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

Dignity, respect and integrity go hand in hand with honesty, humility and having a most heroic and compassionate heart that you possessed, Officer Cook. Dade County was where you protected the citizens who forever have peace and a semblance of both serenity and stability. The truth of trust was surely there along with your loyal character, commitment and convictions all put forth in an intuitive manner and now as your beloved family's guardian angel we salute you as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Diligent and vigilant were your partners of your dangerous missions of unselfish and unwavering patrols.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 11, 2025

A gentleman of boldness and heroically blessed bravery with honor, dignity and integrity close to your unselfish and unwavering heart and soul that served the people of Dade County smartly and with alacrity. Officer Cook, God has you in heaven to walk your golden beat where no more harm will ever come your way. Always tragic that you were taken so suddenly as your family carries you and your legacy of character, conviction and commitment close to their hearts and souls. The truth and trust of a reverent, diligent and vigilant warrior always so loyal, esteemed and cherished as we salute you. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel so dearly loved by everyone.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 9, 2025

The important jobs were accomplished, but it's very tragic, Officer Cook, that you're not here today to witness all the changes that have taken place in Dade County, your home and community where unselfish heroic effort never has been overlooked nor forgotten. Where truth and trust go together with honesty, dignity, character and integrity that created peace and stability making a bold statement wher ecommitment and conviction must never be put anywhere. Your family carries your angelic legacy forward in their daily lives of fruition and purpose. Faith and devotion followed your resiliency and respect throughout your passionate patrols over us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Paths and trails paved by persistant loyalty, esteem only from an esteemed warrior. Badge#1664 has forever shined brightly in eternity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 8, 2025

The important jobs were accomplished, but it's very tragic, Officer Cook, that you're not here today to witness all the changes that have taken place in Dade County, your home and community where unselfish heroic effort never has been overlooked nor forgotten. Where truth and trust go together with honesty, dignity, character and integrity that created peace and stability making a bold statement wher ecommitment and conviction must never be put anywhere. Your family carries your angelic legacy forward in their daily lives of fruition and purpose. Faith and devotion followed your resiliency and respect throughout your passionate patrols over us. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Paths and trails paved by persistant loyalty, esteem only from an esteemed warrior. Badge#1664 has forever shined brightly in eternity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 8, 2025

The streets were well protected and preserved by your heroic feats of faith, truth and trust, Officer Cook. Dade County was where integrity, dignity and honorable character made many crusades of vitality, versatility and virtue. Where loyalty, esteemed and being humble, beloved and cherished means the world then my neighbor, friend, angel and hero you'll be saluted for being a most notable and humbly unselfish man of devotion, effort and dedication. Rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 6, 2025

Genuine effort means the humble chance to achieve your goals of which you, Officer Cook, all accomplished protecting Dade County and its folks. You were so dignified, loyal and honorable with integrity and heroic outstanding angelic character to be saluted for its virtue, vision and wisdom all blessed by God who forever keeps your sweet and precious soul, heart and spirit close to Him. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Truth and trust are always a police officers greatest partners.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 5, 2025

If you have desire, determination and dedication you'll always have a chance to succeed even when the odds might be stacked against. The deck of dignity, integrity and honesty, Officer Cook, was clearly and crisply bright. The years of professional sweat and toil all on behalf of Dade County citizens says a lot of your engaging, enhancing and upbeat personality. The rays of our sun shone down from the skies above as your loyal heart, soul and spirit look down upon your family with distinct character, commitment and convictions so unselfishly and distinctly put forth. The effort you gave as well as the ultimate sacrifice won't be forgotten as we salute your sacred and humbly blessed patrols and journeys of freedom, peace and goodwill. Rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero of the truest of truth and trustworthiness, respect, diligence and vigilance applied with the highest of principles, values, scruples and morals of both ingenuity, intuition and intelligence.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 4, 2025

No doubt, Officer Cook, you were a genuinely kind, caring and serene young man. Dade County was well protected and taken care of when you devoted your life and professional career to our freedom, liberty and humbly blessed stability. Why you were taken so young will forever be in question as your family, friends and comrades have and will continue to miss you. Esteemed, adored and most humanely beloved when dignity, integrity and character are usurped by violence and evil we must think and try to comprehend why your efforts, proficiencies were cut short. God has a blessed and heroic angel of virtue, valor, wisdom and vision residing in His midst for eternity. The truth and trustworthiness of your commitments, convictions and paths were all unselfishly compassionate and caring. Respect and diligence that badge#1664 put forth every watch. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 4, 2025

Respect, resiliency and resolution go along way in fighting crime. You lived in Dade County, Officer Cook and heroically gave your life and career of honor, integrity and dignity, sacrificing for stability and peace to be a normal way of life. Loyal, esteemed and a man of outstanding character, commitment and conviction all truly trustworthy and may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel saluted for sacred virtue, vision and versatility put forth in your earthly missions of hope, faithfulness and goodwill.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 3, 2025

