Matthew "Matt" Gerald Nichols, 35, of Kailua-Kona died May 30 at Kona Community Hospital. Bom in Hayward, Calif., he was a laborer, former firefighter with the Idaho Fire Department, warehouseman and an organ donor. Celebration of life 10 a.m. Friday at Kahaluu Beach Park, mam pavilion. For information call V I cee, Sarah Eckman of Kailua-Kona; mother, Crystal Nichols of Oakdale, Calif.; father, Dee Nichols of Winchester, Idaho; sister, Stacy (John) Quintana of Oakdale; grandmother, Jeanne Conrad of Oakdale; an uncle, numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
— Hawaii Tribune-Herald (Hilo, Hawaii). Friday, June 3, 2011