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for Matthew McGee
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Shelley
October 28, 2024
I can´t believe that it´s been 16 years since you´re gone. I think about you every day. I will love you forever. I miss you, Matty.
Argelia Ortiz
October 24, 2024
This is the time of year that I remember Matthew. Always left his office smiling. Recently I visited the zoo, and remembered the collection of stuffed animals that he kept, especially of apes and gorillas.
Alicia
November 15, 2023
It´s been a while writing here but I think of you often. I have two boys now, they are wonderful. Wish you could be here to meet them.. we´ll see you again someday. Love you
Shelley Herman
October 26, 2022
Well another year gone by without Matthew. I still miss him daily. Rest well my love
Argelia Ortiz
October 26, 2021
Matthew, the spirit is indeed strong, and will continue to live in all of us. As a student I had the privilege to meet you. That made all the difference, to always have someone there that I could simply turn to. Now many of us are professionals way into our careers. We still mention you at our alumni events.
Thank You
Shelley
October 24, 2021
Another year has passed- so many things have happened. One thing that stays constant is the feeling of loss since Matty passed. He is always in my heart and I will always think of him and love him. RIP my darling.
Shelley R Herman
October 27, 2020
Oct 28th - a horrible anniversary - Think of you all the time. Wish you could have been here in Florida with me - you would have loved it. Miss and love you Matty
Maureen Montee
October 26, 2020
I think of you often. You are remembered and loved. Halloween will be here soon and I know Kathleen will miss you so much on that day. I love you!
Shelley Herman
October 24, 2020
It's been 12 years - still love and miss you
April 17, 2015
On your birthday - I still think of you and miss you. Happy birthday in heaven my love - always in my heart
Love always
Shelley
Shelley Herman
January 30, 2014
Matty -- you have a beautiful new granddaughter, Emma Marie - Maureen and Chris' new baby girl. She is so cute - and your Maureen finally got the girl she so wanted. Mother and child are doing well - you would be so proud. It is a shame you will never know Maureen's children - they are truly amazing. She is a great mother, just like Kathie and RoseAnn - Justin is doing great in West Side Story touring company - I even got to see him in it and spend time with him Christmas eve - he is amazing. He has made us all proud.
Miss you so much baby - always will.
Love always
Shelley
Alicia Valentin
September 11, 2013
Its 9/11 today and its still really heartbreaking after 12 years. Many people lost their lives that day and it made me think of you.. we never know when someone is going to be taken from us. I love you so much<3 it really stinks that i wasn't able to spend a lot of time with you.. but I will cherish any memory and every story. I love you always!
Alicia Valentin
April 17, 2013
Happy Birthday Uncle Matty<3;* I love you<3333
April 17, 2013
Matty
Today would have been your 65th birthday - but you have been gone for almost 5 years - I still miss you like it was yesterday. Your family has grown so much - they have so well - you would proud of them. Justin is graduating in June - he turned out amazing - Kathie did a great job - wish you could be here to see it. I will always love you so much - and miss you forever. Happy birthday in Heaven my darling.
Love Always
Shelley
Alicia Valentin
March 25, 2013
I love you Uncle Matty<3 I was just talking to Orlando about that time you let us jump off the waterfall! We miss you<3;* forever in my heart;*** Can't wait to see you one day again<3
Alicia Valentin
February 20, 2013
I love you alot Uncle Matty!<33 miss you;**
Alicia
February 4, 2013
Thinking of you a lot today<3 God has changed my life so much lately.. One minute I think I want to do something and he closes that door and says, "no, i have something better." I wish i could talk to you right now and tell you everything.. you'd have the right words. I love you uncle Matty<3;*
Shelley Herman
October 30, 2012
Miss you as much today as 4 years ago - always will. Love you Matty.
Alicia Valentin
October 28, 2012
words cant express how much i love and miss you<3
Shelley Herman
July 4, 2012
Darling Matthew
Today, July 4th, would have been our 26th anniversary - still miss you so much - still love you so much - happy anniversary in heaven my love.
