Matthew
Matthew V. Shelales
d. September 19, 2006
Bolton, MA
Matthew V. Shelales-38, of Bolton, MA died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at his residence.
Born in Framingham, MA, October 5, 1967 he was the son of Warren and Linda (Applegren) Shelales of Bolton, MA.
Besides his parents, Matthew is survived by his two brothers; John Shelales of Clinton, MA, Steven Shelales of Bristol, RI, his grandparents; Mary Shelales of Marlborough,MA, Domenica Applegren of Concord, MA, one niece; Alyssa Shelales and two nephews; Joshua and Jonathan Shelales. Matthew also leaves behind his high school classmates, co-workers past and present and friends both new and old. He counted himself blessed beyond words that his life was worthy to be somehow interwoven with theirs, even if only brief.
Matthew required a heart transplant when he was 16 years old, and his was the second heart transplant performed at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, on February 10, 1984. His cardiology team, led by Dr. Gilbert Mudge remained active in his post-op care. In 1996, his transplanted heart had suffered enough damage to require a second transplant which was performed on January 1, 1997 at the Brigham & Women's Hospital by the same cardiology team. On August 8, 2006, his yearly evaluation showed he had developed one completely blocked coronary artery and another one was well on its way.
Matthew attended Emerson School in Bolton from 1973 to 1981. He graduated from Nashoba Regional H.S., class of 1985, despite his absence from most of his junior year. He took a post-grad year of science courses and attended Framingham State College from 1986 to 1990 leaving the college before earning his degree. He attended East Coast Aero Tech from 1991 to 1993, graduating with his FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification.
He was currently attending U-Mass Lowell part time after work to achieve his elusive Bachelor's Degree.
Matthew began his career for a construction laser repair shop from 1994 to 1995, a turbine engine repair shop in Connecticut from 1996 to 1998, a robotics company from 1999 to 2001 and a field service copy repair company from 2001 to 2002. From 2003 to present he was employed by Brook's Automation.
Matthew had many interests including computer networking systems, computer games, board games and card games few people would recognize. He enjoyed spending time with friends, traveling, collecting foreign and domestic coins and also collected Slot Club cards from casinos. He was politically active for the Libertarian party during the 2004 election year bringing awareness of their existence and informing fellow citizens that they were not confined to just Republican or Democrat choices.
Matthew held one saying close to his heart: "Life is too short to take seriously." A lesson learned the hard way and a younger age than most.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, September 23, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. in the Trinity Church, 14 Wattaquadock Hill Rd., Bolton, MA. Calling hours will be held Friday, September 22, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Tighe-Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central Street, Hudson, MA 01749. Burial will be in South Cemetery, Bolton.
Donations in Matthew's name may be made to: New England Organ Bank, One Gateway Center, Suite 202, Newton, MA 02458 PH. #(800) 446-6362
Matthew V. Shelales-38, of Bolton, MA died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at his residence.
Born in Framingham, MA, October 5, 1967 he was the son of Warren and Linda (Applegren) Shelales of Bolton, MA.
Besides his parents, Matthew is survived by his two brothers; John Shelales of Clinton, MA, Steven Shelales of Bristol, RI, his grandparents; Mary Shelales of Marlborough,MA, Domenica Applegren of Concord, MA, one niece; Alyssa Shelales and two nephews; Joshua and Jonathan Shelales. Matthew also leaves behind his high school classmates, co-workers past and present and friends both new and old. He counted himself blessed beyond words that his life was worthy to be somehow interwoven with theirs, even if only brief.
Matthew required a heart transplant when he was 16 years old, and his was the second heart transplant performed at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, on February 10, 1984. His cardiology team, led by Dr. Gilbert Mudge remained active in his post-op care. In 1996, his transplanted heart had suffered enough damage to require a second transplant which was performed on January 1, 1997 at the Brigham & Women's Hospital by the same cardiology team. On August 8, 2006, his yearly evaluation showed he had developed one completely blocked coronary artery and another one was well on its way.
Matthew attended Emerson School in Bolton from 1973 to 1981. He graduated from Nashoba Regional H.S., class of 1985, despite his absence from most of his junior year. He took a post-grad year of science courses and attended Framingham State College from 1986 to 1990 leaving the college before earning his degree. He attended East Coast Aero Tech from 1991 to 1993, graduating with his FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification.
He was currently attending U-Mass Lowell part time after work to achieve his elusive Bachelor's Degree.
Matthew began his career for a construction laser repair shop from 1994 to 1995, a turbine engine repair shop in Connecticut from 1996 to 1998, a robotics company from 1999 to 2001 and a field service copy repair company from 2001 to 2002. From 2003 to present he was employed by Brook's Automation.
Matthew had many interests including computer networking systems, computer games, board games and card games few people would recognize. He enjoyed spending time with friends, traveling, collecting foreign and domestic coins and also collected Slot Club cards from casinos. He was politically active for the Libertarian party during the 2004 election year bringing awareness of their existence and informing fellow citizens that they were not confined to just Republican or Democrat choices.
Matthew held one saying close to his heart: "Life is too short to take seriously." A lesson learned the hard way and a younger age than most.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, September 23, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. in the Trinity Church, 14 Wattaquadock Hill Rd., Bolton, MA. Calling hours will be held Friday, September 22, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Tighe-Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central Street, Hudson, MA 01749. Burial will be in South Cemetery, Bolton.
Donations in Matthew's name may be made to: New England Organ Bank, One Gateway Center, Suite 202, Newton, MA 02458 PH. #(800) 446-6362
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