Matthew Kevin Boyle, 30, loving son, brother, grandson, nephew and cousin, passed away on February 13, 2019, in Vail, CO.  Matthew brought incredible joy into our lives, and we miss him so very dearly.  Through our Roman Catholic faith, we trust in God's love and mercy, and we look forward to seeing Matthew again in God's time.

Matthew was born September 5, 1988, in West Germany, where his father on active duty in the United States Air Force was stationed along with his family.  Matthew accompanied his family on United States Ari Force assignments in Alabama, Nevada, Texas and finally Florida, where he attended Newsome High School in Lithia and graduated in 2006.  He attended  Hillsborough Community College and worked in the local area for several years before moving to Colorado.  There, Matthew was a dedicated and cherished employee for the past five years at a major resort hotel in Vail.  Matthew loved the Rocky Mountains, the great outdoors, and the cooler temperatures of Colorado.  In his free time, Matthew also was an avid hiker and snowboarder.  In 2014, he climbed the 14,000-foot tall Mount of the Holy Cross to raise money for those lacking clean water in Nicaragua.

Matthew is survived by his parents, Sheryl & Gary Boyle; bother, Ryan; beloved grandmother, Katherine Hibbs; Aunt Patricia & Uncle Roger Cote, Uncles Marc & Kevin Hibbs, Aunt Terry & Uncle Thomas Kenyon, Aunt Ivy & Uncle Jeffrey Oliasami, Aunt Gayle & Uncle Timothy Shaw, Aunt Mary Jo & Uncle Bartholomew Whelan; and cousins.  He ia also deeply missed by more friends than we can mention here.

A vigil Service will be held in the Serenity Meadows Funeral Home in Riverview, FL on February 20 ^th from 7-9pm.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by his brother, Father Ryan Boyle and will be held in the Holy Family Catholic Church in St. Petersburg, FL on February 21 ^st at 11:00am.  Interment will follow immediately in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Clearwater, FL.

Donations can be made for clean water in Nicaragua in Matthew's name to Catholic Relief Services at: https://www.crs.org/our-work-overseas/program-areas/water-and-sanitation .  Please click on "Donate Now", click in the box "I'd like to make the contribution in honor or in memory of someone", click "in memory of", enter "Matthew Boyle", and enter Nicaragua-Water and Sanitation in "Special Request".