Ed Bandell
I was very saddened and shocked to hear about Matt's passing. Along with fellow member of the "gruesome threesome" Joe Weise, Matt, and I would meet up for our weekly haunts of a Baltimore Goth club called Orpheus. I would drive over to his house since he lived very close to me in Sykesville, then I'd drive over to Joe's and we'd head on down to Baltimore from there. We'd spend the night drinking, dancing, laughing, and just having fun times. We'd hang out at Joe's and play some D&D or watch movies. Matt, Joe, and I all went to Liberty High School, but they were a year ahead of me and I really didn't know them in school. It wasn't until I started working with Joe at Rite Aid that I met him, got to know him, and then got introduced to Matt.
Matt was always very soft spoken and you never really knew what lurked beyond his silence until you got to know him. He was very bright and also had a great sense of humor. Those days of Orpheus and hanging out at Joe's were some of the best times of my life.
I'm gonna miss you "Eppapotomus"
~Ed Bandell