Love always
Shelley
May 6, 2012
Dear Shelley, I sent you a birthday email but it failed. I must not have your correct address. Happy Birthday! Love, Tony
Shelley Herman
April 17, 2012
April 17th - Happy birthday in heaven darling - I miss you just as much today as when you first left this world - you will always be everything to me. You left the world a better place.
I will always love you,
Love always
Shelley
Shelley Herman
April 5, 2012
Darling Matthew
I bought the house today - it was wonderful but bittersweet because you weren't here with me. I know you would have been thrilled and would have loved living here in Florida. I think about that every day and still miss you all the time. I will always wish you were here and lift a pepsi to you tonite- you said we would never have a car or a house but you were wrong - we bought the car together and even though your body isn't here, WE bought this house (my body, your spirit). You will always be part of me. Love you forever
Love,
Shelley
Shelley Herman
February 13, 2012
Darling Matty
Valentines Day is just one of those days that is still so hard for me. I miss you every day but special times, I miss you even more. I was just thinking about the Valentine's day when I came home from work and found a rose on each step up to the apt and then a path of roses into the bedroom - on the bed you had made a heart out of roses with a rose and a card in the middle. It was the same Valentine's day that you won the trip to Sandals for writing the story for Metro newspaper on how we kept our love alive and interesting. You were the most romantic man I ever knew and I know there will never be anyone like you again.
I miss you so much baby - Valentine's day will be a very hard day for me - I will think of you all day with a love that will never die.
I will love you forever.
Shelley
Carole Anne Schreiber
February 2, 2012
Dad,
I have been thinking of you a lot lately. Can you believe that Dorothy turned 50 on January 9th? I made her a slide show for her birthday with a bunch of old pictures and for the first time ever I got to see pictures of you on the day you married my mother. I scanned them into the computer and put pictures of you in the show holding Dorothy on the couch at Auntie's house on Long Island. I put a picture in of you pushing Dorothy in a swing. It made me so sad that I could not e-mail those pictures to you. You would have loved to see them. I got a raise and a good annual review and it made me sad that I could not call and tell you. You were so young and I wish I could see you one more time, have one more conversation, hear your laugh one more time. Sadly I can't.
Just wanted you to know, I love you and think of you often.
Lovingly from Your Daughter,
Carole Anne
December 24, 2011
Darling Matthew - another Christmas without you. It is a very hard time without you - I can't go into a store without seeing things I want to get for you or want to turn to you and say "look at that honey" I miss going to Philly to do our special Philly Christmas stuff - I miss our annual sightseeing walk in NYC to see all the lights and windows - I miss our Christmas trees (one year we had 10) - and all our "stuff" for christmas all over the house. It is always hard not having you around but I think it is even harder at Christmas. Merry Christmas in heaven - my thoughts and the thoughts of so many are with you this Christmas. I will always love you darling.
Love,
Agnes (Shelley)
Shelley
October 29, 2011
Missing you even more than usual (which is a lot) this weekend - the third anniversary of your death and funeral. You will always be in my heart and the hearts of so many. Rest in Peace my darling.
Alicia Parks
October 28, 2011
I miss you soo much Uncle Matty. I love you. its the anniversary of your death today, im thinking about you <333 your always in my heart (; Rest In Peace. I know God is taking amazing care of you <3
Shelley Herman
July 4, 2011
Dariling Matthew
Today we would have celebrated our 25th Anniversary - it should have been glorious - we probably would have been on a trip - somewhere special like Australia - instead I will be thinking about you and missing you so much. Sometimes it seems like a long time since you held me in your arms and sometimes it seems like yesterday, I wish we were together but know someday we will be. I will always love you my soulmate - Happy Anniversary darling - will lift a glass of pepsi to you todayl.
Love Always,
Shelley
Shelley Herman
June 19, 2011
Darling Matthew
Happy Father's Day in Heaven. Wish I was taking you out to dinner tonite - miss you forever. I will always love you.
Alicia Parks
June 12, 2011
Randomly i find myself missing alot of people, most i can see again anytime but not you. i've been praying for god to keep you safe because i doo miss you alot. i turned 15 on june 10th. im kind of scared to turn 16 cause honestly im terrified to drive. between all the accidents and people who shouldnt even be allowed to drive im terrified of a car accident. but all i can say is im really excited for my sweet sixteen next year. i already started planning. <3 but i love you and i miss you</3 and your in my heart forever.
