Loving You / Pam (mother) Just a fraction of the people who love you Matthew!! Can just see you listening to some 80's music and dancin that cute lil dance of yours- man I miss that !
The First Night, Back Inside The House Without You... . / Nae
Well, I returned to the house we "all" grew up in. I stayed the night with Pam. And it was such a relief, I felt alot of weight taken off my shoulders! It was an amazing experience, to be in the house and like; wait to see Matthew. As if I were waiting for him when I was a child. Waiting for him to walk in the door, or walk around the corner. Or Monica at that! "It was strange" I think it was strange, because being here without them(Matthew & Monica). made me feel a little empty, but wholesome at the same time! its weird. Matthew, was such a great friend that I will never feel scared. scared, to walk into his empty room, or stay a few nights here and there with his Mother (Pam). Laughing together about the Mountian Men!.lol or my "afro"that I had when I was a child.But no matter what, through it all Matthew still stood by my side.And thats what friends do for eachother. As I will do the same for his Mother!.. .-Trully A Best Friend Renae'
From 0ne to an0ther... . / Renae (BESTEST FRIEND )
Im not gonnah' lie.. ..Im selfish, I wish you were still here. I still wake up at night now and then wondering why?.. .And through these trials and tribulations I still dont understand how life is so strange.To those that knew Matthew, he touched every0nes hearts with giggles, and understanding. I learned that life to to short. "G0od things come to those that wait, but if you wait to long they pass you bye"!.. .I waited to long!.. ..And for that it kills me inside!!.. ..dont take life for granted please! eight years later and here I am typing REST IN PEACE MATTHEW! And what you can do from this point on is charish those around you! love one another.. .-Renae'
Happy 26th Birthday / Pam (mom)
Huge hugs and Kisses Matthew!! Close
Moment of Clairty.. .My Best Friend That Never Knew How Close He Trully Was / NAE NAE Aka RENAE (BESTEST GIRLFRIEND EVER )Read >>
Moment of Clairty.. .My Best Friend That Never Knew How Close He Trully Was / NAE NAE Aka RENAE (BESTEST GIRLFRIEND EVER )
I can still remember like yesterday when him & I first met. it was cute. I met him at the bus stop. it was our first day of first grade. And he gave me candy! lol and ever since then we were enseperable! oh I remember when we were like six we took the local city bus, to a local lake (goose lake) to go swimming. two hours later we got caught. and boy did we get caught! I didnt see him for like 10 hours! lol and to make matters worse we stole money to get there! boy them are memories. Oh and the funniest thing was when we younger. lmao. Monica & Jenny tried so hard to get Matthew & I to kiss for A dollar a piece! lol I got so many memories with this family. And when Monica would do her makeovers. Matthew would get so upset. And tell me I didnt have to let Monica change me. lol From sneeking out to meet eachother, running away together, I will "ALLWAYS" hold it deep forever. -I trully miss you Matthew!... . your bestest friend NAE'
Our Heartfelt Sympathy / Becca, Rich &. Dakota Kimbrew (Another family of a lost child )
As parents, we know a measure of your pain. Your loss saddens us, and we hope you find some peace in the love of your family and friends, and your memories of Matt.
friends/ Selma Flynn (friend)
mattew is a very good looking man you sould be proud of him being a donor.he walk the earth.and his road enden he iss in god hands my son is too mattew and bobbo a be come friends and walk together for ever please feel free to go to bobbo web at www.bobbo.memory-of.com Close
Hollow/ Sarah (friend)
Why did you die, and leave me alone? Gone is the only one who could understand me. Without you here my soul so empty. I feel I am trapped here without my twin, incomplete until my own life ends. So afraid of the dark and the unknown. Are you still here with me, or will I forever be alone. So much left to say. So much left to do. I long to look into your eyes and confess I love you. But fate is too cruel and took you from me, I look for you everywhere knowing I can't see. For now I am blind. My heart full of rage. My faith is no more. The flesh may be dead, but this love is undying. My heart broken, and locked away with my soul , forever it will be until the day i see your sweet face and feel your love around me. Until that day comes this pain will not end, for I need you here with me so I can begin again. Close
It All Comes Down To...... / Pam (mother)
The only thing i regret about you being my son, is the absence of time. I wanted you around till I was called away.I just want to awake from this ongoing bad dream and hold you and see you in your robe again.I wait for you to greet me as i am standing by the bathroom door.We always hugged and said we loved each other.Our time will come when time will no longer matter. I will always cherish you baby-Love, Mom Close
I am so sorry / Kelly Ruffner (just visiting )
I know the pain runs deep I lost my little baby in december. You had a wonderful son I am so sorry. Close
Come With Me God saw that you were suffering and a cure was not to be, So he put his arms around you and whispered "come with me" Through tear-filled eyes so fast departed, the lord took you away. Although we loved you deeply, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands were put to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us - He only takes the best. -Author Unknown-
I Can Only Imagine / Jenny Palmer (Monica's Friend )Read >>
I Can Only Imagine / Jenny Palmer (Monica's Friend )
This song has been one of my favorites since it first came out in 2001. Since Matt passed, I always think of him when I listen to it.....
