BLESSINGS AND CHALLENGES HONORS
MATT STACY
1973
2023
Reverend
MATTHEW CARTER STACY
“Matt”
Beloved Papa, Dad, Brother & Son
December 17 th 1973 – August 23 rd 2023
Kindness
Guided by Ephesians 4:32 “
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave
you.”
Matt, a beacon of kindness, embraced forgiveness and shared it through words and deeds.
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Compassion
Throughout Matt’s life, he expressed
compassion toward family, friends, and strangers. Often healing the wounds of
others that could not even be seen.
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Generosity
Matt gave without remembering and he received without forgetting.
Only in the eternities will we discover all the lives he truly blessed in his
lifetime.
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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art
with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with
oil; my cup runneth over.
Remembering Matt
Matt Carter Stacy, age 49, born December 17, 1973 at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth Texas and entered the arms of Jesus on August 23, 2023 at his home in Aledo Texas.
Raised primarily in Keller Texas when the population sign read @3500! Matt's childhood was spent bike riding and exploring with neighborhood friends around Bear Creek hill and park, swimming in the pool and of course yard work. When the family moved to Colorado in January 1979, Matt learned to ski, sled, tube and to ride horses. One horse in particular, a very aggressive Shetland Pony, Matt affectionately named Lightning. Those were very happy days for Matt as we lived in the foothills of the Rockies; cool weather, beautiful blue skies and seemingly endless trail rides on Lightning, interrupted only by the setting of the sun, which was the signal to head back home.
In August of 1980 the family moved back to Keller. Here Matt would spend the duration of his childhood, teen years and into adulthood. He ultimately spent the last decade of his life living next door to his childhood home. Back in Keller, Matt learned to play baseball at the old Keller KYA fields, he played football at Liberty Christian in Denton (now Argyle) and much to the chagrin of his parents, he became a proficient motorcycle rider.
The vast majority of Matt's adult life was spent in the sales department of the family's flooring company. He was the first salesman to have a 1 million dollar year, and one of only three salesmen to break 2 million dollars a year!
Matt's favorite pastimes were fishing, boating, motorcycle riding, cooking and spending time with friends and family. He was married twice; first to Teresa Cherry of Malakoff Texas in 1995. This union yielded Kaitlin Breann Parker of Granbury Texas and Matt Kaleb Stacy of Atlanta Georgia. His second marriage was in 2017 to Samantha Stacy and gained her son Tristan Bryce Martinez of Houston Texas.
2022 was a banner year in Matt's life. In May he graduated from Kenneth Copeland Bible College. Nothing this world has to offer is more impactful than the transformational word of God! 2023 saw Matt make two mission trips to Africa. One to Nigeria in January and one to Kenya in April. He was greatly impacted by the orphanages and the loving, optimistic spirit exuded by the children. Even though Matt was there to minister to them, those children wound up ministering to Matt; living in the most difficult of circumstances, an orphanage, in a third world impoverished country, he said "they have smiles that can light up the room". Smiles fueled by joy and peace that passes all understanding, originating from the Lord. The final months of Matt’s life was spent ministering to people via Facebook. He established quite a following and really enjoyed one on one ministry. However, the greatest joy of Matt's life was being a grandfather. We unanimously agree, not since the carefree days of childhood have any of us seen him so filled with joy and delight, as when he was holding one of his grandchildren.
Matt was many things to many people; family member, friend, salesman, neighbor, minister, mission companion and accountability partner. The greatest consistencies throughout his life were; love, patience, kindness, compassion and most of all generosity..... If Matt discovered you needed a pair of tennis shoes, he didn't buy the Walmart specials... It was Air-Jordan's all the way!
Additionally, you would be very hard-pressed to find anybody, that would tell you, they ever heard him say a disparaging word about anyone... a very, very rare and admirable quality! We would all do well to follow that example. He was loved and will be greatly missed!
Matt is survived by his loving parents, Ann & John Stacy; brother, John Stacy and his wife, Brandee Stacy; sister, Rachel Wiebe and her husband, Shain Wiebe; son, Matthew Stacy and his wife, Tricia Stacy; daughter, Kaitlin Parker and her husband, Jakoby Parker; Matthew and Kaitlin's mother, Teresa Stacy; son, Tristan Martinez and his mother, Samantha Stacy; his beloved grandchildren, Harper, Lyric, Mila, Alana and Owen and many other family members and friends.
Born in Fort Worth, Texas
December 17th, 1973
Matt opened his heart and poured it out in the videos that he made. One video said he did it for himself so he could go back and watch all of the miracles that God has done. What a treasure this has been for all of us. We are getting all of his videos and reels loaded to one platform challengesandblessings.com
Matt truly sought out those that the world had turned its back on. He loved them and shared his love for Jesus. We will never know until we get to heaven how many lives he impacted. Matt was a chameleon he truly could fit into any crowd he went into. From prisons to homeless camps to dignitaries, Matt just adapted as though he was one of them. When he came back from the Wynne unit in Huntsville earlier this year and was telling me all about it. He said I did not know we were not supposed to wear white while ministering at the prison. I laughed and asked if they let him go in and he said yes. The photo of him in his white shirt with the inmates brings such joy to my heart.
