect and goodwill must be earned by every servant protecting their areas of concern. Dade County is no different in that it is a large region, a zone where peril can strike at any given moment. Your assurance and dignified name, Officer Cook, blessed and nobly heroic did its part and now character and responsibility are tasked to those who remember your humane legacy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 3, 2020
Perseverance and reverence can surely assist in fighting off the instability of evil. A task so tall and wide, it does require the most essential of men and women totally devoted to honesty and whatever else in dignity and integrity is needed. Dade County had your acumen and character day and night whenever you hit those sometimes lonely pavements. A man dedicated to good behavior and a wide range of resolve, Officer Cook, you'll always be held in high esteem for heroic bravery above and beyond the calls of duty. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 3, 2020
Do not cry for me for my soul of humanity and honored heroism is watching over you in the heavens above. Your whole life and public service career, Officer Cook, were founded on the very principles of dignity,integrity and always a smile on your face. Dade County and its folks cherished your candor and charming charisma while respecting those whom you loyally served. Saluted and so honored for sanctity and noble actions of thought and care. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 3, 2020
If a pen is mightier than a sword, then honor, humility and respect are all heroes of dignity, character and integrity's most loyalest of commitments. Dade County was served fairly and squarely by a most trusted and truthful warrior in residence. A man with persona and a big old smile, yet serious when dire measures were called into usage. You were a grand man, Officer Cook, so special and uniquely caring for humanity. Mature and humble just skimmed the surface of your enriching and enhancing endeavors that befitted mankind's purposes in life. Those missions and journeys you solemnly carried out are being gallantly perpetuated by those men and women with wings of steel and morals not to be questioned. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Keep watching as your family members all beloved articulate through life carrying goodwill and hope through the roads along with your heroic legacy.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2020
It's a bird, it's a plane, it was and always will be the man, the gentleman, the humble, honorable and heroic young man wearing badge#1664 and a pressed and a notable uniform worn to preserve life and property in Dade County. Your virtue and vigilance, Officer Cook, outlined and highlighted two important areas: dignity and integrity the characters of sincerity and reverence both sorely missing today and forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2020
A coward is ghastly. A gallant man or woman is revered and so humbly heroic in honesty, integrity and the respect for dignity's character. The man who took your young life, Officer Cook, while you were in the process of serving Dade County and its citizens was heinous and reprehensible. But, loyalty and esteem were the very essence of your life and chosen profession, Officer Cook and you'll never be forgotten for aiding and in rescuing the citizens and of course comrades serving with you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2020
No need to remind a man of staunch character, stellar being and a considerate heart of honor and heroic dignity. All commitment, Officer Cook and all integrity from your treasured being keeping streets in Dade County safe and unified. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2020
Bootlegging is illegal. But bravery and boldness are unending. At least honesty, integrity and dignity shall flow like a river. The people trusted you, Officer Cook, to protect Dade County and by having endorsed character so may your blessed name and most humanely revered spirit be rewarded for eternity. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero. Wickedness should no raise its ugly wands to deter good people from doing their jobs.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2020
Trains run over trestles. Tenacity runs on those terrains where only honor, integrity and character navigate to negate evil. Your pursuits in life and during your consummate career, Officer Cook, on behalf of Dade County should not have ended prematurely because of violence that you acted heroically to upend. The heart and soul the very fibers of your humane and unselfishly resourceful life has forever served as a lesson for others who follow in. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2020
Movement can produce positive change. Dade County as are all cities experiencing major changes daily and heroes, honest and dignified as yourself, Officer Cook, provided that stimulus for serenity and safe travels. Never more cherished and humbly loyal to your family, colleagues and friends, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 2, 2020
The kaleidescope of everything from honesty to heroism touched Dade County touched all mankind who were so oultimately served by you, Officer Cook,a wonderful and caring human being of vision and wisdom. Rest inpeace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 1, 2020
Character and charisma along with humble and heroic honesty only furtherthose scopes of stability. Yours, Officer Cook, forever touched the wings of Dade County. For your unselfish efforts may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend asnd hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 1, 2020
That magnet of mettle and morals, Officer Cook, always walked along with dignity,integrity and valor bestowed uponyour very heroic heart. Dade County will never forget humbleness and charm with a broad smile. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 1, 2020
