Officer Down Memorial Page

My prayers are with the family, Brian was a great police officer. I remember his voice over police radio. He will not be forgotten, God Bless you and your family

John Mangan
June 16, 2009

My prayers are with the family, I worked in Bucks County with Brian. He was a Great Person. You will not be forgotten. God Bless

John Mangan
June 16, 2009

I was recently reminded of our Santa days together by someone who was touched by your generosity and kindness. You gave this child a very special basketball and he is now a college player and when I ran in to him, he asked about you as he was not aware you have gone on to a better place. He stated he thinks of you often, “Santa” and how you changed his life by giving him a basketball that opened doors for him to pursue sports and a better way of life. As Christmas approaches I can’t help but think of all the wonderful things you did to improve lives and affect change. You are my hero, and I cherish our memories. You are greatly missed but I know you look down from where you are especially at this time of year and smile on all of us. I miss you very much! Merry Christmas Santa.

Anonymous
December 17, 2008

Brian..You are sorely missed & never to be forgotten..never ever.

Jacqueline F.
#473
July 21, 2008

Today was my granddaughter's first birthday and the 8th
anniversary of your EOW. Time has not diminished your
service nor sacrifice. God bless the surviving members
of your families.
Lynn Kole
Bellingham,WA

June 14, 2008

May you always rest in peace and know that you will never be forgotten.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police
June 14, 2008

MY THOUGHT AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE DAUGHTERS OF THIS FINE OFFICER THAT GAVE HIS ALL MAKING THIS COUNTRY A BETTER AND SAFER PLACE TO LIVE. THIS WILL BE A DIFFICULT DAY I'M SURE,AND I ASK THAT GOD WOULD COMFORT YOU.

PATROLMAN G. DAVID COLE
PASCAGOULA PD.
June 14, 2008

God Speed, Brother.

P.O.K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ
February 20, 2008

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
February 18, 2008

On this the 7th anniversary of your death, you are honored. Your family is prayed for. Thank you for your service to the people of Worcester County.
There is a motor officer from New Mexico who is a rookie in Heaven as of today. Help him out as he looks over the people he loves and watches them grieve.

K. Miller
officer
June 14, 2007

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Heller on the anniversary of his passing.
May God continue to comfort you all.
Rest in peace.

911 Dispatcher
Virginia
June 14, 2007

G-d bless you and your loved ones.

June 14, 2007

Coming to this website is like the innerworkings of a
spider's web. One link leads to another and to another.
I looked up an officer from Arlington TX PD whose EOW
was 15 years ago. He was highlighted on the website.
I was reading all the letters from his daughter who is a
dispatcher with her Dad's department. There were reflections from Matt Crisafulli who also had lost his
Dad to a line-of-duty death when he was a young boy.
I wanted to read about his Dad so I came to the Worcester County S.O. website. There I noticed Matt served with a fellow deputy, Brain Heller, who also lost his life in the line of duty. So many connections. It is so hard to see all the lives lost in service to their communities. It takes a special person to be in law enforcement. My hat goes off to all who serve and to those who pay the ultimate sacrifice. And what a sacrifice it is for all the families involved. I am so happy that there are COPS organizations who reach out to meet the emotional needs of those who experience this life changing trauma. There are so many support groups so that the families don't have to suffer in silence and feel alone. Thanks also for the ODMP that allows us to remember our officers who have given everything to their fellow Americans. What you do and the price you pay is always apprecitated by those you serve, even if you never hear it or we don't personally know you. Thanks, Brian for the costly price you paid
to keep us safe. With love from one coast of America to the other.
Lynn Kole
Washington State

June 14, 2007

Deputy Heller, may you rest in peace, you will not be forgotten and will be remembered always.

LEO wife
June 13, 2007

Brian,
It is now seven years The heart has not mended The pain still cuts deep We miss you so Your daughters are doing you proud and you have two great beautiful grand babies I know your looking down on us all GOD please give you a big hug and kiss from me

MOM

mother
June 4, 2007

REMEMBERING DEPUTY HELLER TODAY.
YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.

MOTHER OF A "FALLEN OFFICER"

September 25, 2006

Brian:
Thinking about you during this holiday season, as you would be the best Santa Claus as always. We miss you very much! Merry Christmas and God Bless!

A Very Special Friend
December 18, 2005

THE LIVING YEARS

Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door

I know that i'm a prisoner
To all my father held so dear
I know that i'm a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish i could have told him in the living years

Crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thought
Stilted conversations
I'm afraid that's all we've got

You say you just don't see it
He says it's perfect sense
You just can't get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talking in defence

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
It's the bitterness that lasts

So don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different day
And if you don't give up, and don't give in
You may just be o.k.

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

I wasn't there that morning
When my father passed away
I didn't get to tell him
All the things i had to say

I think i caught his spirit
Later that same year
I'm sure i heard his echo
In my baby's new born tears
I just wish i could have told him in the living years

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

Brian really liked this song that came out in early 1988. I thought I'd post it here for him.

