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

A morally righteous young man girded by humble, humane and surely heroic honesty, integrity and dignity that protected mthe people of Dade County with all your unselfish heart, soul and might of outstanding and uplifting character, courage and humility that we sincerely salute for its innovative virtue, vision and wisdom. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. True to your words of trustworthiness you never let anyone down. Just too bad God did not allow you to live more decades for what you accomplished in your all too brief twenty-five years many who live longer don't succeed.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 26, 2023

Your parents raise their children to be honest, dignified citizens of our world. To be true and trusted clearly is what every parent expects and nine out often turn out allright. You exceeded your parents' expectations, Officer Cook, rising above the crowd to become the very best public servant who protected his community with character, desire and above all decency, heart, soul and class that is our tranquility today as your watch is carried forward by other brave servants who wear a uniform and badge of distinction to be nobly and sacredly saluted for its wisdom, vision and virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Clarity is conviction, commitment and the decisions that must be made to make security, safety and serenity an everyday part of humanity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2023

The seeds are the beginning, then the branches grow out and from there is a big sturdy tree with all its roots in place. Officer Cook, you were your family's heart, soul and glue that kept them together during tragic and trying times. After they lost you the honor, dignity and integrity journeyed to heaven to accept an eternal role so cherished, heroically humble and forevermore under Our Maker's watchful eyes guarding the pearly gates where angels of outstanding conviction, commitment, truth, trust and character take up their humble chairs of courage, virtue and wisdom. Dade County was where serenity, safety and security came through your reservoirs of resiliency, faithfulness and unselfishly and unwavering dedication and concern to be solemnly saluted. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 24, 2023

To afford to live today we must have relied upon the very heroic souls of those women and men of the past to continue our trails and paths of true trust and humility moving forward. May 16,1979 was a day bright as the sun was that fateful day yet dark for your family and the entire community of Dade County, Officer Cook, who saw a man lay his life and career of ingenuity, intuition and integrity down along with dignity, heart and a soul reverent and fiercely determined to bring peace to our land. We'll never ever forget your perseverance, proficiency and persistence in carrying out your solemn and faithful duties to serve and to protect. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. They grieved and mourned your untimely loss and yet find within their hearts and thoughts to carry through with your legacy of heroism the branches of mankind where resiliency, respectful character will ensure the resurrection of your cherished and loyal spirit of adventure and wisdom's channels of versatility and virtue.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 23, 2023

You were the humble, heroic and honest public servant, Officer Cook, who never looked for anything but peace and prosperity for all Dade County and mankind in general. Your dignity, fortitude and outstanding character, commitment and stellar integrity shall be saluted and rememberedn for instilling an understanding of our purposes in life, yours too was important and it was and always will be disgraceful, heinous and regretful what happened to you. God summoned a true blue angel of humility, heart and likeability to heaven to patrol from above forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 23, 2023

Due diligence pay dividends to those who serve their assignments with vigilance and virtue so heroic and yet so honorably heroic and humane. You surely, Officer Cook, protected Dade County with all your strength and heart of integrity, character and dignity. You made the ultimate sacrifice and your commitment to preserve the serenity and safety of your beloved community won't be forgotten ever. Truth and trust never wavered as your professionalism was always loyal and above reproach. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Humanity and mankind were sincerely blessed with your assets of awareness, acumen and sacred versatility.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 22, 2023

You endeavor to perform your job and accept your roles of honor, dignity and integrity the way all public servants must who protect us. Well you did your job, Officer Cook, with high marks more importantly with everyone you worked withor partnered with praising you for being dependable, loyal and surely unselfish. Unwavering and unrelentless, your heart and soul all strong, heroic and valiant made the citizens of Dade County your community safer and more purposeful. Your family continues the chapters of your character, commitments and convictions every moment uplifting your legacy all angelic and all sacred as were your consummate journeys and missions on behalf of mankind, goodwill, faithfulness and the resiliency of a very loyal and noble warrior. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your family dearly misses you and your warm and handsome face and smile that lit up any room.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 21, 2023

