tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post6828890136425120970..comments2024-03-15T15:22:01.727-04:00Comments on The Travelling Goalie: R.I.P. Matt Wheeler The Travelling Goaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225277866629639447noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-19592543903880419152020-12-20T10:18:52.159-05:002020-12-20T10:18:52.159-05:00I was Matt's college tennis coach and I am abo...I was Matt's college tennis coach and I am about to release a book called "Wingers" (Feb, 2021) This book is about my time at Red Wing HS(MN) as a coach, but the early portion details my time coaching Matt at UW-River Falls. If anyone knows how I can get in touch with his wife, let me know. (TomGillman27@gmail.com)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844182140570617709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-30476662390133093822016-04-27T23:03:41.769-04:002016-04-27T23:03:41.769-04:00I knew Matt through Peter Burwash International an...I knew Matt through Peter Burwash International and Minneapolis. I just learned of Matt's passing a few weeks ago and was shocked and saddened. Matt was always very gracious with his time with me...he had this phone that had a 612 area code and he always sounded like he was next door even in Jakarta. Everyone in PBI thought very highly of Wheels and like everyone he spent time with...I am also very thankful I knew him:) Jon Lightning KoenigsJon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541307257355233055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-91809968726410882462014-08-09T07:36:27.931-04:002014-08-09T07:36:27.931-04:00Thank you everyone for the kind words ... to be ho...Thank you everyone for the kind words ... to be honest i wrote this with a lot of emotion and today i wake up thinking of our friend and it doesn't make me sad , no ... today thinking about Matt has put a smile on my face ! we are all lucky to have met such a great influential person such as Matt . So don't thank me ... thank the fact that you knew him too :) thank you all for reading . The Travelling Goaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225277866629639447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-15546167355548549422014-06-28T07:40:19.140-04:002014-06-28T07:40:19.140-04:00Thank you, Adrian.
MaryThank you, Adrian. <br /><br />MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-78962967092521533922014-06-20T01:37:19.754-04:002014-06-20T01:37:19.754-04:00Thanks for you kind words about Matt. I first met...Thanks for you kind words about Matt. I first met him in 1988 at the Manitou tennis camp in Ontario, Canada and he was such a great guy and a fierce competitor on the tennis court! Had not seen him in years until we ran into each other at LAX waiting for flights. He was heading back to Jakarta and it was great to hear about how he was doing with work at the international school and the hockey. My condolences to his family...he will be missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-1629357081584906572014-06-17T21:05:50.199-04:002014-06-17T21:05:50.199-04:00I'm a cousin of Matts. I seen him at the tenn...I'm a cousin of Matts. I seen him at the tennis club in The Woodlands, Texas and my brother Alfred, Matt and I went to breakfast together. I'm sorry to hear he has passed. I pray eternal rest and peace grant unto him. I'm keeping your family in my prayers.<br />Love & Blessings,<br />ConnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-2724636972488218342014-06-17T00:33:31.512-04:002014-06-17T00:33:31.512-04:00Hey Adrian. Like you I'm also a goalie traveli...Hey Adrian. Like you I'm also a goalie traveling the world in search of a team I can play on. I remember comin to Jakarta freaking out that there were so many goalies and scared there wouldn't be enough room for me. Matt made me feel so welcome like I was part of the family right away. <br /><br />And although I'm back in Canada if love to get back to Jakarta to see the boys again. Great blog...really enjoyed reading it. He was such a great guy that I don't doubt for second his kind actions will live on through all of us. <br /><br />Like Paul drop me a line anytime: eugene.negrii@gmail.com<br /><br /><br />EugeneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087086614139929122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-19639078220298778292014-06-16T06:59:56.395-04:002014-06-16T06:59:56.395-04:00Hi Paul & Chris , i am definitely going to try...Hi Paul & Chris , i am definitely going to try making my way over there next year and would love to meet you both . This has really hit a bunch of people we know hard , it was way too sudden ... The Travelling Goaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225277866629639447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-68756701834708748722014-06-16T03:49:33.641-04:002014-06-16T03:49:33.641-04:00Beautiful. Thanks Adrian. Like Chris I'm a Jak...Beautiful. Thanks Adrian. Like Chris I'm a Jakarta player. Matt's death has hit us all really hard. Drop me a line if you like dillon01@gmail.com Paul Dillonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-38563278756367471622014-06-16T03:37:36.367-04:002014-06-16T03:37:36.367-04:00Great tribute. I'm part of the Jakarta hockey...Great tribute. I'm part of the Jakarta hockey club here and we've been doing our best to honor him in the proper way. Singapore has already taken a moment of silence and we will as well when we lace up tomorrow. Please get in touch with us if you plan to come out this way. Cheers ChrisCrow016https://www.blogger.com/profile/15615339767879215803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-91041844639566951952014-06-15T06:30:24.941-04:002014-06-15T06:30:24.941-04:00Hi Doug , Your cousin was an amazing guy ! Very we...Hi Doug , Your cousin was an amazing guy ! Very well liked ... i am thankful to have known him . The Travelling Goaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225277866629639447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246486977072304982.post-57895392288490302972014-06-14T15:26:57.765-04:002014-06-14T15:26:57.765-04:00Thank you so much for these words about Matt. He ...Thank you so much for these words about Matt. He was my cousin and although I rarely saw him, he will be missed and remembered.<br /><br />Doug in MinnesotaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com