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One of our longtime members has passed. Some may know him as Matt Vipond of Vipond Sign Stone (Pennsylvania) , his profile name here was mvipond.

I'm very shocked, he was a very young guy, so sad to hear of the sudden passing. Our thoughts & prayers go out to his family.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. - Winston Churchill

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Matthew A. Vipond, 32, Altoona, died unexpectedly Tuesday at Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona Hospital Campus.

He was born in Tyrone, son of Robert E. Vipond and the late Linda L. (Ziegler) Vipond.

Surviving are his father; his fiancee of 13 years, Krista Samuel; a son, Simon, age 6, at home; a daughter, Aubree, age 4, at home; two brothers: John R. (Duane) of DuBois and Christopher P. (Amber) of Altoona; and grandmothers: Geraldine Ziegler and Helen Vipond.

He was preceded in death by his mother and his grandfathers: Paul Ziegler and Robert Vipond.

Matt was a 1994 graduate of Altoona Area High School. He was the secretary/treasurer of Vipond Appliance and was head designer at Penn Sign.

He was a past board member of the Altoona Community Theatre and a member of the Altoona Special Events Planning Committee. He was an active member of Signs 101 and a volunteer for the Blair County Arts Foundation, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona Area Public Library and Altoona Symphony Orchestra. He was one of the founders of the downtown jazz concerts, was instrumental in the reorganization of the Wing-Off, and was very involved in the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Festival.

Matt enjoyed spending time with his kids, his family and his friends.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at The Stevens Mortuary Inc., 1421 Eighth Ave., Altoona (www.stevensmortuary.com). A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, at Stevens Memorial Chapel by Father John Hutnyan. Interment at Blair Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the family c/o Krista Samuel, C&G Savings Bank, 1201 12th St., Altoona, PA 16601.

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One of our longtime members has passed. Some may know him as Matt Vipond of Vipond Sign Stone (Pennsylvania) , his profile name here was mvipond.

I'm very shocked, he was a very young guy, so sad to hear of the sudden passing. Our thoughts & prayers go out to his family.

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