my dearest friend matthew

arouns 2:15-2:30 my dear friend matthew was at his house with family and a friend in the apartment. he was seen with a friends gun so his sister told him to stop playing with those accidents happens, matthews comment with his always silly goofy self replies,"But it wont happen to me," minutes later him and his friend go to the back room after grabing an item from his dad, and matthew heads to his room. in the room the friend says matthew was showing off the gun to her and she says to him, "stop playing with that, that scares me," so matthew then unloades the gun of the bullets to show here it is empty, he put the clip back in cocks the gun and shows her see its not loaded but not know when he loaded the clip that it would reload. and thats when the accident happend. matthew was D.O.A. when the ambulance arrived, and mind you they were the last to arrive. they could not revive matthew at that point he had already passed.

I just ask that you post this story so the family can get some assistance. both parent are disabled and their income will not accomidate for their loss. they need all the help they can get. PLEASE broadcast our story so the family can recieve some donations to make sure their baby boy is taken care of in the correct way. thank you for your time.
contact me monday-friday from 10am-3pm at 206 878 7070 my name is CARMEN.
Family mother and father name is ROBERT and TAMMY PRITCHETT and you can reach them at 253 344 9651. please is someone can contact either or party. family available all day thank you!

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Tammy & Butch says ... on Friday, Jul 25 at 9:59 PM

We thank you all for all the nice things you have said about matthew and us. If any one wants to donate they can call Bonney Watson funeral home directly @ 253 839 7317 we apprecite all donations and say God bless to you all..

Wendy says ... on Friday, Jul 25 at 2:47 PM

Tammy and Butch, I am honored and blessed to have known Matt. He brought laughter and a sense of 'simpleness' into my life. He was a great friend to my son and I will always treasure the bond of friendship they had. One breath at a time; stay strong

katrina says ... on Tuesday, Jul 22 at 6:07 AM

tammy, you are all in my prayers and i am truly sorry for your loss. Please let us know if we can do anything. Your family is in our hearts

D says ... on Sunday, Jul 20 at 10:40 AM

This is a wake up call for so many young friends of matthew, he was a good kid,he even worked for habitat for humanity..He will be missed so much.I hope through these postings his family will get some financial help,we all can do at least something..

streetz says ... on Friday, Jul 18 at 9:17 PM

i knew matt only for a short time, but he was full of life. always joking and always wanting to rap. it's very unfortunate what happened to him and my prayers will be with the family. rely on god he will always be there.

Tae says ... on Friday, Jul 18 at 9:06 PM

It really is a shame he was one of my closest friends...i prey for his family and i will do anything within my power to help and support them...i lost apart of myself when i lost him. its not the same...he is in a better place! he is in my heart!

Shanon says ... on Friday, Jul 18 at 8:21 PM

TO KIM. IF THE FAMILY HAD KNOWN THAT HE WAS HOLDING A GUN FOR A SO CALLED "FRIEND" OF HIS, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE HOUSE!! SO YOU DON'T NEED TO BE SO INSENSITIVE.

Alonda says ... on Friday, Jul 18 at 2:09 PM

And why does it matter at this point how or why he had a gun? A family has lost someone important and they don't need to explain anything to you Kim. To this family, I am greatly sorry for your loss and you will be in my prayers! God Bless!

Alonda says ... on Friday, Jul 18 at 2:04 PM

Kim, I can't believe you would says something like that! First, it's "irresponsible" and second this kid was trying to be "responsible" and made an error in judgment! Stick w/keeping them in your prayers period! They don't need a lecture at time!

kim says ... on Friday, Jul 18 at 7:03 AM

I am so sorry for you loss. My prayers are with you and your family. Guns are not killers, unresponsible people are the killers. I am sorry that this happened to your family. How did your 17 year old get ahold of a gun????

Tammy AND says ... on Friday, Jul 18 at 12:05 AM

This is a tragic loss and this was my son.On aug 5 th he would of been 17yrs old,so tragic this incident but a reality check for so many. My testimony to all young people out there is this....Do Not Play with Guns They are not toys they are KILLERS!!

y.may says ... on Thursday, Jul 17 at 2:40 PM

I am so sorry to hear about the lost. My younger sister was with him and his cousin on last saturday and she called and told me about it yesterday evening. I will be defiently praying for the family.

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