Master Sergeant Matthew Joseph Moates died as he lived, going full speed.
The exceptional thing, unmastered by most, is that Matt successfully completed 17 1/2 years of exemplary Army service as a Cavalry Scout while remaining a family man, husband and father first and foremost. Everything he did, he did for his family. Matt’s children were his pride and joy and always his number one priority. He was so proud of them and their accomplishments. Both are gifted students, like their father before them. Lucas is a freshman at Ohio State University and Jackie is a sophomore at Notre Dame Academy in Toledo, Ohio.