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Matthew Pryor Obituary
Matthew was born to Mary Lou Pryor and the late William Pryor on March 17, 1960. He was raised with his five siblings in Troy, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Following graduation, he established a landscape and construction business, Matt Pryor Quality Landscaping. He served on the Troy City Council from 1993-1999 to begin his years in public service. He went on to be elected the Mayor of Troy in 2001 and served until 2004. Matthew fell in love with Patti in 2009 and they were married on August 13, 2011. Patti and Matt enjoyed working in their yard together and spending time playing with their dog.
Matthew will be remembered as a kind and intelligent man who was an avid reader, faithful public servant, and nature lover. He was a hardworking man and a natural leader. Matthew is survived by his devoted wife Patti, loving mother Mary Lou, and dear siblings Timothy (Laura), Katie (Keith), Ben (Gina), Andy (Laurie), and Holly.
A private celebration of life will be planned at a future date.
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Beverly Ned Rogacki
March 2, 2024
It´s February 2024 and I just found out Matt has passed away. This is unbelievable. Matt was like the brother I never had. Condolences to the family. God Bless you Matt.
Jerry and Michelle Munyan
July 11, 2023
Dear Pryor family,
Michelle and I want to offer our condolences. When we heard about Matthews passing Michelle went to our wedding book and pulled out his card. It was a hand written card about trying to figure out what to get us. A razor was attached as he remembered that I often did not shave when we roomed together in A2. That is and always will be Matt. Michelle loves the card, which is why she kept it for all these years.
We had many moments of friendship on the baseball and football fields. Without Matt I would never have kept my eyes open behind the plate when Mr. Pryor was pitching. Wow that guy could throw a ball.
He was always a good person regardless of whether he was working on a steep roof to earn money for college, volunteering to walk girls home from the library as part of his church group, counseling troubled boys as part of Rev. Holland's ministries or just being a friend. God bless you my friend you will be missed but not forgotten.
Jerry and Michelle Munyan
Mark Colombo
June 29, 2023
So sorry for your loss
Sandra Zembrzuski
June 28, 2023
Matt was good friends with Audre Zembrzuski and will be highly missed. They used to do Troy Council meetings together and Audre helped campaign for Matt when he ran for Representative of Michigan.
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