Alicia Parks
April 24, 2011
Uncle Matty, its been a couple months since i messaged last. i wanted to tell you nana and i have been working with the church lately. its marvelous. you would've loved everyone over at the church. i miss you alot. sometimes i dont even feel like your gone. just thinking about you makes everything better. i've been thinking alot about colleges. i want to be a forensic scientist but i also want to entertain people. i think i'd be a wonderful actress, but i dont know. all i know is i want to go to a college in new york. some people keep telling me theres no way i'll make it in acting. i just wanna prove them wrong. ya know? but hopefully i'll figure it out. i'll try my hardest to write more often. i know i'll figuure something out. i just wish i could call you up and talk to you about it. forever&always in my heart<3 love you soo much.
Shelley Herman
April 23, 2011
I wish Heaven had a phone so I could hear your voice again. I thought of you today, but that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday, and the day before that too. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. All I have are memories and a picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake, from which I'll never part. Heaven has you in its arms & I have you in my heart. I will always love and miss you.
C. Jacobs
January 16, 2011
Thanks Bro. Matthew for allowing me the opportunity of knowing you. I will always remember your kind spirit and joyful heart. As you continue your journey I know you will have a positive affect on others, as you have had on me. Rest well my friend, your journey was long.
Argelia Ortiz
November 17, 2010
Dear Matthew,
It seems like only yesterday,that I would be on my way to your office to get some advice, or simply here a kind story with a joke. You never lost your sense of humour, I am thankful to have met someone like you. You were indeed an extraordinary person. Your spirit is within me, and will live on forever.
Alicia Parks
November 15, 2010
Uncle Matty,
We love and miss you so much, two years seems like forever in a kids eyes. your in my memory. I will never forget our walk through the park and you told me , if i can knock down all the bottles that were on the stone wall i would win a prize. When i asked what the prize was you smiled and said New York City, of course as a kid i actually believed you would give it to me. I felt the love from you so often, i also remember when we were really little our whole family went to this park with this lake and it had a waterfall and you brought us to the top of the waterfall and let us jump into the water, of course someone was there too catch us but it was amazing, it was like you were a kid yourself. you had beautiful stories to tell me last time i seen you , mostly about my mothers childhood. and it facinated me so much just too hear everything you had to say. Alright , well this has been long enough, long story short. I`ll NEVER forget you as long as i live. Your in my heart and soul forever and always. This isn`t goodbye its just a new chapter of hello`s in the future we will all be together again , i pinky promise you. God Bless You.
Seon Nanton
October 29, 2010
Matty,
It has been 2 years gone. I am out of John Jay and most of your students are out of John Jay . But for that matter I have move out west to Tulsa, Oklahoma with my fiance. I often tell her so much about you, stories we had and stories that you told me, and lessons I have learned from you, so much so it is like she knows you. Thats something I learned from you by the way that you kept your dad's memory alive that I felt that I knew him. I am sure that you two are having a beer together in the afterlife, as your student and your friend I love you ... and the next beer I have here is for you as I keep your memory alive until we meet again.
Carole Anne Schreiber
October 28, 2010
Daddy,
I can't believe it has been 2 years since you passed away. So much has happened.I got a promotion at work. My sister, Debbie got married. You have 2 more grandchildren and the list goes on and on. Everytime something great or not so great happens, I still find myself wishing I could call you. I wish I could see your smile, hear your laugh. I miss you so much it hurts. I love you.
Shelley Herman
October 27, 2010
My Darling Matthew - it's been 2 years since the light went out of my life - I miss you as much today as ever. I will love and miss you for the rest of my life and will never be able to fill the void your passing has left in my life.
I know you are in heaven watching all your loved ones and will be in our hearts forever.
I love you.
daniel simmons
August 9, 2010
wow hi matt just thinking about u i cant believe u r gone sometimes i want to visit u at john jay. u were more then a friend to me over the time we knew each other u were like a father and i will always love u. u were go full of love for everyone u talked to. my best memory was when we just talked for hours about all types of things. do me a favor say hi to robin hood in heaven u know who i mean i love u bye matt.
