There is no easy way to say this. On June 25th 2015, Matthew lost his battle to cancer. He was put into hospice care mid June and passed away 2 weeks later. It was the hardest thing my brothers and I (Manda, his Daughter) had ever gone through. But, he was never alone in those 2 weeks. We visited him everyday and he always had visitors. His passing was very peaceful, but too goddamn soon. My Dad was always proud of his tumblr (and to be honest, not many kids can say their Dad had a pretty awesome tumblr.) I thought it would only be fair to let you, his fallowers, know. My Dad was an amazing runner. He ran a total of 12 half marathons and 2 full marathons in one year. Every one of those races would end with a picture of his running shoes and a great, big smile. That's what I'll miss the most, his laughter filling the air, his smile brightening the room, and his humor that was hard not to smile at. He taught us that everyone makes mistakes & you can't fix all of them, but you learn from them. My brothers and I love him very much and it's hard to believe he's already gone...We miss you Dad and we won't stop running.
