Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Poised and prepared, all public servants must share in these dangerous responsibilities of fighting evil and violence which seems never ending. Here in Dade County you fought for the folks and defended their rights and freedoms to live normally, Officer Cook and because of having honesty, dignity and everything found in a hero's unselfish and unwavering heart and soul may you be remembered and solemnly saluted for virtue and character. It's men like yourself who faced commitment and conviction with true trust and allegiance never waving a white flag as you battled until the end with guidance from God, paths and trails paved with humility all blessed and nurtured by your daily earthly missions of sacrifice, faithfulness and goodwill all loyal, esteemed and angelically cherished forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
May 1, 2025
A gentleman recognized for having honesty, bravery and the definitions of dignity, integrity and valiant character who preserved the quality of life here in Dade County. Your humble heart and heroic soul, Officer Cook, provided all that was known regarding a superior public servant with talent and tenacity all leading true trustworthiness down the righteous paths and trails of fortitude, virtue and esteem. Loyalty and humbleness characterized your life and all too short of a career in which you should have lived a healthy retirement with Karen. May you rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero. Morals, scruples and principles are your legacy of which your adored family carries your blessed name and spirit forward. A sound mind and unselfish soul did their outstanding jobs daily during your sacred pilgrimages around your community.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 30, 2025
The cycle of commitment, conviction and character can never grow old and stale. For each day it must be refined, refreshing and most notably resilient. Yours was, Officer Cook, just as your honesty, integrity and dignity which served and protected the residents of Dade County without any shadow of hesitation or doubt. You delivered peace and stability upon your esteemed, loyal and solemn words of affirmation and appreciation. We salute you for having true allegience, diligence and vigilance. Virtue that was humble and blessed. Vision so clear and wisdom valued and cherished beyond your young life. The angel wings you were given fit perfectly as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A true leader whose trails and paths of proficiency and perseverance were always unwavering and unselfish. A humble heart and soul of nobility and sacred versatility always doing what was proper to handle or diffuse any given situation.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 29, 2025
Embellish upon the positive. For dwelling on the negative can only lower the esteem of mankind. You dealt with virtually every situation and crisis during your career and solemn life of piety and reverence, Officer Cook. That is why heroes are precisely who they are, angels who will forevermore be remembered, honored and saluted for gallantry, virtue, wisdom and vision. You secured the boundaries of Dade County with every unselfish ounce of your heart, soul and dignified integrity and unassuming character all advanced because of your maturity beyond your twenty-five years. Though you were taken too young, your family and friends, colleagues from the past never will forget the smile and handsome face of intelligence, ingenuity, truth and faithful trustworthiness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 28, 2025
A community is supposed to care about its own. Dade County as diverse an area as there is does support its own and those brave women and men who protect and serve mankind, society and humanity with compassion, concern and careful orchestration of everything in their arsenals of honesty, dignity and integrity. You championed the causes, Officer Cook, as an unselfish and fiercely unwavering servant must. With character, commitment and sincere conviction it uplifted your virtue, vision and wisdom all beyond your young life. You remain cherished and forever a man of loyal support and uplifting those in need of comfort. May your angel wings keep you soaring higher as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Truly a gentleman who provided trustworthiness in all your diligent paths and trails where justice was served.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 27, 2025
Forty-five years ago my dad who was a New York City police officer passed. Just wished our families had met. Officer Cook, your life and police career was sadly cut way too short. But, Dade County was the community where you protected us and gave us peace, stability and safety for our travels to continue. A gentleman of honor, humility and the dignity that character and integrity bring. The essence of esteem, the learning of loyalty and the courage of a man of commitment and conviction, may the angel wings carry you higher and higher as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 26, 2025
Things just rotate and revolve. The life of a duly heroic young man who served Dade County with pride, heart and a humbly blessed soul and whose virtue, character, wisdom and dignified integrity will forevermore be honored and saluted. Your genes, Officer Cook, were surely esteemed and loyal and society won't forget you as you walk your eternal beat above. Perseverance and unselfishness all stemmed the tide of terror and violence and believe me on May 16, 1979 that date will forever rest in your family aspirations and life purposes as they take hold of your legacy going forward. May you rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. Truth and trust along with morals, values and scruples highlighted your life and professional public service career of justice and vision.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 26, 2025
