Bruce Sylvester Mathis

My dad would not want me to be sad, he’d say put something good on the radio and have a drink on me. He was the smartest, most organized and well put together person I knew. He always knew what say even when I didn’t want to hear it. I loathed when he would give me the “lecture” but I’d listen to him lecture me endlessly if it would bring him back.

I was raised by a dad who worked hard his entire life and only achieved high accolades in this time, his work ethic was bar none the best there was. I don’t even think he missed any days of work. I also grew up having a corvette parked in the garage at all times, and still to this day he has a corvette in his garage, he loved his corvettes!! It was his first and longest passion.

My dad was not only the life of the party, he was the party! Later his passion became throwing parties which he’d done for almost two decades and was known for them. He really enjoyed throwing Halloween parties but he loved shopping for the upcoming new Halloween decorations which he’d start looking in early August. He’d decorate his house a month prior and enjoy showing everyone his new pieces he added to the Halloween house of fun and he’d relish in the reactions that he’d get, which was the icing on the cake.

He was loved by everyone that knew him, he would do anything for anyone. He was just a great guy! I don’t think anyone could even say anything bad about my dad.

I will carry you always as I love you endlessly. May everyday be Halloween for you daddy. I love you more than you will ever know and you will be missed terribly.

Your forever loving daughter

I love you dad!