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Matthew O'Brien Diggs, Iii

September 2, 1973 — July 28, 2000

DIGGS III, Matthew O'Brien, age 26, a graduate of The Miami Valley School and the University of Cincinnati, died suddenly Friday. He was a connoisseur of fine foods, which led him to establish the Go Gourmet store in Cincinnati, Ohio, voted best new store in Cincinnati by the reader of the Citizen Journal. Besides being an entrepreneur, he was a published writer and an avid outdoorsman. Matthew is survived by his parents, Nancy and Matthew O'Brien Diggs, Jr. of Dayton, Ohio; three sisters, Elizabeth Diehl of Rochester, New York, Joan Townsend of Brussels, Belgium, and Judith Keenan of Atlanta, Georgia; and six nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 33 W. Dixon Ave., Dayton. Burial in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY. Friends may visit from 4-8:00 p.m. on Monday at the Routsong Funeral Home, 6 Oakwood Ave., at Irving. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the American Heart Association, Miami Valley Area, 124 N. Jefferson St., Dayton, Ohio 45402, or to a charity of choice. Condolences may be sent to the funeral home's website at www.routsong.com.

Funeral Home:
Oakwood Routsong Funeral Home
6 Oakwood Ave.
Oakwood, OH
US 45409

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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Monday, July 31, 2000

4:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

Routsong Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Centerville

81 North Main Street, Centerville, OH 45459

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Service

Tuesday, August 1, 2000

Starts at 10:00 am (Eastern time)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

33 W. Dixon Ave., Dayton, OH 45419

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Cemetery

Tuesday, August 1, 2000

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