Shelley Herman
May 6, 2010
Matty
You should be here for my 60th birthday - I can't believe you aren't. We were supposed to go to Australia this year - I could never go without you. I miss you even more today than usual which is saying a lot. I miss your hugs and kisses and most of all, your humor and quick wit. I know your spirit is with me but can't help missing you so very much. I will always love you.
Love forever,
Agnes
Shelley Herman
April 17, 2010
My Darling Matthew
Happy 2nd birthday in Heaven. I miss you every day and still can't believe you aren't here with me. I will love you forever.
Love,
Shelley
Carole Anne Schreiber
April 16, 2010
Daddy,
Tomorrow is your birthday. I can't believe this will be the second birthday without being able to call you. I miss hearing your voice, your laugh, seeing your smile, listening to your funny stories and just miss you in general. Thank you for giving me happy memories of the times we shared together. I love you.
Love,
Carole Anne Schreiber
pedro martinez
December 30, 2009
Matthew McGee:
Professor, adviser, and good friend, it’s so hard to believe that’s been a year without you in this world. You meant so much too every one of your students, and they all cared allot for you… I couldn’t begin to think the toll it took on your family.
A great injustice have been done to this world, since you been gone.
Since I left John Jay College I have not been able to find an adviser that can guide me in taking the best classes, or give me great advice like you given me.
You have always been more then an adviser, you were also a good friend, whom I miss very much and I am sure that all your students feel the same way as I do.
I know that all your students will always take the guidance, and advice, you have given them and apply them to their everyday life’s, and hopefully would pass on the great knowledge that you have given them to others.
Condolences to the family.
Carole Anne Schreiber
November 30, 2009
Daddy,
I am so incredibly thankful that I was able to get to know you. I am thankful for the years we had together and I'm glad we were able be friends. I think of you often and can't believe it has been over a year since you have been gone. I miss being able to call you and tell you about what is happening in my life. I miss hearing your laughter and listening to your stories about your life and your travels. We had too little time together. You left lasting impressions on my life and my heart and I am forever grateful.
Love ya lots,
Carole Anne
Rebecca Daverin
October 28, 2009
Daddy,
I miss you so much. I miss asking you questions, tapping into your unique perspective on the world. I miss going on walks with you. I miss your stories. I miss your odd, unexplainable fascination with vending machines. I miss your undeniable sense of humor. I miss drinking tea with you, watching in amazement as you would ask the person behind the counter at McDonalds for 7, yes 7 sugars. I miss walking across Central park from Hunter to visit you at John Jay. I miss going to the movies with you. I miss the ham dinner you would make for me on my birthday (this is odd considering I don’t really eat pork anymore) and the baked ziti you made at Christmas, I miss Christmas with you.
Daddy, you were a remarkable human being who touched so many lives. You saw all people as equal irrespective of their backgrounds. I watched closely as you treated people from all walks of life with respect and decency. Don’t get me wrong, you had your fair share of inappropriate jokes, quite a few Polish ones aimed at me if my memory serves me correctly, but at the core of your beliefs was this genuine idea that all people should be given a chance and that those less fortunate than yourself should be advocated for. In conversations I had with a deluge of people at your wake, I discovered that when you reached for people’s hands, you often grabbed a hold of their hearts, making lasting impressions that would inspire them to do incredible things. Daddy, you made a lot of mistakes, but you learned from them and more importantly you allowed other people to live vicariously through your past, so they too could learn from your mistakes.
Whether we were riding together in an amphibious vehicle in Ireland, rowing a boat on the Newtown Creek or simply walking together through the streets of Greenpoint, every moment spent with you felt like magic. As hard as it is to do, on this 1 year anniversary of your death, I have to say not goodbye, but until we meet again. I love you always and I will treasure the times we shared for the rest of my days.
