Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
A heart of sincerity is a hero full of heroic humility all given back to Dade County, Officer Cook, as you provided safe havens for we the people. A most blessed man with a soul of compassion, hope and honesty reflecting your unselfish dignity, character and integrity so valued and missed beyond angelic words. But loyalty, truth and trust were well placed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
February 2, 2025
The love and esteem so dearly missed was your blessings of honor, humility and the dignified respect and integrity you had for life and your professional career aspirations, Officer Cook. A truly remarkable gentleman bound in heart and soul so humbly loyal and forevermore treasured. Where would Dade County and I'd like to say its good citizens be without you and your unselfish, unwavering and undying heroic actions that reflected upon character, commitment and conviction all truthfully and faithfully executed without any qualms or regrets. Trustworthy and a man of principle, values and the virtues of faith, devotion, tenacity and fruitful dedication all part of your sacred journeys, a legacy carried forth forever securing your cherished place in Dade County police history where humble and blessed angels now rest in eternity. My neighbor, friend and hero may you rest in peace as many women and men endeavor to carry your life and watches forward in search of our serenity and safety to go about our daily lives of fruition and definition. You'll always be missed, never forgotten and solemnly saluted for wisdom, responsibility and wise diligence.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
February 1, 2025
The gladiator of gallantry with a heroic and golden heart and soul of unwavering and unselfish dedication to your profession. Dade County where you patrolled, Officer Cook, has changed very much and yet your true and trusted tenacity remains saluted for its dignity, integrity and essential character never to be forgotten. An angel in heaven whose spirit of sacred virtue, vision and wisdom unlocked many doors of freedom for the residents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
February 1, 2025
The gladiator of gallantry with a heroic and golden heart and soul of unwavering and unselfish dedication to your profession. Dade County where you patrolled, Officer Cook, has changed very much and yet your true and trusted tenacity remains saluted for its dignity, integrity and essential character never to be forgotten. An angel in heaven whose spirit of sacred virtue, vision and wisdom unlocked many doors of freedom for the residents. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 31, 2025
The humbly finest and blessed with much acumen, awareness and perpetual purpose. Sadly, Officer Cook, your life and career of valor, virtue and vision was tragically taken while you had much to live for. But always a man of honesty, reason and the clarity of character, conviction and commitment all from your undying, unwavering and unselfish heart and soul of integrity, humility and dignity that served and saved the people of Dade County from a most worse happening. Your colleagues that day, Officers DiGenova and Edgerton have you to thank for their lives being rescued from a most heinous and despicable human being. The Cook, Tidwell and Wilkerson Families have all championed and carried out your heroic legacy as a means of supporting one another through difficult moments as their angel, "Uncle Bo" watches over them and the entire world from Our Master's eternal home walking a solemn where no more harm will ever come your direction as your sacred and valued journeys were equipped with faith, goodwill and resourcefulness so very much appreciated. Loyalty, devotion and outstanding professionalism, perseverance and proficiency marked your meaningful missions where serenity, security and safety were part of your true and trusted intuition, intelligence, ingenuity and the respect for diligence and due vigilance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. By the way Keith, Officer DiGenova if you ever read these reflections for your esteemed and treasured friend I'll always respect the outstanding job you did that day performing as your best friend and buddy Bill Cook, Officer Cook would have done. His life, your life and Officer Edgerton's may you live and be well with Joseph and may your heroic friend and comrade rest in peace along with Officer Edgerton.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 30, 2025
One beloved warrior, heroically strong, agile and accentuated with honor, dignity and integrity because you respected your humbly blessed professional roles, Officer Cook. Where would Dade County be today if not for your actions that fateful day when true and trustworthy character, commitment and convictions shined brightly from a most virtuous and noble man of God. An unselfish heart and soul that protected our liberties, freedoms and purposes. Yours were tragically ended though your family continues your inspirations onward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 30, 2025
With dedication, devotion and determination it humbly creates an atmosphere where integrity, honor and dignity can perform their tasks at a high premium. You were an outstanding public servant, Officer Cook, heroic, loyal and esteemed and the citizens of Dade County were blessed to have you in their midst. Humanity and your family have missed your sweet heart and soul now angelic in heaven as you walk your eternal beat. True trustworthiness and paths and trails of tenacity always to be remembered and solemnly saluted for sacred wisdom, vision and virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 29, 2025
We never forget you, Officer Cook, as you were so full of zest, zeal and positive vibes each moment. Dade County was secured by you and the sacrifice stands for honor, integrity and heroic and angelic character, commitment and true and trusted convictions. Virtue, vision and wisdom all meant the world and your family who will continue your legacy of success going forward. We salute valor, loyalty, diligence, reverence and unselfish heart and soul of an essential warrior. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 28, 2025
A gentle man with a blessed and most compassionate heart and soul, heroic and dignified by the highest of humble honesty and integrity. Officer Cook, you will always be your family's inspiration and of your past comrades who served and protected Dade County with unwavering, unrelenting and unselfish virtue, reverence, diligence and vigilance. The citizens who have peace, stability and freedoms all can continue their very lives of fruition, purpose and passions because of your aspirations and dreams. We salute you and your character, commitment and convictions all wise, true and trustworthy. An angel to be saluted forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 27, 2025