Police have enough to challenge them. Danger, evil and violence must be handled by those servants who are dignified, honorable, loyal and the integrity of their character stands tall and heroically humble as yours was, Officer Cook. Dade County will never forget you and what you represented in compassion, passion and vigilance. Your family continues your heroic legacy everyday as you watch from the skies above. God's heavens are filled with angel of sanctity, virtue and wisdom. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 21, 2023

Meant to say, Officer Cook, if you did not go to that scene that day no telling what further evil and heinous violence would have pursued you'll always be Dade County and your family's hero. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 20, 2023

Beloved, adored and cherished by your family, colleagues and many friends, Officer Cook, your life and solemn public service career was Dade County's saving grace for if you did go to that scene that fateful day of May 16, 1979 no telling what more calamity would have resulted. You were the consummate man of character, the class of dedication, devotion, decency and desire because of your unassuming, unwavering and unselfish integrity, dignity and composed honor all flowing from your uniform and badge of morality, sanctity and sure versatility as your wisdom, vision and virtue shall be remembered for generations to come. You surely deserved to live out your life in retirement and the God Lord had other more important plans for His guardian angel of bravery. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 20, 2023

A humbly noble man who defended Dade County and its citizens with all his heart, soul and upstanding character and you will be remembered solemnly for having the dignity, honesty and integrity following your life and career of truth and trust such commitments and convictions revealed the quality of your personality. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero. Officer Cook, wisdom, vision and virtue validated your very sacred journeys and missions on behalf of mankind where goodwill, faithfulness and resourcefulness never let you down.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 20, 2023

Officer Cook, you reflected the highest of heroic, honorable and dignified principles defending us from evil here in Dade County. A noble man with class, decency and integrity whose very heart and soul watches your adored family from the perches of perfection. Never a day goes by without offering a sincere, humble and humane post of your unwavering and diligent perseverance. We salute you and the many other angels of wisdom, vision and virtue who made the ultimate sacrifice for our serenity, security and safe trails of truth and trust. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 19, 2023

A legend of a man, a hero as you humbly and honorably were to your family, department and Dade County, Officer Cook, your dignity, integrity and excellent character serves today as a learning curve for all future women and men who don a crisp uniform of virtue, vision and wisdom. You'll forever be saluted and solemnly remembered for being a wonderful son, brother, uncle, great-uncle and for being esteemed, loyal and unselfish when danger faced us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 18, 2023

The destinies of mankind are dependent upon many traits and factors. Obviously, having good common sense, humble and heroic honesty within your blood vessels where dignity, integrity and loyal character were forevermore an esstential part of your professional make up, Officer Cook, as you protected and served Dade County. A gentleman whose legend grows now in heaven as your family carries with unwavering and unselfish enhancement your sacred missions forward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 17, 2023

The sources of a sacred life and career are the devotion and dedication to honor, integrity, character and dignity of which you had, Officer Cook, all heroically displayed every watch over the citizens of Dade County a community where you were revered, respected and highly diligent in your duties of wisdom and virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 16, 2023

You carried your duties, your squad and community with honesty, humility, heroism and the heart of a lion, Officer Cook. Dade County and its residents are indebted to you for your complete service featured by the eyes and wings of integrity,character, commitment and above all despite clear danger and violence that very fateful day dignity was flowing in the filters of your soul, spirit and blood that sedcured peace, liberty and freedom for humanity to continue its purposes. Your sacred missions and journeys were everlasting and now for eternity will be solemnly remembered and saluted for their true valor, diligence and the trustworthiness of a devout and quite humbly outstanding public servant. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You deserved to live on Our Lord must have needed you sheltered in His wings of to watch over your family and those who don the uniform and badge of serenity and sacred virtue as you steadfastly maintained throughout your righteous life and most efficient career.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 15, 2023