A man of heroic angel of honesty, humility, heart and soul all unselfish in serving the people of Dade County and you, Officer Cook, were dignified and a man of integrity, character and true and trusted commitment to excellence. May Our Lord bless you as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Peace and serenity are many things you certainly can be remembered for. Saluted and paid respects for virtue and sacred missions put forth always cherished.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 25, 2025
What swirls around society is a violent whirlpool of wicked and wanton evil. Wickedness that good citizens such as yourself, Officer Cook, had to devoutly occupy your watches with. In other words, Dade County had your undivided attention to all details of a job that rewards those who are honest, loyal and dignified with integrity. You can be anything and everything but one thing you sure as today is April 24, 2025 better be a man or woman of your solemn and most sacred affirmation living your life and public service career as more than being noble, capable and duly concerned because humanity rests its tiredness upon your broadest of shoulders and you, Officer Cook, will forever be remembered as a hero who enriched, enhanced and uplifted society beyond its wildest of expectations. A man of resiliency and faithfulness who spoke the truth and was trustworthy within every facet of your life of twenty-five all too short years. May Our Creator watch over your heart, soul and spirit as you angelically rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. It is with commitment, fortitude and ingenuity that the arduous tasks and assignments can be properly carried out as your family carries the torch of your legacy and name forward in their life ambitions, aspirations and the clarity that is clearly refined. Our safety, peace and humane serenity were brokered by your patrols over a community where you're treasured, beloved and esteemed. You made the ultimate sacrifice for mankind to prosper and grow sad you were robbed of living the golden years of retirement with your beloved wife, Karen who you would have been married to for fifty years of health. bliss and fruitful happiness.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 24, 2025
A wise man or woman knows when to speak and when to act properly as you always conducted your professional affairs, Officer Cook, with clarity, insightfulness and a sensitivity that Dade County folks have never forgotten. Wisdom, knowledge and a passion to pursue crime and violence while maintaining law and order on the streets and that was with character, commitment and conviction only truthful and trusted. Dignity and integrity that dedicated itself to conducting its business within the law its eyes always upon those who were cherished, esteemed and loyal to the performances of duty and responsibility. Your unselfish and unrelenting sacred versatility, capability will always be saluted for virtue, vision and your heart of sanctity, humility and the efficiency you gave every watch and those who have taken your watch remain vigilant to the calls of onus. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero, your beloved family's angel and the nicest of people who donned a uniform of understanding to conquer what continues ailing our world. Keep looking down from above as your walk your perfect beat. You will forever be missed that's for sure. Trails and paths blazed for others to follow with erudition and the same zeal that was tenacity multiplied.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 24, 2025
Yearning to learn, striving to achieve, having a both blessed and heroic heart and soul that served and protected Dade County with unselfish loyalty and courage, says plenty regarding the man, the gentleman you will always be saluted and remembered for, Officer Cook. An inspiring angel to your family, comrades and host of friends who knew one angel of a man. A man built in character and accentuated in honesty, integrity and the commitment of truly trustworthy integrity. May you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 24, 2025
Officer Cook, you were by a nature a humble man so blessed with esteem and loyalty to your family, department and respectful community. A gentleman brave and honest and one whose dignity and integrity of character, true trust and commitment fortified mankind always to be solemnly saluted for virtue and wisdom. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and angelic hero. Your convictions and aspirations laid the future paths and trails for others to follow in.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 23, 2025
The Pope passed on Sunday morning after being ill for sometime. Everyone prays for the resurrection of his soul. Your family prays for the heroic heart and soul you were given by Our Creator. They served and protected Dade County and its residents with every morsel, every ounce of strength blessed and humbly saluted for having the unselfish integrity,dignity and character that sacrificed for our very serenity and safe trails of true peace and trustworthy esteem for mankind to go forward with its purposes and aspirations. You will always be solemnly remembered for virtue, wisdom and the fortitude found in your unwavering tenacity as an angel. May you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Every measure to preserve the quality of humanity you undertook on May 16,1979 and each second of your precious and special life and career as a duly ordained public servant.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 22, 2025
