Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Days of old when peace, freedom and the pursuits of happiness, health, blessing and prosperity should all be transparent. The sad and sometimes tragic reality is evil, violence, hatred and chaos still pervade mankind and humanity. It was your decision, Officer Cook, to choose law enforcement as your professional career. You made a life changing goal, not only a reality for your aspirations now and forever serve as an integral portion of your heroic legacy. Dade County so well guarded by a man of faith, devotion and humbly blessed talent and resourcefulness. Always loyal and esteemed, honest, dignified and carrying character and integrity within your unselfish, unwavering and most compassionate heart and soul of caring and concern. Your family, comrades and friends have never forgotten you and what you represented in life and while donning a uniform replete with morals, values and scruples. They patrolled the roads, streets and corners with you keeping us safe and secure. We salute the virtue, versatility and sacred missions put forth to rectify our pursuits. The angel who now patrols the heavens above shall rest in peace. You were my neighbor, friend and hero I never had a chance to meet at least I keep in touch with your friend and former partner, Officer Keith DiGenova. He continues maintaining his life by exercising at the YMCA where he lives in Ormand Beach, Florida. Once again rest in peace Officer Cook. The rock of resolve, resiliency, character, commitment and all the convictions of truth and trustworthiness. You fortified society with your smile, skills and total professionalism demonstrated at all times no matter the danger you faced and battled every moment to protect us from harm.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 21, 2024
Meant to say, Officer Cook, God surely blesses your family as they take the torch of your bravery forward. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Intelligence and intensity highlighted your career,life and spiritual devotion.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 20, 2024
Heroism, heart and humility are linked to one's angelic soul and spirit and yours, Officer Cook, secured the streets and very foundations in and around Dade County where your legacy of durable honesty, integrity, dignity and character has and will stand tall and proud forevermore. You took charge and by virtue of versatility, responsibility and leadership were you able to direct other colleagues through the mazes of mayhem and violence which sadly robbed you of more years, decades where retirement and pleasures of life awaited you and your beloved Karen. Very tragic and yet the intuitive missions of commitment, truth and trust was honored everyday by trails and paths paved by perseverance, proficiency and classic dedication and endeavor poured forth. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Diligence, wisdom and visional vigilance was always located in badge #1664. Keep surely blesses your family as He keeps eternal watch over your esteemed spirit.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 20, 2024
Diligence is patience rewarded meaning dedication, devotion and determination all are achieved when one is constant and persistent in their particular jobs. Yours, Officer Cook, were dangerous in that protecting the public as you humbly and heroically did for Dade County required more than certain talents and skills. Integrity,character, dignity and the valor of honesty were placed in harm's way to succeed. A man and a first class gentleman of faith, effort and commitment all making their due vigilance around your beloved community where your name and legacy are angelically linked to esteem and loyalty. Paths and trails true and trusted for eternity and for those who now face huge challenges in pursuing safety and peace for mankind to aspire, dream and fulfill their lives happily and blessed for health and prosperity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 20, 2024
A decent and yet a humbly beloved hero who gave his life for his community of Dade County. Our pursuits, liberties and stability all came through you, Officer Cook. A gentleman of gallantry, heart and character whose commitments were all dignified and full of loyal integrity and esteem to be treasured by your family, comrades and friends forever. We salute virtue, versatility and your sacred journeys you made on mankind's behalf never to be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. Soar high! Fly high and may God watch over your spirit of adventure and acumen for eternity.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 19, 2024
The life and professional career encompassing honor, dignity and integrity was so truthful and trustworthy. Dade County was under youeyes and ears of service and protection, Officer Cook, to be heroically saluted and so honored as your legacy continues skyward looking down on your family, colleagues and a host of friends. The character. commitment and convictions were all completed with unselfish, unwavering and unrelenting heart and soul all blessed for their loyalty, esteem and morals of meaningful pursuits. Now and for eternity an angel of accountability, onus and wisdom. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Trails and paths of perseverance all prepared for others whose character and skillset are placed in harm's way to provide peace and stability as you did for your blessed and beloved community.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 18, 2024
A war rages on many decades after you gave your life and career in order for peace, stability and reason to firmly stand tall and proud. Officer Cook, for a man of character, honesty, dignity and the unselfish, unyielding and unwavering integrity they are the formulas behind your ferocity, tenacity and commitment to excel. You performed in an outstanding manner always uplifting, enhancing and enriching our community with blessings and humility from your most heroic heart and soul of care, compassion and vigilance. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 17, 2024
