- Date Of Birth: August 18, 1971
- Date Of Death: July 6, 2022
- State: Idaho
Matthew Brian Schultz, of Pocatello, Idaho, 50, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from injuries sustained in a hiking accident in Owyhee County, Idaho.
Matt was born on August 18, 1971 in Centralia, Washington to Ron and Cathy Schultz. He spent the majority of his youth in Modesto, California where he graduated from Grace Davis High in 1989. Matt spent many summers on his grandparents ranch in Oakdale, CA with his brother James, where he shot BB guns, hunted for rabbits, and surfed the canal. Matt would fondly recall large Sunday dinners with his grandparents and extended family.
Following high school, Matt attended college on scholarship at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, earning a degree in Civil Engineering and graduating in 1994. He went on to work at engineering firms in Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, Arizona before making his way to JUB Engineering in Boise, Idaho. Matt became involved in land development and became Vice President of Land Development for Hubble Homes in Boise before starting his own development company, Schultz Development, in 2005.
Matt was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt, fish, hike, and explore the mountains. In recent years, he began flying drones and took his drone with him on any outdoor excursion. He had wanted to be a pilot and discovered a passion with flying his drone. He loved capturing the rugged and wild beauty of the canyons, rock formations, and desert landscapes found throughout southern Idaho. The Owyhees and Bruneau Canyonlands were some of Matt’s favorite spots to fly his drone. He loved photographing cloud formations and nature, and created a youtube channel specifically for his impressive video footage.
As much as Matt loved the outdoors and flying his drone, he loved his family and the Lord most.
Matt’s family wishes to thank those who loved Matt who provided aircraft and ground assistance in the search for him as well as Meridian Police Department, and Owyhee and Malheur County Sheriff Departments for their coordinated efforts in locating and retrieving Matt.