A man with a solid constitution who was always humble, honorable, polite and most of all heroic in all aspects of awareness, astuteness and acumen, loyal and esteemed, treasured beyond any words. Yes, Officer Cook, you were your family's truly trusted and beloved darling who saved Dade County by action and having a humble heart and soul now all angelic as God blesses your spirit and character, commitment and convictions all desirable, dedicated and unwavering and unselfish. May you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You paid the most highest of sacrifices and will be saluted for vision, sacred virtue and wisdom driving your life and career where versatility, responsibility and capability will forever stay as your legacy purposefully transported forward by your family.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 26, 2025
You charged full steam ahead, Officer Cook, in all of your sacred and heroically detailed and blessed earthly missions where honesty, dignity and integrity create that atmosphere of bravery, wisdom, virtue and vision. But so missed because of one evil man who take your young life and career from you, your loving family members and department colleagues who carried the torches of tenacity, truth and trust along with them on those paths and trails where excellent character, staunch commitment and totally loyal and esteemed conviction is vital and essential to stamping out violence and heinous evil. You'll be angelically saluted my neighbor, friend and hero for carrying yourself with the highest of professional morals, values and scruples. Rest in peace Officer Cook, a gritty gentleman of gumption, unwavering and unselfish heart, soul, devotional dedication, vigilance and daily due diligence on your patrols of Dade County residents. Our peace of mind and earthly purposes go forward because of you and the sacrifice you made carrying out your solemn onuses.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 25, 2025
Police work is challenging yet it rewards those angels of character, heart and soul so heroically devoted as you surely were, Officer Cook. A man way mature above the rest. So distinctly genuine, truthful and trustworthy in all your earthly missions of resourcefulness, effort and goodwill. They were utilized in serving and in protecting the citizens of Dade County. They and your family have never forgotten you and your compassion and unassuming unselfishness and unwavering honesty, integrity, character and dignity all focused and well spent. You gave your life and career for serenity, safety and security to continue marching forward as your legacy of loyalty, esteem and diligent vigilance is saluted and solemnly remembered. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. Commitment, conviction and unsung ingenuity and intuition never wavered. You were a first class gentleman, a dedicated and fearless warrior.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 24, 2025
Dignity, honor and integrity marked your trustworthy and truthful life and career, Officer Cook, heroically patrolling our security and freedoms here in Dade County. Your family has missed you very terribly as they know this was what you chose to become and you never ever let them down an angel from heaven sacredly watching over everyone as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Your badge and uniform represented character, commitment, true excellence and allegiance to your fellow officers. A brave soul and unselfish heart and soul until your last breath sadly taken by an evil man.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 23, 2025
Heart, soul and humility followed your life and career heroically down those trails and paths of truth and trust, Officer Cook. It was in Dade County where you gave your life for our peace and security sad and tragic and yet your family lovingly carries on with you and your blessed legacy forevermore in their hearts and minds. Outstanding character, charm and loyal and esteemed commitment and conviction always personified by wisdom, virtue and sacred vision throughout everything that you achieved in becoming. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and heroic angel. You were to upstanding and classy parents and a doting big sister in Nancy who will always revere and love you. They all missed you very much and the rest of your family has missed you so terribly. What a dedicated and fortuitous warrior of unselfish and unwavering diligence, reverence and sanctity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 23, 2025
Six years of honor, dignity, integrity and a blessed and heroic heart, Officer Cook, were some of the many character traits you possessed and Dade County was certainly well protected and looked after. Character, commitment and conviction are forever attached to your legacy that we salute and your wisdom, vision and virtue too. First class dedication! Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 22, 2025
When honesty, dignity and integrity are robbed from a loyal, heroic and treasured individual we must solemnly remember and salute their valor, character, commitment and virtue such as yours, Officer Cook, an angel who faithfully, truthfully and with steadfast dedication and fortitude protected Dade County with all your heart, soul and unselfish might. Never forgotten and always loyal and esteemed. Your loss, your family and department's loss shall always be remembered. Now as angel may your spirit watch over us for eternity. Determination and unwavering comprehension from a young man donning a badge of bravery and a uniform of comprehension. My neighbor, friend and hero may you rest in peace. Just so sad and tragic! Badge#1664 was full of reverence, vigilance and diligence.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 21, 2025
When the honest, dignified heroes of integrity, character and commitment sacrifice their lives, hearts and souls we must salute and humbly remember the blessed lives they led and careers they chose of freewill. Your goodwill and fortitude, Officer Cook, rescued Dade County from much worse evil that sad and tragic day your family and department lost a wonderfully truthful and faithful gentleman of trust and virtue. Your earthly journeys were abundantly watched over by God as He now looks after you and your spirit of wisdom and vision. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. When the treasured and loyal souls of esteem depart from all too soon we must solemnly uphold their legacies and never forget the badges of bravery and uniforms of comprehension they donned with a smile and dedication.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 21, 2025