Nothing but honesty, diligence and the clear and precise precepts of perseverance, dignity and integrity carrying you, Officer Cook, heroically through your young life and career sacrificed for the goodwill and safety of all Dade County and its people. You'll remain cherished and saluted for your valued life of heart, character and the humility that you brought toyour beloved parents, sister and wife. Your family moves forward everyday with your humble legacy shaddowing theirevery trail and path of truth and trust. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 15, 2023

Forgetting heroes and heroines is akin to honor, dignity and integrity heaven forbid being disrespected and nothing, Officer Cook, will ever tarnish your legacy, blessed and most legendary name of ingenuity and true convictions which you spread throughout your beloved Dade County community where esteem,loyalty and character were the virtues of your bravery and humane compassion toward mankind. Our freedom and movements all running through the channels of your unwavering and most huimbly unselfish heart, soul and spirit that God is forever watching over. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Trust and consideration always dedications, devotion and decency's partners in this seemingly never ending battle over violence, hatred and heinous evil. You made the ultimate sacrifice and now your family continues their lives with your blessed memory in their thoughts and hearts as they live on and perpetuate your peerseverance, endeavor and resourceful proficiency.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 14, 2023

Angels of valor, wisdom and honor are exulted in heaven's perfect skies where Our Creator watches every moment over their beloved souls of dignity,integrity,virtue and character. Yours, Officer Cook, protected and preserved the validity and quality of life here in Dade County to be reverently saluted and paid homage to. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The character of your outstanding commitment and trustworthy convictions of truth and humility stand for your unselfish, unending and unwavering heart and a yearning soul. We will never forget what badge#1664 represented.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 14, 2023

Meant to say succinctly connected to one another, Officer Cook. Your young life and career serving Dade County will forever be solemnly remembered and saluted for their honor, integrity and dignity so humbly heroic, blessed and extending the wings of your excellent character throughout your beloved community. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. True trust and unselfish humility that are angelically patrolling the pearly gates of heaven.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 13, 2023

Dignity, integrity and heroic honesty follow down the trails of truth and trust when character, commitment and conviction are succinctly connectly to each other. Your faithfulness, Officer Cook, blessed acumen and wisdom were just so humanely superb and the tragedy of losing you while you were performing your sacred duties on behalf of Dade County's people only enlarges the scope and values that are implanted forever in your legacy of which you family endeavors to follow in. Never forgotten and always loyally saluted for the vehicles of versatility, vigilance and dependability. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 13, 2023

The control panels of character, heart and heroic courtesy were forever dignified, honorable and humbly blessed by integrity and humanely loyal commitments to excel. Dade County was where your battles,Officer Cook, were furious and filled with tenacity. We salute the heart and soul of a warrior whose passion and wisdom led your trails and paths of truth, trust and perseverance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 12, 2023

Rest in peace Officer my neighbor, friend and hero. Integrity, dignity,character and honor so humbly blessed, most heroic serving the citizens of Dade County. A solemn man of faith and determination whose heart, soul and spirit shall be forevermore saluted.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 11, 2023

A shield of honesty, dignity and integrity patrolling the Dade County community with everlasting purpose and passion. You, Officer Cook, were the consummate hero who shall be honored and saluted for your wisdom, character that was humbly blessed and esteemed and commitment that was affixed upon the grounds of gallantry, effort and loyalty that surely has been missed as has your family who continues your legacy going forward in their hearts and souls of security, safety and enhancement. A man on a mission to quell whatever needed it and a gentleman whose professional conduct and attributes was well ahead of the field. Heaven has a most beloved angel of accomplishment, true and trustworthy trails and paths of proficient yearning never forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. All 5'8'' and 160 pounds of your talented and humane being was supremely diligent and highly resourceful. A vigilant public servant of care, consideration, devotion, kindness and dedication.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 10, 2023

Just like your mom may she and your dad rest in peace along with you my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook, such a refined young man with more humble and honored missions ahead. God must have needed another angel to watch over his family and beloved Dade County community where you provided dignity, integrity and heroic character and very much needed loyal and esteemed commitment to always be saluted for virtue, wisdom and vision.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 9, 2023

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