If bipolar patients can offer comfort and support, please read: / Mark Schwartz
Dear Nina, Finding out about your dear son brought tears to my eyes. Pleae visit us in IRC at #bipolar whenever you like. If there is anything we can do to ease the pain, or serve as a sounding board, we are there for you, your family and friends--and anyone else who needs to discuss bipolar. May God be with you and give you the strength to carry on. My heartfelt sympathy, Mark Schwartz Boston, Massachusetts Close

Wishing you comfort & peace / Carmen Maldonado (Co-Worker of Nina's)

Dear Nina, Tevas & Family:
Eternal sunlight will forever shine on his face and lead his path. In this time of disbelief, may peace be unto to you. May you all find comfort in knowing he is in the next world forever at peace.

With Deepest Sympathy,

Carmen  

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Thinking of You / Katherine Meier (friend of family)
May the memories held deep within your heart help to soothe your spirit at this difficult time.
You're in my thoughts and prayers,
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Deepest Sympathy / Kimberly Watts (Friend of Mother and Sister)

Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.  I hope that in your celebration of John's life, you are always able to remember the good times and your impact in his life, as well as his on yours.

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From one mother to another / Lisa Olson (Friend)
Nina-
I am deeply saddened to hear about the death of your son. May the memories you hold deep within your heart soothe your spirit and provide peaceful feelings during this difficult time.
My deepest sympathy
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There are no words.... / Kathy & Chris Walker (Friend)

Our heartfelt condolences to Nina, Tevas and Amber, You are in our thoughts and prayers. May God's love comfort you during this time.

" May Christ support us all the day long, till the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over and our work is done. Then in his mercy may he give us a safe lodging, and holy rest and peace at the last. " -- Prayer of Solace

Love, Kathy, Chris, Thomas and Kaitlin Walker

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To Family and Friends / Jenny Kimbrell (Friend of Family)
Nina:
My hearts bleeds for you and your family. Take comfort from the lyric of songwriter, Eric Clapton who wrote this memorial to the death of his son, "There will be no more tears in heaven'.  Take care of yourselves. Jenny   Close

My Heart is Sad / Rita Patrizi (Family friend)
Nina, Tevas and Amber, you have done a wonderful tribute to Matt through this memorial website.  I loved hearing his music, seeing the photos and reading the messages from all that knew him.  The greatest tribute to a person's life is all the friends he has made along the way and sharing his love and sense of humor with all.  It is heartwarming to hear the testimonies of his friends.  Matt was truly loved in return.  He is happy now and will be forever.

I will pray for you, his family, that God will give you the strength to deal with this tragic loss.  I feel your pain and pray that your happy memories will replace your heavy heart soon.

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friendship / Todd Girard (family)
     what can i say....regarding jon, dejon, louDe, matt......or as  i liked to call him to make him mad...matthias, i have been through thick and thin, right and wrong, life and death, this is someone who i grew up with, grew up for, and affected his growth...a brother, a friend, someone who i hold close. And in this life i have very few ppl i have that label for,  but he was one of those people and someone i hold very close to my heart, i talk to him often and i reveal my personal thoughts to now, and in the past. He is someone who i depended on from the time i was young and still do and will for the rest of my life, he guides me and i respect what he has been through and I  learn from him.  And now he has the divine way to guide people and i know in my heart he is right next to me and always will be, I loved him as a brother and he had the same respect. And in that manner now that i have progressed onto levels that he brought me to, because john has always tried to get me to express my emotions, (that he only knew about) through writing, and recently i brought to him a beat and  a verse that i had just written and he was proud of my accomplishments and i expressed to him that it was because of him that i came to this and his support brought me to this. And this was all a new experience to me, but in that short time i made a lyricist tell me that i had the right thought and intellectuality to do something i was afraid to do...and from then on......a lyricist was born to which he never got to see or hear the elevation which he brought about....so in that sense i have something to always rhyme about, something to hold close, and something to guide me in the ways of verbality cause i know he is looking down and will guide me for the rest of this mortal life....and in the end of my mortal life i will be there greeting you with open arms, a lyric from the heart, and a bottle of grey goose...and to add to that a bottle of Alize blue and cranberry juice to introduce you to the De'jon...a drink in ur memory....(email me for the recipe if ur strong enough)...and from that we will continue our life as spiritual, intellectual, esoteric beings....I LOVE YOU BROTHER NOW AND FOR ALWAYS...I will see you soon Close

To John's friends  / Amber Achenbach (sister)
Thank you all for being the incredible friends you were for John.  Your friendships are what kept him going... what made him strong.  The burdens of this life were too much for John but I know he is at peace now.  I know he loved you all.  Thank you for being there for him.  And thank you now for remembering him as the friend he was. May you all hold each other close through the days ahead.  Close

a moment in time / Rainn (one of the few who truely knew john)
for an hour you just sat there playing with your two way and then raindrops flip flop, a wag of a tail and i was in love. you will always have my heart and i will always remember all the love you gave me. Close

To Nina, Tevas, Amber and John  / Maria T. Fernandes (Stepmother)
Dear Family.....Let his departure bring more closeness to our family...the way that Matt Always loved....You are in my prayers for strength and support ....and He'll be missed always and remembered for ever.....Some good thoughts to share.....Even that my family says that my cooking is questionable ....but he always made feel so good because he was like a child when I cooked something like the french fries...the cuban way....I remember for his first b-day (with me in the family) that  I cooked some lassagna and he found it so good, even that then, his father John didn't dare to try my pasta....I still keep some letters and a card that he made for his little brother....We are here for all of you and to pray for him too,
Love Sincerely, Maria
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