Matthew Kyle Manner, I8, of Gulfport, FL. was killed in a bicycle/auto accident on 66th Street North in Saint Petersburg on Friday June 20, 2008. He was born in Sylmar, CA. and moved here with his family in September, 1997. He is survived by his mother, Gail: brothers: Jonathan and David; his Grandparents, Joe and Mary Slatton, St. Petersburg; Uncle Randy Slatton Pinellas Park, Uncle Curtis Slatton and wife Alicia St Pete, Uncle Jeffery Slatton Caryville; Aunt Mary Joe and husband Tom Mulligan Rockledge. His biological father was not involved in his life and his whereabouts are unknown, somewhere in CA. Matthew was a senior at Dixie M. Hollins High School. He lived at home with his mother and 2 brothers. He is a member of Grace Bible Church and a spiritual blessing to his family. He enjoyed his Bible reading plus lots of other books, bike riding, dinosaurs, heavy metal, wrestling, computer and just chilling with his friends, of which he has many. He was a very unique person and his intelligence was far beyond his age. He was meant to start a full time job on Monday, 6/23/08. His desire was to support and comfort his mother and 2 brothers. As the oldest brother, he proudly and happily took on the role of the father figure. He was looking forward to some future day having a wife and children of his own. He did not want a drivers licence and chose to bicycle instead for fear of him hurting someone with a car. His organs were donated to Life Line, so he could give life to others, and, at Matthews request, his long, beautiful hair will be donated to Locks of Love for the cancer children. Matthew was a loving and generous soul. He was greatly loved by many and will be more than missed. He is in Heaven in The Arms of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. A comfort, above all, to his mother. Viewing will be this coming Saturday afternoon, June 28, 2008 from 2-4 PM at Grace Bible Church, with services following at 4PM. Grace Bible Church is located at 555 61st Street S.in Gulfport, FL. Afterwards there will be food and fellowship. All are welcome. Should friends desire, donations may be made to the Matthew K. Manner Memorial Fund, c/o Grace Bible Church, 555 61st Street S. Gulfport, FL 33707. Please make checks payable to Grace Bible Church. Arrangements entrusted to Veterans Funeral Care, 15381 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33760.
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MY HE REST IN PEACE AND MY PEACE COME TO HIS FAMLY AND FRIENDS SOON.
As hard as it is to accept, we must believe that God knows best. To Mathews family, please know that so many are sorry for your loss.
GOD ALWAYS PICKS THE FINEST FLOWERS FROM THE GARDEN WHEN HE NEEDS THEM. IAM SURE MATTHEW WAS ONE OF THEM.
REGARDS
JIM
Matt, everyone is gonna miss you s bad.
You were great to us, man.
WE love you.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May God give you the strength to get through this, and find strength in the love you have for a wonderful child.
I miss Matthew. He was my best guy friend and I care for him so much.I’ll never forget him.
My sincere sympathy to all the family.
love ya bro
Matthew, you were like an older brother to me. You were my brother’s best friend. Nothing will ever be the same without you. Only the good die young. You’ll never be forgotten and you have no idea how many people’s lives you’ve touched. In the words of Plies “imma rep ya name til i die” you have no idea how much you’ll be missed. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.
Missing you.
Matthew was a good kid. He was always polite and considerate. He had manners, people like him are very hard come by these days. May he rest in peace.
I heard from jordan the morning after, and I came close to calling her a liar. I just couldn’t believe it. you were one of those people I was going to grow old with and tell stories to our grand-children with. I love you man. But at least you’re in a better place.
If I can make it to the funeral, i’m wearing that shiny silky silver shirt you let me borrow. And i’m keeping it for life.
Please accept our heartfelt sympathy on the loss of your son,brother, grandson and nephew.
Our prayers are with you.
God Bless All of You
Barb and Vicki Austin
My condolencec to you and yours,
Flo Gracia
i am so sorry, this is such a tragic thing to have happen, i just can’t comprehend the pain you are feeling, i truly do feel your pain, this is wrong , but life is what it is, SORRY JOE AND MARY
We are heartbroken for you. What a wonderful young man, what a loss.
Bill and Laurie McCraney
I pray for your Family. Matthew is still a beautiful young man looking over everyone.
Gail- You are my favorite cousin and friend always. I will pray for you to be strong along with Uncle Joe and Aunt Mary. God Bless!
