Matthew Tyler Aten was born August 27, 1976 in Cleburne, Texas and passed away November 11, 2015 in Meadowlakes, Texas. He grew up in Kingsland and Llano, and graduated from Llano High School in 1995. While there, he was a member of the National Honor Society, played basketball, ran cross country, played drums in the Yellow Jacket Band, and was the first male cheerleader at LHS.