CARIBOU – Staff Sergeant Matthew O’Neil Gahagan, 24, died unexpectedly April 30, 2006, in Guam, as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was born April 3, 1982, in Lake Charles, La., the son of Frederick and Kim (St. Peter) Gahagan. Matt was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church and was a 2000 graduate of Caribou High School. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was currently serving as a munitions storage crew chief in Guam. Surviving in addition to his parents, Fred and Kim Gahagan of Caribou; are his two children, Caleb and Aubrey Gahagan of Mountain Home, Idaho; three brothers and a sister-in-law, Michael and Margaret Bujold of Tulsa, Okla. and Neil and Bennett Gahagan, both of Caribou; his sister, Theresa Gahagan of Caribou; grandparents, Sandy and Evelyn St. Peter of Caribou; his former spouse, Laura (Rueger) Gahagan of Mountain Home Idaho; many aunts, uncles and cousins. Matt was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Frederick and Mona Gahagan. Friends may call 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday, May 8, from the Holy Rosary Catholic Church with the Very Rev. Jean-Paul Labrie, officiating. An Air Force military interment will take place at the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery. Friends who wish to contribute in Matt’s memory may do so through St. Jude Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
STAFF SGT MATTHEW O. GAHAGAN
