Matthew Reid Strumpf

July 19, 1979 - January 26, 2022

Matthew Reid Strumpf, 42 passed from this life into the next adventure on January 26th, 2022 in Orlando, FL. Matt was the beloved husband of Jessica (Baiguera); loving dad of two-year old son, Sebastian Matthew; son of Peter and Margaret and brother of Erin & Dan. As a boy, Matt led siblings and friends alike on Star Wars and G.I. Joe-inspired adventures, was a master builder of forts, and satisfied his curiosity by taking things apart to see how they worked. An athlete of all stripes, he played baseball, hockey, football, lacrosse, and was an avid snowboarder – several of which became life-long passions. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 2001 surrounded by many fraternity brothers who loved him and saw him come into his own as the quick-witted friend we all loved. He then went on to the University of Florida to obtain his MBA. He lived a good part of his life in Jacksonville Beach, FL where he met life-long friends who recall him staying up all night playing his guitar and enjoying many evenings and weekends at the Bix, his favorite beach bar. He moved to San Francisco in 2010 and stayed for nine wonderful years where he played with the Gen Y 90s band, enjoyed every opportunity to wear his Cobra Kai costume, host Super Bowl parties and cookouts, take trips to Tahoe, and entertain everyone he met. Matt spent the majority of his career working at Gartner where he built and managed the Gartner Invest West Coast sales team. Many of his team members describe Matt as a strong leader, caring mentor and a loyal friend who helped to shape their careers and impacted their lives for the better. Matt met the love of his life, Jessica, in San Francisco. His friends remember how excited he was to find her and how his life changed for the better. Their wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico brought the best of his circles together, letting the wide and deep pool of people who loved him come together to celebrate, tell stories, and laugh. Matt lived with such a zest for life and could turn any bad situation around with his quick wit and sharp humor, even when diagnosed with cancer. He left us gracefully after a long and hard-fought battle with melanoma. He leaves us all with so many stories and memories we'll treasure and continue to share for a lifetime.