God Bless Everyone!

A Very Good Friend from NJ
November 13, 2005

You would have just celebrated your B-Day the other day. It reminds me of an evening that we were both working together and at the Morrisville Travern eating Steamed Clams. Oh, those were the days.

Just last Thursday, September 29, 2005 we lost another fine officer, Brian S. Gregg of Newtown Boro. I'm certain that you both are together and in a better place. Please lookover us down here and until we all meet again, rest in peace.

Detective Robert Trautman
Worcester County Sheriff's Office - Maryland
October 5, 2005

Brian and I attended the police academy together, I remember the 2 mile run each day, Brian dragging me behind him. He was always there for the team and I will miss him dearly, It was an honor and privilage to know him. Brian, we miss you here in Bucks County, Pa. and your tour will never end in our hearts. R.I.P. friend/brother

Greg DiPaolo Police Officer
Bensalem Township Police
October 3, 2005

Today im back to Pa from a vacation to ocean city md most would say as they back from there vacation that they had a great time. i cut my vacation short by 2 days because of sad news i got about a friend that had lost his life in june of 2000. that friend was officer Brian Heller. i got to know Brian when he was a police officer in morrisville pa. everyone knew Brian even the bad guys. they knew if they were caught by brian with drugs or drunk driving they knew they were done for . i would hear about a police chase going on in morrisville or falls township and could just about win a bet that brian was involved. he dispised drugs and drunk drivers he was always worried about someone elses saftey or well being.
one nite late there was a apartment fire at the robert morris apartments on bridge street in morrisville i was told later that there was a police officer that scaled the balcony of the burning building like spider man to save a child on the 3rd floor. even before i read the officers name in the news paper i told my wife ill bet that cop was deer hunter (that was his CB name) and sure enuff it was. i couldnt wait to catch up with him the following weekend to go fishing and call him spider man he just brushed it off as if it was nothing. and to him it wasnt.he just laughed.
Brian had a way with words and people. even the day he forgot to put the drain plug back in his boat and it sunk on the ramp he told me he meant to do that so he could rinse out the hull we all knew he was wrong but he made us all laugh. I could go on for an hour about all
My heart goes out to Connie and his girls it should have never happened this way.

mike carr
personal friend
August 22, 2005

Brian, Today marks 5 years that you have been gone. I was honored when your mother called me last month and asked if I would prepare a testimonial to be read at the crash site. The service was conducted today.....April and Laura are so grown. Your little granddaughters were also there. They let balloons go that read "I love You". Your spirit is very much alive. Here in writing I present your testimonial:

DFC. Brian Keith Heller…. DFC. Heller was many things to many people. He was

And always will be a…..

father……………..

son……………….

husband…………….

brother……..

friend to all who knew him…….

And a Worcester County Deputy Sheriff…..Brian was one of the most productive police officers that most of us will ever know. He had such a keen sense of this job that allowed him to perform his duties in an exemplary manner…….whether it was yielding narcotics off of our streets to make our communities safer, or taking a drunk driver off of the streets so that our families, friends, neighbors, and citizens could return to their homes and be with their families.

Brian performed these duties routinely…….I can remember occasions when Brian was off duty he would find a drunk driver to take off of the street……with this being done you and I are able to be here today……Brian’s time was way too short. His time that he was here with us was meaningful, it was rewarding, it was educational and it will always be remembered by all of us.


All of Brian’s achievements as a Deputy Sheriff were accomplished because of the skill and intuition that he possessed.

The last conversation that I ever had with Brian was five days prior to his death. Ironically, I looked at Brian as we were parked next to each other and I said “Brian, you don’t worry about anything, you come out here and you get it done”. Brian just looked at me and said “Crisafulli……..I’ll worry about things if they happen”. This was a testament to his ability to be a productive deputy and keep our neighborhoods safer from the criminal element.

Five years later we remember and always will remember DFC. Brian Keith Heller.

Here is a blessing for Brian:

May the road rise to meet you

May the wind be always at your back

May the sun shine warm upon your face.

And the rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again, may god hold you in the hollow of his hand.

DFC. Matt Crisafulli
Worcester County Sheriffs Office
June 14, 2005

Thank you for your service, sir. We will forever keep you and your loveing family in our hearts.

LEO
June 14, 2005

I come to this page often to visit and hope each time there has not been another name added. After going to in todays date in history, Deputy Heller's name came up. I read the reflections left by his family and friends and I am heartbroken. Your husband and dad was a true hero. He will not be forgotten.

Holli
Wife of LEO
June 14, 2005

The love that is displayed by Officer Heller's family on this website is a testiment to how special he really was. Officer Heller was a hero everyday, but I am sure if you would have had the chance to ask him about that he would have replied with a joke and say it was his job (according to his daughters he always had a joke). May you rest in peace and continue to watch over your family.

Reserve Deputy Shane Beener
Kitsap County Sheriff's Department
February 24, 2005