My heart goes out to Matt's family at this sad time for you. I first met Matt 30 odd years ago when he joined Ernst & Young and my first thoughts were that he was such a gentle nice young chap that he might struggle to get on in a challenging insolvency environment with long hours, tight deadlines and competitive egos. I was very wrong. Matt proved you can reach the highest level in the profession whilst being very human and present. I feel privileged to have spent time with Matt socially, shared demanding work situations and observed him taking part in and eventually chairing regional committee meetings and even caught his odd pleasantly surprising TV appearance. Throughout Matt always shared smiles and genuinely engaged with everyone, bringing an air of calm and practical common sense into every situation. He seemed to have a natural endearing ability of simply being present and himself. Was always a pleasure to meet up with Matt and take a phone call from him such a nice friendly positive bloke. The world is a better place for his contribution, and it will pass down generations. Life is precious and precarious with unfortunately no guarantees. My message to all of Matt's family and friends is to 'turn up the volume' on the goodness of Matt that lives on inside all of us and keep saying a 'thank you' for having shared some precious time with such a warm kind soul. Matt set an example of how to enjoy and engage in life at every opportunity, so keep remembering this as the tears and sadness slowly subside.
My heart goes out to Matt's family at this sad time for you. I first met Matt 30 odd years ago when he joined Ernst & Young and my first thoughts were that he was such a gentle nice young chap that he might struggle to get on in a challenging insolvency environment with long hours, tight deadlines and competitive egos. I was very wrong. Matt proved you can reach the highest level in the profession whilst being very human and present. I feel privileged to have spent time with Matt socially, shared demanding work situations and observed him taking part in and eventually chairing regional committee meetings and even caught his odd pleasantly surprising TV appearance. Throughout Matt always shared smiles and genuinely engaged with everyone, bringing an air of calm and practical common sense into every situation. He seemed to have a natural endearing ability of simply being present and himself. Was always a pleasure to meet up with Matt and take a phone call from him such a nice friendly positive bloke. The world is a better place for his contribution, and it will pass down generations. Life is precious and precarious with unfortunately no guarantees. My message to all of Matt's family and friends is to 'turn up the volume' on the goodness of Matt that lives on inside all of us and keep saying a 'thank you' for having shared some precious time with such a warm kind soul. Matt set an example of how to enjoy and engage in life at every opportunity, so keep remembering this as the tears and sadness slowly subside.