Determined to battle through adversity, Officer Cook and for this Dade County will salute and remember your name, career, life and heroic legacy. It is dignity, character and a firm resolve driven by unselfish and unwavering commitment to see peace and prosperity in our midst. True and trustworthy an angel your parents and family will forever admire and love. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Humanity appreciates you and your heartfelt soul of bravery.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 16, 2024
With amplified acumen, astuteness and a sense of heightened awareness, Officer Cook, were you capably able to serve and to protect the vitality of Dade County. Our lives, your family's lives were all in the soundest of hands. A real hero, an angel of honor, dignity and integrity that summoned each and every ounce of energy and enhancement from your unwavering and unselfish heart and soul of virtue, wisdom and vision. Each path, each street you patrolled were done so in truth and trustworthiness all from a highly diligent, intelligent and a gentleman of faith, resourcefulness and the steadfast of dedication, ingenuity and intuition. May Our Creator shine His light upon your humbly blessed spirit as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character, conviction and commitment all crusaded as one unit together providing us with sanctity, stability and safety.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 16, 2024
Calmness must be the rule first of all if any perilous situation is to be resolved. Police have plenty on their heroic plates of heart, soul and everything blessed in the words of honesty, integrity and dignity. So much refined character, commitment and conviction, Officer Cook, that revealed the articulation and accentuation of truth, trust and virtue all a esteemed and cherished part of your fighting legacy. You sacrificed in the name of God, peace, stability and sacred goodwill put forth on your earth journeys and destinies sadly cut short because of violence from a more than disgruntled young man. So loyal, unselfish and unwavering all saluted and remembered solemnly. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and angel of a hero. Badge#1664 displayed reverence, compassion and respect from a more diligent and vigilant warrior.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 15, 2024
Unwavering, unselfish, unending and unrelenting heroism in the line of duty shall be rewarded and humbly blessed by Our Creator. Yours, Officer Cook, was maintained by essential morals, mettle and meaning as they all possessed the unique abilities and capacity to both serve and protect the loyalty and esteem of Dade County. It's where our very hearts and soul just as yours was took care of dangerous tasks and delivered the calming effects of safety, serenity and security they are required if we are to pursue our dreams, goals and aspirations as yours too were important, tragically they were robbed from your soul which our Lord constantly watches over. A true warrior of trust, versatility and the sacred virtue, wisdom and character that took onus seriously never losing sight of why public servants serve the needs of humanity and mankind. Your commitment and convictions were always clear,precise and concise and now as a heroic angel can rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero along with other blue angels who wore their badges as supremely and superbly as all who don a uniform of understanding and morals.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 14, 2024
The doors of heaven take in the heroes and heroines who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Your perseverance and unselfish diligence, Officer Cook, made Dade County surely safer and more sound. We cannot ever forget you, your life and public service career though dangerous you performed earthly roles with integrity, class, dignity and honest character. We salute you for creating bridges and paths of trust and truth where loyalty and esteem go. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero of virtue and sacred wisdom.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 14, 2024
You were exactly what our world needed, Officer Cook, your humbly chosen profession although perilous and I know and your family wished you could have joined the crime scene squad as you were an excellent photographer and best of all you would still be carrying your shield with pride, integrity, dignity and honorable character. For your sacred affirmation and pressed uniform stood for more than most of us could ever imagine. Resilient, efficient and prominent forever in our midst going down paths and trails of justice, truth and trust while always being loyal, esteemed and just a very special and precious angel of heroic humility, heart and an unwavering and unselfish soul. The concern, care, compassion all shined through the doors of all the homes and offices you so humbly laid down your life for serenity, security and safety to follow through and always saluted for virtue and versatility, your vehicles that carved newer beginnings. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 13, 2024
With amplified acumen, astuteness and a sense of heightened awareness, Officer Cook, were you capably able to serve and to protect the vitality of Dade County. Our lives, your family's lives were all in the soundest of hands. A real hero, an angel of honor, dignity and integrity that summoned each and every ounce of energy and enhancement from your unwavering and unselfish heart and soul of virtue, wisdom and vision. Each path, each street you patrolled were done so in truth and trustworthiness all from a highly diligent, intelligent and a gentleman of faith, resourcefulness and the steadfast of dedication, ingenuity and intuition. May Our Creator shine His light upon your humbly blessed spirit as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Character, conviction and commitment all crusaded as one unit together providing us with sanctity, stability and safety.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 13, 2024