Torture is brutal. Terror and violence tantalize and look to usurp peace and decency fromour midst. You looked to trap turmoil and cart it away from Dade County where its people respected everything about you their honored hero of integrity and dignity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 1, 2020
The sweat of humility,heroism and honesty is sure better than the stenches of evil. Your poise and calmness during chaos in Dade County sounded a horn of welcome relief. Dignity,character and integrity born again and blowing the winds of wickedness from among us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 1, 2020
If there was ever a time to have a clue regarding this awesome enemy of destruction, the time is now andyou were that everpresent manof honor and dignity, Officer Cook, the hero whose integrity and character stood tall in Dade County. Never forgotten and always well respected uponthe faces of his familyand colleagues. Rest inpeace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 1, 2020
Holding down those forts of honor, the pressure keeps mounting on the backs of brave and honest women and men, servants of decency, dignity and sincerity whose loyalty spreads far out. Dade County could never repay it debt of gratitude to a hero such as yourself, Officer Cook. You were that consummate professional, esteemed and endearing who raised those bars of resolve and resilience every moment. Heroes and heroines shall not be overlooked nor put aside for their special virtues of love remain undying, unselfish and unwavering all these many decades later. A sacrifice of life and a career by a total man of gallantry and one who wore his uniform and badge with extra passion from his very caring heart of sanctity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 31, 2020
A brave man enters a fracas with some humble ferocity which is better than being absent minded and just lacking some responsibility. Your leadership and steadfast motivation, Officer Cook, at least gave you a fighting chance to defeat evil and whatever accompanied it throughout Dade County. You stayed the courses of honesty and integrity to give a glimmer of hope and esteem to those demanding justice, trust and truth. You are surely a hero who remains cherished and very wise. The skies above have your tireless soul hovering day and night over your family and professional peers of the past and present. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 31, 2020
Too much sugar can get a person wired similar to one on drugs. The wildness of crime is so unpredictable , your passages, Officer Cook, were predicated on devotion to diligence and your loyal duty protecting Dade County's vibrance among its residents. Safe and peaceful from the soul of one young and determined gentleman of faith and integrity which continues to be honored here and in God's celestial planets above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 31, 2020
The windows of welcome freedom are open to whoever wants to come. The guests enter and are happy because peace and stability are a staple of their lives. Dade County had the best of details and preparation from a man of high class, yourself, Officer Cook, your family's hero of heart and discipline whose dignity and dedication fortified your humble pursuits of joy and relief. The angels of Our Lord hover humanely over us watching over them. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 31, 2020
Senseless and wanton wickedness just scalds mankind so ruthlessly. Its rapidity so relentless, thankfully Dade County and its loyal citizens had your undivided attention to these and other important matters of essence. Officer Cook, you'll be forever honored and remembered for unselfish respect and fierceness in wrestling with this monster we brand as terror. You answered your very last ounce of character and morals to be etched upon your family's hearts. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 31, 2020
Evil is bent on spreading its violence wherever. patrolling a neighborhood requires a very special yeoman effort to accomplish a feat of eliminating this terrible happening. Your life and career, Officer Cook, were the very humble and heroic bookends of your undying integrity and dignity which allowed you the chance to serve Dade County in delivering tranquil times to its folks. Character, commitment and courage all the convictions of a civil and vital public servant. Never forgotten and saluted for sensational humility. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 31, 2020
Carnage is the crushing cruelty of callousness. Actions detrimental to society and its hopeful outcomes. You certainly gave all heart and endeavor that day and every second, Officer Cook. Integrity, respect for dignity where all taken to your final resting place for what you succeeded in doing for the population of Dade County. The accentuation and perpetual resolve and heroism shall be sleeping soundly with all of heaven's sacred flock. No fallacy, no fiction and no fantasy. All very vivid and real. Virtue to be cherished and poignantly saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 30, 2020
With a trunk of tenacity and a suitcase of valor, dignity and kindness, Officer Cook, you were able and very humbly capable of preserving the value of lives in Dade County. A life, career and watch taken too soon by one evil and rotten man. Your colleague, Detective Blocker shot him in the end. A real tragedy for your family, comrades and friends of a congenial and proud young man. Badge#1664 was donned precisely for whom it was pinned on. Now your respect and character has crossed those plains where eternal angels soar as mighty heroes. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 30, 2020
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