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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Date: February 8,2005 Adjournment
On this date the Board of Supervisors adjourned this meeting in memory of
Matthew William(matt) Carrington.
Matthew William Carrington (Matt) Nov. 10th, 1983 - Feb. 2nd, 2005
Matt Carrington, 21, passed away the morning of Wednesday, February
2nd,, 2005 at Enloe Hospital in Chico., California. He was a student at
Chico State University. He is survived by his parents Michael Carrington
of Walnut Creek, Debbie and Greg Smith of Pleasant Hill, and his
brother Travis Smith 14,, also of Pleasant Hill. Matt was born at John
Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek and lived in Contra Costa County his
entire life. Matt graduated in 2001 from Ygnacio Valley High School in
Concord then graduated with an AA degree from DVC in Pleasant Hill
before transferring to Chico State in August of 2004 as a business
major. Matt's father Michael said "Matt was such a sweet young man, to
know him was to love him. He genuinely cared about his family and
friends and took an interest in their lives." His family described him as
an avid movie buff, computer expert and a lover of music. He loved
playing sports like basketball with his father Greg Smith and his brother
Travis. He also enjoyed swimming and looked forward to annual family
camping trips to the Yosemite Valley. "He could throw a Frisbee a mile"
said his Mother Debbie Smith. Matthew served as an umpire for the
Pleasant Hill Baseball Association, the league in which his little brother
Travis played. During the summer of 2004 he assisted in the
construction of a children's playground at the Lafayette Reservoir in
Lafayette, California. He enjoyed taking road trips to Las Vegas,
Disneyland, the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Cache Creek and particularly to
the Lafayette Reservoir to play football with his friends Andrew McPhee,
Erwin Barrera, Jeff Luangrath and Mark Yu of Contra Costa County. "He
was willing to do anything or go anywhere at the spur of the moment
with our group of friends and always brought his sense of humor with
him." said friend Andrew McPhee. "He was always joking around and
making us crack up." A fund in Matt's memory has been established to
create ongoing public awareness and education related to fraternity
hazing practices.
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