Respect, resiliency and resolution go along way in fighting crime. You lived in Dade County, Officer Cook and heroically gave your life and career of honor, integrity and dignity, sacrificing for stability and peace to be a normal way of life. Loyal, esteemed and a man of outstanding character, commitment and conviction all truly trustworthy and may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel saluted for sacred virtue, vision and versatility put forth in your earthly missions of hope, faithfulness and goodwill.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 3, 2025

A sterling, staunch and stellar young man of heroic courage, character and the truest of commitments and conviction that you had, Officer Cook. Dade County was where your aspirations, dreams and inspirations are firmly implanted within your family's hearts and minds as they champion your angelic legacy forward in their daily lives of fruition, principle, morals and purpose. You had the effort, the honesty and both the dignity and integrity and humbly blessed virtue to be saluted for eternity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The author of an accentuated life and career so dearly missed by mankind and for being esteemed and loyal mau your unselfish spirit be protected by God forevermore.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 1, 2025

You led by example, Officer Cook and that's precisely what a hero of heart,soul and blessed humbleness is about as you scoured Dade County searching for peace and a stable freedom for all mankind that is forever saluting you and indebted to an honest man of character, loyalty and integrity, the dignity and true and trusted commitment of a faithful warrior. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 31, 2025

The leaders of heart, soul and spirit have humility and character within the veins of their honored virtue, integrity and dignity. Your life and career, Officer Cook, further protected Dade County and its folks and restored their safety, serenity and security. You will always be cherished for truly trustworthy commitment and conviction. An angel who implanted and instilled mankind with feelings of humane desire, dedication and steadfast determination. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Vision, sanctity and journeys of goodwill faithfully executed during your life of blessings. Your family carried your heroic legacy forward each day of their fruitful purposes.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 30, 2025

Officer Cook, you never needed motivation because of your honored grit, virtue and heroic dignity and integrity that protected the people of Dade County with angelic character, vision and truthful commitment and conviction' Your beloved family carries you always close to their hearts and minds as a warrior who put forth a sacrifice more sacred than we could ever comprehend from an unselfish and unwavering man of respect, diligence and wholehearted vigilance, and endeavor. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 29, 2025

When disaster strikes the bubble of trouble becomes much larger in scale. For Dade County and its residents you were the sounding board, Officer Cook, to protect and to enable us to live more peaceful, frutiful and prosperous lives of stability, effort and energy. Our very freedoms and liberties all did come with a very valued price yet a terrible one for your family and colleagues of heroism, fruition and the precepts of perseverance and unselfishness. You are their hero, a man filled with honoraed class, decency and staunch dependability no doubt. A gentleman, an angel, a man whose dignity, integrity and reflective character, commitment and always loyal and trusted principles, morals and truthful scruples upheld the laws of our very land of which society, mankind and humanity prays for everyday during our very voyages and journeys put forth because of serenity, safety and security you created with your devout and instinctual goodwill, hope and endeavor to be saluted and never once forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Esteem is not a dream. Dedication, respect, fortitude and diligence are not tales and neither was your sanctity and vigilance all delivered right to where violence andevil looked to constrict us from our pleasures and practical purposes.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 28, 2025

The class of North Miami Beach rose to the top as my neighbor, friend and hero, Officer Cook, always gave his supremely and heroic efforts to shield us and Dade County from harm. Desire, devotion, resourcefulness and your devout faith served as the ultimate warriors in this seemingly never ending war against crime and its heinous wickedness. You deserved a better fate and your integrity, dignity and character and charismatic honesty was utilized toits fullest in esteem, loyalty and enhancement never to be overlooked and surely never forgotten. Commitment and conviction are truly trustworthy as only an angel could accomplish. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. God has your special, precious and sweet heart, soul and spirit housed in eternity to lookdown upon your family. A cherished and unselfish gentleman who was quite unique and blessed in humility and diligence.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 27, 2025

First being decent then being honest and heroically dedicated. Whatever steps you needed to take to be accomplished and successful, Officer Cook, you did to make Dade County, safer and more humbly securer. You sacrificed your character, commitment and intuitive convictions to make stability and freedom a really for mankind and your esteemed community more prosperous and you will never be forgotten and saluted for your sincerest of unselfish endeavors. Trust and truth are rules of life and especially in a profession where danger and evil can derail the goodwill, faith and hope of humanity. You are an angel of loyalty who paid the ultimate price for freedom and liberties as your family carries you and your heroic legacy onward in their daily pursuits. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 27, 2025

Integrity, dignity and honesty belong with the words of loyalty, esteem and heroism. Your family and comrades cherish you, Officer Cook and so has Dade County for your sacrifice given forty-six years ago. Your solemn and sacred affirmation of humility and heart was your desirable soul doing its yeoman best. Always virtue, sanctity and responsibility all undertaken during your serene earthly missions of faithfulness, hope and goodwill to be blessed and saluted. You gave your life and career my neighbor, angel, friend and hero so we shall be free of violence and evil permeating around our very community. Rest in peace. Badge #1664 was reverent and had much desired character, conviction and commitment all truly truthful and trustworthy.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2025

