Matthew R. Valuch

Matthew Robert Valuch was born on March 27, 1992 in Flossmoor, Illinois. He died peacefully at home in Woodridge, Illinois during the early morning hours of Monday November 23, 2020. He was 28 years old. Matthew was adopted as a 5-day old infant and was much loved by his parents Nancy and Steven Valuch of Woodridge. As a child, Matt loved fire trucks, music, and traveling to Florida with his parents. As a youth he had an outgoing personality, did well in school, and excelled in both baseball and hockey. Unfortunately, in his teens and twenties Matt struggled with addiction issues and finally succumbed to various illnesses caused by his continued dependencies. He was preceded in death by his loving mother, Nancy, and is survived by his father, Steven. He had no siblings. His father and friends of the family strongly urge Illinois legislators to enact measures that allow adults struggling with any kind of addiction issues to be involuntary placed and held in residential treatment programs while they recover. This should be free of charge and available to all US Citizens residing in the State of Illinois. Programs such as this have proven to be effective in breaking the addiction cycle, saving lives and families, and providing hope to everyone affected by the disease. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to an Opiate Treatment Center of your choice. Opiate Addiction Treatment Centers (alltreatment.com) A visitation will be held Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at St. Scholastica Church, 7800 Janes Avenue, Woodridge from 9:30 am until the Funeral Mass at 10:00 am.