Tribute Wall
Saturday
7
December
Funeral Mass
10:30 am
Saturday, December 7, 2019
St. Patrick Catholic Church
9643 Ferndale Rd.
Dallas, Texas, United States
Sunday
8
December
Celebration of Life
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Ridgewood Park United Methodist Church
6445 E. Lovers Lane
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Joy Christiansen posted a condolence
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Haiku for Matt
Mourn not the passing,
Hold onto sweet memories;
Celebrate Matt’s life.
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Peter Brannan posted a condolence
Monday, December 9, 2019
May, Collin, Dillon and Trevlan:
My deepest sympathies for the passing of Matt. He was, as you know and have expressed on Facebook, a special man, husband and father. He was a special friend. He will be missed by many and I personally will miss his friendly demeanor and good conversation. I know he will look upon, and after you all, and in peace rest his soul. God Bless you and I pray God's love remains with you.
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Kim Limberg posted a condolence
Monday, December 9, 2019
As a manager Matt would use terms like ‘tweek’ and ‘nudge’ to get projects done, implying that work was almost perfect, with only the slightest adjustment needed. In this way, he maintained positive moral and confidence on his team. It was a pleasure working with Matt.
And, what excellent qualities for a father and Scout leader, patience and encouragement. A couple of years ago my husband and son had a chance encounter with Matt and May at Matt’s last Circle Ten gathering of boy scouts as their Scout Master. There, he expressed what a great experience it had been for him, gently ‘nudging’ Daniel to give it a try. That was his way of passing the torch.
I remember the good times we had as young engineers at TxDOT, when we had a Roadhogs team, volleyball at Terry’s Tyler Lake parties, choir rehearsals for TxDOT Christmas parties and a costume party where Matt and May came in on roller skates with May dressed as a carhop, short skirt, fast food tray and all.
Beyond work, I will remember the time May and I were really into opera. We had a sort of double date, Matt and May and Daniel and I. We were not seated together because May insisted on an aisle seat with extra leg room. Half way through, I glanced around to see how they were enjoying the show, and had to laugh when I saw Matt sprawled out in his seat sound asleep.
I will always be grateful to Matt for lending me May to help with my wedding preparations. Being a designer of highways, I decided I could and should design my own wedding dress. It just would not have happened without May. Over a period of several weeks, she shopped, counseled me, and sewed the wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses I designed, all the petticoats and many of the table cloths. We made a great team.
Matt had all the ingredients for a good life, faith in God, hope in reaching his goals, love of family and friends, joy in pursuit of his interests, and peace in achieving a balance of all the above. Matt had a good life, and from all accounts he knew it as he passed on to heaven peacefully. His recipe for a better world is to show each other the kindness of patient encouragement, in other words, Love...Love is patient, Love is kind… Thank you Matt for showing us the way.
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Michael MacGregor posted a condolence
Saturday, December 7, 2019
I am Matt’s older brother by about a year and a half. Matt and I lived together for his last year at Purdue and then ended up sharing an apartment for about 9 months a few months after he moved to Dallas and started working for the highway dept. But when Matt graduated high school in 1980, we decided to take the family pop-up camper and spend a week down at Mrytle Beach, SC. We had a great time that week, but there were a couple things that were notable. At the time the drinking age in SC was 18, so we were both legal. We ended up going to this bar on the boardwalk called The Bowery. There was this band that was playing that was really good. They were promoting their first album and selling T-shirts (I bought both). Apparently they played at that location every summer. That was the last summer they played there, because it was Alabama Band! The other thing we did (other than head to the beach) that week was to go to this driving track where they had scaled down Indy cars that you would drive around a road track. You would pay for each lap you took. We liked it so much that we decided that on the last night we were there, we would sit down and figure out how much gas money we would need to drive back to Indianapolis the next day. And then we’d take any extra money we had and go back and drive some more laps. The next day we headed home. When we needed gas somewhere in KY, we didn’t have enough to fill the tank. I was watching the needle approaching empty, and right as I was approaching the exit that was 2 exits from home, I felt the engine stop running. I put the engine in neutral and managed to take the exit and was able to coast into the gas station. This of course was long before debit cards. We each had $2. We ponied up a dollar each, put $2 of gas in the tank and managed to get home with $1 each in our pocket. If we would have driven one more lap on that track in South Carolina we wouldn’t have made it home
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Mohamed A. Bagha posted a condolence
Thursday, December 5, 2019
I worked on multiple projects with Matt while he worked at Michael Baker. He was affable, easy to work with and always positive and encouraging. I will miss him.
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Michael Hancock posted a condolence
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
I remember Matt as a child. I once went on a trip with the entire McGregor family. I helped watch the kids. Truth is the kids were so well behaved that I often thought Coach McGregor had then babysitting me. I especially remember Matt, even at a very young age, was loving to his parents and very caring to his siblings.
