Happy 37th Birthday in Heaven

August 9, 2025 would have been James’ 37th birthday. Please take a moment to remember James and his spirit, as it lives on in all the lives he touched.  Happy Birthday James.

Happy Birthday up in Heaven Jamesbuterflies
from your family here below.
We love you and we miss you,
and want to let you know.
  
Your birthdays aren’t forgotten,
and your memory yet lives on.
We celebrate your life with us
even though you’ve gone.
 
Were God to grant us just one wish,
then make that wish come true,untitled
you’d be here right beside us
and we’d spend this day with you.
  
And while here for your birthday
you would be so hugged and kissed
that you would know before you go
how much you’re loved and missed.

– By Ron Tranmer

James MattatallThis site is dedicated to the loving memory of James Philip Mattatall who was tragically killed on December 17, 2011.

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
~ Maya Angelou

Perhaps in time and as this web site grows and evolves, it might help give support to someone else that is going through a similar experience and to raise the awareness that the violence in our cities needs to stop.