Matt McKlveen Obituary

Family-Placed Death Notice

Matt McKlveen, age 16, of Alpharetta, Georgia, died on Friday, July 30, 2004. Matt was a rising junior at Milton High School. He is survived by his parents, Jack and Dee McKlveen of Alpharetta; his brother Tom McKlveen of Alpharetta; grandparents Tom and Carol Fowkes, and Vera McKlveen all of Avon Lake, OH and a large number of aunts, uncles and Cousins. Matt was preceded in death by his grandfather, George McKlveen. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation (www.wish.org) or the charity of one's choice in honor of Matt's wish to give back to the community. Matt's desire to donate his organs so that others may live was honored, and as a result at least seven people's lives have already been saved. The memorial service for the Atlanta, GA community will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 at 10 a.m. at The Church Of The Hills, 10950 Bell Road, Duluth, GA 30097, 770-813-9009. The memorial service for the Avon Lake, Ohio Community will be held on Saturday, August 7 at 2 p.m. at Avon Lake United Church of Christ, 32801 Electric Blvd, Avon Lake, OH 44012, (440) 933-3241. Louie E. Jones Funeral Home, 59 North Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 770-475-6554.

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Published by Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Aug. 3, 2004.

Memories and Condolences
for Matt McKlveen

12 Entries

stephanie may

October 27, 2004

Hey Matt-

i didnt know where else to talk to you, so im doing it here. i miss you a lot. everyday we have homeroom i cant help but thinking about you and how we'd always sit and talk in homeroom. you were sucha wonderful friend. and i miss you a lot. cant wait til i see you someday. RIP sweetie. we all love and miss you.

abby

August 30, 2004

matt... i miss you more then you will ever know. nothing is the same without you, but i know you are much happier now. i love you and miss you so much!

i love you!

Robin Reagin Family Dentisry

August 8, 2004

Dee, Jack and Tom,

All of us were so sad to hear of the passing of Matt. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.May God watch over all of you.

Lizzie Speaker

August 6, 2004

I lived next door to Matt for 4 years, and he was the best thing on our street. My mom loved him and Tom as if he were her own sons. I felt like he was the brother I never had. HE was always there to open a tight jar or lift something heavy, or watch the dog when we were away. In those 4 years I didn't tell Matt how much I loved him enough. But I love him so much, as well as all of his family. He was funny, and he loved people more than anything. and people loved him. I don't know anyone who people like as much as him. He always helped people without giving it two thoughts. He was, and always will be a remarkable person. I love you so much, Matt. I can't express that enough.

kelly anne browne

August 4, 2004

hey matt, its kelly anne..i just wanted to let you know how much we will miss you...you are the funniest person in the entire world and that humor will be missed so much!!

love,

kelly anne

hayley & kristi

August 4, 2004

Dear Matt,

There is no one in the world who can take your place. You are never going to be forgotten and we know you will be watching over all of your friends until we see you again. We won't forget your belly button lent or the way you always kept score in Jeopardy. You always were and still always will be the weirdest person we know. But in a good way..we won't forget you and we love you.

Barbara Overton

August 3, 2004

Although I do not know your family, I offer my deepest condolences on your tragic loss. My son, Cameron Clark, was friends with Matt at Milton High School. Cameron speaks so fondly of Matt, talking about the fun times they had. He says Matt was the nicest guy ever. I pray that God will give you all you need to help you in your loss.

Stephanie May

August 3, 2004

Dear McKlveen Family~

There arent any words to explain how deeply sorry i am to hear about Matt. He & I were friends through school. He was always there with a smile on his face. he was a one-of-a-kinda type of person. and he will be greatly missed.

Lynn McIntosh

August 3, 2004

Dear McKlveen Family, I am so sorry about your great loss. My children, Matt & Meredith knew him well from school and are very sad they've lost a good friend. But that is just here on earth and we can all look forward to seeing Matt again one day. In Max Lucado's book, Traveling Light, it says that he believes, when God takes children or young people early, that it may be for their protection of something that could maybe happen worst in their life later on. I lost my brother when he was 29 in a drowning accident from the USS Wasp in Spain and he was my best friend. My heart goes out to you and I will be praying for your family so much. God bless you.

Lynn McIntosh and family

John 14:1-4

Patricia Z

August 3, 2004

Dee, Jack and Tom

I was so sorry to read about Matt this morning in the paper. I was very, very sad to hear this. I remember the many chats I had with Matt when I used to call you and he answered the phone. He was such a sweet kid.

I lost track of you after you moved. My phone number is still the same.

My deepest regards go out to you and all of your family.

Patricia