Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek
July 17, 1990 - June 22, 2004
Thursday, June 22 marks two years since Mattie passed away.
Mattie died on June 22, 2004, just three weeks before his fourteenth birthday. But he left us the gift of his Heartsongs, which are his legacy, and our comfort and inspiration.
Please pass this on. Remember mattie, and all he has done.
This one's for peace, this one's for the good child who only wanted a better world.
This is for the little boy who wasn't scared to write his beautiful poems.
This is for the little boy who could get up infront of millions of people and speak about how he felt.
This is for the little boy who came into everyone's hearts,
and when he left -- he left us a message in our hearts, a love message.
This is for the loving mother, who gave us this beautiful boy.
This is for the beautiful eyes watching us in heaven.
"One of the highlights of my career was the opportunity to meet Mattie and share his words with the world through the power of music. Mattie changed my life and I'll miss him.
Whenever a great soul is lost, the world is a sadder place. Yet, I think Mattie's message of peace and hope will continue for a long time to come.
Whether you're 8 or 80, Mattie taught all of us that we could choose to live with hope and play after every storm as he did
We've lost an extraordinary poet, peacemaker and friend."
-- Billy Gilman (Singer, Stepanek's Friend)
This is for the friend, prankster, and peacemaker.
This one's for all the people who pass this message on. This is for the people who really care about the beauty in the world. There will be peace someday, and just to let you know -- This boy was part of the effort
"...I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as there's Heaven,
Together we'll be."
-- Jeni Stepanek (Mattie's Mother)
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