South Orange and Maplewood are yet again mourning the untimely death of a neighbor with the loss of South Orange resident Jeremy Mathews, 44, who suffered a heart attack while attending a media luncheon at the Rio Olympics on Friday, August 12, according to The New York Post.
Mathews lived in South Orange with his long-time partner Christopher Crews.
He worked as a media buyer for the IPG-owned UM (formerly Universal McCann).
According to the Post, Mathews had climbed Rio’s Sugarloaf Mountain on Thursday and complained of chest pains. He collapsed at the industry luncheon on Friday; attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
Mathews was a native of Chester, PA and a graduate of Temple University.
Visitation will be held Aug. 19 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Preston Funeral Home, 153 South Orange Ave. in South Orange. Donations in Jeremy’s name may be made to Shriners Hospital or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Read the Post’s story here.