A dedicated man of gallantry and heart strong in humility and blessed with a most heroic soul. You were so essential, Officer Cook, to the stability and liberty of all Dade County residents. Just girded with honor, dignity and integrity all truly trusted as you preserved and protected the perseverance and meaning of our lives and your life and career my neighbor, friend and hero stand as a benchmark to be part of your legacy of faith, devotion and the goodwill of mankind always loyally at your side. Rest in peace. Character, commitment to justice and effort went into your outstanding convictions.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 20, 2025
The scope of a hero's work lies in their honesty, dignity and integrity because any lack of true and trustworthy character, commitment and conviction can spell trouble. No angel of bravery wants danger yet peril is that tiger waiting to claw at us. Dade County was where your unwavering, unselfish and unrelenting diligence brought peace, liberty and security as important elements of our earthly pursuits. Officer Cook, your badge, uniform and humility were surely blessed and yet they remain sorely missed by your family who raises your legacy every second in their life pursuits. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Ingenuity, intelligence and intuition catapulted your professional life and career efforts.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 19, 2025
Simplicity sometimes turns into complicity meaning nothing in this world ever seems easy and to reach your aspirations and goals as you so faithfully did, Officer Cook, meant you had to do everything right and with integrity, dignity and humble and blessed honor were you able to protect Dade County with your unselfish might, heart, character and truth. The trust never wavered ever and now as angel my you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 19, 2025
For never having the humble pleasure of meeting you, Officer Cook, you had to be the nicest and most honestly blessed gentleman and for this heroically Dade County and its citizens were mighty fortunate you protected us and our freedoms. with such unselfish grace, gallantry and virtue did you transport your character and its commitments to dignity, integrity and their truth and trust as an angel. Your family carries your legacy forward so humbly and say constructively. You are going to be saluted and solemnly remembered as a cherished and loyally dedicated warrior. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Conviction and intuition start the balls of diligence and vigilance moving onward.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 18, 2025
Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero Officer Cook. Dade County was promised freedom and peace and you answered all calls of duty especially on May 16, 1979. Such treachery! So tragic yet your commitment, convictions and outstanding professional character shall be saluted and never forgotten. For you were a gentleman of dignity, humility and heart with a soul of integrity and unwavering honesty always so loyal and unrelenting. God continues blessing you and your loved ones upholding your heroic legacy.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 17, 2025
To the Tidwell's and Wilkerson families smile and be humbly proud of your heroically blessed family member, for "Uncle Bo", Officer Cook, was just such a man of high caliber class, distinction and the reverent decency to handle any problem that Dade County faced. Integrity, dignity and honesty had their boxes of bravery triple checked across the boards of virtue, trustworthiness and truth. Now your angelic heart, soul and spirit hover above watching over everyone as you so performed with esteem, loyalty and are cherished and saluted for your missions on this earth. Always humbly unselfish, unwavering, mindfully diligent and vigilant. Your compassion for mankind went over and above any dangers you faced while restoring our serenity and safe travels. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 16, 2025
Your beautiful spirit, Officer Cook, is what I meant to say and that Our Master eternally watches over and protects you and your adoring family as you served with solemn and sacred truth and trust that kept Dade County and its folks from harm. Badge#1664 was the crown of courage, concern, care and compassionate consideration given to our world and you left us with your vitally loyal integrity, dignity and honesty intact. How else can one perform a job, a profession where at anytime peril can strike like a viper. You did all you could on May 16,1979, character, dedicated and staunch commitment to excellence and to achieve in all your earthly journeys that were humbly blessed with esteem, goodwill, faithful hope. Your department will forever salute you and your legacy passed down to other officers now charged with a large onus. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. Clarity and sincerity were virtue, wisdom and vision all toiling and patrolling for peace, stability and purpose.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 15, 2025
A strong heart and soul along with an ironclad constitution usually provide enough motive in fighting crime and its associated violence, evil and heinous wickedness. Well, Officer Cook, you surely and certainly did your important part in preserving and protecting the community of Dade County where you lived and thrived together with your beloved wife, Karen. To think if you were here today you would be celebrating fifty years of wedded bliss and probably be enjoying your desired retirement. Honor. Dignity. Integrity. Character and unsung and unselfish commitments and convictions all took shape and held their grounds while you were performing your daily responsibilities on behalf of mankind which is indebted and grateful to you. Truth and trust that went down the very same tracks and roads of sacred resolve, resiliency and resourcefulness all faithfully, fairly and firmly distributed by a cherished angel of God and a man of ingenuity, intelligence and virtue. You won't be forgotten and will be saluted for everything found in your precious and beautiful that Our Master is eternally watching over as your family carries your heroic legacy onward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A gentleman dedicated to his profession as a top flight public servant with maturity and accentuation in all that you were taught.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
January 15, 2025