Heath: "I Feel Like I'm Alive in Her"

Maybe the saddest part of Heath Ledger's death, is the fact that he has left behind a little girl.  Matilda Rose only had the opportunity to know her father for 2 short years before his untimely death yesterday.  Family and friends said that Heath loved Matlida very much and was the epitome of a doting father.
Heath met his the mother of his child and former fiancee Michelle Williams on the set of Brokeback Mountain, in which the two played a married couple.  Michelle gave birth to their daughter Matlida on October 28, 2005.  Since her birth they had divided their time between Brooklyn, L.A. and Sydney. 
After they split in 2007, Michelle kept their Brooklyn family home and Heath moved to an apartment in New York's trendy Soho neighborhood.  Even though they weren't together, the pair still put Matilda first, and both parents could often be seen playing with daughter in parks and taking her for walks all around New York.
Eerily, in an interview conducted with Heath shortly before his death, he said he was okay with dying, because he felt like he could live on through his daughter. And sadly he also added that of course he wanted to stick around because he wanted to see her grow up.  Although Matilda Rose is only 2, she already bears a striking resemblance to her father, especially with her fair features. 

Now Michelle will have the responsibility of raising little Matilda all by herself.  A source close to Michelle told People, "Michelle will have to deal with having a daughter who's lost her father. She's a survivor. She'll make it, but it's going to be hard. Her first concern is going to be Matilda."