1980
Matthew
2012
Matthew Wilson
September 19, 1980 — November 2, 2012
Matthew R. Wilson, 32 was born September 19, 1980 and passed away peacefully November 2, 2012 at Little Angels Center for Exceptional Care in Elgin, Illinois.
Life in the Wilson family was forever changed on the evening of August 6, 1992 when Matthew was a passenger in an automobile accident at the hands of a drunk driver. Up to that moment, he was a typical soon to be 12 year old who loved sports and his cats.
After ten months of hospitalization for a traumatic brain injury, he was finally able to return home. His complex medical needs were tended to by a dedicated staff of home care nurses. We will forever be in their debt. As our health insurance benefits were exhausted, we made the difficult decision to place Matt in a care facility. In August 1996, Little Angels became Matt’s new home, a decision we never regretted. Matt spent the last 16 years of his life, surrounded by the loving and caring staff of Little Angels.
He is survived by his parents Stephen Mitchell and Melody J. (nee Zimmermann) Wilson, and maternal grandmother Dorothy Zimmermann McVeigh.
He was preceded in death by his sister Brooke Wilson (1998), paternal grandparents Stephen M., Jr and Ruth S. Wilson, and maternal grandfather Richard C. Zimmermann.
A Celebration of Matthew Wilson’s Life will be held Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Little Angels, 1435 Summit St, Elgin, IL from 1pm until 3pm.
Memorials in Matt’s name may be made to Little Angels, 1435 Summit St, Elgin, IL 60120.
Life in the Wilson family was forever changed on the evening of August 6, 1992 when Matthew was a passenger in an automobile accident at the hands of a drunk driver. Up to that moment, he was a typical soon to be 12 year old who loved sports and his cats.
After ten months of hospitalization for a traumatic brain injury, he was finally able to return home. His complex medical needs were tended to by a dedicated staff of home care nurses. We will forever be in their debt. As our health insurance benefits were exhausted, we made the difficult decision to place Matt in a care facility. In August 1996, Little Angels became Matt’s new home, a decision we never regretted. Matt spent the last 16 years of his life, surrounded by the loving and caring staff of Little Angels.
He is survived by his parents Stephen Mitchell and Melody J. (nee Zimmermann) Wilson, and maternal grandmother Dorothy Zimmermann McVeigh.
He was preceded in death by his sister Brooke Wilson (1998), paternal grandparents Stephen M., Jr and Ruth S. Wilson, and maternal grandfather Richard C. Zimmermann.
A Celebration of Matthew Wilson’s Life will be held Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Little Angels, 1435 Summit St, Elgin, IL from 1pm until 3pm.
Memorials in Matt’s name may be made to Little Angels, 1435 Summit St, Elgin, IL 60120.
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