Love,
Becca, or if it were up to you Florence
Me and Daddy on the Duck
Rebecca Daverin
October 28, 2009
Daddy,
I miss you so much. I miss asking you questions, tapping into your unique perspective on the world. I miss going on walks with you. I miss your stories. I miss your odd, unexplainable fascination with vending machines. I miss your undeniable sense of humor. I miss drinking tea with you, watching in amazement as you would ask the person behind the counter at McDonalds for 7, yes 7 sugars. I miss walking across Central park from Hunter to visit you at John Jay. I miss going to the movies with you. I miss the ham dinner you would make for me on my birthday (this is odd considering I don’t really eat pork anymore) and the baked ziti you made at Christmas, I miss Christmas with you.
Daddy, you were a remarkable human being who touched so many lives. You saw all people as equal irrespective of their backgrounds. I watched closely as you treated people from all walks of life with respect and decency. Don’t get me wrong, you had your fair share of inappropriate jokes, quite a few Polish ones aimed at me if my memory serves me correctly, but at the core of your beliefs was this genuine idea that all people should be given a chance and that those less fortunate than yourself should be advocated for. In conversations I had with a deluge of people at your wake, I discovered that when you reached for people’s hands, you often grabbed a hold of their hearts, making lasting impressions that would inspire them to do incredible things. Daddy, you made a lot of mistakes, but you learned from them and more importantly you allowed other people to live vicariously through your past, so they too could learn from your mistakes.
Whether we were riding together in an amphibious vehicle in Ireland, rowing a boat on the Newtown Creek or simply walking together through the streets of Greenpoint, every moment spent with you felt like magic. As hard as it is to do, on this 1 year anniversary of your death, I have to say not goodbye, but until we meet again. I love you always and I will treasure the times we shared for the rest of my days.
Love,
Becca, or if it were up to you Florence
October 28, 2009
October 28, 2009
It still seems unbelievable to me that you are not here. It is very hard to suddenly not have a father. I know you are still with me and will always be a part of mine and Justin's memories but it is not the same. We will honor you today by spending time in both NYC and Greenpoint - the places we feel your presence the strongest. We will miss you forever.
Shelley Herman
October 27, 2009
In Memoriam to Matthew McGee
One year ago tonite you breathed your last and by morning you were gone from this world but not from our hearts. Always remembered - even more tonite. I will always love you.
William J Felder
October 27, 2009
To my brother from another mother, life is not the sasme without you, but know that I still live wuth you in my heart and soul. The movies are not the same, books bespeak many of our shared thoughts, and life deals many flashes of our joint journey. I honor and respect all that we shared, because the memories are -- endearing and priceless.
William, AKA Matthew @ UPENN
Myisha Owens
October 2, 2009
Shelley,
Although I never had the honor of meeting Matty, it feels as though I have gotten to know him though the wonderful stories that Seon has told me about him. I Know that Matty is a very important influence in Seon's life, and that he misses him dearly...hardlly a day goes by that he doesn't speak of him. I just want you to know how much I appreciate this man I never got to meet, for all he's done for Se..all the knowledge and personal life experience that he imparted upon him has helped to make the wonderful man that I now have in my life. For that , I will be eternally in Matty's debt.
Sending you hugs from Tulsa, Oklahoma...
Respectfully,
Myisha Owens
Shelley
October 1, 2009
I am keeping this guestbook online so anyone who wants to can share their rememberances of Matthew. He touched so many lives in so many ways - I will miss and love him always.
Diane Clark
August 15, 2009
To My Dearest friend Rose and family,
I cannot express how saddened I was to hear of Matty's death. Myself and family extends our deepest sympathy's.I will always remember how he teased us and made our troubles fade.And he took the time to play board games with us even though looking back they must have seemed very silly to him.
I wish you all peace and love.
And to you Matty it is apparent you led a full and loving life. I toast and honor you. May we follow in your path and truly make a difference in the world. You will be missed.
Your friend
CCSD 2008 - Matt wearing the black hat!
February 28, 2009
SDS Conference June 2008
February 28, 2009
SDS Conference June 2008
February 28, 2009
CCSD Retreat - August 2008
Regina Varin
February 27, 2009
Matt, I will miss you and it is hard to know that you are gone. In the short time that I worked with you as a co-advisor for CCSD, I enjoyed you charisma, sense of humor and witt - which attracted many students and staff alike to you side. I will remember the great time we all had at the CCSD retreat this past August, and the tour of Queens College on the anniversary of the ADA/504 act. You will be missed by me and the coalition very much.
a friend of the family
February 25, 2009
To all who have lost a wonderful person in their life, so have I. Right now I am on the other side of how Matty lived life and I really wish he was here to mentor me.
