Matt loved animals of all kinds from a very young age!

Matt loved animals of all kinds from a very young age!

From Damon (friend and co-worker) Matt - I know that you've moved on but I want you to know that you are the best person I've ever met and I hope that we will be together for eternity when we meet again. I love you forever. I'll be there with you in no time - life is short brother. We will be together when I leave this plain and we can embrace again. I love you and will see you when I join you. It'll be awesome!!!! Hold Fast! All of your animals are being given life today to the best of my ability. Your family too. I will always love you. Bye for now brother. No time in your place til I see you again. Let's catch up then. All blessings to you until the end of time! I'll see you then. No one here gets out alive. Soon. Time means nothing to you anymore. I'll live long for you here and see you in a minute...

From Damon (friend and co-worker) Matt - I know that you've moved on but I want you to know that you are the best person I've ever met and I hope that we will be together for eternity when we meet again. I love you forever. I'll be there with you in no time - life is short brother. We will be together when I leave this plain and we can embrace again. I love you and will see you when I join you. It'll be awesome!!!! Hold Fast! All of your animals are being given life today to the best of my ability. Your family too. I will always love you. Bye for now brother. No time in your place til I see you again. Let's catch up then. All blessings to you until the end of time! I'll see you then. No one here gets out alive. Soon. Time means nothing to you anymore. I'll live long for you here and see you in a minute...

REVELATION 21:4 "AND HE WILL WIPE OUT EVERY TEAR FROM THEIR EYES, AND DEATH WILL BE NO MORE, NEITHER WILL MOURNING NOR OUTCRY NOR PAIN BE ANYMORE. THE FORMER THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY ". I hope this beautiful promise of God to resurrect the dead here on earth fill your hearts with comfort and peace, soon we'll hug them again.

REVELATION 21:4 "AND HE WILL WIPE OUT EVERY TEAR FROM THEIR EYES, AND DEATH WILL BE NO MORE, NEITHER WILL MOURNING NOR OUTCRY NOR PAIN BE ANYMORE. THE FORMER THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY ". I hope this beautiful promise of God to resurrect the dead here on earth fill your hearts with comfort and peace, soon we'll hug them again.

I'm gonna miss you Matt. You were an amazing man. You cared about everything and it didn't matter if it was a tiny cricket, or a misguided man. I will always remember the first times we worked together, you couldn't even prepare a feeder rat because you cared about the animals that much. You helped me in my life more than anyone could even comprehend and I'm a better man because of it and I thank you. The store you helped create has in turn helped thousands of people and thousands of animals even long after we all are gone. I remember when our friend and coworker Bob got cancer. You were the only friend that was there standing by me in the hospital, to say goodbye to Bob even though it was so tough cause he was passing. You bought him his favorite DVDs and a player and played animal videos when he couldn't even speak or respond. As he looked at the screen, you could see it in his eyes that he was happy and that's all you cared about before he passed. These are just a small amount of some of the amazing things that happened because of your time on earth and earth is truly less of a place with you gone. I'm always going to remember our laughs at our texts to each other. Every time I drink a seltzer water, I will never forget how I teased you about how bad the taste was, but I somehow now like drinking them. There are so many things as I type, that I'm remembering, making me laugh at even at a horrible time of your passing, but ironically, I know that is what you would want. I love you like a brother and I will see you soon I'm sure. Love, Shane

I'm gonna miss you Matt. You were an amazing man. You cared about everything and it didn't matter if it was a tiny cricket, or a misguided man. I will always remember the first times we worked together, you couldn't even prepare a feeder rat because you cared about the animals that much. You helped me in my life more than anyone could even comprehend and I'm a better man because of it and I thank you. The store you helped create has in turn helped thousands of people and thousands of animals even long after we all are gone. I remember when our friend and coworker Bob got cancer. You were the only friend that was there standing by me in the hospital, to say goodbye to Bob even though it was so tough cause he was passing. You bought him his favorite DVDs and a player and played animal videos when he couldn't even speak or respond. As he looked at the screen, you could see it in his eyes that he was happy and that's all you cared about before he passed. These are just a small amount of some of the amazing things that happened because of your time on earth and earth is truly less of a place with you gone. I'm always going to remember our laughs at our texts to each other. Every time I drink a seltzer water, I will never forget how I teased you about how bad the taste was, but I somehow now like drinking them. There are so many things as I type, that I'm remembering, making me laugh at even at a horrible time of your passing, but ironically, I know that is what you would want. I love you like a brother and I will see you soon I'm sure. Love, Shane

