Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Deputy Dicker,
I did not know you however I saw a monument erected in your memory along the New River Trail State Park near Austinville. I was compelled to learn more about you. Rest in peace and know that you have not been forgotten

Detective Dan Cunius
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department

November 17, 2013

I was close to this case before I retired from the Virginia State Police and was close and worked with Deputy Clifford Ernest Dicker for years. Dicker was a model Deputy with the heart as large as all of outdoors. This juvenile had been a problem for all of us in Wythe County, Va. and from my dealings with him after the incident he showed no remorse. He needs to stay in prison the rest of his life.

Lieutenant L.G. Mavredes
Deputy Chief
Pennington Gap Police Department

July 24, 2012

I JUST SENT MY LETTER,AND I WILL BE PRAYING THIS KILLER
STAYS WHERE HE BELONGS TILL HE HAS SERVED HIS 42 YEAR
SENTENCE IN PRISON WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH.
GOD BLESS YOU DEPUTY DICKER AND YOUR FAMILY.

TOM FAIRLEY
FORMER POLICE OFFICER

July 24, 2012

A No Parole letter from me has been sent, sure hope it is denied

Rest Easy Sir

Robert
State of Georgia

July 24, 2012

I am praying that the parole board will deny any chance of parole. My letter is already signed and ready to go. You must be proud of Karla for bringing this to our attention.

Leanne Heggen Eckstein
Surviving wife of SA E.M. Heggen, USACIDC, EOW: 7-23-1973

July 23, 2012

A "No Parole" letter for the thug that killed you has been sent. You will never be forgotten!

daughter of slain Special Agent J. Robert Porter
FBI
E.O.W. 8/9/79

Kristi Porter
Police Family Survivor

July 23, 2012

Hey Papa!

Well my due date was October 24! Hey, guess what? Thats YOUR birthday! ♥ I love you :). As you now know, Joey was born on Halloween, but I KNOW there was a reason for his due date. I love you so much, and I just wish that you and Granny had a chance to meet my wonderful son. I can't wait to be with ya'll one day. I know your looking out for everyone of us, and I just wish you were looking out for us here! Why can't you be here with me? I don't understand. Why should anyone get taken from anybody? It's not fair. You were just doing your job! I love you, and I know you watch over us ♥ But I know your in a better place... I know that.. But it just doesn't seem fair. My grand pa was taken away from me at such an early age. MY MOM lost her dad at such a young age. And I just don't understand. WHY. Why? Why? WHY!!!

Nikki
Grandaughter

April 21, 2012

Dad, in just a couple of days, you will have been gone from us for 16 years. This will be our 17th Christmas without you. That first Christmas was so hard because you had just been taken from us, but we had to do it for the sake of your baby granddaughters who didn't understand that we didn't want to celebrate that year. As this 17th Christmas approaches, I am saddened that you didn't get the opportunity to meet your other 13 grandchildren or the two new great-grandchildren. We miss you so very much. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about you and wish you were here to talk to, to hug, to tell you I love you just one more time. I know that you and mom are looking down on us from Heaven, and that your Christmas is a million times better than we on Earth could ever imagine. I'll see you on the other side.

~With much love, your daughter Karla

Karla
Daughter

December 2, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 15th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

I pray for solace for all those who love and miss you. Both the pain and pride are forever.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

December 6, 2009

Happy New Year, Dad!

14 years and counting. It's so hard to believe you've been gone that long. I still miss you every single day. I got new tags...the NLEOMF tag with 34E-19 on them -- the panel and line where your name has been etched forever in stone. People ask what my tag stands for, and I proudly tell them. It makes some of the officers at work uncomfortable, I can tell. I understand why. But, I hope that it makes them stop and think that nothing in this world is certain, and when they go home to their families, they will hug them a little tighter. You never know who will be gone in the blink of an eye.

Keep watching over us, dad. As I did when Nikki was little, I am teaching Gracie that each star in the sky represents an angel watching over us, and the brightest star of all is you, her Papa Angel.

Love,
Karla

Karla
Daughter

January 1, 2009

Dad,

It's hard to believe that it's been 13 1/2 years since you were taken from us. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. Each time we have a family gathering, I think of how you would have loved to have been able to see ALL of your grandchildren. There were just 2 little girls back then...now there's 15 grandkids! It saddens me that Nikki doesn't remember you because she was so young when you died. She loved you so much...you were the ONLY hero in her eyes. It also saddens me that my little Grace will never see her Papa Angel, at least not on this Earth. All of the grandchildren have been cheated out of so much, because you were the perfect papa. Mike, Skip and I have been cheated out of so much, because even though you weren't the perfect dad (I mean, who is?), you loved us unconditionally, and we knew that. Susie was cheated out of the wonderful husband that she'd searched for her whole life. And her girls were cheated out of a someone that actually acted like a father to them. You may have been their step-dad, but you loved them like your own. They knew that...even if it did take one of them a while to realize it. The person that I can say I was envious of when you passed away was mom. My parents were "Together Again," forever.

I hope you are still proud of your little girl, dad. I have followed in your career footsteps as closely as I can, without having to carry a gun. That's just not for me. But, you always knew that, especially after the BB gun incident!

I will always be proud of you, dad. You will always be my hero. And, I know that I am never alone. You have watched over me and made me feel safe my whole life. That did not stop on December 6, 1994. I cannot think of two better angels to have on my side than my parents.

I love you, dad.

Karla Jean

May 28, 2008

Deputy Dicker, thank you for your service and dedication. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Rest in peace.

Michelle - wife of Retired LEO

May 19, 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 © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

April 8, 2008

Today we gathered once again to honor your life. This year our hearts were heavy with not only your memory but also of the tragic death of a deputies wife earlier this week. Through all this sadness we have become more united. God Bless you Cliff.

Wythe County Sheriff's Office

December 6, 2007

May God comfort you all!! What a HERO

911 Dispatcher
Virginia

August 26, 2007

Rest in peace BROTHER....

Senior Officer D. W. Reichhardt
Waverly (Va.) Police Department

December 6, 2006

Today we gathered for a memorial service for Cliff. After 12 years we still remember Deputy Dicker and his service to his country as well as Wythe County. We will never forget. Rest in Peace

Wythe County Sheriffs Office

December 6, 2006

Heroes and the sacrifices they make are never forgotten. Deputy Dicker, you are a true hero and you are not forgotten.

SPO
Salem, Va

December 6, 2006

Deputy Dicker your work on this Earth as we know it is done. You are in God's Care now. May you rest in peace brother.

SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept...Clarksville, Tennessee

February 21, 2006

We all miss you, especially Mama, and we remember you all the time. I will always remember you playing with the girls and singing 'Together Again' while driving down the road. Thank you for helping me to be who I am today.

I Love You!

Jennifer

August 23, 2005

Thank you for your outstanding service and dedication to law enforcement. You will not be forgotten and you are surely missed.

Anonymous
Anonymous

July 21, 2005

Deputy Dicker, Thank you Sir. No one can ever forget a Hero. Godspeed.

Detective T. Henshaw
Bell Gardens Police Dept., CA

December 6, 2004

10 years later and I miss you as much today as I did then. I love you daddy.

Karla

November 28, 2004

rest in peace brother, we shall met again friend. You will be missed

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