Louise Klaber
February 10, 2009
Dear Shelly, I learned only today--February 9th that Matt had passed away. It seemed like only a few days ago that I had talked to him, asked him a question, or most often asked for help in dealing with John Jay. He was always there to be helpful, to gab or to make suggestions. A few weeks ago I suggested to a client that she contact him for advice. I cannot imagine your loss, but you have my deepest sympathy and concern.
Felisha Aikens
January 29, 2009
I honestly don’t know what to say. It was a shock to find out that you were gone and disabled students services will never be the same. Though it was way too short I’m glad to have known you. You were truly a one in a million, person, friend, and mentor...
I send my regards to your family and friends,
You will be sorely missed.
Lisa Rivera
January 18, 2009
I never got the opportunity to meet you. I only know of you through pictures and the wonderful stories that describe you. Your daughter Kathie is one of my good friends. She sometime shares her experiences and adventures in life with us, as we do with her. I am honored to somewhat have known you. I'm glad for the stories about you, and I'm happy for the opportunity to be a friend of your daughter, Kathie.
Rest In Peace, may your stories continue to fill and heal everyone's heart left in sorrow.
Kathie's Friend
Matthew the Urban Cowboy
December 18, 2008
Matthew cleaned up great!
December 18, 2008
Matty in Winterset, Iowa 2007
December 18, 2008
Diane & Howard Hosenbold
November 12, 2008
May you cherish the wonderful times you shared and let them be your comfort.
Argelia Ortiz
November 12, 2008
Matthew,
Words can not express the impact you had on my life. You were one of the kindest people I have ever met. I will surely miss you. May you rest in peace!! I shall never forget you.
Antonio Matias
November 11, 2008
Matthew you were my mentor and friend, you provided me with humor and great laughter.You inspired me to be more bold and extrovert. You emboldened me and were very generous to me. I am truly grateful and I believe you still live on in a different way. I enjoyed many good times with you and Seon. I shall always treasure your presence in my life.
Rhonda Billups
November 11, 2008
I stopped by to see you today (just to say hi) and was told that you were gone. I asked, gone for the day…and the reply was no, gone! I still can’t believe it. I can honestly say that both you and Crystal Vasquez have gotten me through many rough times at John Jay. Truly it was a pleasure knowing you. I will miss our many conversations about our life experiences and the wonderful stories you shared about Shelly and your kids. Thank you for being such a great inspiration. My life has been enriched by your presence in it. For truly the bright lights at John Jay has gotten dimmer.
With great admiration
Christian Durante
November 10, 2008
you are with the angels. god bless you. christian
Seon Nanton
November 9, 2008
Dear, Matty
My mentor and friend i can never fully express how much i miss you. You were one of the first people i ever met at John Jay when my hair was red, and we had a slice of pizza @ John's, where we often hung out until they closed and going to Casabianca's will never be the same. You truly transformed everyone that has ever come into your orbit for the better. You have a way of making people smile and feel good about themselves, and seeing the positives when they are in a world of sadness.
We often shared stories and you had more than me and we made some up and i felt that i knew your family before i really met them and they would say the same about me. You really let me in and feel like a part of your family and you have been a member of my family too.
I will miss you Matt when i set out into the world to advocate, and to speak publicly i will remember how you stood up or your students and was a shining example of the measure of a man, being the truth of his words and will of his actions. Thought you may be gone from this world you live through your goodness, through your sisters, your children, grandchildren, nieces , nephews, all the rest of the family, those at school who loved you, those you mentored that will still look up to you and the hundreds who respect you.
Yes Matt i will miss you and it is with a heavy heart that i say rest in peace i love you, until we meet again my brother, my mentor my friend.
Until we will meet again.
