This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Matthew Conroy who was born in United States on November 22, 1977 and passed away on December 28, 2006 at the age of 29 from injuries sustained in a car accident with a coal truck.  We will remember him forever. 













If you ever met Matt all you had to do was look at him and you knew what an amazing person he was.  He was the most unselfish person I had ever met.  He showed me that there were genuine people in this world that really do care.  The first day I met Matt I told my co-worker that I was going to marry him and have his children and that is what we went on to do.  He stepped in and scooped up my 2 children and made them his own.  Matt was the most wonderful father and partner that anyone could have.  Not a day went by that at least one person told me how lucky I was and how amazingly giving he was.  At any given time if you saw Matt he probably had 2 or 3 of our 4 children with him.  Always wanting to make my days easier and take care of everything.  He made me feel like a queen.  



I remember the day I had Mason and I had to be taken back for an emergency C-section...Matt was crying and kissed me on the forehead.  That night the hospital would not allow him to stay all night because I had some problems with the C-section and was still being watched over.  Matt called me on the phone from my grandma's house and told me that he would never be able to sleep because he had not spent one night without me since we had been together.  When we finally brought Mason home Matt glowed with pride...our baby looked just like him.  From that moment on Mason and Matt were inseperable.  We went on to have Kyler on February 18 2006.  Our family was complete.  Matt coached soccer and was a cub scout leader and was just involved in everything the kids did.  They loved him and he loved them.  He spent all of his time making a good life for me and the kids.  




On December 25, 2006 we celebrated our baby Kyler's first Christmas.  On December 28, 2006 Matt was on his way home from a job interview.  I had talked to him on his cell phone at 1:35pm exactly.  He said he was about 10 minutes away and he was coming straight home.  I was so glad because our 10 month old was sick and the other 3 boys were being wild.  




At 1:46pm my world was changed forever.  Matt was within walking distance from my house when he crossed the yellow line and had a head on collision with a coal truck.  A friend of mine saw the accident and ran to my house to get me.  I ran the whole way there crying.  When I got there the EMT's were working on him and wouldn't let me near.  As they were getting him into the ambulance they let me talk to him even though he was unable to respond.  I told Matt to be strong and I was going to be there with him the entire time.  I told him that me and the boys loved him and needed him so bad.  His eyes were open but as I looked into them they were empty.  I had a strong feeling at that point that I was never going to see him again.  Matt was life flighted to Pittsburgh where he went into surgery immediately.  When the doctor called me and Matt's dad into a private room to talk I knew by the look on his face what he was going to say.  I listened to him but the only words I heard were "I'm sorry, as much as we tried, there was nothing else we could do for him."  I screamed and screamed and screamed.  Everything left my body and I have been completely empty since that very minute. I cannot imagine how my life will go on without him in it.  I can only dream of the day that we will meet again and spend our eternity together. Matt was an angel sent to me from God. I only wish he hadn't taken him back so soon.  I love you Matt, you were my soul mate and you will forever live in my heart and the hearts of our babies.  Until we are together again......................