Photo: Matthew Gawiak | By Shane Galvin, New York Post | A 36-year-old rock fan collapsed and died at a King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard concert in Colorado on Friday, according to reports. Mathew Gawiak was watching the Aussie rockers at the Field of Vision Festival in Denver when he complained about feeling dizzy just before 9 p.m., less than an hour into the show, Westword reported.
He went into cardiac arrest during the seventh song of the set and the band stopped their show to allow medical personnel to extract the “diehard Gizzard fan,” according to reports and his family.
Gawiak, a geospatial scientist, was at the show with his brother Chris, who shared the heartbreaking moment his brother died.
“As myself and our friends went to escort him out, he dropped to the floor, and was unresponsive,” Chris wrote on the King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Reddit page.
“Luckily, there were 2 trauma nurses in the crowd who responded quickly and started CPR while we fought off the overzealous and sent runners for paramedics to take him to the medical tent.”
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From the GoFundMe Account:
Matt was a loving and beloved husband, son, brother, uncle and friend. He was the love of my life and my best friend. He was the kindest most genuine person that I’ve ever met. His passions included playing guitar, camping, skiing, traveling, cooking, live music, and above all else, sharing those experiences with the people he loved. He got his masters and had a fulfilling career as a geospatial scientist. His goal in life was to make the people he loved happy. I find some peace knowing that he was surrounded by music and a community that was special to him and that he was truly happy in the moments before he tragically passed away.
If you’re looking for a way to lend a hand, we set up this GoFundMe to help those he left behind cover medical expenses, funeral costs and support his memory.
With love and appreciation,
Ali Zangle
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-matt-gawiak
Photo: Mathew Gawiak, 36, suffered cardiac arrest during a concert in Denver last Friday and died while being transported to a local hospital. GoFundMe