Ma'at Erica Lewis-Coles
November 9, 2008
Matthew McGee will remain in my heart and memory, but more importantly the impact he has had on the John Jay community and its students will last forever.
We will miss you, friend!
November 5, 2008
Matthew at the COSDI Retreat in 2007
Jhony Nelson
November 5, 2008
Matthew and I spent a week this past summer in Reno, NV for the AHEAD Conference. We had a great time there and I cannot believe he is gone so soon. I will for sure miss his sense of humor and very down to earth nonsensical personality. I will for sure miss him. I want to extend my condolences to Shellye who was by his side all the way through. I will keep her in my prayers.
Marcos Gonzalez
November 4, 2008
Dear Matthew
It seems as if we just met yesterday. I remember the many conversations that we shared at COSDI regarding disability issues. Your devotion and concern for this special population was simply amazing and inspiring. Throughout the many demanding times you stood steadfast and offered practical solutions to what appeared to be very unsolvable problems. We will never forget you.
Rest in peace
David Vazquez
November 4, 2008
Matthew, I haven't known you long but you were well respected among your colleagues and loved by your students. Our loss is not just one of a colleague or a mentor but of a genuinely wonderful human being.
Christine Givens
November 4, 2008
Matthew,
I knew you for only a year but it was clear to me how much you enjoyed life and how great an impact you had on the John Jay community that you served. You will be missed.
Crystal Vasquez
November 3, 2008
Dear Matthew
I can’t believe you are gone. My heart feels empty and my soul feels incomplete. You have taught me many things about myself that would guide me through my life. Although I refuse to say good-bye I will have too say until we meet again ny dear friend.
You are and always will be in my heart forever
Love you always & forever
Jessica Usera
November 3, 2008
I cannot believe that the Lord saw fit to take at a time when you still had so much to do here on Earth. So many will miss you, and even more will mourn you.
I miss you already my good friend. Jamie still cannot comprehend this loss.
May you be at peace, and if you ever want some good Greek food, my Mom is in heaven also. She would never let a wonderful soul like you be alone.
Carole Anne Schreiber
November 3, 2008
Dad,
I did not have the pleasure of knowing you until I was 21. The 19 years I had with you were very special, but way too short. I still can't believe that you are gone.
I am so pleased to have so many happy memories of our times together. I was able to get so many questions answered after meeting you. I appreciate your honesty, candor, sense of humor, ability to tell a great story but most of all how good I felt as a person when I was with you.
Words can't express the depth of my loss and how much I love you and will miss you. The outpouring of love and gratitude from your friends, co-workers, students and family left a lasting impression upon my heart and life for which I will be forever grateful.
Thank you for making the world a better place. As your daughter, I will take the lessons of your life and apply them to mine. I will try each day to make the world a happier, brighter place by encouraging others to not take themselves so seriously and to embrace and live up to their potential. I thank God for the years we had together.
Love ya lots,
margaret venditti
November 3, 2008
Dear Matthew,
Having you as a colleague was was a true blessing for me. You brought a sense of reality to all situations, great and small, and encouraged us to step back and take a real look at life. Thank you for that. I will pray for you and your family. I never met them, but in all the professional times we shared, your love and commitment and pride in them was so evident.
Margaret
Pedro Martinez
October 31, 2008
To my good friend, and mentor.
Matthew McGee, you have always been there providing me with good advice, and lots of laughter…. I will never forget the ways, you always told a good story, and made them sound so interesting that the listener will always be in suspense, and one could not wait for the ending, and later to find out it’s just a joke.
You have made my experience in John jay College a good one, it’s just a good thing I didn’t take your advice the first time around, in not going to JJC, because that would have been a misfortune not getting to know a wonderful person like yourself.
This world is in need for more Mathew McGee’s, to make it a more wonderful place for all.
We will all miss you. When our time comes around I just hope you will be there to greet us with open arms, and more stories, and jokes, to enjoy.
the world would never be the same without you.
