"Department head of patience and kindness" led by example
On March 5, 2022, the world lost the light of Matthew Scott Emerson, born in 1981. Matthew will be remembered for the joy and levity he brought to those around him. He embodied loving kindness, gentleness, patience and sincerity. He enjoyed a complicated puzzle, was an incredible artist and a true Lego connoisseur, and, above all, loved animals. Matt was on a first-name basis with every dog and cat he ever encountered. A natural green thumb, he coaxed lush, colorful perennial gardens out of sad patches of lawn. His gardens will continue to bloom, providing the haven for wildlife, birds and insects that he so loved. He leaves landscapes of beauty and life behind him. Matthew was married to Abby, the love of his life, for 16 years. Together they shared a home in St. Albans, Vt., with their beloved cats. They enjoyed nature museums, antique shopping, thrift stores, and time spent in the woods or swimming in the lake. Matt surrounded their home with gardens and filled their home with calm well-being. Matthew leaves behind his parents, James and Karen Emerson, of Brandon, Vt.; his older siblings, Jeff and Rebecca; many aunts, uncles and cousins; his wife, Abby, of St. Albans, Vt.; and her family, Carol, Mary Alyssa and Adam. Matt was born and spent his early years in Milton, Vt. As a tender, playful spirit, he brought his puppets and stuffed toys to school way longer than most would expect. He transitioned to St. George for fifth through eighth grades, where he attended the Lake Champlain Waldorf School. Here he majored in his delightfully quirky, fun-loving activities, most notably as cocomposer of the song “Compost Is My Best Friend,” including harmonies and wonderful lyrics. At High Mowing School in Wilton, N.H., he was known for his caring ways, as well as his stint as “Plunger Boy," where he took a prank played on him with a plunger and turned it into a fun-loving totem. He was seen carrying a plunger on his belt for about a year. He acquired perhaps the largest and only known personal plunger collection known to man and even wore a plunger on his wedding day. He moved on to volunteer for three years through AmeriCorps at Camphill Copake, a community devoted to supporting people with disabilities. Returning to Vermont, he cared for people with disabilities in Vermont for about nine years, during which…
"Department head of patience and kindness" led by example
On March 5, 2022, the world lost the light of Matthew Scott Emerson, born in 1981. Matthew will be remembered for the joy and levity he brought to those around him. He embodied loving kindness, gentleness, patience and sincerity. He enjoyed a complicated puzzle, was an incredible artist and a true Lego connoisseur, and, above all, loved animals. Matt was on a first-name basis with every dog and cat he ever encountered. A natural green thumb, he coaxed lush, colorful perennial gardens out of sad patches of lawn. His gardens will continue to bloom, providing the haven for wildlife, birds and insects that he so loved. He leaves landscapes of beauty and life behind him. Matthew was married to Abby, the love of his life, for 16 years. Together they shared a home in St. Albans, Vt., with their beloved cats. They enjoyed nature museums, antique shopping, thrift stores, and time spent in the woods or swimming in the lake. Matt surrounded their home with gardens and filled their home with calm well-being. Matthew leaves behind his parents, James and Karen Emerson, of Brandon, Vt.; his older siblings, Jeff and Rebecca; many aunts, uncles and cousins; his wife, Abby, of St. Albans, Vt.; and her family, Carol, Mary Alyssa and Adam. Matt was born and spent his early years in Milton, Vt. As a tender, playful spirit, he brought his puppets and stuffed toys to school way longer than most would expect. He transitioned to St. George for fifth through eighth grades, where he attended the Lake Champlain Waldorf School. Here he majored in his delightfully quirky, fun-loving activities, most notably as cocomposer of the song “Compost Is My Best Friend,” including harmonies and wonderful lyrics. At High Mowing School in Wilton, N.H., he was known for his caring ways, as well as his stint as “Plunger Boy," where he took a prank played on him with a plunger and turned it into a fun-loving totem. He was seen carrying a plunger on his belt for about a year. He acquired perhaps the largest and only known personal plunger collection known to man and even wore a plunger on his wedding day. He moved on to volunteer for three years through AmeriCorps at Camphill Copake, a community devoted to supporting people with disabilities. Returning to Vermont, he cared for people with disabilities in Vermont for about nine years, during which…