Matthew “Matt” Self, age 17, of Melissa, Texas, passed away March 13, 2004, in Dallas, Texas. He was born September 28, 1986, in McKinney to Keith Wayne and Nancy Lynn (Ringo) Self. He was a junior at McKinney North High School where he was a linebacker for the Bulldog Football Team. He was also in the National Honor Society and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He was a member of Dunn Memorial Baptist Church and attended First Baptist Church in Melissa. He is survived by his parents, Keith and Nancy Self of Melissa, Texas; brother Jacob Self of Melissa; grandparents, Gerald and Bonnie Self of Melissa and Bill and Pat Vest of Celina, Texas; aunts, Kimberly Alexander of Richardson, Texas, and Candy Martin of Gunter, Texas; uncles, Danny Ringo of Weston, Texas, and Billy Vest of Celina, Texas; seven cousins; and a number of other relatives. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at the First Baptist Church in McKinney. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park. There will be a come and go visitation from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M., Tuesday, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Matt Self Scholarship Fund.