Vital vigilance is as essential as dignified diligence. A man decorated in integrity and honesty everyday, Officer Cook, they were partners of loyalty to a very treasured gentleman. Dade County was a community blessed and supported by your journeys and missions of earthly proportions. You won't ever be forgotten doing yeoman service that created an atmosphere of peace and liberty among the people. We salute you for virtue, vision and all the versatility that wisdom rings in. Truth, faith and resiliency were all trusted as your hunts for peace, goodwill and justice were totally unselfish and unwavering. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. An angel who stood for right and never let his family and comrades down.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 21, 2025
To all who bare their brave and heroic hearts and souls may you all receive God's humble honored blessings for your solemn service on behalf of mankind. Humanity is in indebted to you as are your communities where dignity, character ans integrity helped restore peace instead of violence and evil perpetrating their accentuated meaness. You protected the good citizens of Dade County, Officer Cook, with an extra special compassion, intensed decency and a dedication that rose beyond youe earthly responsibilities. You shared in our purposes and peaceful movements going forward and it's forever been a shame and tragedy that Mr.Pearsall robbed you of your sacred rights to freedom and to live beyond retirement. Truth, faith and the essential resourcefulness that marked your pilgrimages and journeys on behalf of us. Serenity, safety and security should never exact any toll or loss your sacrifice, Officer Cook and your badge of virtue, leadership and wisdom, #1664 spelled out respect among your peers of whom you were very loyal to. Vigilant and diligent forevermore saluted and humbly remembered and blessed as an angel from above where you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Commitment and convictions all first rate and first class never giving anything less for the sake of heaven.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 21, 2025
We hope the Tidwell and Wilkerson's have a happy Easter and your name, heroic dignity, integrity and honor are always etched within their hearts and souls for your heroic life and career blessings and serving the good folks of Dade County with peace and cherished stability and safety. Officer Cook, you were unselfish and unrelenting in patrolling your beloved community and for having upstanding and outstanding character, commitment and the trust and true convictions may your angelic spirit rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. We salute your virtue, vision and wisom are vitally important in a life filled with sacred and humble tenacity, fortitude and ambition.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 20, 2025
Your life and heroically humble, loyal and esteemed professional career, Officer Cook, ended way too soon an dthough you served Dade County with excellence, pride and heart and soul you'll forever be anglically saluted for being honorable, dignified and a man of faith, devotion and character. True and trustworthy commitment and convictions all clearly marked during your sacred of missions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 19, 2025
Where are we today? Are we better off now or when you protected Dade County Officer Cook? The answers could be baffling. Peace and tranquility still at times lag behind but you only gave your one hundred percent effort daily. Our stability and serenity all came because of your unselfish heroism and humble blessings God bestowed upon your heart and soul. A human being with complete dignity, character and integrity striving to give his all in commitment and dedicated convictions the true and trusted servant full of vim, vigor andunwavering virtue, sacred versatility and important diligence and vigilance from a wise and noble warrior now one of Our Creator's many heroic angels patrolling the gates and streets above. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Loyalty, esteem and intuition all outstanding.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 18, 2025
Life pursuits are what our lives are about. Your career and heroic life, Officer Cook, spelled out the essentials of why peace, stability and safety are needed for mankind to survive and to thrive. A man's faith, devotion and honesty all meshed well with character, dignity and integrity made Dade County well served and you'll always be remembered and saluted for virtue, vision and wisdom true and trustworthy beyond your years. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 18, 2025
Everything in life can be a challenge and those who overcome these crucial moments chances are will succeed in their life efforts. Dade County will be indebted to you forevermore, Officer Cook, you are their hero and of course your family's. Such a distinguished young man who sacrificed every bone in his young body, every ounce of dignity, every breath of integrity, every energetic honesty given to provide us with peace, safety and channeled prosperity never more bold, loyal and totally unselfish and most blessed for its valid heroism to be saluted and never overlooked. You resolved danger. You answered the calls of duty and were accentuated in all you pursued in life and during your police career cut short way too soon because of evil. The
