Life Well Lived: Joseph Heckt
A veteran and an unseen lynchpin in Western New York s theatre scene, Cowboy Joe Heckt passed on April 18. Author: Larry Haneberg Updated: 8:54 AM EDT May 2, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. When he started wearing a cowboy hat we thought it looked silly, but he loved it. We just called him Cowboy Joe after that, said Joe Abad.
That s how Shea s Projectionist Joseph Heckt got his nickname.
Abad is a longtime friend and co-worker of Cowboy Joe s. We met him at the Pearl Street Brewery for a chat about his friend and mentor. The Shea s their projectors are pretty antique, Abad said. They re actually out of the Tech Theatre that used to be on Main Street.