Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
We approach each day with thankfulness, blessings and humility. It's our way of telling Our Creator our gratitude. You expressed your heart, soul and heroic spirit, Officer Cook, everyday and never a downer. You acquitted your integrity,dignity and honest character to the fullest in validating your passions in serving Dade County's citizens. Our pursuits, purposes and peaceful aspirations came about because of you, your unselfish and unwavering true trustworthiness to be saluted, remembered and consistantly paid homage to an angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 3, 2024
A man with mettle, morals and humbly and blessed meaning. You performed very admirably, Officer Cook and forever will bhe so saluted, honored and remembered for delivering our peace and prosperity. Our aspirations continue as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero and angel who circles around your family every second. When dignity, integrity and character combine with unselfish truth and trust that outcomes are usually for a positive. The legacy created by your sacrifice and loyal virtue shall never be forgotten. A real gentleman with compassion, heart and a soul of gold. You'll be missed forever but cherished always.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 2, 2024
The sooner the better that evil is to be taken care of. Well you took business into your heroically honorable hands, Officer Cook, making Dade County much safer andmore secure. The dignity, integrity and humbly blessed heart and soul never shirked their onuses and such character fine and outstanding has been and will continue to be fondly and solemnly saluted for their virtue, vision and visibility. An excellent public servant who vindicated us from much worse violence and whose legacy of truth and trust stands firmer every second as you my neighbor, friend, angel and hero rest in peace. Sacred journeys andmissions of devoutness, resourcefulness and faithfulness all moving forward to create that blanket of security for mankind.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 1, 2024
The past, the present and the future of which you will always be a link of bravery, heartand soulful character, Officer Cook. Your family, colleagues and Dade County won't ever forget the charming young man effervescent and most sincerely efficient because our peace, stability and hopeful goodwill have come about by your unselfish and unwavering grace, virtue and gratitude. All shared and very much meaningful to our lives as yours my neighbor, angel, friend and hero was very secure and sacred.Its diligence, reverence and vigilance ties directly to us and the sacrifice you made was given in heaven's name where you rest in peace. The truth, trust and commitment was the confidence your partners, family and acquaintances had in you to succeed mightily as violence, wickedness and evil must be dealt with and once and for all be eliminated.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 1, 2024
The past, the present and the future of which you will always be a link of bravery, heartand soulful character, Officer Cook. Your family, colleagues and Dade County won't ever forget the charming young man effervescent and most sincerely efficient because our peace, stability and hopeful goodwill have come about by your unselfish and unwavering grace, virtue and gratitude. All shared and very much meaningful to our lives as yours my neighbor, angel, friend and hero was very secure and sacred.Its diligence, reverence and vigilance ties directly to us and the sacrifice you made was given in heaven's name where you rest in peace. The truth, trust and commitment was the confidence your partners, family and acquaintances had in you to succeed mightily as violence, wickedness and evil must be dealt with and once and for all be eliminated.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 1, 2024
The past, the present and the future of which you will always be a link of bravery, heartand soulful character, Officer Cook. Your family, colleagues and Dade County won't ever forget the charming young man effervescent and most sincerely efficient because our peace, stability and hopeful goodwill have come about by your unselfish and unwavering grace, virtue and gratitude. All shared and very much meaningful to our lives as yours my neighbor, angel, friend and hero was very secure and sacred.Its diligence, reverence and vigilance ties directly to us and the sacrifice you made was given in heaven's name where you rest in peace. The truth, trust and commitment was the confidence your partners, family and acquaintances had in you to succeed mightily as violence, wickedness and evil must be dealt with and once and for all be eliminated.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 30, 2024
