Matt Tauszik Obituary (1974 - 2019)

Salt Lake City, UT—Matt Tauszik was in pursuit of sick, fresh lines when an avalanche ended his life. Matt lived and died by his passions. He was passionate about mountain biking, snowboarding, food, and his little boy. Matt’s great joy was sharing his passions with others. Matt was a family man, a chef, a lover of music with compelling lyrics, an outdoors and travel enthusiast, a news and political junkie, a constant chess player, and always in pursuit of more information. He read everything. Matt was born in Long Island, New York to his mother Patricia Coughlin. After college, he lived in Colorado among the aspens, where he developed his love for mountain sports and began his cooking career. He later met his wife and fellow snowboarder Michelle on the mountain and made a life in Salt Lake City to be with her. Matt would say the snowboarding is better in Utah but the mountain biking is better in Colorado – another topic he would eagerly discuss in great detail. Matt had a deep love for family. He is survived by his wife Michelle and their son Ryder, his mother “Ma” Pat, his sister and best friend Jenn Poliseno, Dominic Poliseno (brother-in-law), Jake Poliseno (nephew), the Coughlins: Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Terri, and their girls Katie, Cassin, and Cara. A celebration of life will be held for Matt on Sunday, December 22, 2019, 3-6pm, at the Marriott University Park in Salt Lake City, where he was executive chef. His family is accepting donations at the following GoFundMe link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/matt-tauszik-memorial-fund