Matthew Armistead

Armistead, Matthew T. age 63, an Oradell resident for over 40 years, formally of Fair Lawn died on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. Matthew was the husband and soul mate of Nancy Lyn Higgins Armistead with whom he shared 37 years of marriage. In addition to his wife Nancy, Matthew is survived by his beloved sons Matthew, Jr. of Harrington Park and Daniel of Fair Lawn. He is also survived by his precious grandsons Brandon and Hudson Armistead, as well as his brother, Stephen Armistead, and his hunting companion, Theodore, (Teddy). He was the beloved son of the late Robert Theodore Armistead (1983) and the late Bernice Ann Armistead (2010) and was born in Jersey City, NJ, and raised in Fair Lawn, NJ. He graduated in 1970 from St. Peter’s Preparatory High School in Jersey City, where he was an outstanding football player. He attended Villanova University and then became actively involved in his father’s mechanical construction business, The Armistead Corporation, where he was the first of the third generation to receive his New Jersey Master Plumbing License (No. 5382) in 1977, which his father was very proud of him for accomplishing. Matthew was a past member of the UA Local 274 pipefitters union. Matthew had 44 years experience in the New Jersey Mechanical Construction industry having worked in his father’s business, The Armistead Corporation, for over 25 years. After his father’s death in 1983, a shareholder’s dispute occurred (1984) which after litigation, dissolved The Armistead Corporation in 1987. He established his own company, M&S Armistead, Inc. Mechanical Contractors and worked diligently for 27 years before his recent illness. His company completed various types and sizes of Union Plumbing and HVAC projects for many schools, universities, hospitals, and Fortune 500 companies in Northern New Jersey. Matthew was currently a teacher at Eastwick College teaching the Plumbing apprentice program when he passed. He also was an Oradell Little League coach and a Plumbing Merit Badge Counselor for the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 36 in Oradell, while his sons were growing up. Matthew was an avid hunter and fisherman who enjoyed his days at Mamakating Hunting Club, DeBruce Fly Fishing Club, and Meadow Grove Sports Club. A hard working, ethical and moral man, Matthew will be missed by all who knew him, worked with him, and were friends with him. Viewing will be held on Saturday, February 27 from 10AM to 12PM with a funeral service beginning at noon at the Volk-Leber Funeral, 268 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Armistead’s memory can be made to the American Heart Association. P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241. www.donate.americanheart.org.