You control your destinies with Our Maker's heavenly directions watching over you while here on earth performing your very difficult and heroic duties toward mankind. Humanity has surely missed you, Officer Cook, just as your adored and esteemed family members have missed you so many get togethers and yet you'll always be in their hearts and souls forevermore. The dignity, character and honored integrity that shall be saluted and humanely remembered for their inner strength and your commitment and convictions were all loyal and spot on no matter the circumstance that arose. Acumen, awareness, trust and truth all doing their important roles leading to our very freedoms, stability and purpose. Just wished you were alive today my neighbor, angel, friend and hero to witness all the changes becausee of your unselfish, unwavering and daunting sacrifice. Life is strange at times and yet your career professionally spelled out all the trails and paths you patrolled, protected and maintained vigorously by the sacred words of your oath taken freely and without any regret. Your life sadly, Officer Cook, ended way too soon with many more travels and destinies to be put forward.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 29, 2024
To be one of noble commitment, to have quality character and to have enhanced convictions can only occur when one demonstrates the honorable, humane and loyal heart and soul placed into your professional feats of ferocity. They were all centered around the corners of courage, truth and trust, Officer Cook. Dignity, virtue and integrity forming your greatest of partners in this war over violence. Dade County was surely protected by a most revered, diligent and vigilant angel whose spirit preserved the qualities of our dreams, aspirations and purposes in life. Your life and career were sadly taken from you while performing a dangerous role with essential tasks that were done with devotion, dedication and the grit of a determined warrior who has been welcomed into Our Lord's eternal home where you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Always missed by your family, comrades and everyone who knew a genuine man of valor and sacred wisdom put forth for our stability, blessings and trails to continue onward.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 28, 2024
Desire and dedication are the traits of honor, dignity and integrity going down those blessed, heroic and humble paths and trails of a man's perseverance, proficiency and pride. You took to Dade County streets, Officer Cook, to serve and to protect the public. What transpired with you my neighbor, friend, angel and hero was simply tragic and yet your sacrifice has left peace and safety where they rightfully belong as we remember you solemnly and salute virtue, vision and wisdom all unwavering, unselfish and unrelenting. Such a smart and admirable gentleman who fought the toughest of battles to release us from a monster. Heaven has an angel who was resourceful, genuine well liked and a public servant who stood for character,conviction and commitment true and trustworthy.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 27, 2024
A young man with a trained set of eyes, ears and legs all working together along with a heart and soul of heroic gold. Yes, Officer Cook, they were the symbols of mankind created within your being to serve, protect and save lives of Dade County citizens. Tenacity spot on. Ferocity to the point and fearlessly humane, loyala nd most cherished. We won't forget you and the life and career of professional service you embellished, enhanced, enlightened and enriched upholding the standards expected from all who don a crisp uniform and a badge representing our peace,stability and freedom to move about our everyday business. Such outstanding character, commitment to excel and convictions of intelligence, intuition and ingenuity all righteously trustworthy and truthful. When you persevere and perform your roles without fanfare or accolades you'll achieve most often than not and since you were diligent, unselfish and humbly unwavering The Lord Himself has and will for eternity bless your special and precious soul and spirit of virtue, sacred vision and wisdom beyond the crowd. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 26, 2024
Acumen, awareness and accentuation must be adjacent to honesty, dignity and integrity. For if one of these traits gets lost then possibly the problems will multiply. Never want trouble nor torment and yet, Officer Cook, you made your heroic and humbly blessed presense felt here in Dade County where our stability and perpetuation of security does move forward as it does with your heart, soul and spirit all unwavering and unselfish looking down from heaven. A young man built on character, truth, trust and class all revealing their true and faithful identities for twenty-five years of success and progressive patrols all undertaken without hesitation. Badge#1664 was respect and diligence persistent vigilance given to mankind. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 26, 2024
Despair can only detain the goodwill of mankind andits angels of bravery who risk their lives daily for our glimmer of hope and peace and sometimes the recovery can take many years to restore normalcy. For Dade County folks, Officer Cook, your sure ready honesty, dignity and integrity helped make all the difference. And because of character,commitment and conviction all excelling in their all essential roles were we able to live freer and more safer lives. Our existence came about through a loyal and cherished heart and soul that patrolled those dangerous paths and trails with vigilance, diligence and the fortitude of respect and intuition. Ingenuity, values, scruples that enhanced and uplifted us to be able to live quality lives and to separate what was real from the unreal. You, Officer Cook, my neighbor, angel, friend and hero lived according to principles never panicking nor capitulating to violence a disgrace to society's dreams, goals and aspirations. We salute you for your candid charm, charisma and validating compassion and concerns all unwavering,persevering and unselfish. Rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 25, 2024
