CARRINGTON, Matthew William "Matt" - November 10 1983 - February 2, 2005 Matt Carrington, 21, passed away the morning of Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at Enloe Hospital in Chico, CA. resulting from a hazing at the college.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. Donations may be sent to: Bank of the West, 2050 North California Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94596 attn: Peggy Lewis. Checks and money orders should be made out to The Matthew Carrington Fund. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Wednesday, February 9th at 1:00pm at the New Life Church, 2501 Danville Blvd., in Alamo, CA.
Matthew of Pleasant Hill, was a student at Chico State University. 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. 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. He was willing to do anything or go anywhere at the spur of the moment with his friends and always brought his sense of humor with him. He is survived by his father, Michael, his mother, Debbie Smith, and her husband, Greg. His father has created the Matthew Carrington Project to promote awareness of student-on-student violence, such as collegiate hazing and elementary school bullying. Matt was 21. Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home
It's a parent's nightmare and a nagging fear for the people who run colleges and universities: A young fraternity pledge dies when hazing gets out of control. It's happened at least once each year for more than three decades. Nine months ago it happened at Chico State University in California, and this time prosecutors did something unusual: They filed felony criminal charges against the fraternity brothers involved.
But that's not much comfort to the family of Matthew Carrington, who died during the Feb. 2, 2005, hazing accident.
Matthew of Pleasant Hill, was a student at Chico State University. 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. 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. He was willing to do anything or go anywhere at the spur of the moment with his friends and always brought his sense of humor with him. He is survived by his father, Michael, his mother, Debbie Smith, and her husband, Greg. His father has created the Matthew Carrington Project to promote awareness of student-on-student violence, such as collegiate hazing and elementary school bullying. Matt was 21. Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home
It's a parent's nightmare and a nagging fear for the people who run colleges and universities: A young fraternity pledge dies when hazing gets out of control. It's happened at least once each year for more than three decades. Nine months ago it happened at Chico State University in California, and this time prosecutors did something unusual: They filed felony criminal charges against the fraternity brothers involved.
But that's not much comfort to the family of Matthew Carrington, who died during the Feb. 2, 2005, hazing accident.
CARRINGTON, Matthew William "Matt" - November 10 1983 - February 2, 2005 Matt Carrington, 21, passed away the morning of Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at Enloe Hospital in Chico, CA. resulting from a hazing at the college.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. Donations may be sent to: Bank of the West, 2050 North California Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94596 attn: Peggy Lewis. Checks and money orders should be made out to The Matthew Carrington Fund. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Wednesday, February 9th at 1:00pm at the New Life Church, 2501 Danville Blvd., in Alamo, CA.
Matthew of Pleasant Hill, was a student at Chico State University. 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. 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. He was willing to do anything or go anywhere at the spur of the moment with his friends and always brought his sense of humor with him. He is survived by his father, Michael, his mother, Debbie Smith, and her husband, Greg. His father has created the Matthew Carrington Project to promote awareness of student-on-student violence, such as collegiate hazing and elementary school bullying. Matt was 21. Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home
It's a parent's nightmare and a nagging fear for the people who run colleges and universities: A young fraternity pledge dies when hazing gets out of control. It's happened at least once each year for more than three decades. Nine months ago it happened at Chico State University in California, and this time prosecutors did something unusual: They filed felony criminal charges against the fraternity brothers involved.
But that's not much comfort to the family of Matthew Carrington, who died during the Feb. 2, 2005, hazing accident.
Matthew of Pleasant Hill, was a student at Chico State University. 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. 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. He was willing to do anything or go anywhere at the spur of the moment with his friends and always brought his sense of humor with him. He is survived by his father, Michael, his mother, Debbie Smith, and her husband, Greg. His father has created the Matthew Carrington Project to promote awareness of student-on-student violence, such as collegiate hazing and elementary school bullying. Matt was 21. Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home
It's a parent's nightmare and a nagging fear for the people who run colleges and universities: A young fraternity pledge dies when hazing gets out of control. It's happened at least once each year for more than three decades. Nine months ago it happened at Chico State University in California, and this time prosecutors did something unusual: They filed felony criminal charges against the fraternity brothers involved.
But that's not much comfort to the family of Matthew Carrington, who died during the Feb. 2, 2005, hazing accident.
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