Gentle as a dove but firm as need be. Yes, you were fair but just, Officer Cook. A Dade County police hero so determined to fight against evil and violence and you surely will be saluted for dignity, integrity and honesty from an outstanding character, commitment and conviction. The truth and trust came to the top just as cream rises to the top. To be cherished is to be loved, adored and treasured because your loyalty meant a world of difference to the people who you served and gracefully protected with unselfish and unwavering perseverance and compassion. You'll be saluted for virtue, vision and sacred versatility all undertaken willingly for serenity, safety and security to enhance our community. An angel esteemed and full of humility within your blessed heart, soul and spirit. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 25, 2025

The lights may have dimmed but heaven's lights stay eternally aglow. Your precious, special and heroic soul, heart and spirit have kept heaven alive as you rest in peace, Officer Cook, my neighbor, angel, friend and hero. Dade County was passionately protected and patrolled by your keen awareness, acumen and astuteness. All of these blessed and humanely humble characteristics were instilled and implanted within your wonderful demeanor and disposition by your loving folks, Mr. and Mrs. Cook, may they too rest in peace. A honorable warrior fighting tooth and nail for our way of life and security that can only enhance our sacred journeys just as yours were meaningful and virtuous. Such wisdom and vision beyond your years of maturity accentuated a truly well documented life of resilience and endeavor. That handsome face with a wonderful smile so dearly beloved. adored and missed very much as your family champions your legacy and inspirations onward in their daily lives of fruition, intuition and trustworthy fortitude. You will be saluted and surely not forgotten for saving lives and property every watch and especially that awful day when your family, department and the world paid homage and said their goodbyes to a man, a dedicated, faithful and devoted gentleman of valor and responsible diligence and reverent vigilance.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 24, 2025

At times we can be our own worst enemy. But, it's violence, evil and just plain ole heinous and callous wickedness that can and will quickly uproot the goodness and blessings that society, humanity and mankind offer to us as we purposefully pursue our desires and passions. Dade County where your worked and patrolled very hard, Officer Cook, to heroically gain our stability and freedoms will never forget you nor forsake all that you honorably represented. Our hopes, blessings, aspirations, goodwill and dreams will always come with humble dignity, integrity and the fortitude of your both upstanding and outstanding character that remains cherished and sincerely loyal. You were more than a cut above the crowd in terms of maturity, trustworthiness and truth. Your beloved family shares and takes forward your heroic name and legacy, a part forever in Dade County police history always to be paid homage and saluted for virtue, vision and versatility. You were there for your sisters and brave brothers who wore a badge and crisp uniform of solidarity. The foundations of liberty all paved by you and the ultimate sacrifice you gave that sad and terribly tragic day of May 16, 1979. Badge #1664 was and is about diligence, respect and the personal affirmations of doing your due vigilance to protect and to serve our welfare. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. Convictions and commitments fair and judiciously balanced and intuitive.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 24, 2025

Dedication should overcome any adversity that befalls officers. These men and women place their sacred lives of heroism on the line and must still remain dignified and possess quite a lot of integrity, honesty and outstanding character. Officer Cook, Dade County was your venue where versatility, vision and virtue all protected and preserved the quality of live where our very peace, liberty and stability must be placed down at all times. For your convictions and commitments may God watch over your heart, soul and spirit of truth, faithfulness and trustworthiness. An angel whose life and career ended sadly all too early. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Effort and resiliency, resourcefulness and sheer gumption carried your dreams and aspirations. Never forgotten and always saluted for bravery, humility and perseverance of reverence and meaning.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 23, 2025

Police do not need a flair for the dramatic. They just require essential energy, effort and unselfish and unwavering dignity, integrity and excellent character as you, Officer Cook, heroically possessed as you served with solemn resolve. Dade County was most humbly fortunate to have a great and trusted public servant working for our peace and senses of stability and liberty to focus on our pursuits and passions. Your honesty, respect and resiliency are and have been very much missed as your adoring family carries your legacy of loyalty and truth forward. Always an esteemed angel and may you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 23, 2025

Officer Cook, you were a man, a young man blessed with stability in your home environment raised by two parents who cared about you and Nancy. Dade County was the venue of your vehicles of visibility, virtue and excellent vision that not only served it purposefully preserved the quality and integrity of life and property. Having morals along with character, honesty and dignity really made that meaningful and most essential statement. Your earthly patrols were noble, dedicated and remain sincerely heroic and treasured. What an angel of heart, soul and total humility all warming and all truthfully trustworthy. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 22, 2025

A most deserving gentleman who was humbly blessed and surely gallant. Officer Cook, you were a very noble and heroic fellow. Your character, commitment and conviction were alll first class and up and beyond in decency, dedication, devotion and grit and steadfast determination. Dade County was sadly where most of your battles took place. But you were a solemn young man facing adversity just as one with dignity, integrity and composed honor to be remembered and saluted for virtue, vision and versatility beyond your years of experience. No one will ever forget your warrior like instincts. So loyal, valued and highly esteemed, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. The angels of Our Master are singing your praises. You wore your unform with unwavering and unselfish reverence, effort and diligence.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 21, 2025

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