1st Lt. Mathew G. Fazzari, 25, of Walla Walla, Wash., died June 6, in Qarah Bagh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their helicopter crashed. They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
In life, Mathew lived with a pure, honorable, and faith filled passion. On Wednesday, June 6, 2012, Mathew met his Lord in the same way. Mathew was born December 1, 1986 in Walla Walla. He is the eldest of four children. Mathew attended Assumption Elementary School and graduated from DeSales Catholic High School in 2005. In Mathew's junior year of high school, he met the love of his life, Tovah on a blind date. They wed on August 2, 2008. The couple made their home in Spokane, WA, while they finished their last years of college. On July 11, 2009, the couple became a family with the arrival of Dominic James. Mathew finished off his degree while Tovah finished nursing school. He then began his active duty, branching in aviation. The family moved to Ft. Rucker, Alabama where Mathew attended flight school where he flew OH-58D Kiowa helicopters. August 31, 2011 the family grew with the welcoming of Samuel Roch. In March of 2012, Mathew accepted an early deployment. He graduated from flight school in April, number one in his class, and was promoted as an Army 1st lieutenant. May 11th, he began his time in Afghanistan, serving out of Bagram Airfield. Mathew is preceded in death by his grandfather Sam Fazzari. The Rosary will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 7:00 PM at Assumption Catholic Church with Father James Peak officiating. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM also at Assumption Catholic Church with Father James Peak, celebrant. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mathew Fazzari Memorial Fund through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla, WA. The following is Mathew's favorite quote by General Douglas MacArthur..."By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder — infinitely prouder — to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, 'Our Father Who Art in Heaven.'"
In life, Mathew lived with a pure, honorable, and faith filled passion. On Wednesday, June 6, 2012, Mathew met his Lord in the same way. Mathew was born December 1, 1986 in Walla Walla. He is the eldest of four children. Mathew attended Assumption Elementary School and graduated from DeSales Catholic High School in 2005. In Mathew's junior year of high school, he met the love of his life, Tovah on a blind date. They wed on August 2, 2008. The couple made their home in Spokane, WA, while they finished their last years of college. On July 11, 2009, the couple became a family with the arrival of Dominic James. Mathew finished off his degree while Tovah finished nursing school. He then began his active duty, branching in aviation. The family moved to Ft. Rucker, Alabama where Mathew attended flight school where he flew OH-58D Kiowa helicopters. August 31, 2011 the family grew with the welcoming of Samuel Roch. In March of 2012, Mathew accepted an early deployment. He graduated from flight school in April, number one in his class, and was promoted as an Army 1st lieutenant. May 11th, he began his time in Afghanistan, serving out of Bagram Airfield. Mathew is preceded in death by his grandfather Sam Fazzari. The Rosary will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 7:00 PM at Assumption Catholic Church with Father James Peak officiating. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM also at Assumption Catholic Church with Father James Peak, celebrant. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mathew Fazzari Memorial Fund through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla, WA. The following is Mathew's favorite quote by General Douglas MacArthur..."By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder — infinitely prouder — to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, 'Our Father Who Art in Heaven.'"
1st Lt. Mathew G. Fazzari, 25, of Walla Walla, Wash., died June 6, in Qarah Bagh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their helicopter crashed. They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
In life, Mathew lived with a pure, honorable, and faith filled passion. On Wednesday, June 6, 2012, Mathew met his Lord in the same way. Mathew was born December 1, 1986 in Walla Walla. He is the eldest of four children. Mathew attended Assumption Elementary School and graduated from DeSales Catholic High School in 2005. In Mathew's junior year of high school, he met the love of his life, Tovah on a blind date. They wed on August 2, 2008. The couple made their home in Spokane, WA, while they finished their last years of college. On July 11, 2009, the couple became a family with the arrival of Dominic James. Mathew finished off his degree while Tovah finished nursing school. He then began his active duty, branching in aviation. The family moved to Ft. Rucker, Alabama where Mathew attended flight school where he flew OH-58D Kiowa helicopters. August 31, 2011 the family grew with the welcoming of Samuel Roch. In March of 2012, Mathew accepted an early deployment. He graduated from flight school in April, number one in his class, and was promoted as an Army 1st lieutenant. May 11th, he began his time in Afghanistan, serving out of Bagram Airfield. Mathew is preceded in death by his grandfather Sam Fazzari. The Rosary will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 7:00 PM at Assumption Catholic Church with Father James Peak officiating. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM also at Assumption Catholic Church with Father James Peak, celebrant. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mathew Fazzari Memorial Fund through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla, WA. The following is Mathew's favorite quote by General Douglas MacArthur..."By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder — infinitely prouder — to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, 'Our Father Who Art in Heaven.'"
In life, Mathew lived with a pure, honorable, and faith filled passion. On Wednesday, June 6, 2012, Mathew met his Lord in the same way. Mathew was born December 1, 1986 in Walla Walla. He is the eldest of four children. Mathew attended Assumption Elementary School and graduated from DeSales Catholic High School in 2005. In Mathew's junior year of high school, he met the love of his life, Tovah on a blind date. They wed on August 2, 2008. The couple made their home in Spokane, WA, while they finished their last years of college. On July 11, 2009, the couple became a family with the arrival of Dominic James. Mathew finished off his degree while Tovah finished nursing school. He then began his active duty, branching in aviation. The family moved to Ft. Rucker, Alabama where Mathew attended flight school where he flew OH-58D Kiowa helicopters. August 31, 2011 the family grew with the welcoming of Samuel Roch. In March of 2012, Mathew accepted an early deployment. He graduated from flight school in April, number one in his class, and was promoted as an Army 1st lieutenant. May 11th, he began his time in Afghanistan, serving out of Bagram Airfield. Mathew is preceded in death by his grandfather Sam Fazzari. The Rosary will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 7:00 PM at Assumption Catholic Church with Father James Peak officiating. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM also at Assumption Catholic Church with Father James Peak, celebrant. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mathew Fazzari Memorial Fund through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla, WA. The following is Mathew's favorite quote by General Douglas MacArthur..."By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder — infinitely prouder — to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, 'Our Father Who Art in Heaven.'"