My prayers are that you arrive in Heaven quickly. Your grandfather was a leader on this earth and you will follow in his footsteps in Heaven.
Please know that you are in our prayers.
Dear family of Matthew,
I am so terribly sorry for your loss on this earth of Matthew. I always enjoyed seeing him when we did and his sweet smile will always be with me. I can’t imagine your grief at this time. He was a very special young man and you a wonderful mother Gail.
Sincerly,
Linda Blatt RN
Matt…you were like a brother. I’ll always remember hanging out with you, chilling at your house and even going to church with you. A part of me still wishes this is some elaborate joke. We’ve joked enough though Matthew. Rest in peace, I loved you like
I will miss you alot Matt, your an awesome friend and like a brother to me.
I will never forget you.
I wish the best for your family and hope things can start getting better.
Miss you bro…
Sorry to hear of your loss, our prayers are out to the whole family
Our deepest sympathy for your resent loss. May he rest in peace.
We pray for you and your family during this hard time. You are in our prayers.
Love Robert, Devin, and Jean Harper.
Thank everyone for your kind words of love. I am Matthews mommy and I miss him so very badly. My heart aches for his big bear hugs and kisses. I always thought I would have them. He was going to take care of me in my old age. I never in my wildest dreams thought this would happen. O God I love him so. I don’t know if I can make it through this.
Praying the Lord will comfort you in this trying time…..God Bless
WE MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH, MATTHEW.OUR OLDEST GRANDSON GONE TO HEAVEN TOO EARLY. HIS WHOLE LIFE AHEAD FOR HIM. GOD TOOK HIM FOR A REASON BUT IT IS HARD TO ACCEPT. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE LOVING TIMES WE HAD TOGETHER AND NOW I AM SURE THAT HE IS IN GOD’S LOVING HANDS. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS. IN LOVING MEMORIES…….GRANDPA and GRANDPA
I miss you bro, I’ll never forget all the fun times we had together. Like all those times we would skip in gym, to watch all those jbs. It’s really hard to believe that you’re gone. It seems like such a short time ago. I love you man. rest in peace.
My heartfelt condolences to a very special woman, mother and role model for her sons. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family…..”a beautiful soul is never forgotten”.
Gail
Our deepest sympathy on your loss.
Our prayers are ith you.
Steve and Jennifer Kittinger
You’re a dear family, and I know that this has hit you all especially hard in a number of different ways. I’m praying that our strong and faithful God will give you hope and direction, particularly in the near future.
The last thing you said to me, “May we meet again in Valhalla.”
I’ll see you there.
So sorry to hear this sad news. Even though I did not know Matthew, he sounds like a wonderful person. I can only imagine the loss of a child and believe it would be the most difficult pain anyone could endure. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Gail, I don’t know if you remember me or not from many years ago in Fla. I am your cousin, Charles daughter.
You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
My love, thoughts and prayers are with you Mary and Joe.
Gail, we were so saddened to hear about your loss. Please know that we will hold your family in our prayers. It is prayer and your memories of Matthew that will help sustain you in the days to come. God Bless You.
Joe, Mary and family,
Please accept our sincere sympathy for your loss. It is never easy and there are really no words to ease your pain. Just know that we are thinking of you and praying for all of you. God bless you all. Bob and Cyndi Ripley, KWVA #14.
Matt was an amazing and special person. He will be missed until we can see him again in Heaven. Matt was one of a kind. I only knew him for a short while at Dixie, but I will never forget him.
“The Eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms…” Deuteronomy 33:27 This was my Grandma’s favorite verse, and when she passed away; it was our source of strength. May it be true for you and your family.
Matthew, I will always cherish the memories of all those years we had together. I love you and miss you and look forward to seeing you some day in Heaven. Love, Dad.
i am going to miss your danceing in the mall and our epic high five
Love
Dominic
May knowing Matthew is in his heavenly home serving God be your loving comfort and strength.
I still think about you all the time dude. I reference a lot of things in conversations to memories that bring you up. It’s eased for me, but I still hate that you’re not here. I think I want to get that red shirt you have, just for your memories. You know.. the one with the yellow symbols on it.
Just remembering the fun times on lunch break, and in health. R.I.P. Matt
Just remembering the fun times on lunch break, and in health. R.I.P. Matt