Ben Agata
October 31, 2008
To my friend and mentor Matthew McGee. You were the first person I met at John Jay, and you were right there shaking my hand when I graduated with my master's degree. Your kindness, spirit, and generosity will live on in all the people you have touched. I was honored to know you. God speed my friend
Daddy and Justin - Lake George, NY
Kathleen McGee
October 31, 2008
Daddy, I can't believe I have to say goodbye to you today. When I really think about not speaking or being with you again, I can't even breathe. No matter what ever happened, your love for me was always present and evident. And your love for my Justin and all children was unparralled. You made even the smallest child feel like the most important person in the world. You listened to them and laughed with them. I have so many memories of you to treasure and I thank God that Justin does too. We played in the snow and danced in the rain. Being with you simply meant living.
Vivian Sklar
October 30, 2008
Dear Shelley,
I think you know how stunned and deeply saddened both Howie and I are about Matt's passing. He was charming and charismatic and we feel privileged to have known him. I hope you also know that it was YOU and your strength that kept him going for the last 20+ years.
Talk to you soon and let's get together and raise a toast to you and Matt.
Love,
Vivian and Howie Sklar
Claudia Murphy
October 30, 2008
No words can express how Matty touched so many lives including mine. He was always there to lend a helping hand or to make you smile with his quick wit and funny stories. He is going to be greatly missed by many.
jeffrey
October 30, 2008
I will miss Matthews conversations every day at work for a long time.
Michael Millard
October 30, 2008
Dearest Shel,
We seem to encounter more and more shocks as we grow older - some of them completely unexpected.
I'm so truly sorry to hear of Mat's passing.
I'm sorrier we didn't get to see you two more often. Time and distance have a sad way of doing that.
In the couple of times I did meet meet Mat, I knew that you, one of my dearest friends, had finally met your soul-mate, and that I would no longer have to worry about your well being - Mat would, and did so faithfully. He was worth waiting for, and will be so dearly missed.
To the rest of his family, we've never met, but I extend my deepest condolences to all of you.
Love,
Tony Pandolfo
October 30, 2008
I am so sorry and shocked to hear of Matt's passing. My deepest sympathies and condolences go out to Shelley and his family. God Bless them and may he rest in peace.
Shelley Herman
October 30, 2008
My life, My love, My heart forever
Uncle Matty and Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn Cosgrove
October 30, 2008
Uncle Matty I am sad I won't have you with me when I am growing up.
Love,
Kaitlyn
Me and Uncle Matty in Philly
Jimmy Mabli
October 30, 2008
Uncle Matty was the best Uncle anyone could ever had. He was fun to be with and a great person to talk to. He told many great stories.
I will miss him forever.
Love,
Jimmy
Maureen Montee
October 30, 2008
My brother Matty was the Piped Piper and Peter Pan all rolled into one. People loved my brother and he loved them. He lived each day with a child-like exuberance.
After his first bout with cancer, Matty truly lived each day as an adventure.
He loved all the wonderful people mentioned in his obit. However, a big love of his life was left out. Matty loved the staff, faculty and especially the students of John Jay. He took great pride and pleasure working there. What a great job he had being able to mold the future, through the students he taught, helped and mentored.
Please know how much my brother loved all of you at John Jay.
Matty had a short life but he lived so many lives in his short time. We are all better people for knowing and loving Matty.
I will love and miss him always,
Maureen
Adam Brenner
October 30, 2008
To Matthew and his Family, to Shelly and Rose who I have come to know so well durring these hard times. The entire John Jay community has suffered a great loss, but because of the time that he spent with us, he taught us what we needed to do, and we will now carry his torch, and pass his knowledge and wisdom to others as he did for us. May he rest in peace
Kathleen Mabli
October 30, 2008
Words can never express how much I loved my Brother Matty. Matty was not only a wonderful Brother but my best friend.
He made everyone feel important because we were important to him. He loved life, he loved to laugh and he was so funny. No one could tell a story like Matty.
He was so happy to be a Professor and the Director of Students with Disabilities at John Jay College. His students became part of our family. If Matty could help anyone in anyway he did and he helped so many people. He had a way about him which made you know he would love you and accept you the way you are and just help you to never give up.
My life will never be the same without him. I thank God for the time I had with him and I thank God I told him all the time how much I loved him and the best times of my life were spent with him.
God Bless you Matty and watch over us!
Love Your Baby Sister,
Kathleen
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