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 17, 2025
Life is experiences beyond our wildest dreams and expectations. No one ever expected this outcome, Officer Cook, of you not being here today to live and to thrive in a beautiful marriage with your beloved Karen. Your family has continued your inspirational fortitudes going forward enlarging your heroic legacy stamped in honest and sincere loyalty, esteem and regards. And Dade County folks have a semblance of peace and prosperity thanks to your sacrifice of character, truth and the trustworthiness of character, dignity and integrity. It protected us and served you well during your vitally important six years of treasured service to mankind. A man blessed with an abundance of heart and soul so very determined and faithfully compassionate while patrolling your community for a relevance of goodwill, hope and dedication. Badge#1664 will always be saluted and paid angelic homage for rescuing the citizens and your humbly heroic comrades from danger, peril and grief beyond anyone's eyes and ears. You spoke gently and stayed as calm as any man of woman of unselfish and unwavering reverence, diligence and vigilance must. Keep watching over your adored family as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 17, 2025
A wonderful young man that you will always be heroically saluted and remembered for, Officer Cook. Just really sad we could not have ever met and broken bread together as friends. But, Dade County, your department and family will never ever forget the engaging gentleman of faith, character and moral values that enhanced your life and career though dangerous you lived with an unselfish heart and soul of decency, desire and pure dedication to serving and protecting us and our safe trails and paths. It's honesty, dignity and integrity being those three excellent and enriching insurance policies that govern our purposes and aspirational dreams. Your accomplishments and success were summoned to heaven where for the last forty-six years you have walked that beat of perfection blessed with scrupulous humility and loyalty. The esteem and commitment, convictions always true and trustworthy were crystal clear just as your eagle eyes, virtue and wisdom beyond your twenty-five years the good Lord allowed you to live and to thrive until that tragic day of May 16, 1979 when violence robbed you of continuing to see your missions and journeys of faith and effort through until retirement. Forever a beloved and humanely purposeful angel, rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 17, 2025
The trails and paths you blazed, Officer Cook, will always be noted and surely remembered because of the type of man, a professional public servant who cared greatly for your community of Dade County where you served, protected and defended the people from evil and wanton violence. Forever a warrior of loyalty, honesty and the character of both dignity and integrity. You will be saluted for virtue, valor and versatility all so visual and so wise precisely beyond your years. Faith tells us God puts us in different situations in which we must solve and endeavor to figure out solutions to perilous dilemmas of which you dealt with. By having commitment and convictions all truly trusted and by being duly diligent, unselfishly unwavering, concerned and compassionate we can comprehend why the angel in you will always look over your family from above as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 16, 2025
Police may not literally move mountains. They do have to eliminate crime from a community, a tall order and never simple. The responsibilities and character that must accompany honesty, dignity and integrity are arduous and yet, Officer Cook, the hero whose unselfish and unwavering heart and soul answered the calls of duty beyond what was required of you. Dade County will never forget understanding and compassion brought their direction by a blessed, cherished and humble angel now patrolling God's heavenly kingdom where your virtue, vision and versatility were all wise and proficient just as the endeavors poured forth. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your family, colleagues have all missed you terribly but they march forward with your legacy of commitment and conviction all true and trustworthy.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 16, 2025
A son, brother, husband, uncle, great-uncle who is forever adored, beloved and certainly a Dade County police hero. What you represented in everything humble and blessed in the words of honor, dignity and integrity that and more, Officer Cook, made you the public servant so proud to wear a badge of bravery and to don a uniform replete with truth, trust and fairness to be unwavering and unselfishly dynamic in all your virtue, versatility and vision. Wisdom beyond your twenty-five years of experience leading other fellow officers through peril and with character, conviction and excellent commitment the tasks and onuses were completed just sad your life ended way too soon because of a heinous and vile individual. You'll be cherished and saluted for your efforts, energy and efficiency giving your heart and soul to quash violence. May you rest in peace my neighbor, hero, friend and angel always remain in God's palms of compassion and care.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 15, 2025

