Matthew Solon Exil

In the peace of night, God called home Matthew Solon Exil at only 19 years old on January 17. 2022. It is an understatement to say that Matthew was a good kid. He was selfless, humble, caring, and incredibly intelligent. Born and raised in Somerville the middle child of Ernest and Venise (Frazilus), he graduated from Somerville High School in 2020. His knowledge and natural understanding of technology and engineering made him a born leader. Matthew played Saxophone and was in the Marching Band for his entire high school career. He was President of Pioneer TV, Electrical Lead & Director of Media for FIRST Robotics Team 102 where he enjoyed time spent competing and putting his skills to the test. He was Secretary of the SHS Esports Team, on Student Leadership Council and Students Against Destructive Decisions, and was a member of the National Honors Society. Matthew did not have to strive hard to achieve great things. He took course loads both at Somerville High School and Raritan Valley Community College graduating from the Somerville Academy of Liberal Arts where he received his Associates Degree. He was a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success and the Robotics Club during his time at RVCC. Matthew followed his passion for engineering and technology and was currently attending New Jersey Institute of Technology for Computer Engineering. Here he continued with their robotics team and dedicated time to ACM, Solar Car Team, and Google DSD. He was the NJIT IEEE Store Component Manager, and part time assistant to the office of the president. Matthew would dedicate his time to making sure the labs were clean and focusing his energy to helping others achieve. He was involved in a total of thirteen projects and organizations. He shared his love of Mike and Ikes with his other students, and always was known to have some on him. Matthew joined comities to support his fellow students he had an incredible impact in such a short time there and will be greatly missed. Matthew volunteered his time to back-end development for the Up Cancer charity assisting other interns to deploy calendar and contact data base. He received his sacraments from The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Somerville where he was a devout parishioner with his family. Matthew enjoyed traveling but hated flying. He and his family took many trips, his favorite spot in the U.S. being Key West and enjoyed taking Cruises above all. Their vacations to tropical places allowed them to spend quality time together where they built incredible memories. Matthew was a kind soul who loved his brother Elrad and little sister Vanessa and would do anything for his family and friends. He was the family's go-to IT guy and knew how to fix and repair all their electronics easily. Matthew loved his family and God and served both with his whole heart. He was a humble soul, never boisterous or bothered. He was considerate of those around him and observed before he spoke. Matthew was well respected for his demeanor and genuine personality. Everyone who met him was his friend and it is hard to put into words how deeply he will be missed. He is survived by his parents, Ernest and Venise, his siblings Elrad and Vanessa, as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family, and friends. Visitation will be held at The Church of The Immaculate Conception, 35 Mountain Avenue, Somerville from 4:00 to 8:00PM on Friday, January 28, 2022. All are welcome to park behind the church and in the funeral home parking lot at 80 Mountain Avenue. Family and friends are welcome to gather on Saturday, January 29th beginning at 8:30AM at Cusick Funeral Home, 80 Mountain Avenue, Somerville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30AM at Immaculate Conception with Entombment to follow at Resurrection Burial Park in Piscataway. For those wishing to attend the Funeral Mass virtually please use the link below. Family and friends are welcome to join the family to share in remembrance of Matthew after the funeral Scotch Plains Italian America Club, 1976 Valley Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 Memorial contributions will be used to establish a scholarship fund in his memory to continue his love of technology and engineering. To make a contribution please use this link https://njit-connect.njit.edu/matthew-exil-donation-form Matthew S. Exil Memorial Contributions (In the name of Ernest Exil) will be accepted (Zelle, PayPal, Cash App, Venmo) to establish a Scholarship Fund in his memory.