Mathew passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on September 19, 2013. Beloved son of Frank and Kim. Loving boyfriend of Maria. Best friend of Antonio & Freddy. He will be forever cherished in the hearts of his God parents, many aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives, friends and gamers all throughout the world. We will never forget you Mathew.
2021
2017
Always keeping his memories close to our Hearts. We miss him dearly. Four years may seem long to many but for us it was like yesterday. Having to say good bye and slowily unplugging his life line was the hardest thing any parent has to do. Dance like no one is watching Mathew. Family and friends if your out today having a cold one...Look up to the stars and Cheers to Matt Tietz. We know he is watching .. xox
2016
Remembering our boy Mathew who has gone to live with the other Angels for 3 years. Time passes by but the hurt and emptiness remains the exact same as it did 3 years ago. I made you a promise Mathew. We miss you so much. We were away this weekend and didn't get a chance to have family and friends over but don't think we have forgotten about you. Those who don't speak your name are the ones who are missing out the most.. love mom
2015
Having family and friends gather together in Memory of Mathew. It has been now 2 long years of Mathew leaving us. The journey has been full of detours, road blocks and dead ends. Another birthday gone, Halloween, Christmas and now year 2. Seeing the faces of so many yesterday just warmed our hearts to see the love hasn't been forgotten. We released balloons 19 of them plus 2. Just like last year... they all followed eachother and went straight up to the brightest star. I only hope he had an audience with him while watching his loved ones send him wishes from here. The amount of Angels that have left us too soon only tells me they had their own party up in the skies. We have to say that the offerings of help that came yesterday told us that we pull together like dough,, and rise like yeast when the baking is all done.. Thank you to all of you who came yesterday and helped with all the trimmings that we needed help for. From yummy desserts and finger foods to drinks and Hallepino relish.. Oh did I say that Roma Toffan and June O'Reilly. The evening was hard and busy and overwhelming,, but I wouldn't trade it in for anything,, well actually yes I would,, TO HAVE MATHEW BACK.
The tables and chairs and BBQ from Nezia Pavao Dias and Kenny Dias none of this would have gone this smooth. The amounts of flowers and wine and home made cakes and Mathews favorite cookies from Theresa Malek. My friends are not just friends to us,, they are my extended family and couldn't make it through with out them.Karen Stone you just rock,, All the fixings you do for us,, putting out the food and setting up. Big thank you to June O'Reilly for all the cooking you did at the BBQ and putting up with Frank. Thank you Cindy Del Tatto for bringing us the coffee and donuts. Antonio Raposo,, my heart just breaks when I see you. I know how much you miss Matt and I can hear his heart break for you. The website you created for Mathew is like no other gift. That is a priceless gift. Knowing you will keep the memory of Mathew going for as long as we can. I promised Mathew we would keep his memory alive and plan to do this again next year.. So family and friends of ours... and Mathews.. please mark down on your calendar,,, same time, same place next year.. MATHEW MAY YOU HAVE CAUGHT ALL THE BALLOONS THAT WERE SENT TO YOU FROM ALL OF US HERE...
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The Sick Kids Foundation recently made a video of Mathew during his stay in the hospital. You can watch it at:
http://tinyurl.com/MathewSickKids
May 13th, 2014
HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN HEAVEN
I wish you were here today
even for just a little while,
So I could say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATHEW" our son
and see your beautiful smile
The only gifts today will be,
the gifts you left behind
The laughter, joy and happiness
Precious memories of the best kind
Today I'll do my very best
to try and find a happy place...
Struggling to hide my heavy HEART
and the tears on my face
I'll sit quietly and look at your picture
thinking of with love,
hoping your doing OK
in HEAVEN up above
May the Angels hold you close and sing a happy song
Ank I'll be sending wishes to you today and all year long
We'll have some candles and cake too...
