36, of Lake Echo
It is with broken hearts and deep regret we announce that Matt passed away on March 11, 2017 in the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec. Born in Charlottetown, PEI, he was a son of Catherine (Gary) MacKenzie, of Fall River and Greg (Sue) Dickey of Cape Breton. Matt worked as a truck driver and had been employed with Irving Oil for the past 5 years. He loved baseball, football and was an avid Patriots fan. He enjoyed the outdoors; hunting, fishing and ATV’ing. He also enjoyed working on his truck and doing his own home renovations. He treasured time spent with Ryan-Anne and his two girls. Matt is survived by his common-law spouse Ryan-Anne Donovan; daughters Kyla and Abby; his parents; siblings Jake (Tanya) Dickey, PEI, Jessica (Mark) Wagg, Cow Bay, NS, Christine (Paige) Dickey, PEI; Steve Dickey and Nick (Camille) Dickey, both of Banff, AB, and Al (Julie) Carver, PEI; grandfather Bob Dickey, PA, USA; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his infant son John-David Dickey; grandparents Eric and Doris MacKenzie, and Pearl Dickey. Visitation will be held from 3-6pm on Sunday March 19th in Atlantic Funeral Home, 771 Main Street Dartmouth. The funeral service will follow at 6pm in the funeral home chapel. Cremation and interment in Dartmouth Memorial Gardens to take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Montreal Heart Institute or the IWK Foundation. Special thanks to the staff and doctors at the QEII, Unit 7 and the Montreal Heart institute and to all of our family and friends for the support and prayers over the past few months. Online condolences may be made by visiting the Dartmouth Chapel at www.atlanticfuneralhomes.com

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