I can only imagine what it will be like When I walk by your side I can only imagine what my eyes will see When your face is before me I can only imagine
Surrounded by your glory What will my heart feel? Will I dance for you Jesus? Or in awe of you be still? Will I stand in your presence? Or to my knees will I fall? Will I sing Halelluja? Will I be able to speak at all? I can only imagine I can only imagine
I can only imagine when that day comes And I find myself standing in the sun I can only imagine when all I will do Is forever, forever worship you I can only imagine I can only imagine
Surrounded by your glory What will my heart feel? Will I dance for you Jesus? Or in awe of you be still? Will I stand in your presence? Or to my knees will I fall? Will I sing Halelluja? Will I be able to speak at all? I can only imagine, yeah I can only imagine
Surrounded by your glory What will my heart feel? Will I dance for you Jesus? Or in awe of you be still? Will I stand in your presence? Or to my knees will I fall? Will I sing Halelluja? Will I be able to speak at all? I can only imagine, yeah I can only imagine I can only imagine, yeah, yeah I can only imagine I can only imagine I can only imagine
I can only imagine when all I will do is forever, forever worship you I can only imagine
This song as well as all of the songs on this CD have a whole new meaning to me. Although it has been YEARS since I last saw Matt, he is in my thoughts and prayers EVERY day. Love and miss you!!!! Close
These words were written as a title of a poem on Matt's Funeral announcements. I didn't realize those words described him even as a small boy.He was helping Gramma O. make rice crispy bars and she said Matt we need to measure the rice crispies . He had a big grin on his face and handed gramma a ruler and said here you go gramma measure them now! When matt was 3 years old he was asked what he would do when he got older.He told everyone that i am going to stay home and take care of my mommy.He sure lived up to his word as that is exactly what he did.
Parts of us are missing-wont ever be the same.At times i find some cool stuff and wanna shout your name!I got some things in email didnt even have to think the title of a funny joke was titled "Wink!""Wink!"I know that that was gramma O giving me a sign that Matthew's up in heaven now he was yours once now mine!We miss you more than words can say and hope that you are glad.Just remeber son we love you and take it easy on your dad.Love,Mom
Matt's own words - July 27, 2000 / Monica Erickson (Sister)Read >>
Matt's own words - July 27, 2000 / Monica Erickson (Sister)
This was a poem Matt wrote to Joel. Included with this poem was a pencil drawing of a photo of Joel that Matt had done and sent to us. He was a very creative and thoughtful man!
"Don't measure distances with miles, For no matter how far, Our hearts and souls will always be touching."
Like everyone else I am so shocked and saddened that this young man left us in the prime of his life.Every time I think of my nephew, Matt, I smile because he brought so much joy into all the liveshe touched.He was a natural comedian (like his Dad) and quite the entertainer.I am sure that all of you recall him performing from the back of a screenless TV set at his Grandpa Bud’s.I also see him wearing one of his Great Grandma’s hats at a birthday party.Especially Irecall how his sister, Monica, took such good care of him after their Father passed away.She would tuck him into bed and lay beside him until he went to sleep.There was such a bond between these siblings that you seldom see.We called her Momma Monica.
