| Graduation Year | Class of 1993 |
| Date of Passing | Jan 16, 2008 |
| About | Matthew Brian McKee, 32, of Flower Mound died Wednesday morning, Jan. 16, 2008, of cardiac-related causes. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church of Arlington, 313 N. Center St. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Moore Funeral Home, 1219 N. Davis Drive, Arlington. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to The Matt McKee Family Trust. Checks should be made out to The Matt McKee Family Trust, acct. 2749821795, and can be taken to any Chase Bank location or mailed to Robert Hutson, executive vice president and CFO, 2601 Avenue of the Stars, Frisco 75034. Matt was born Jan. 26, 1975, in Louisville, Ky., to Richard and Joy McKee. He grew up in Arlington and graduated from Lamar High School in 1993. He graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor's in sports management in 1998 and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He then returned to Arlington and worked with the Texas Rangers. In October 2000, Matt married the love of his life, Tracy Gordon, also of Arlington. In 2003, Matt began working in the ticket office of the Dallas Stars, where in 2006 he was named the director of ticket operations. He loved working with the Stars, which combined his lifelong love of sports and working with people. What Matt loved even more was his family, and on Jan. 20, 2006, the other love of Matt's life, Madeline Joy, was born. Survivors: His wife, Tracy; daughter, Maddie, both of Flower Mound; parents, Richard and Joy McKee of Arlington; sister and her husband, Hilary and Wes Williams; and nieces, Kaitlyn and Allison of Lantana; grandmothers, Lynna McKee of Arlington and Evelyn Hill of Independence, Mo.; in-laws, Don and Joy Gordon of Arlington; sister and brother-in-law, Tiffany and Rodney Strebeck; and nephews, Brennan and Hunter of Joshua. |
