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Matthew ROWELL Obituary

ROWELL, Matthew K., 27, of Bon Air, passed away unexpectedly on July 17, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Katheryn "Kat" O'Toole Rowell; and his four young children, Adam, Shawn, Jack and Peter; parents, Ava and Frank Rowell of Cookeville, Tenn.; sister, Allison Rowell Beyer (Dan) of Nashville, Tenn.; grandmother, Martha Jo Rowell; and a host of other family members. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bonnie and Ernest L. Kennedy and Cecil H. (Spud) Rowell. Matt enjoyed playing his guitar and being with his children. Funeral services will be held at Bon Air Baptist Church on Friday, July 22, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Rowell Children Fund, P.O. Box 73471, Richmond, Va. 23235.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Jul. 20, 2011.

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jen*

January 27, 2012

Thinking of you :( just heard Wonderwall on the radio driving home from work. It made me think of you n cry from all the memories brought back by this song. And anything Oasis, really. Miss u much old friend of mine.

Vonda Branch

November 12, 2011

I cannot believe you are gone. My condolences to your wife & handsome boys. You always made us laugh at work (T-Mobile) and enlightened us with your Transformers infatuation. I was going through my pics on facebook and I so happened to run across a comment of you calling me a dork for taking a pic of myself in the mirror all I could do was laugh and as I was rushed to your page to reply with a sarcastic response I read the horrible news.. You will greatly be missed Matt aka Fo'Sho ..Rest In Paradise

August 1, 2011

It breaks my heart that so many of our children are leaving us all to soon. Heaven became a little brighter that day. God bless you and your family today and always. much love and prayers, Bonnie Kennedy

Melissa

July 27, 2011

Kat and Boys,
Know that my prayers are with you as you grieve your lose. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you.

Cameron D

July 27, 2011

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I did not know Matthew very personally, but I too knew him through the Star Wars board Rebelscum. He seemed like a great guy, and I wish I could have gotten to know him even better. I'll make sure to pray for the best for you and your family.

Ricardo Galvan

July 25, 2011

My condolences for your loss. Matthew was a member of a Star Wars collecting site Rebelscum, and from what I hear, he was a great guy. May you continue to have strength during this time.

Jaclyn Adams

July 25, 2011

Kat~
Thinking of you and the boys constantly during this time.

It also makes me think of when we all attended youth group together and spent so much time together growing up. I'll never forget Matt telling me a story about how him and his dad were fixing up that old VW bug of his. He was driving down the road one day and the wheels and tires came right off of it!! That story always brings a smile to my face and brings back happy memories of a great man.

I'm glad that I got to reconnect with you guys after college at Chick-fil-A a few times. Let me know if there is anything at all that you need. Thinking and praying for you all every day.

Mike S

July 25, 2011

I have just learned of Matthew's passing and I would like to express my sincere condolences to Matt's family and friends. I knew Matt via Rebelscum.com's forums and we had talked via PM on several occasions. Rest In Peace Matt and May the Force be with you.

alison althouse

July 25, 2011

Kat - you and the boys are in our prayers and our thoughts. If we can do anything, even if it's just to listen, know that we're here. Sending you love and God's peace as you start this new journey....

Brenda Chamberlain

July 25, 2011

Kat,
So sorry to hear of your loss, if there is anything I can do please let me know

marilyn pool

July 24, 2011

A candle of hope and strength for you and the boys! Stay faithful!

marilyn pool

July 24, 2011

Kat,

Your family is in our daily prayers! Stay strong . If you need to talk, cry or laugh, give me a call. I'm pretty good at all three :). love ya,

Kat Rowell

July 24, 2011

Thank you everyone that has left a message, it means a lot to us.

Mary Wallen

July 24, 2011

I am so sorry to hear about you loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

I worked at Ben Franklin with Ava.

Jacelyn Duvall

July 23, 2011

Kat and boys,

Please know that we are so sorry to hear of Matt's passing. We will be keeping you all in our prayers. Please let me know if there's anything I can possibly do.

Brandon Till

July 23, 2011

Sorry to hear.

Matthew Rowell

July 23, 2011

July 22, 2011

Kat,Allison,Mr.Frank and Mrs.Ava
We all are so sorry to hear about Matt. He was an awesome friend to both Matthew and me growing up. He will be missed by all of us. All of you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers... Try to keep a smile, as hard as it seems right now, Matt wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

*Kris,Matthew and the rest of the Perry family*

Jerry,Leah,Noah, and katelynn

July 22, 2011

We are so sorry for your loss and know how much he will be missed. Keeping everyone in our thoughts and prayers. Love you guys.

July 21, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you at this time of need...Matt was a good friend whom I will miss deeply as well as our late night talks outside of the store about his family and how much he loved and cherished everyone of them. He will be greatly missed. Carol Kark (BonAir Uppys)

Ashley Myer

July 21, 2011

My thoughts an prayers are with the family

Cynthia Soto

July 21, 2011

Kat, I am so sorry about your loss. I know that no words will ever take away any of the pain of losing someone you love so much. I just wanted to offer my condolences and let you know that it will be ok. Please take care of yourself!

Just consider yourself lucky to have 4 boys to pass along a part of Matt. He lives through those precious boys and I hope that having those little pieces of Matt within your sons will help you get through this. Be strong for your boys, they need you terribly right now. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

Ayden (Laurie) Petrone

July 21, 2011

I am so sorry to hear of Matt's passing. I send my deepest sympathy to you and your family.

Krystle (Good) Freeman

July 21, 2011

Kat and boys-
I know that nothing will ever bring Matt back, but know that he will live on forever in the hearts and minds of those he has touched and those his stories will touch. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Allen Johnston

July 21, 2011

Sharon and I send our deepest regrets and heartfelt prayers to the entire Rowell family in Matthew's passing. Our love to you all.

July 21, 2011

Katie Erin Brad Terry and I are feeling your loss. Take care of yourself and the boys. Love you. Aunt Mary

Sara Plumb

July 20, 2011

With my strongest condolences I send many prayers to grace the lives who are saddened with his loss.

July 20, 2011

Kat and family- I am so sorry to hear of Matt's sudden passing. Please know that you and the children have been in my prayers. Take care of yourself I hope you are able to feel the love and support all around you. With love and sympathy, Kelley (Shaw) Hartsoe

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