No,Matt was not always a bundle of joy.He had his mischievous side also.I recall a visit to my parent’s home one summer when he was also there.One morning I went to put my contact lenses in and could not find them.For some reason I looked in their bathtub and saw them stuck to the sides of the tub imbedded in layers of Ajax cleanser.It didn’t take us long to figure out who had performed this act.MATT, where are you!Fortunately little damage was done and I was able to wear the lenses.
Matt was also well known for culinary skills.My Dad, Matt’s Grandpa,had been amazed at how at very young age Matt was able to crack two eggs together in mid air, have them land perfectly in the frying pan, and cook to a perfect “over easy”.Dad told us this story over and over again. On our visit to see he and his family in Anchorage, he said that he wanted to fix us breakfast.We could not believe how quickly he prepared bacon, eggs and hotcakes and everything was perfect.His cute little smile said “Hey, nothing to it”.
Matt loved the simple life and was very much into family history, traditions, and so much wanted to be a part of the history and traditions.He cared so much for his family, extended family, and friends.To know Matt was to love Matt.He was one of a kind and we will always be rememberedthis way.He loved his Mother and was a wonderful care-giver to her for many years.He did this so unselfishly and in a manner that most of us can not realize.
Perhaps Matt lived with his own hidden demons but he kept them to himself and spread his love and sense of humor to everyone around him.Included here are his Mother, Stepfather Frank, Sister Monica and a multitude of friends and relative.
Matt, we will all miss you but know that you are in a better place and that you will put a huge smile on God’s face.We love you.
May Jay, Mattie, Matt, Matthew Handsome, Matthew John Hansen
These were the endearing names I grew to call a wonderful and awesome brother. He had a heart of gold, not gold plated, solid gold!!! He was one of the most caring and loving people that God ever put on this earth. He would give you the shirt off his back and most times you would find that he had bought it at Value Village, or be wearing one of mine. :) His commitment to his family and friends could not be broken. He was a very sentimental man and had no problem telling you how he felt. He was always telling me how much he loved me, and I loved him. I was in love with him from the very start. I was the little mother hen. I would beat up the boys that threw snowballs at him, wake him up for school every day, give him a ride on the back of my bike while he was carrying my violin, and would hollar at him like any big sister would for harassing me about my "flower hair". Thankfully later in life he gave his blessing for me to marry Johnny and gained his "big bro". Johnny loved him like a brother and had no problem beating him at Nintendo. Not only was Matt a great brother, he was also a loving and proud uncle to Joel. When Joel was a baby he would let him suck on his chin, and had no problem going to work with a big hickey on his chin. He also introduced Joel to a love 80's music with their song, Video Killed the Radio Star. Whenever they would talk, they would sing their song or dance to it. Not only does Joel share Uncle Matt's taste in music but he looks just like him. Matt's sentimental ways also grew into a love of photography. Growing up he always had the video camera on, and in my face. Being a teenage girl with a zit on her nose, I would always yell at him to turn it off, but that was my May Jay. He was a nut, funny, silly, goofy and sometimes a little crazy, and would make light out of most situations. So as I close this I ask that you not mourn the passing of a wonderful and amazing brother, uncle and son, but that you celebrate the life of the young man that we all loved. He was SIMPLY marvelous. God Bless you Matthew.
Beautiful Boy / Pam Dobyns (mother)
Matt had so much kindness in his soul which radiated all over him.He loved everything about the 80s. I bought Madonnas like a Virgin and he was hooked.He went to a Madonna concert in 2001 and returned home one day before 9/11. There was a terrorist at the Detroit airport where he flew from. We talked about that a lot and that he was fortunate.When his nephew Joel was just 3 months old Matt would play video killed the radio star. One nite when Joel was 9 months old we were at uncle Matt and Nicoles house.He went right over to their stereo and that song came on.We all were in awe. Matt loved board games such as balderdash,boggle,scrabble,and trivia. We always watched millionare and jeopardy together.We would go out late at night to grocery shop. Matt surprised me one day in Feb, and bought me a bulletin board and tacks to put my computer data on. He was so excited as it all was under 8$.I have so much more to say but this will be all for now. I want to say hi to all my family and friends who are with Matt.Love Muggy(MoM) Close
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Just a fraction of the people who love you Matthew!! Can just see you listening to some 80's music and dancin that cute lil dance of yours- man I miss that !
Have a special holiday with all your angel friends- 
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