Obituaries
Murrieta Man Killed in Lake Elsinore Motorcycle Crash Was Husband, Father of 2
Neighbors, family and friends of Matthew Schrader, 34, are collaborating in their efforts to help his wife and two young daughters in the wake of his death.
A trust account has been established for the family of a Murrieta man who died Tuesday in a motorcycle crash in Lake Elsinore.
Matthew Schrader, 34, succumbed to his injuries shortly after the Jan. 21 collision with a delivery truck on Riverside Drive. He was riding his motorcycle at the time of the wreck that turned fatal.
A memorial service for Schrader, a San Francisco 49ers fan who was originally from Highland, Calif. is scheduled Saturday.
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Schrader is survived by his wife and two daughters, ages 4 and 6, a neighbor of the family told Patch.
“They are just a wonderful, sweet family, we live two doors down from them,” Natasha Pickard said. “She is a stay-at-home mom; he was the sole provider.”
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In addition to their children playing outdoors together, Pickard’s son attends kindergarten with Schrader’s daughter at Rail Ranch Elementary in Murrieta. Parents and neighbors are collaborating on fund-raising efforts for the family, she said.
A benefit event was held Thursday at Chuck E. Cheese's in Murrieta, and classroom donations are being collected.
The trust account is through Chase Bank and the account number is 555528780.
Plans to provide meals for the family for the next six weeks are also in the works.
“It has been really hard for them,” Pickard said. “But tons and tons of people are doing what we can to help.”
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