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Email received Sunday 10/05/08 10:05 PM
I'm extremely saddened by the unfortunate news of Matt's death.
Death is always grim and I can only pray for patience for loved
ones Matt left behind. This weekend I lost my Great Uncle and my
grandmother hasn't been doing well either as of lately, so I can
understand Matt's family's predicament. I remember Matt's lively
presence and great sense of humor vividly. I have a fond recollection
of how even in intro to IR class freshmen year how he used to say,
"Come on Dr. 0," whenever he wanted ask a question or try to ask for
some sort of extension for our papers or even negotiating for make-up
quizzes. It's just such a shame to hear of his death. Matt was the
kind of person who always made his fellow students laugh and he will
definitely be missed. Even though I didn't know Matt very well it's
just so hard to believe he's not here anymore with us. I suppose it's
a hard thing to deal with because I feel like we all in our learning
community freshmen year all of us started college together and now
here I am planning on graduating and next year a lot of my peers will
be graduating as well it makes me think Matt should have been there as
well, so much potential that could have been. I suppose his death
makes me feel now more than ever that each and everyone of us here
are blessed and shouldn't let our potentials go to waste, to do
something to change the world, for our futures, but more importantly
for our classmates like Matt who are no longer with us. On behalf of
my whole family I would like to pass on our condolences to Matt's
grieving father and brother, truly it's such a shame.
Sincerely,
Nayab Khan
International Relations Learning Community 2006-2007