Matthew S. Kurtz

1967 - 2022

Matthew S. Kurtz
November 28, 1967 - June 6, 2022
Matthew Samuel Kurtz, 54, known to his myriad of friends as Matty, died unexpectedly, Monday, June 6 at Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, CT. His former wife, Kimberly Kurtz, and his daughter Tessa Lee, 20, were at his side; while his son, Ryder James, 18, who was away at school, was with him by phone.
Mr. Kurtz was a graduate of The Harvey School in Katonah, New York and the University of Denver, where he was a proud member of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. He was an all county hockey player and Number One on the tennis team all through his high school career. At DU he continued to play hockey and any sport that involved a ball or a puck. He loved music and was devoted to the Grateful Dead. He traveled far and wide to enjoy the guitar solos and the community.
He graduated with a degree in Communications, but his real major in college and in life was friendship. He never met a stranger and the relationships he made at Harvey, at DU, in life; live on.
The focus and great loves of his life were his children, Tessa and Ryder. He loved them beyond measure. They survive him, as does his mother, Millee Taggart-Ratcliffe; sister and brother in law, Heather Allyn and Rob Nagle; and a large, loving extended family,