We celebrate birthdays when one is alive. Yet we celebrate lives of those who are not with us physically anymore. The reason is humbly simple andthat is to remember their life, career and sacrifice in that they served and protected us performing a dangerous job where our peace and stability needs to be around us at all times despite evil lurking. You lived your life, Officer Cook, humbly blessed with integrity, honesty and dignified character surrounding you and your beloved family. A man of faith, devotion and true trustworthiness that paved and blazed paths and trails for others of virtue, morality and the sanctity of your missions and journeys that are carried forward by your family. We offer solemn salutes of valor to you and won't overlook nor forget your legacy stamped,signed and sealed in love, loyalty, admiration and respect because of your angelic and unselfish heart, soul and spirit. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You uplifted commitment, character and conviction to a higher plateau where God watches over you every second.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 12, 2024
Today is our day of judgment, we call Yom Kippur when Jewish people ask their friends and God for forgiveness. Officer Cook, you were a first class gentleman, a first class public servant and an excellent and well mannered son, brother, husband and uncle, a great-uncle whose life, career, legacy are all about heart, humility and heroic endeavor. Integrity, dignity and character are all etched upon your ledger where you rest in peace my neighbor, friend, angel and hero. Dade County was spared much worse violence that tragic day on May 16,1979 when you acted as trained and made the ultimate sacrifice of truth, trust, decency and dedication. We will never forget you, your cherished life and esteem so loyal and dear to everyone. Unselfish, unwavering and always diligent and vigilant. You cared. You preserved life and property forevermore.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 12, 2024
The roads and streets paved by heroes are forever sacred and virtuous. The vision, wisdom and humbleness you were blessed with, Officer Cook, will be saluted and stay cherished within Dade County's community. For giving clear effort, efficiency and putting the energy forth to shield us from violence so may it be the will of the Lord to watch over your heart, soul and spirit. It's dignity, integrity and honesty that spelled out your life and career. The handsome smiling face will stay treasured in your family's trails of life and purpose. Inspirations and aspirations are why we live and breathe. A sacrifice that will be saluted and never forgotten. History records the tenacious feats of those who made commitment, conviction and character stand tall and proud. Rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero. You were designed for your career and never took your feet off the pedal chasing evil.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 11, 2024
Your heart and heroic soul, Officer Cook, were humbly blessed and watched over by Our Maker as you protected Dade County and its residents with all your composure, compassion and caring concern. We the people can truly thank you for living and performing such a dangerous profession and in making the ultimate sacrifice. One that should have ended on a more peaceful note that day of may 16,1979, a day your family, department and the world will never forget. Integrity and dignity well spelled out, well planned and certainly well thought out. Character, commitment and convictions are truly trustworthy. The paths and trails you blazed are now protected by those who have succeeded you. We salute the man of virtue whose angelic perseverance, effort and unselfish diligence and vigilance shall represent your heroic legacy of faith, dedication and steadfast devotion. A decent man gone before his time sadly but remembered and saluted for loyalty, esteem. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of values, morals and scruples.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 11, 2024
Desire is loyal effort. Dignity is conducting yourself with integrity, respect and honorable loyalty. For having outstanding and excellent character truthful commitment and the most trustworthy of convictions, Officer Cook, Dade County will forever salute your heroism and humbly blessed heart and soul. A gentleman of virtue, vision and sacred value whose versatility was well known, you created the vibes of peace, serenity and security in order for us to keep moving forward with our pursuits, dreams and aspirations. Yours was tragically usurped by a wicked, heinous and evil man. You are to be solemnly and poignantly paid salutes of homage for doing your diligence day in and day out. A legacy that whoever succeeded you must keep in mind and obey as you lived by the highest of morals, principles, values and scruples. Rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero. The paths and trails you worked through were dotted with devotion, unselfishness, resiliency and sincere endeavor.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 10, 2024
We pay accolades and homage to those heroes and heroines who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, pursuits and travels. Your passion, Officer Cook, was well known andsurely accentuated in loyalty, honesty, dignity and integrity. They were the rod and reel of your consistent patrols over Dade County where stability and peace still reigns. Thank God you arrived that fateful day to assist your comrades saving the citizens' lives and theirs too. You'll always be saluted for valuable vision, versatility and virtue above and beyond the perilous tasks put before you. Just a great man lost, taken from his family, community, department and many, many friends who witnessed an icon of ingenuity, intuition and intelligence all revealing your compassionate heart and soul, angelic and unselfish. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero of conviction, commitment and the character of a truly trustworthy warrior.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 10, 2024
