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The Fischerkeller family established the Matthew P. Fischerkeller Memorial Fund in memory of their son, Matthew.

Matthew was a sixteen year old High Honors student at Penn Trafford High School in Harrison City, Pennsylvania when he died suddenly in his sleep on April 14, 2005.

Matthew was a "friend of the friendless" and had a HEART OF GOLD. His kindness, integrity, character and beautiful smile will be missed by all who knew him.

He had a passion for life and in particular, music. When he passed, he was the lead guitarist for a local rock and roll band, Running From Romance.

Matthew suffered a sudden cardiac arrest due to a congenital heart disorder.

We have teamed up with the new Pittsburgh Children's Hospital Heart Center to begin research to determine:

1. What causes congenital heart disease (the number 1 birth defect and disease killer of children under the age of 15).
2. How to treat it once it has been diagnosed. (Even with current treatment methods, children WITHOUT symptoms can still die suddenly, as Matthew did).