Mathew David (Matt) Garrity passed away peacefully with his beloved English Bulldogs Choncho, Ludo, and Rambo by his side in the early morning of April 20, 2024. Matt was born July 11, 1988, to Doug and Jan Garrity in Idaho Falls Idaho. Matt had an older brother Taylor, a sister-in-law Brittany and a nephew, Grayson and a niece Harper that he loved dearly. Matt moved with his family to Gilbert, Arizona when he was 3 years old spent the remainder of his life here enjoying and exploring all that Arizona offers. He attended Islands Elementary School, Mesquite Junior High School and graduated from Mesquite High School. Matt also studied sound recording, music (guitar) and veterinary technology at Mesa Community College. From early childhood, Matt loved animals of all kinds starting of course with dogs and cats, but also ranging from turtles and tortoises (he had a near 100 pound Sulcata tortoise named Delbert Cleon (named after his father-in-law because it had such a kind face) living with him until he passed), to lizards and snakes to even spiders and beetles and owned multiple examples of each even at the end of his life. Matt especially loved wiener dogs as he was growing up (Copper, Hanklin and Lincoln) and later loved English Bulldogs (Choncho, Ludo, and Rambo) as well as cats (Keeko, Sofia and Bonandas) and took wonderful care of all of them. Later in his life he worked with his close friend Shane Weakly to open an exotic animal store in Apache Junction, Arizona named Hold Fast Reptiles and Exotics and helped get the store started successfully. Matt also loved playing video games, watching movies with family, and racing/driving remote control (RC) cars and he was incredibly good at both. He attended RC car races frequently and won most of the time. He and his father also loved to taking RC cars along with them to drive before them while hiking all over the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix and other beautiful places further north such as Horton Springs east of Payson, Arizona. Matt recorded many videos of these hikes and has posted them on a YouTube channel named Rexor Mg. Most of all, Matt will be remembered by those that knew and loved him as a kind, compassionate, loving family member, friend and companion that had a great sense of humor and a near photographic memory and was simply a joy to be with. Matt was also very active in several on-line texting groups and was striving to help people from all over the world. Matt was a joy to be with and will be deeply missed by everyone that knew him.

Mathew David (Matt) Garrity passed away peacefully with his beloved English Bulldogs Choncho, Ludo, and Rambo by his side in the early morning of April 20, 2024. Matt was born July 11, 1988, to Doug and Jan Garrity in Idaho Falls Idaho. Matt had an older brother Taylor, a sister-in-law Brittany and a nephew, Grayson and a niece Harper that he loved dearly. Matt moved with his family to Gilbert, Arizona when he was 3 years old spent the remainder of his life here enjoying and exploring all that Arizona offers. He attended Islands Elementary School, Mesquite Junior High School and graduated from Mesquite High School. Matt also studied sound recording, music (guitar) and veterinary technology at Mesa Community College. From early childhood, Matt loved animals of all kinds starting of course with dogs and cats, but also ranging from turtles and tortoises (he had a near 100 pound Sulcata tortoise named Delbert Cleon (named after his father-in-law because it had such a kind face) living with him until he passed), to lizards and snakes to even spiders and beetles and owned multiple examples of each even at the end of his life. Matt especially loved wiener dogs as he was growing up (Copper, Hanklin and Lincoln) and later loved English Bulldogs (Choncho, Ludo, and Rambo) as well as cats (Keeko, Sofia and Bonandas) and took wonderful care of all of them. Later in his life he worked with his close friend Shane Weakly to open an exotic animal store in Apache Junction, Arizona named Hold Fast Reptiles and Exotics and helped get the store started successfully. Matt also loved playing video games, watching movies with family, and racing/driving remote control (RC) cars and he was incredibly good at both. He attended RC car races frequently and won most of the time. He and his father also loved to taking RC cars along with them to drive before them while hiking all over the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix and other beautiful places further north such as Horton Springs east of Payson, Arizona. Matt recorded many videos of these hikes and has posted them on a YouTube channel named Rexor Mg. Most of all, Matt will be remembered by those that knew and loved him as a kind, compassionate, loving family member, friend and companion that had a great sense of humor and a near photographic memory and was simply a joy to be with. Matt was also very active in several on-line texting groups and was striving to help people from all over the world. Matt was a joy to be with and will be deeply missed by everyone that knew him.