Matthew Heighes

June 27, 1985 – June 23, 2020

Matthew Heighes, 34, of Las Vegas, NV, died on 23 June 2020. He was born to parents Michael and Kym Heighes, on 27 June 1985 in San Diego, CA.

Matt was raised in California with his eight siblings. As a child, he loved listening to baseball games on the radio, reading, watching Aliens, and avidly collecting baseball cards and Star Wars figurines. As an adult, Matt (aka Matticorn, aka Matticakes) loved spending time with friends, secretly watching Downton Abbey, cheering on the Golden Knights, and going to Aviators games. He was big into CrossFit and would gladly tell anyone that he could squat 450lbs. He also loved supporting the Chargers and the Padres, even though they never won and Katie was trying to convince him to be a Packers fan.

Matt worked as a salesman for United Rentals, beginning in the wash rack, and working his way up to being one of the top salesmen in the area. It was here that he met the friends that he would go on to play Fantasy Football with, something he looked forward to, and would meticulously plan for every year.

But, by far, Matt’s favorite hobby was brewing beer. It all started in 2014–MKAY Brewing was born. He loved experimenting with flavors and trying to make the most aggressive IPA known to man. Matt entered his“Barley Beast” barleywine into a local homebrew competition and won first place!

Matt loved to travel. His favorite trip was to Ireland with his wife, Katie, and he dreamed of moving there, drinking Guinness with lunch everyday, and having his own sheep to herd along the road. He loved their two dogs, Darcy and Barely, after whom some of his best brews were named.

Matt married Katie McKenzie on May 28, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. Together they raised one child, Juniper Lane.

Matt is survived by his wife, Katie McKenzie, daughter, Juniper Lane, his parents, siblings, and many cherished loved ones including friends and relatives.

A Celebration of Life will be broadcast on Facebook Live at the Palm Northwest Mortuary Facebook page, on Thursday, July 9th at 1:00pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Katie and June Memorial Fund for Matt Heighes at

https://www.gofundme.com/f/katie-and-june-memorial-fund-for-matt-heighes