Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

16 years later, always a friend & hero. Here's a link to a story/video on the news from yesterday:
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/home/After-16-Years-A-Community-Still-Remembers-219846141.html?llsms=397231&c=y

Tom
friend

August 16, 2013

Eryk,
Thinking of you today and always. I love you. Take care of Dad up there! :)
Vikki

Vikki
sister

August 15, 2013

Another year...another anniversary. I still can't think of you without crying...for the what ifs and the whys..
And for Taylor and how different her life might have been. I don't want you back just for me but for her. It is so hard to explain to her your goofiness and stubbornness and all the other things that made you YOU. Also because Eryn never knew you and asks about you...especially when I cry . I still can't believe you're gone! Love you and miss you more every day!

Michelle
Sister

August 14, 2013

When I was in training they used your story as an example of courage, and proof that even though we may take rounds in a 998 it doesn't mean the fight ends right away. That you keep fighting as long as one can to end the threat, as you did. The sacrifice you made so that your beat partner could live is awe inspiring. Your memory lives on, even in those of us who only know you through the timeless bond of the blue line.

I hope you've found peace in the next life, God knows you did your part down here.

RIP

Deputy Matthew Loux
MCSO

June 6, 2013

Thinking of you, love and miss you! Left some pretty things out at your grave!

Taylor Payge
Daughter

May 31, 2013

Still think of you so often, never knew this site was here until I saw it on my own daughter's page and I had to stop by. Your family remains in my prayers and you'll never be forgotten.

Sonja
Former FWPD Reserve and Dispatcher

April 9, 2013

Rest in Peace, Officer Heck. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

February 4, 2013

Thninking of you....gonna see Taylor and Deb today! Will we ever stop missing you!?

Sister
Sister

November 22, 2012

Thoughts and prayers for the loved ones left behind, now some 15 years later. I will always remember you, my friend.

Tom
Friend

August 17, 2012

Eryk, I miss you everday and love you so much. I bet you and Dad are golfing and having a great time in heaven.

Love you,
Vikki

Vikki Bobay
Sister

August 15, 2012

psalm 35

1Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;
Fight against those who fight against me.

2Take hold of buckler and shield
And rise up for my help.

3Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

4Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.

5Let them be like chaff before the wind,
With the angel of the LORD driving them on.

6Let their way be dark and slippery,
With the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

7For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

8Let destruction come upon him unawares,
And let the net which he hid catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.

9And my soul shall rejoice in the LORD;
It shall exult in His salvation.

10All my bones will say, “LORD, who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

11Malicious witnesses rise up;
They ask me of things that I do not know.

12They repay me evil for good,
To the bereavement of my soul.

13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled my soul with fasting,
And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.

14I went about as though it were my friend or brother;
I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.

15But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together;
The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They slandered me without ceasing.

16Like godless jesters at a feast,
They gnashed at me with their teeth.

17Lord, how long will You look on?
Rescue my soul from their ravages,
My only life from the lions.

18I will give You thanks in the great congregation;
I will praise You among a mighty throng.

19Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

20For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

21They opened their mouth wide against me;
They said, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”

22You have seen it, O LORD, do not keep silent;
O Lord, do not be far from me.

23Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.

24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness,
And do not let them rejoice over me.

25Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, our desire!”
Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

26Let those be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress;
Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

27Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication;
And let them say continually, “The LORD be magnified,
Who delights in the prosperity of His servant.”

28And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness
And Your praise all day long.

dkb
friend/coworker

August 15, 2012

Happpy early birthday! <3
love and miss you a lot, you'll always be in my heart.

Taylor Payge Heck
Daughter

April 18, 2012

Love and Miss you Daddy! You'll never be forgotten!

Taylor Payge
Daughter

February 7, 2012

Eryk,
I just visited you again a few hours ago and when I came home I saw that Taylor had posted this site on her FaceBook page! I worked with your mom on several cases after I was sworn-in Sept. of 1974 and she was a great cop. I remember how proud she was when you were sworn in. The first mother - son team on the Department. And I could tell you were going to follow in her footsteps when you worked for me. For some reason this site made me remember a man hunt we were involved in in the Grabill area in the late 70's. Your mom got a tip where the 2 suspects were hiding and a K-9 officer & myself met her at the house. In just a short time, while we were searching, a relative attacked us and I can still see Gerri standing on the porch juggling her gun and our 2 shotguns we threw her while we subdued the attacker. And I'll never forget her standing up and hugging me at your funeral and pleading with me -"Please don't let this happen to you!" After that, every recruit class I helped teach at the ILEA I tried to instill safety for themselves and their pardners during the drug traffic stops. When I finally called 10-42 for the last time after 37 yrs as an officer I realized that you must have heard Gerri's plea and had been helping my guarding angel keep me safe those last 12 yrs. [Lord knows he needed the help]. Most of us old timers have gone on to other things now and a lot of the "young bucks" don't even remember who we were or knew us. But there is not one single member of the Department that doesn't remember you and your sacrfice for the safety of the citizins and fellow officers of Allen County Indiana on Aug 15, 1997.