Jim & Barb. My heart is broken for you! You are great parents and Matt’s successes are proof of that.
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Brian MacGregor posted a condolence
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
I don’t have a have a single story or episode about Matt. I’d prefer to think he provided us life lessons. I was reminded last Saturday of Matt’s frequent characterization of himself as a tortoise. I can’t think of another person who would choose this self image, especially in today’s culture of immediate gratification and multi-tasking.
But life isn’t a race, but a series of journeys, projects and a few detours. A tortoise knows to enjoy the moment since a tortoise is not getting to the next moment very quickly. I think that was Matt’s message. We thank Matt for sharing his remarkable journey through Caring Bridge and Facebook during the last 23 months. He made so much of his life while dealing with cancer that stole a lot of his strength and endurance. He did not rush to the end.
Let’s honor Matt by embracing the qualities of patient listening, considering all the options, and persistently striving for the best all encompassing long term solution (and not the fast easy one) in ourselves and others. We’ll miss him dearly.
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Naser Abusaad posted a condolence
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Matt is a great, kind, knowledgeable, loving man. I will always remember the days that I worked with Matt as a fellow TxDOT engineer and later as a consultant. He was forward thinking and loved to tackle challenges--both professionally and personally. He will be missed by all, but what puts us at peace is knowing that he will be in a better place. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family. He will be missed, but never forgotten.
Naser
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Anita Gupta posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
I had a great opportunity to work with Matt doing Managed Lane feasibility study for the LBJ managed Lanes. Matt was my most memorable and meaningful boss, always mentoring, teaching and looking out for our personal interests along with our professional ones. It was good to see updates from him and love for his family via FB these last couple of years. Will truly miss him as a great, most positive , never losing his cool, forward thinking individual. RIP Matt!
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Stewart Ernest Truitt posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Matthew, Matt was my freshman quarterback. Jim, his Dad, was Athletic Director and Head Varsity Coach. I feel a huge, personal loss as I spent many days and many hours with Matt sweating profusely in 3 a day practices on a football field that was as hard as rock and even less forgiving. I lived in Dallas from 1984 to 1986 and had no idea I was traveling on some of Matt's roads. I will miss you my brother but will see you soon enough, next to the Lord.
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John Tillinghast, PE posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
I enjoyed working with Matt on the Fort Worth side of the TxDOT CDA projects before I retired in January 2018. It was always fun to work with Matt and learn things from a different viewpoint. As a fellow TxDOT engineer, He will be missed. may the Lord bless his family and comfort them in this difficult time.
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Genan Summers Kirby posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Matt was amazing and I enjoyed being his classmate at Brebeuf. Even more I enjoyed following his journey and his love for his family. Truly a life well lived. God bless May and the Boys. Matt left his mark in this world and touched many lives. Those of us who knew Matt were truly blessed. His smile and life will live on through May and the boys. Godspeed Matt. Thank you for sharing your journey and your life with us.
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Caren Chambers posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Matt was my boss while he was at Michael Baker International. Matt was a unique person who was always supportive, positive and optimistic. I am so sorry for the family's loss. I will miss seeing him around town.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2019
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Joe Rouse posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
I met Matt some years ago through the Transportation Research Board's managed lanes committee. He took a liking to me for some reason, and we really connected. Maybe it was our Texas connections (my grandfather and mother were both from Texas). Unfortunately he took ill not too long after I met him and so our paths only crossed a few times. I wish I had the opportunity to get to know him a little better. I was not aware of all the projects he oversaw in the Metroplex; I have driven through several of them and I was particularly awestruck by the Central Expressway the first time I saw it. Now I can say I knew the man who designed it. When Matt became ill, I remember talking to him on the phone about it. I got the sense that his prognosis wasn't good, but I'll always recall his great attitude and fighting spirit; it truly was an inspiration. I'm glad that he got to stay with us for as long as he did. We're all the poorer for his loss. My condolences to his friends and family.
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Dave Freeborn posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Matt and I worked together for a short time. We would talk about scouting. As a new scoutmaster, it was helpful to have someone to bounce ideas off of.
He left his mark figuratively and literally on Dallas. I will always think of him when I see the purple turtles.
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Mike Flagg lit a candle
Monday, December 2, 2019
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Holly posted a condolence
Monday, December 2, 2019
May was so smart to have selected you as her lifetime mate. I remember clearly when she would tell me about you during the McDonald's days. You brought her and the rest of the family such joy. What a pleasure to have seen you in California this past June - such positivity.
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Oscar Q posted a condolence
Monday, December 2, 2019
A sad day for all. A great and giving family anchored by a good and solid man. He held to his beliefs and never belittled anyone. Stayed firm when others may sway or bend. Stood by you for better or worse and truly believed he didn't judge you but accepted what was and saw what is the good and slowly fade the bad.
You will be missed but you will not be forgotten.
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