"My favorite story was watching Matty and Owen trying to get a particular game working on two machines... I watched in indescribable amazement as Matty called down complex network port address commands for Owen to enter into a command line prompt (Really technical commands.) Owen swiftly entered the commands at the command line prompt despite, I'm sure, it being Owen's first time even seeing a command line prompt... (Think MS-DOS... You may need to be over 40 to follow that one.) It felt so good watching it. I had a smile on my face the whole time!"
-James Poirier Jr.
(Matty's father)
Photos of memories courtesy of Deborah Poirier (Matty's mother)
Photos from Danielle Almeida
"Thinking of Matty with all my heart. Sending lots of love to his family and dear son Owen."
-Kendra Lizotte
"We had the pleasure of meeting Matthew when he and our daughter Kate moved to Boston to attend their respective colleges. They rented a small U-HAUL truck, and drove to Boston following us, and unloaded Kate first. Matt helped in every way possible to make unloading her things easy for us all. He then drove to his apartment and returned the U-HAUL. Kate and Matt continued their friendship while in school in Boston. Matt also shared a friendship with our son Will. We will always remember his enthusiasm and positive outlook and assistance in making Kate’s move to Boston the happy one that it was. We are so glad Will and Kate shared a memorable and special friendship with Matt also."
- Claire & Steve Johnson