Matthew Charles Ales

Matthew Charles Ales (42) was born to his father Sebastian (deceased) and Margaret Ales on March 8th, 1979 in Detroit Michigan. He went to be with Jesus on Monday December 27th, 2021 after a hard battle from COVID complications. Matthew and Heather, his loving wife, soulmate and best friend of 18 years were blessed with three amazing sons Gavin 15, Elliot 11, and Spencer 9. His family was his biggest accomplishment and that was evident by how he passionately advocated for them in every aspect. His deep love and great pride for his boys could be seen and felt by everyone that he came in contact with. They had recently moved into their dream home located in Sanford, Florida. Matthew was raised in Waterford Michigan and attended Oakland Christian school where he graduated in 1998. He was active in sports and had a passion for music and drama. He attended North Central University in 1999, where he met the love of his life, Heather.

Matthew had many years of experience as a top producing, inspirational sales/management expert and successful business executive. Matthew was a hard charging, performance driven professional consistently exceeding expectations and always striving for excellence. He was a dynamic communicator that focused on building meaningful lasting relationships. Accepting challenges was the foundation of his life experiences and something he did with commitment, confidence, and compassion. Matthew said, “My mission is to bring emotions out of people they didn’t even know they had.”

Matthew’s hobbies included being an accomplished chef, hosting gatherings with friends and family, golf and traveling. His greatest passion was inspiring youth and uniting players and families from across the world through his love for the sport of soccer/futsal. He and Heather invested their time and resources to launch their own Futsal organization that provided opportunities for children in their community while in Chicago. He instilled his love for the game, passion, dedication and hard work ethic in his 3 sons that will carry on his legacy for many years to come.

Matthew received Christ at an early age. His faith could be seen through his actions and love for people all over the world. His compassion, generosity and positivity were not only infectious but will never be forgotten.

Matthew was a loving and gracious husband, father, son(-in-law), brother(-in-law) and friend to many. He will be dearly missed.

Matthew is survived by his mother Margaret, brothers Michael (Lizabeth), David, James (Stacy), Jeffrey, Christopher Malles and sister Laurie (Duran). He was a cherished uncle to Jessica, Moriah, John, Bryan, DeShawn, Jenna, Keegan, Janiyah, Brianna, Jacob, Kaden, Ethan, Kyler, Devin, Liberty and Duran Jr. and great uncle to James and Javen.

Survived by father-in-law Larry and mother-in-law Valerie, and sisters-in-laws Tawneka (Allen, their children Nadia and Christian) and Laurelle (Daniel, their children Eloise and Daniel). Preceded in death by brother-in-law Aaron.

Matthew’s memorial services will be held:

Visitation – Thursday, January 6th at 4:00-8:00 pm

Funeral – Friday, January 7th at 11:00 am (followed by luncheon and celebration of life)

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Windy City Futsal to keep Futsal available to all.