Matt’s death is something that will take many of us an age to come to terms with but none more than Sue, Christian & Annie, the family he dearly loved. Matt was a great man, who, as the many tributes testify to, was liked by everyone. I knew Matt for over 25 years, a privilege for which I will always be grateful. He was a friend, not a client, and we shared many enjoyable times together. He was someone whose wise counsel was valued but more particularly a man with whom you couldn’t fail but to have a good time be it at a beer festival, a quiz night, on the golf course (his unique swing something akin to Jim Furyk’s!), at many football matches (he particularly enjoyed the 2013 FA Cup Final and Wigan’s defeat of City in the FA Cup in 2018, never failing to mention these matches whenever possible!), a lunchtime pint in the Cask or the numerous formal lunches and dinners we attended together, he was the best of company. His cycling exploits will live on, none more so than the tale of falling into the Leeds-Liverpool canal on a dark morning, was there ever a man who had more bad luck on a bike? Matt you were a dear, dear friend and your loss leaves a void that will never be filled. Your regular phone calls and waves as you walked past our office will be sadly missed. Rest in peace.
Matt’s death is something that will take many of us an age to come to terms with but none more than Sue, Christian & Annie, the family he dearly loved. Matt was a great man, who, as the many tributes testify to, was liked by everyone. I knew Matt for over 25 years, a privilege for which I will always be grateful. He was a friend, not a client, and we shared many enjoyable times together. He was someone whose wise counsel was valued but more particularly a man with whom you couldn’t fail but to have a good time be it at a beer festival, a quiz night, on the golf course (his unique swing something akin to Jim Furyk’s!), at many football matches (he particularly enjoyed the 2013 FA Cup Final and Wigan’s defeat of City in the FA Cup in 2018, never failing to mention these matches whenever possible!), a lunchtime pint in the Cask or the numerous formal lunches and dinners we attended together, he was the best of company. His cycling exploits will live on, none more so than the tale of falling into the Leeds-Liverpool canal on a dark morning, was there ever a man who had more bad luck on a bike? Matt you were a dear, dear friend and your loss leaves a void that will never be filled. Your regular phone calls and waves as you walked past our office will be sadly missed. Rest in peace.
