Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Matt was a great partner and a true friend, I was working that evening with him, and it is a night i will never forget.  Matt was very dedicated to his wife, partners and the patrol. He will be greatly missed.  My only wish is that something positive can and will come of this. God bless Matt and Jeff.  And just as Trooper B. Sugg said at Matt's funeral "Matt has the toughest job, he has alot of brown shirts to watch over."

jason hanlon #261
oklahoma highway patrol

Not only was Matt a great partner, but a great friend.  I had the honor of being one of his counslers during his patrol academy.  I then had the honor working with him on the hoot shift once he graduated the academy.  He always wanted to get out and work, never one to sit around to long.  He will be truly missed.

Trooper  Derrick Ware #381
Oklahoma Highway Patrol

May God be with you and your family.  It is sad that another brother has been lost in the line of duty,especially someone that is young.  Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice for our safety.

Anonymous

My god bless you and your family.  You paid the ultimate sacrifice that has been paid by to many officers. You were doing a job I am sure that you loved as we all do. I will pray for your family to help them get thru this tough time.  You will not be forgotten by the Family of Law officers all across the country.  God Bless. 

Anonymous
Milwaukee County Sheriff Department

You helped me to commit to the endevour of being a Deputy.
If you can keep an eye on me, Hollie would appreciate it. Be mindful of those who still speak of you in reverence. They carry you with them on every shift.

Rhino

Deputy Owen Baker
Okla. County Sheriffs Office

Matt,
The City misses you and the Metro is not the same.. You will
never be forgotten!

#1231
OCPD

I am a police officer who recently attented a Highway Drug Interdiction program involving a member of the Oklahoma highway Patrol. I am sorry for your loss and send my condolesces from the Northeast. We are all Brothers no matter where we live in the great United States.

Anonymous

I am a police officer who recently attented a Highway Drug Interdiction program involving a member of the Oklahoma highway Patrol. I am sorry for your loss and send my condolesces from the Northeast. We are all Brothers no matter where we live in the great United States.

Police officer

What's Left Behind

Remember the day
immortality tested,
innocence lost.
Death slips in.
Perfect world
shatters--like glass.
Split second
tears through life;
like a tornado
with a trail of dreams
and tear filled hopes
Rips the image
of what I thought true,
childhood disbelief,
torn, destroyed.
What remains is broken,
distorted
yet somehow clearer.
what's left behind
is real

Krista Peterson
Matt's cousin

A tribute to a truly worthy trooper and his family. May the Lord,our God, remind us of what a wonderful being Matt was and is. When the situations got hot, he never once shunned the task. Matt, or Acorn, would be right there to lend a hand. We knew each other only in passing for less than one year, but this young man, this good humored trooper, could always put a smile on my face, no matter the situation or how stressful it got. His laughter will be missed but his presence felt forever. In God's presence we will be reunited, and the smiles will be adorned again.

Captain Christopher Adams
SS

to 895 1/2, i have a 1/2 at home and every time i leave home i tell her i will be back. i just wanted to let you know that matt is always with you. he lives on with all law enforcement officers, everyday. i think of matt and jeff all the time. to matt, while you're on patrol, give your wife a hug and let her know you are still thinking of her. thank you for your help on your eternal shift. god speed, brother

Anonymous

Matt was more than a cousin, he was my brother. He always looked after my sisters and I. I miss him every day. I am so proud of the man he grew to be. I will always be grateful that he was here for the time he was and that I was allowed to be part of it. Thanks to all who put their lives on the line every day. God Bless and keep you safe.

Brandi Allen
Matt's Cousin

Day is done
Gone the sun
From the lakes
From the hills
From the sky

All is well
safely rest
God is nigh

Fading light
Dims the sight
And a star
Gems the sky
Gleaning bright

From afar
Drawing nigh
Falls the night

Then good night
peaceful night
Till the light
of the dawn
shineth bright

God is near
do not fear
Friend, good night

(lyrics to "Taps")

Patrolman Jason Riggs
Poteau, OK Police Department

I NEVER KNEW MATT INDIVIDUALLY. I NEVER SAID HELLO TO HIM OR SHOOK HIS HAND IN MEETING. I DID KNOW HIM AS A BROTHER. A FELLOW BROWNSHIRT IS HOW I KNEW HIM..MY PARTNER WAS A LITTERMATE..I MOURNED HIS PASSING AS I DID OFFICER ROMINGER.
TWO BROTHERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO THEIR FELLOW MEN AND GAVE THEIR SOULS TO GOD.....AS I SAID BEFORE,,I NEVER SAID HELLO TO MATT AND AT HIS SERVICES I NEVER SAID GOODBYE FORE HE LIVES ON IN MY HEART AND HIS COURAGE IN MY BADGE.

GARY SANDERS

TRP.GARY SANDERS
OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL