Dustin Matthews - long time friend of my wife Shannon and her brother Aaron – has died too young.

 Excerpt from the Raleigh News and Observer Obituaries:

DUSTIN MATTHEWS, 31, of Raleigh died Saturday, March 11, 2006.
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2006 in the chapel at the Cremation Society of the Carolinas, 2205 E. Millbrook Road, Raleigh.
Dustin was born on June 18, 1974 in Dunedin, Florida and, in 1992, graduated from Millbrook High School in Raleigh. He later graduated from the Body Therapy Institute in Siler City, NC and worked as a massage therapist. Dustin had a very active business with clientele that included Olympic track and field athletes. He had a passion for yoga, hiking and dancing. Dustin’s trail name was “Comet Kid” and he hiked the Appalachian Trail from beginning to end in 1996. He was a loving son and was well loved by many.
Dustin is survived by his parents, Janis and Audie Matthews of Youngsville; maternal grandfather, William A. Colman of Clearwater, FL; cousin, Amber Skinner of Winston-Salem; several aunts and uncles.
In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, 799 Washington Street, PO Box 807, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0807.

Dustin you will be missed.

-Chris

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