Comments on: Deadly Shooting at Christian Recording Studio

By: melissanewton

melissanewton — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:47:06 +0000

Theresa, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and memories of Matthew. I cannot imagine what it is like to lose a child. I believe his life has and will continue to touch many people. Your family will stay in my prayers.

By: Theresa Butler

Theresa Butler — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:41:24 +0000

It’s been a little over 9 weeks now since Matthew and Steve were murdered and we are all still in shock. Matthew was a wonderful son, a loving, kind, generous, faithful, and sweet soul! He had overcome so much and his life was better than ever. He LOVED Jamie and his little “kiddos” as he called them. Matthew was an awewome daddy. I remember when he was little, he asked me what he should be when he grew up because he said he wanted his dad and I to be really proud of him. I told him that it didn’t matter WHAT he chose to be. The most important thing was that he LOVED his work and above all, put God 1st place in his life. I told him to become a man of God; a faithful, humble and committed Christian man. Matthew was. He shared Jesus with everyone and was unashamed of the Gospel of Christ. He wanted everyone to know that they too could have ETERNAL LIFE through faith in Christ Jesus. We are hearing from so many people that were touched by Matthew’s testimony and his faith in Jesus. Thank you for sharing your memories and your thoughts about him. We miss him so much!! Losing your son, your only child, is a pain that can not be described. It’s so very sad that little Matthew and McKayla will never again see their daddy on this earth. Jamie has to face the near future raising those babies without their daddy. What a tragedy!! If you would like to help Jamie and the kids, there is a memorial fund set up at any Washington Mutual Bank in the name “Matthew Butler Memorial Fund”. The studio is now open for business. Jamie wants to try to keep it open in memory of Matthew. It was his dream; his passion in life. If you would like to help her keep Matthew’s dream alive, send a contact form to us with your information on the website http://www.ziongaterecords.com and I’ll give you a call. Thank you for your prayers and support. Theresa Butler

By: Monte

Monte — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:23:13 +0000

My condolences go out to the families of the 2 men that were murdered, when they caught the guys that were responsible for the murders, a few stations interviewed them asking why they did it, one of the guys had no remorse for he did.

On another station crosstown they had the unedited interview with the guy that didn’t have any remorse for shooting (This was on their website, not on TV) and they asked him he wanted to say anything to the families of the victims, he simply replied “F–k Em” It’s people like that don’t care about human life, you can betcha they’ll throw the book at him in court, it wouldn’t surprise me if they gave him the death penalty.

By: Justin Stanton

Justin Stanton — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:15:13 +0000

Matthew Butler was a good friend. I had only met Steven Swan a couple of times, but he had worked on my recording project, mastering the final mixes.
Matt was a generous guy, giving of his time and talents. He had a passion for creating music, but especially music that expressed love and worship of Jesus Christ. Invariably, in any conversation with Matt, his love of God and his love for his wife and kids found their way in. A devoted Christian and family man is who he was and how he will be remembered by all who knew him.

By: melissanewton

melissanewton — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:43:51 +0000

Thank you for sharing your stories. I think these two men had an impact on a lot of people.

By: Melissa Pitts

Melissa Pitts — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:26:02 +0000

This still has me rather shocked. I only hardly knew Matthew in the 4th grade, but I remembered his name because we could never get along. I know it may seem a bit silly to say that, but I was a kid and it was one of those things that just stuck in your memory cause that’s how kids are.

I wish I had been less annoying to him back then, and that I could have seen what he did with his life. I’m 27 now, and I can’t say half the same things for myself. I didn’t know he was capable of accomplishing such amazing things, and he didn’t deserve any of this. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

By: Russell bowles

Russell bowles — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:42:50 +0000

Matthew was a devoted christian, father and musician. I had the priveledge to counsel him for a while and he was definitely searching for the truth.