This event is to honor a local, Matthew Wright, who just recently was taken at the tender age of 18 years old due to a Fentanyl poisoning.

He passed away unexpectedly on May 2, 2024 in his hometown of Cedar Park, Texas. Matt was born on April 2, 2006, the youngest of three to parents Angela and Gavin Wright. He was a passionate student, musician, and athlete, and earned recognition for his excellence in everything he put his mind to. Above all, Matt loved others fiercely. He was creative and success-driven, working numerous jobs as a teen and once was even found playing his saxophone for spare change on his street corner.

Matt was accepted to Texas State University in San Marcos, where he was looking forward to pursuing a degree in psychology. He wanted to use his own experience as guidance to help support other young people who struggle with mental health. Matt was often his own biggest critic and only those closest to him knew how much he struggled with mental health, which weighed heavily on him even from a young age. His loving parents worked tirelessly to provide him with the best resources available to support him in his journey with obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and depression.

Matt will be missed dearly by all those who knew and loved him, which since his passing has proven a much larger number than even, he knew.

He is survived by his mother, Angela; father, Gavin; two older brothers, Nathan and Sean; puppy, Dexter (who may have unapologetically been Matt's favorite family member); his grandparents, Carol and Michael Fuhrmann and grandfather, Colin Wright.
He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Jen Wright.

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Williamson County Task Force Panel - Education, Recovery, & Law Enforcement

In loving memory of Matthew Wright

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