Matt Harrar
Death Of Matt
From James Donahue’s Journal
Because he had to take strong medicine to prevent the little strokes that were ravaging his brain, Matt was knocked into semi-consciousness most of the time. He slept most of the days and nights away. One day he rebelled and said he didn’t think life was worth living if he had to spend it sleeping all of the time. He stopped taking his medicine.
It was not long before Matt suffered a major stroke. He was taken to a hospital in Saginaw where he died after a few days. His was the first of a sad sequence of deaths in the family that helped cast a dark shadow on the years that we lived on Deckerville Road.
After his death, Gladys began finding large amounts of cash hidden throughout the house. Matt had packed rolls of bills under carpeting and in various odd places. We even found money in the glove compartment of his car. It was a mystery just why he felt a need to do this. He had a good retirement program since he worked much of his life for Ford Motor Company in Detroit, and also had monthly Social Security checks. He had good medical insurance benefits from his years with Ford, and Gladys was picked up by the policy. He left her well provided for.
From James Donahue’s Journal
Because he had to take strong medicine to prevent the little strokes that were ravaging his brain, Matt was knocked into semi-consciousness most of the time. He slept most of the days and nights away. One day he rebelled and said he didn’t think life was worth living if he had to spend it sleeping all of the time. He stopped taking his medicine.
It was not long before Matt suffered a major stroke. He was taken to a hospital in Saginaw where he died after a few days. His was the first of a sad sequence of deaths in the family that helped cast a dark shadow on the years that we lived on Deckerville Road.
After his death, Gladys began finding large amounts of cash hidden throughout the house. Matt had packed rolls of bills under carpeting and in various odd places. We even found money in the glove compartment of his car. It was a mystery just why he felt a need to do this. He had a good retirement program since he worked much of his life for Ford Motor Company in Detroit, and also had monthly Social Security checks. He had good medical insurance benefits from his years with Ford, and Gladys was picked up by the policy. He left her well provided for.