Matthew P. Guild

Matthew P. Guild, 37 of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 16, 2018 after a long battle with opiate addiction.

Matthew was born in Worcester and grew up in Auburn where he graduated from Auburn High School, Class of 1998.  After high school, Matthew enlisted into the United States Marine Corps in 1999.  He served his country proudly and his unit was the first to be deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11.  Matthew served for four years, did two tours of duty in Afghanistan where he was in the Special Forces and a sharpshooter. He is a recipient of the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Service Deployment Ribbon and the National Defense Service Medal.  Matthew was honorably discharged a disabled veteran in 2003.

After returning home from the war, Matthew struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and turned to opiates. Like so many across the nation he struggled for many years with addiction and sadly enough like so many others, he lost his battle.  Matthew will forever be remembered as a wonderful son, brother, uncle, grandson, nephew, friend and most importantly a “Hero.”

Matthew leaves behind his parents, Paul F. and Diane M. (St. Hilaire) Guild of Auburn; his sister, Lynn M. Guild and her fiancé, Bronson Lyons; his two amazing nephews, Bronson David and Luke Logan Lyons all of Leicester; two uncles, Thomas P. St. Hilaire of Spencer and Peter Guild and his wife Kathy of Sutton; two aunts, Nancy G. St. Pierre of Worcester and Pamela Newton and her husband Mark of Louisiana; many cousins.  He is predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Peter and Shirley (Green) Guild, Sr.; his maternal grandparents, Robert and Theresa (Nobrega) St. Hilaire; two aunts, Patricia A. Daley and Celeste St. Hilaire.

His funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 11:00 am in the MERCADANTE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, 370 Plantation St., Worcester.  Burial will follow in the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Winchendon, MA.  Relatives and friends are invited to a period of calling hours on Wednesday, August 22^nd from 4-7 pm in the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, kindly consider making contributions in his name to: Veterans, Inc., 69 Grove St., Worcester, MA. 01605.  To share your thoughts and memories of Matthew, please visit his personal guestbook at www.mercadantefuneral.com