It's always a bitter pill to swallow whenever a loved one dies before their time. And surely a hero like you, Officer Cook, acquitted yourself to the zenith for the sake of Dade County and its stabilizing security and liberty. A man born with honesty,heart and soul all dignified and filled with character,integrity and the most faithful and devout truth and trust. May God protect your heroically angelic spirit as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Virtue, wisdom and sacred versatility all living their righteous roles.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 25, 2024
The seasons of success surely yielded the humble fruits of your labor, Officer Cook, tireless, unselfish and most unwavering and sincerely loyal. Every war, every battle, every action all heroically undertaken by you to serve, protect and to save the citizens of Dade County who like every other venue demand and expect to live with purpose, perseverance and stability from peace and security being uplifted to the masses. Our family misses you as does your esteemed and endearing family members. You were the rock, the pillow of proficiency, the constitution of virtue, vision and flawless wisdom spread throughout your life and professional career cut terribly short because of an evil man, a gutless coward with no dignity, respect, integrity and the classes of true character, commitment and convictions. Trustworthiness taking you down the paths and trails where terror was faced and confronted by a gentleman devout and faithful, relied to bring out peace and lock away violence from our midst. We salute your stellar, sterling and serenely gracious smile and the enhancement of your intuition and ingenuity. Diligence and vigilance that enriched and battled for our very lives, aspirations and purposes as your rich heroic legacy forever serves as the motivation, determination and noteworthy inspiration as yourfamily's angel with perfectly fitted wings to walk your beat above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Desire, class and decency all functioned true to form and maintained our streets, corners and roads.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 24, 2024
Like fine wine you can only get better with age and maturity. Certainly that applied to you, Officer Cook, my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. A man so brave, honorable,dignified and loyal, full of humble and blessed integrity that served Dade County very well indeed. You'll be remembered and solemnly saluted for character, charm, esteemed commitment and the most truthful and trusted of convictions, missions of unselfishness put forward in sacred proportions to bring peace and freedom on earth. So beloved and missed very much by your family, friends and comrades. Rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 24, 2024
We can only control what we can and violence tries its utmost to kayo society's best steps going forward. Your heart, soul and feet, Officer Cook, were all heroically in tune and step with your unselfish and unwavering honesty, dignity and integrity and unsung character all of which protected and served Dade County with incredible and resourceful might. Peace, safety and serenity all created by a loving young man and a gentleman whose gallantry vaulted you above the crowd of fellow officers who displayed and demonstrated the very same courage of which we salute you for virtue, sacred journeys poured and accentuated forward. Never forgotten as your angelic spirit soars higher each moment as you walk your heavenly beat. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 23, 2024
Tanacity, trust and truthfulness all go in the very same direction as the courses of commitment, conviction and character. With a heroic honor, dignity and integrity, Officer Cook, were you able to fight through adversity on behalf of Dade County and its people where they have not forgotten you and salute your valor, virtue and vision, all wise and humbly blessed and savvy. An angel whose destiny was set from your birth gave every bit of endeavor during your watch and missions of loyalty and esteem all treasured. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 22, 2024
You went from strength to strength by virtue, wisdom, vision and a heroically humble and blessed heart, Officer Cook. So divinely decent, accentuated and most dedicated to the service and protection of Dade County citizens. You surely will never be forgotten and always saluted for serenity, dignity and integrity of character. So much commitment and conviction from unwavering and unselfish achievement despite only having twenty-five all too short of a life and career bound for more missions of goodwill, faithfulness and resourcefulness ahead of you. Nonetheless you'll always be your family's beloved angel of truth and trust that patrolled for succinct peace of mind and stability to be free of evil as your loved ones continue championing your legacy forward in their destinies and daily aspirations. Always a loyal and cherished gentleman full of caring, concern and compassion toward your fellowman. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 21, 2024