Have a drink and a toast to you
This would be your 20th birthday,
With so much life ahead
BUT SADLY THE ANGELS TOOK YOU TOO SOON
Freddy still sleeps at your door and waits for you to come home
We miss you so much my boy and the pain is so deep
HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY MATHEW
LOVE NOW AND FOREVER AND EVER
MOM AND DAD AND FREDDY
XXXXOOOO
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Leave a tributeLOVE MOM AND DAD. XOXOX
Always in our thoughts and forever missed.
for the love and laughter
that flowed
to you and from you
always
LOVE ALWAYS MOM
I am looking up today and I trust
you are looking down
Because today is your birthday and I am
insisting on smiles and not a single frown
I know this is what you would ask for
because you always thought of other folk
So look at your smiley family laughing and
having a joke
We always puzzled what to buy you when this
day came each year
You would always say “nothing - as long as you
visit I know you care”
So we would do the usual, buying you gifts that
would be useful one day
and you would express your delight as you put them quietly away
I like to think you are looking down on us in your
caring way
Especially today which is very special because
today is your birthday
So I hope the angels are singing and you are
celebrating big style
But take a moment from your celestial celebrations to
spend with us looking down for awhile
Never forget Happy Birthday!
we are not our bodies
we are the spirit that resides inside
we all will walk through that door
and be welcomed home again
till that moment
with a smile, and a giant wave of love
I think of you and remember you
daily
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that's what you are now
a soul so bright
you fill the night sky
love
that's all we are
that's all we take
and you my friend
are loved
remembering you everyday
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never far from my thoughts
always in my heart ♥♥
I felt the love
I remember the laughter
I know the strength
he shared
he was
he gave
he received
he left for us
to carry on
with love
I keep your memory alive
You are thought of often and will be missed forever. It was wonderful to have known you. Rest in peace.
It started when him and his best bud Freddy came for a walk with my newer addition shadow, I was about 13 years old, we walked down jasper park and shadow started acting up, I was tugging and pulling the leash looking at Freddy walk beside matt leash-free.. stress free, I looked at him and said "how.. TEACH ME YOUR WAYS" he laughed and threw his arm on my shoulder grabbed shadows leash and said.. "just breath..relax"
feeling like an idiot I looked away as if to say, yea okay matt breathing isn't going to help me with this dog.. he gave shadow a little tug and with a stern voice said "walk with me shadow" and I swear to you the rest of the way that dog walked beside him... to this day my command is "walk with me"... matt, Thank you, for showing me patience and guidance for proving to me that sometimes all we need to do is just breath, i miss you every day and i know you are always around me. I'm sorry for the bad times we have gone through but i assure you that there is nothing but good memories over powering them all, you where a true honest and loyal friend and still are. xoxoxo -boonie.
happy birthday
Explaining the definition of true friendship is certainly difficult to write into simple words. The past couple months have been a rollercoaster of emotions for everyone I’m sure and instead of explaining how sick he was or how much he suffered in the way he did, I decided to share with you the Mathew I will forever remember, despite his uninvited illness he was still an astonishing person.
Mathew was that type of person that never seemed upset or angry toward anyone. He was an honest and open person whom would speak his mind. We would spend our summer months as kids at the cottage swimming, fishing and just having fun. Since a young age I had stuck with Mathew through thick and thin and don’t regret a second of it. Nothing was more important to Matt than family and friends. We all have our own memories of him to share, so let’s remember and cherish those moments. He would want us to be happy.
Taking a step back from everything that has happened and reflecting on it has really opened my eyes as to how strong Mathew was and how proud I am of him. He continued to have a positive outlook on life no matter how bad things had gotten. He would always be there I will be my role model. My beloved brother you will be forever remembered.
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LOVE MOM AND DAD. XOXOX
REMEMBERING TODAY 9 YEARS
TODAY WOULD HAVE MARKED 9 YEARS FOR MATHEW WITH HIS NEW HEART. HE WAS CHEATED OUT OF SO MUCH WITH HIS YOUNG LIFE. BUT BECAUSE A PERSON / FAMILY SIGNED THEIR DONOR CARD... MATHEW GOT A NEW HEART FEBRUARY 12TH 2008. HE WAS GIVEN ANOTHER 5 YEARS APPROXIMATELY AND FOR THAT WE SHOULD BE BLESSED. HOWEVER, THE ANGER STILL TAKES OVER US THAT FOR SOMEONE WHO REALLY LOVED LIFE,,,, DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.... AND SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE THE CHOICE TO MAKE BETTER FOR THEMSELVES BUT INSTEAD TAKE DAYS AND BREATHS FOR GRANTED. I KNOW HE WATCHES US ALL THE TIME AND ONLY WISHES THE BEST FOR US TO MOVE ON. FOR ALL REASONS IN LIFE YOU MIGHT HAVE.... PLEASE SIGN YOUR DONOR CARD AND GIVE A LIFE TO SOMEONE.