Responsibility entails many details where destinies are watched and followed by Our Lord. You went to work did your job very well preserving the quality of life here in Dade County where serenity, security and safety are important factors in pour daily lives. The pristine patrols so humbly blessed by Our Creator and since you were a rather devout and most faithful servant whose heart and soul madethe ultimate sacrifice never to be forgotten. Integrity that was instilled. Dignity that was dedicated and most determined. Character that was going beyond your sincerest of endeavors always so treasured, loyal and highly esteemed. The heavens above have a true and trustworthy angel of acumen, awareness and virtue. To live with zest and zeal, all your earthly missions of goodwill and journeys where justice demanded your most immediate actions. You were diligent and vigilant all implanted and sealed within badge#1664 your symbol and signature of all capability, versatility and ability. You had the capacity to direct other fellow officers because of your value as a servant and well rounded officer. An angel who watches day and night over family members with Our Master directing your heavenly patrols.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 9, 2024
We are experiencing a serious hurricane in Milton, Officer Cook. Forty-five years later as you rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero, you'll forevermore be remembered and saluted for giving your life, heart and soul for helping keep Dade County safe and sound. The integrity, dignity and character of a young man reverent, resilient and highly respected among your peers. The pressure of defending our liberties and freedoms is not only an important assignment, it's essential if our purposes and passions in life continue forward. Commitment so solid. Conviction true and trustworthy a sall your paths and trails,unselfish and unwavering had all the traits of justice, morals and virtue. So mature and wise beyond your years and so measured as a man of gallantry always so loyal and treasured as your family carefully and with humble blessings takes the yoke of your heroic legacy onward. Your spirit watches over your loved ones and colleagues. Today, I spoke to your old partner and friend, Keith DiGenova. He is persevering and exercising daily to stay in shape after what he went through with Robert Edgerton.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 9, 2024
We are experiencing a serious hurricane in Milton, Officer Cook. Forty-five years later as you rest in peace my neighbor, angel, friend and hero, you'll forevermore be remembered and saluted for giving your life, heart and soul for helping keep Dade County safe and sound. The integrity, dignity and character of a young man reverent, resilient and highly respected among your peers. The pressure of defending our liberties and freedoms is not only an important assignment, it's essential if our purposes and passions in life continue forward. Commitment so solid. Conviction true and trustworthy a sall your paths and trails,unselfish and unwavering had all the traits of justice, morals and virtue. So mature and wise beyond your years and so measured as a man of gallantry always so loyal and treasured as your family carefully and with humble blessings takes the yoke of your heroic legacy onward. Your spirit watches over your loved ones and colleagues. Today, I spoke to your old partner and friend, Keith DiGenova. He is persevering and exercising daily to stay in shape after what he went through with Robert Edgerton.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 9, 2024
Intuitive, precise and full of energy, you carried out your sacred missions and journeys of faith, resiliency and dedication with acumen and clarity, Officer Cook. The hero that you'll always be in your family, department and in Dade County's eyes shall always be saluted and praised for its due vigilance and trusted and truthful diligence given to each task placed before you. A rock of devotion, honesty, dignity and integrity, your composed character, staunch commitment and solid convictions were all unselfish, unrelenting and unwavering. It's sad that God called you home as an angel before your time as twenty-five years of cherished,loyal and esteemed work ethics were your destinies and directions done by the letter of the law and certainly with the highest of morals, values and scruples of wisdom, vision and versatile virtue. We pray as you rest in peace my friend, neighbor and hero that your legacy is followed by your family. Their inspirations and dreams are your aspirations taken with understanding, ingenuity and factual intelligence supporting your every patrol.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 9, 2024
Resiliency, efficiency and proficiency revolve around the wheels of dignity, integrity and honesty. So make no bones about your unassuming, unwavering and most heroically unselfish character, Officer Cook, which protected the streets and homes of all Dade County. A Godsend of a man, a rock of your beloved family who steered peace and serenity into our community where chaos and mayhem shall not roam. An angel so loyal and cherished, esteemed and understandingly intutitive. Never a more honest gentleman full of decency, class, desire and dedication. Virtue and vision were vehicles of your sacred missions of faithfulness, resourcefulness and purposeful meaning. Mettle and commitment so vital to your convictions of courage and your many crusades. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Everyday you are solemnly saluted and dutifully remembered for your service, smile and graciousness.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 8, 2024