Your boyhood dreams and aspirations, Officer Cook, were met and fulfilled becoming a fully proficient public servant. Heroic and honored for protecting Dade County as any angel of dignity, humility and a heart of decency and integrity would do. You'll forever be solemnly and fondly saluted and remembered for being truthful, faithful and most loyal and trustworthy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character, commitment and convictions are going down paths and trails of unselfish respect, diligence and vigilance.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 20, 2024
Sweet and sincere also very honorable and heroic. Yes, Officer Cook, your life and career of character, dignity and integrity set the tones of your unselfish and unwavering tenacity as you served and protected Dade County and its peace with true commitment, trusted convictions and the values so dear and yet so treasured as you won't ever be forgotten for steering us clear of violence. It should not have taken you and your sacrifice of virtue and value have and will forevermore measure up to a man of compassion, care and concern. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 19, 2024
Integrity, dignity, honesty and heroic character are not be be embarrassed nor trampled upon for our very society revolves and rotates upon the goodwill, hope and safety of all who publicly serve communities where their legacies will forevermore shine brightly long after they have retired. And that is the very operative word "retire." Officer Cook, a man, a gentleman of your importance, wisdom, vision and virtue for your versatility and commitment to everything truthful and trustworthy you sir should have been humbly allowed to retire but a violent man took your life, a young life his too was too was young but very nefarious and heinousness for which transpired that day of May 16,1979 in Liberty City and to your fellow officers: Keith DiGenova and Robert Edgerton, your partner thankfully, Reserve Officer Scott Lincoln was unharmed. The sacrifice you made demonstrated your total and tactical ability and capably all within the scopes of responsibility from a cherished warrior whose angel heart, soul and spirit reside now and forever in eternity where you walk your perfect beat looking down upon your family, esteemed and beloved, colleagues loyal and efficient and friends all humbled by a man whose devotion and grace shown passionately when the chips were down. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Badge#1664 was total accountability, reliability, reverence and genuine respect, diligance and vigilance all applied permanently to create the rays of security, safety and serenity. You'll continue to receive and to reap God blessings upon you, Officer Cook and always for your beloved and beautiful family members. I'm glad I met Gina and Justin as well as Keith DiGenova. Like yourself a survivor hero and the cream of class, desire and decency just as you acted your whole life and watch.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 18, 2024
To face the unknown some fear and trepidation might occur. Yet, Officer Cook, you were a very heroic and honorbale young man who gave Dade County somesemblance of peace and safety to be revered, respected and saluted. You gave a level of integrity, dignity and character all truly trusted. may God watch over His angel of compassion, heart and a golden soul of humility and charm. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 18, 2024
You need a tough skin for any kind of dangerous work. Policing a community requires toughness but humbly blessed compassion whichyou had in abundance, Officer Cook, heroic and heralded, your legacy here in Dade County remains affixed in honor, integrity, character and true and trustworthy dignity. You'll be saluted and fondly remembered for aiding and serving the people whom you undertook an oath. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend,angel and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 17, 2024
Dedication spelled properly implies just that the fortitude to serve the will of those, Officer Cook, of whom you undertook a solemn oath to preserve and to protect the constitution of Dade County. Meaning peace, safety and stability for one all. Mankind is certainly indebted to you, Officer Cook and your esteemed family as you made the ultimate sacrifice of character, commitment and conviction all dignified and all with honorable integrity. A job well done despite the perils involved everyday in handling every mission, every journey and every task no matter how arduous it might seem. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. You will be saluted for courage and consistency, persevering unselfishly through thick and thin.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 16, 2024
The thirst to learn, to yearn to become the finest public servant around. Dade County was where you, Officer Cook, protected the citizens and had a reputation second to none. You were an important cog in the wheels of justice, freedom, liberty moving forward and they still do forty-five years after you gave your life for a cause and serenity, safety and security are the world's greatest of needs. A man humble, heroic and most beloved whose character,commitment to true prevention remains part of your legacy of accentuation as your unselfish and cherished life will always be saluted for dedciation, faithfulness and determination as an angel. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
September 16, 2024
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