Nacogdoches Hero Foundation
Who we are
Foundation Board Members
Each of our board members have a true passion for supporting our local community of Veterans, Active-Duty Military, and First Responders. Whether they have served themselves or have family members who have served, their dedication to this foundation is immeasurable.
Our Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide comprehensive support and resources to Nacogdoches County veterans, first responders, and their families; honoring their service and fostering community appreciation for their sacrifice.
Nacogdoches Hero Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
We are honored to ensure all proceeds stay in Nacogdoches County serving our local Heroes.
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Fourth Annual Banquet
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4rd Annual Hero Banquet November 6th, 2026 Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center.
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Heroes Among Us 🌟
On December 14, 2025, Sgt. Jeremy Pope and Deputy Alec Eichler answered a call that would change a family’s life forever. An 18-month-old child was in respiratory distress, struggling to breathe. Because of their fast response and the actions they took in those critical moments, that child received the medical care they needed — and survived.
That’s the weight these men and women carry every single day. Behind every call is a family praying for the best, and sometimes a few minutes makes all the difference.
We’re proud to share that both deputies have since been recognized for their courage — first with a resolution from the Nacogdoches County Commissioners Court on May 26, 2026, and again on June 11, 2026, when the East Texas Peace Officers Association honored them with a plaque for their actions that day.
To Sgt. Pope and Deputy Eichler — thank you. Thank you for your steady hands, your quick thinking, and your dedication to the people of Nacogdoches County. You represent the very best of what it means to serve.
📸 Story and photo courtesy of the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office. Thank you for sharing this with our community.
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This week's Hero Spotlight is someone who simply doesn't know how to stop serving.
After 30 years with the Houston Police Department, retiring as a HPD sergeant — Glen Dickerson could have called it a career. Instead, he took a job as Shelby County Precinct 5 Deputy Constable because public service is just who he is.
But it doesn't stop there. Glen runs Project Zero, a nonprofit called Sharks Templar that provides free land-based shark fishing trips for veterans and first responders as a form of adventure therapy. He also helps manage Lake Naconiche Retreat and coordinates fishing outings for local assisted living residents.
Thirty years on the job. A second career in law enforcement. A nonprofit serving heroes on the Texas coast. Glen does it all — not for recognition, but because he genuinely cares.
That's our kind of hero. 💙
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This is why we do what we do.
James and Margie Starr are both Marines. They moved to Nacogdoches after COVID nearly took James's life, and East Texas finally gave him his breath back. But the hard times weren't over — while supporting a grandson newly diagnosed with leukemia, they were doing what military families do. Pushing through. Taking care of everyone else. Ten people, one bathroom, a family stretched thin in every direction.
That's when James connected with the Nacogdoches Hero Foundation. We asked what we could do. He just needed a bathroom.
So we built him a beautiful one.
James said it best — for the shortest time he's ever lived anywhere, Nacogdoches already feels more like home than anywhere he's ever been. That means everything to us.
Stories like the Starrs' are exactly why we exist. If you'd like to help us keep showing up for families like theirs.💙
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