MATTHEW THOMAS POLLOCK

Condolences & Memories (2 entries)

• Matt took pity on me in high school, was nice to me and let me hang with him when not many others would. I would be very glad to say he was my friend, but I think that would be doing him and the situation an injustice. Bottom line is, he helped and looked out for me when he didn’t have to. You always see people talk about ‘larger than life’ figures and Matt was a perfect example. He seemed to be liked and respected by everyone. He was funny and tough enough to stand up alone if ever he had to. He was going to a pilot, period. I believed that he could do anything. He had two diehard friends in his group. The three were always together. Sorry if I don’t remember their names, great people though. I was the kid in the front row crying after the end of the funeral. It wasn’t because I lost a friend - as I said he didn’t get in touch after high school (because he was just looking out for me in school). It wasn’t because the illusion of my mortality had been shattered either. He was kind to me when so many never were. He deserved better. He deserved the chance to impact the world in the way he had mine in the few years I knew him. He was robbed of that chance, and I wept for him. My life is so much more that I still, almost thirty years later, remember the man who I wished was my true friend. I am more because of him. I carry his memory in honour of the man I knew. God bless you Matt. Forever. - Posted by: Curtis Bacon (Someone he was kind to in High School) on: Nov 27, 2022

• He was my best friend. I loved him and missed him every day when I moved from Winnipeg to BC. When I learned he had been in the accident, I couldn't get back to Winnipeg fast enough. I'm thankful for his time in my life. His name is tattooed on my arm. I love and miss you every day still. - Posted by: Trinity Bradfield (Friend) on: Apr 08, 2015