Memories of Matt Bjorge

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Matt Bjorge

Taylorsville, UT, USA

August 21, 1976 - November 19, 2019

Aug 21, 1976 - Nov 19, 2019

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Karen Stucker

2019

I didn’t know Matt personally, but knowing his family, I learned a lot about him. I know how much his kids meant to him and how proud he was of them. I know Alexander is great at math like he was, and I’ve seen a fun picture of Matt wearing a greencowme shirt to match Alexander’s. I also remember The day I almost met him when, at the last minute and in pouring rain, he drove across town to pick up Katie and take her somewhere that she wanted to go. He loved his kids very much - even someone who never had the chance to speak with him could see it. He’s proud of you both!

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Marjeen Nation

I worked with Matt at the County. When Matt moved to County IT, I was the one who had to learn Dr. Data, which was a program that Matt had developed. As I was taking this over, I was always calling or e-mailing Matt to ask him questions. He was always willing to help out and answered me even if I asked a dumb question.

I went to Maryland with Matt on a business trip. On one of our free nights we decided that we would go out and explore a mall. I had never ridden in a cab before but Matt handled it like a pro and we got there and back with no problems. On another night, we went out to dinner and Matt decided that he wanted to try some of the local seafood. I found out that Matt loved crab as he couldn't get enough of it. Luckily, we were at an all you can eat place.

Matt will be missed. My thoughts go out to Amy and his kids.

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Aurora Reyes

I met Matt while working at the Division of Substance abuse at the County around the late 1990's. Matt helped my boys (then 7 & 9 years old) with their math homework. He loved math problems and was an enthusiastic and engaging teacher. He even taught me a few things! I was always surprised with how much he loved math because I didn't! He certainly had a gift with numbers. Both my sons are in their mid-twenties now and they still remember him. He was always kind and patient and happy to see them at the office.

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Tim Whalen

1997, Salt Lake County, UT, USA

I met Matt in 1998 as a work colleague. He was quite simply the smartest guy I had ever met. His understanding of math, data and computer science were beyond genius! More importantly I got to know Matt on a personal level. I watched him fall in love with Amy, I remember him talking to me about her at work all the time.

He left the Division we worked in some years later, but I would occasionally see him in the county hallways. All Matt talked about was his kids and how much they meant to him. He was a devoted father and I will always remember him that way.

There is a Warren Zevon song that has a lyric: ""If I leave you now.... it doesn't mean I love you any less". My thoughts are with Matt's kids and Amy.

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Jennifer Norris

Matt and I were born two months apart and we were "two peas in a pod" from then on. He always gave 100% to whatever he was interested in and this is usually what informed our play. During the '84 Olympics, we created the Olympic games in his backyard with multiple events and medals because he was fascinated by the competition. He loved playing games and would create his own when we were kids.
I have so many memories of growing up together that I could never share them all. Like how we used to call the hill on our way to preschool the "wee wee" because we always said "wheee!" when we drove down it. Or the time seven year old Matt patiently tried to explain calculus to my mom.
Even after we grew up, our bond remained the same and we would joke and passionately discuss our shared love of books and Star Trek and logic puzzles.
He was so much smarter than me (and pretty much everyone) but he never made others feel stupid - instead you felt smarter just being around him.
And he was funny. I know his love of puns has been mentioned but he was also incredibly witty. There was always lots of laughter when I was with Matt.
I miss you so much, Matthew Statue.
Love, Jenny Penny

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Amy Bjorge

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Dina Goncharenko

I have so many memories of Matt..
My favorite time spent with him was when we used to pair program, it's when 2 people share one workstation and take turns writing code. I always named my variables "pain", but Matt was more creative and would come up with something like
"poop", "sweat_n_tears", "my_worst_nightmare", "motha_f" etc.
We used to laugh so much writing the loops "while poop ..." or "if motha_f ...then crappy_crap...elseif...". We had a blast. He used to put silly messages in his software and I always worried that he will forget to take it out after testing and release to Production inappropriate pop-ups like "Smell my feet". While it was funny during testing , our clients would not be OK with it.
Matt was brilliant and absent minded. He once rode to work in a van pool and then was looking for his car in the parking lot after work. When he couldn't find it, he called the police to report it stolen.

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Amy Bjorge

Diane Ririe

Alexander Bjorge

When I was younger, I overheard Matt talking to someone about how he's eaten snails before, and because I was a little kid, I said to him, "Dad, you ate an animal?!?", and he tells me how I've eaten chicken before, and I say, "Oh, but it's not really a chicken." so he says, "What do you think chicken is made out of?" and I replied, "Meat." so he explains to my sister and me where meat comes from, and my sister is just like "whatever" and I was just terrified.

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Jim Pitt

Great tribute Alexander! My favorite memories of Matt involve poker games. He was great at calculating odds really quickly, but would also play in an unpredictable way and bluff a lot. One night on the very first hand, he put all his chips in when there was very little to win and no good reason to do it. Brian called him because it’s the kind of thing that he might just do with a terrible hand to frustrate the rest of the table. Matt had aces and I’m pretty sure beat everyone that night! He was a fun guy to play with- very smart and always able to get along with everyone. He will be missed!

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Amy Bjorge

Diane Ririe

Amy Bjorge

Hi Alexander
Thanks for making this nice tribute page. The thing I remember the most about your dad is how patient he was. When you were a little guy, you sometimes had difficulty finding your words but your dad always found clever ways to help you communicate. He even taught you Morse code and you were so excited to learn it. Sometimes he would ask you to write what you were thinking in your Magnadoodle and you would and then the words came out easily. Sometimes he would make a menu with boxes for you to check. He was so good at finding ways to express yourself.

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Diane Ririe

My heart feels so sad at Matt's passing. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him. I remember he always did his best at everything he did, and his best was most always perfection. He had such a kind voice and his heart was huge. He truly behaved as a gentleman. His wit and sense of humor was unique and I often had to think for a few seconds before I actually "got it." He had such a brilliant mind. He often spoke of his love for his wife and children.

May the good Lord bless his loved ones at this time as well as in the future. He will be missed.

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