Matthew Yack (1988

Matthew was born in

Howell, Michigan on

January 20th, 1988 at

6:52 pm

weighing 6 lbs 15 oz

and 20 inches long.

He passed away at

U of M on

April 11th 2003 at 3:39

pm

at the young age of 15.

Matt's eternal flame burns on.


Matthew had a brain

aneurysm on April 4th

2003.

After a 6 hour surgery,

the surgeon told us

that the aneurysm was

caused

by infection that had

set in the cerebral

artery causing it to

burst.

Matt had had

pneumonia in March.

He laid in a coma for a

week with his brain

swelling and dying off.

By the end of the week

he only had 1/8th of

his brain left

with no hope of ever

waking...

He was taken off life

support on

April 11th 2003,

he passed away

peacefully.

Please light a candle

& help us keep

MATT'S MEMORY ALIVE !



The night that

Matthew

passed away, two dear

friends of ours

Steve and Ann, named

a star after him.

Matthew is the brightest

star in the sky

At the luncheon (given

by my co-workers) they

passed out

star pins to everyone in

the family.

They said that this way

all the family that lived

in

Michigan, Illinois and

Texas could look up

and

see him.

I wear my pin

everyday !!

In Loving Memory of a fine young man,
Our Son, Brother, Uncle,Grandson & nephew.

Matt was a Friend to everyone he met...

       Matthew has three websites...

www.matthewyack.memory-of.com

www.legacy.com  (put his name in on left)
                                  www.Ourangelfamilies.com  (under memorials)

"WE ARE FOREVER CHANGED"

Matthew was such a

good kid and turning

into a fine young man.

He was a

wonderful person, one

that anyone would be

proud to call son. He

always had time

for anyone and

everyone. Didn't matter

how old you were 1

or 100, he had time

for you. Matt loved

spending time with the

family which is quite

unique for a 15 yr old.

Matt was attending

Howell High School at

the time of his death.

He was in

9th grade and also a

member of

The Men's Varsity Choir.

Matt thought his choir

teacher Mr.Bushey was

the best. They allowed

us to bury Matthew

in the tux he

wore for concerts.

His choir classmates sang

his favorite choir song

"Homeward Bound".

They did an awesome

job. Matt had been

proud to be a member

of the men's choir.

  A scholarship is given

every spring in

Matthews honor

to a  Freshman

Men's Varsity Choir
Student.

January 5th 2007, we

recieved a letter telling

us that the Class of 2006

donated $1000.00 to Matt's

scholarship. We were yet

again overwhelmed

and very thankful

for all that

his classmates have done

for him and continue to do.

Matt really did touch many lives.

The class of 2006,

Matthew's class, were

the first students to be

at the New

Howell High School

Freshmen Campus. At

the end of the year,

they painted

a mural on a wall in

one of the main

hallways. The painting

was of men

fishing in a boat on the

ocean.

"Breezing up"

BY: Homer Winslow

All of the students of

the class signed the

mural within the water

and sky.

They added Matthew's

name to the back of

the boat in memory of

him.

Matthew had been

working for MJR

Brighton Cinema 16 for

alittle over a year.

He had just been

promoted from

concession stand to

usher.

Matt was a hard

worker and it showed.

Matthew's interests

were, but not limited

to... music, hunting,

camping, fishing

and skate boarding. He

loved going hunting

with his dad, both bow

and gun.

Squirrel and deer. He

was quite good at it

and enjoyed it.

Matt wanted a skate

park built in Howell so

badly. We were

suppose to take him

to a meeting about

building one, he passed

away before the

meeting.

We went for him.

Matthew's "I AM"

Poem was written in

english class in

December, we found

it in his bag after his

funeral. With help from

friends we had T-Shirts

made

up with his name, dates

and a skate board on

the front and his

"I AM" poem on the

back.

We sold 300 of them.

That money along with

his bank account,

we were able to donate

$2700.00

in his name to help with

the building of the

skate park. I think he

would be

proud to know he

helped give his buddys

a place to skate.

At the grand opening,

We were surprized to

see two large rocks

engraved with

Matthew and Kyle's

name, in honor of

them. Kyle Monson was

killed in a car accident the

year before Matt passed

away.He too was

a skateboarder.

      Matt and Kyle

  will forever be within

the walls of the skate

park.

Final Choir Concert of 2006

The concert was held

on May 25th, and what

a concert it was. In all

the years

of going to concerts, I

have never seen them

do what was done for

Matthew.

The boys choir sang

"Homeward Bound" as

they did at Matts

funeral.

While singing they did a

slide show of about 25

pictures of Matt

through the years.

Then his scholarship

was given.

I don't think there was

a dry eye in the house.

What a wonderful

memorial

they did for their

classmate, our son.

Matt was truly smiling

down on all of you.

Nikki went up to

recieve his senior

flower, as they didn't

even want him to miss

that. They truly did

carry Matt through all

the graduating events.

Our thanks to Mr.

Bushey and all the

members of the choir.

You have truly touched

our hearts.

We are proud to call

Matt our Son.



Graduation for the

       Class of 2006

Commencements were

at the Howell High

School Field House on

Sunday June 4th.

We were invited to

recieve an honary

diplomia for Matthew.

When we were called

up, we recieved a

standing ovation.

What a hard emotional

day it was for us.

But we must say that

we are very honored

that these kids

carried Matt through

High School and

through graduation.

We know that Matt will

not be forgotten, ever.

Thank you all for that.

Matthew touched so

many people in his

short life that we were

very overwhelmed

at the funeral of almost

800 people.

Matthew's "I AM"

poem can be

found under his legacy.

His yearly choir

scholarship ....

students are listed

in his timeline

Matt is loved by many,

Remembered by all...

What

would want us all to do...

Remember me whenever you see a sunrise,

Remember me whenever you see a star,

Remember me whenever you see a rainbow

or woods in autumn colors from afar.

Remember me whenever you see the roses

Or seagulls sailing high in a sky of blue.

Remember me whenever you see waves

Shining in the sun.

And remember, I'll be remembering you!

Remember me everytime you light a candle

Never let the memories extinguish

Remember me when the flame brightens a

room.

And remember, I'll be remembering you!

I'm going to tell you

something

I hope you'll never have

to know

I'll tell you how a heart

can break

And tears can constantly

flow

I lost my baby boy you'll

see

An Angel in my eyes

God chose to take his

hand one day

And led him to the skies

But please do not forget

my child

He was a person too

Forever he will live, in the

land way up above

He's snuggled in an

Angels wings, wrapped in

his Mommy's love.

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I miss you son, Love Mom