My condolences to you and yours, Matt. You’re in my thoughts and prayers.
I know words don’t help much, but my heart goes out to you and your family, Matt. I wish there were something magic I could say to make it easier. Take care.
{{{Matt and family}}}
My sincere condolences on your loss. From what I read on the above linked websites, he was indeed an awesome individual.
My deepest sympathy on your loss, Matt. My thoughts are with you and your family. Take good care of yourself.
Matt, my most heartfelt sympathies and condolences go out to you and your family. I became choked up whilst looking at those beautiful tributes that you put links up for, your father was an incredible man.
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You have my thoughts and condolences.
{{{Matt}}}
Matt, you don’t know me but I’ve been there pretty recently, and I know at the moment life must seem a blur. I hope that as well as your family, you have good friends you can trust and spend time with to see you through this.
You never forget, but I promise it does become easier in time. Don’t feel you have to rush the process.
All the very best,
Rapunzel.
Oh Matt, I am so sorry to read this. You have my very sincere condolences. Please let us know if there is anything we can do.
Condolences to you and your family, Matt. Your father lives on… in you, in his work, in all the good he did and in everything he achieved. In all the people ever touched or affected by his work, his talent, his friendship and his love. In everyone he ever shared a tear with, or a laugh, a rainy day or a walk in the Spring sunshine. He’s with you still in all these ways and countless more, and as you are proud of all he did with his precious gift of life, he’s proud of you now, and will continue to be.
My condolences, Matt. I’m very sorry for your loss. 
Matt, I’m truly sorry you’re going through this. My condolences to you and your family.
Matt I am so sorry to hear of your loss.
Reading the links about your father makes me very envious for he sounds like quite a man to have known. He lived alot in his life and by the looks of the newspaper articles was *very * well respected and received. Wow. What a life he has had. More reason to celebrate all he acheived.
Your loss is heaven’s gain. Maybe he is up there flyfishing.
Peace.
Joan
matt we’re here for you.
Vent, if you need to.
Matt, I’m sorry to hear about your father’s passing.
The next few days will probably be pretty tough for you, all I can really suggest is that you make sure to take some time for yourself to actually grieve. When my brother died, I was just in such shock, and so worried about everyone else, that I failed to take time for myself.
I wish you and your family the best, take care.
You have my deepest sympathy,** Matt**.
Matt, I just read the tribute site from the link you provided. Your father had a remarkable life. Damn, I’m sorry.
My sympathy to you and your family, Matt. I live in the US so was not familiar with your dad’s work, but reading the wonderful tributes to him from his coworkers, it sounds like he really made a difference in this world. He must have been a very special man.
This will be a rough time for you in the next few weeks, but please know that there are many thoughts and prayers coming your way. Also, I hope that in later years you’re able to look back at your chance to say goodbye to your dad with enormous gratitude. My dad and I had our differences, but the last gift I was able to give him was one of the biggest ones he’d given me first-- music. I was able to sing to him to help ease his passage from this world, and I know he heard and took comfort from it, I could see it in his eyes. It is one of the treasured moments of my life.
I know that you will find treasured moments from your time with your dad. When you can, look back on them and don’t worry any more about the difficult times, they’re history. Take good care of yourself!
My sympathies to you and to your family.
{{{{{matt and family}}}}}
I am so sorry. I wish I’d known your dad; he sounds like a most interesting man, who did all sorts of interesting things. I lost my dad ten years ago this month, though under very different and very sudden circumstances. It’s hard. Hang in there and know you have a whole bunch of Dopers behind you and your family.
I’m so sorry, matt. I am holding you and your family in my heart and in my prayers…may you find a peaceful place within yourself as you move through this great grief.
My Love,
Cheri