David Matwijczuk

September 22, 1979 - March 11, 2018

David Matwijczuk, age 38, a resident of Columbia, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 2:00pm at Heritage Funeral Home. A visitation will also be held on Saturday from 12:00-2:00pm at the funeral home.  Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Born in the small town of Scotia, New York on September 22, 1979 to Polish born immigrants Marian Matwijczuk and Stefania Fagan, David Matwijczuk began his journey in life. David joined the family which included older siblings Paul, Tonia, and Daniel.  Initially he began speaking the Polish language and later learned English.  David spent a lot of time in nature and spent many childhood years playing in the upstate New York woodlands.  David left New York in the early nineties to begin his life in Columbia, TN, where he would attend Spring Hill High School and later graduate at Columbia Central High School.  David formed many relationships and earned the respect and admiration of countless people who truly loved him as the selfless and kindhearted man he was.  David was considered by many as being a genius in the fields of mechanical engineering and implementation and automotive technology.  David overcame childhood learning disabilities and taught himself everything he wanted to learn.  He believed strongly in learning to do new things through research and reading.  There were very few tasks David could not teach himself, and he inspired us all to push our boundaries and believe in our abilities.  To friends and family he will be remembered as the most dependable and kindhearted man they knew.  His service to others was exceptional.  He would never complain once about helping people with his special talents and time.  We should all strive to continue his legacy of selflessness in our lives by the example he set.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brothers and sisters Paul and Mary Matwijczuk of Florida, Daniel Matwijczuk of Columbia, and Tonia and John Badasci of Nashville; uncles and aunts Krzysztof and Teresa Matwiejczuk and Josefa Shafran of New York; cousins Richard Shafran of Alaska and Joanna Matwiejczuk of Florida; and beloved dogs Pasha, McGruff, and Abby.