Until our next visit --

Sgt. Steve Haxby (retired)
Allen County Police Dept. - Drug Task Force

January 8, 2012

daddy it gets hard sometimes thinking about what my life would be like if you were still here with me. i miss you a lot. <3 it gets really hard some days, but i just pull through because i know that's what you'd want me to do. i know i have't been the best person, but i really am trying to be what you want me to be in life. i love you daddy <3

1/8/12

Taylor Payge Heck
Daughter

January 8, 2012

It is because of the dedication and sacrifices of such police officers that I had volunteered a huge amount of time to Civil Defense efforts back in the CD days. To work with them and next to them was an honor. To Officer Heck's daughter, your father was a hero and the very reason so many others have discovered the best qualities of who they are in order to serve their communities in their own way and to best of their ability.
You have so much to be proud of.

Corp. of Comm
CPCD, HCD (defunct)

January 5, 2012

I didn't know officer Heck. But as the Christmas season approaches, we miss family that has moved on to a better place even more. I just wanted to let the entire family of Officer Heck that he has not been forgotten! God Bless

R Koehler

December 9, 2011

I miss you dad. <3
love you alot.
14 years is a long time!

well gotta go, im at school:)

Taylor Payge Heck
Daughter

November 2, 2011

Here I sit on the eve of the anniversary of your death and all I can remember about today 14 years ago was watching Taylor so Deb could go to the dentist. Deb came to pick her up and Vikki and I had Tay under the tree in front of my condo playing on a blanket. It was a beautiful day and we were having so much fun with Taylor and visiting with Deb. She brought up that you knew who had been breaking into the houses in your area but just couldn't catch him. I wonder if we had only known then what we could have done differently!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would have tied you to a chair and never let you loose! So much heartache could have been avoided if only.......
I think of you every day and tell Eryn about you all the time. I so wish you could have met her...she talks about you sometimes like she knew you...it makes me think you two met in heaven! I miss you every day and can't wait until I can see you forever again!!!!!!!!!!

Love ya...Shel'

Michelle James RN
Sister

August 14, 2011

Eryk,

What brought me back here today was the C.O.P.S. ride into Fort Wayne today. They were visiting the police & firefighter memorial, and immediately, I think of you. I sit here crying as I read the comments left by family & friends, and I feel their pain.

I think of you from time to time, and the family you left behind. I pray for Deb & Taylor and their life without you. I pray that you are watching Taylor grow up from heaven. You were a great friend and role model.

Just wanted you to know that I have not forgotten about you. You will always be a hero of mine.

I am always available to help anyone in your family if a need arises.

Peace.

Thomas Monnier
Friend

July 27, 2011

Shelly,

Taylor will know her Daddy. Daddys never leave their daughters, not even in death. He will always be with her through you. She will know how wonderful he is through you and so many other who will share Eryk's love for her with her. He will work through you to show her how he loves her, to hug her and to be there for her even though he cannot physically be there.

Taylor, your Daddy loves you more than you will ever know. If you ever want to know how special he is, just ask your mom or any of his friends. They will tell you. If you ever want a hug from your daddy, just ask your mom for one, he will hug you through her.

God Bless you both.

Anonymous

October 18, 2010

How can I still cry so badly 13 years later? I miss you so very much! I hate this day !!! I hate the way you died! I hate that you are gone! I hate that Taylor never got to know you!

Shelly

August 15, 2010

May God grant Officer Heck's Family, Fellow Officers, and Friends, the Serenity to accept the things they can not change, Courage to change the things they can, and the Wisdom to know the difference..Rest in Peace Warrior... Your Sacrifice will never be forgotten..May God give your family Peace on this anniversary of your murder..

Officer Debra McFall Ross
East Buffalo Twp Police, Lewisburg, Pa.

August 15, 2010

Sounds like someone should posthumously get a medal of honor, or whatever his departments highest and most distinguished medal is. Top 1% for sure. Rest easy brother.

Semper Fi

Anonymous

July 23, 2010

Taylor is at our house this week...wow, what a very nice young lady she is turning out to be. She has a stubborn streak in her and I'm not sure where she may have gotten that? I am folding some of the law enforcement clothes that you left behind. I couldn't make it through without crying still after almost 13 years. Susanne and I are going to make Taylor a quilt from them so she can keep them forever. I sense that Taylor wants to know more and more lately about you and that she is saddened by not having grown up with you as a dad. That is what makes me cry the hardest....what you both missed out on. I would give my life to bring you back to her. I miss you and your goofiness!! Love you soooo much...Shel'

Anonymous

July 1, 2010