Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Edward Hilker suffered a fatal heart attack while on duty. Out of respect for Captain Hilker, five police captains from neighboring towns, as well as Scott Township's police lieutenant served as pall bearers at his funeral. Captain Hilker was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI had served with the Scott Township Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and four sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Captain Hilker gave the Scott Township Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Carnegie community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edward J. Hilker served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Captain Edward J. Hilker is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward J. Hilker's cause is highlighted.
How Edward J. Hilker Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Edward J. Hilker is highlighted in Sep.