On October 13, 2024, we unexpectedly lost our super hero, best girl dad, loving husband, son, brother, uncle, biggest cheerleader, protector, bike warrior, friend to anyone and everyone, Jodie Larry Mattinson, 53, of American Fork.

Jodie was born on December 28, 1970 to Larry and Kathy Mattinson of Spanish Fork, Utah. He was the middle of 5 boys: Bret (Lynda), Bodie (Kim), Shad, and Adem. He was a graduate of Spanish Fork High School, class of 1989, where he wrestled and played varsity football. Jodie was an absolute legend, on and off the field. Not only was he captain of the football team with all region honors, he was also 2 time all region during his junior and senior year, and lettered three times in football. On the field, he played the whole game: running back, line backer, and kick return. According to Coach Doug Snell, “Jodie was one of the best players that ever played at Spanish Fork High School.”

He attended Dixie College, where he played football. He received a degree in Occupational Therapy in Denver, Colorado.

Jodie didn’t do anything halfway-he did it to be the best. He was an absolute all around gifted athlete. He was a thrill seeker and lived his life to the extreme. Whether it was kayaking the Snake river, jumping over a 100 foot road on a snowboard, completing the Marine marathon in Washington D.C., Spudman triathlon in Idaho, CrossFit, or his addiction to road biking, which led to him completing Lotoja-a 204 mile, 3 state, one day bike race-TEN TIMES.

Jodie’s biggest love of his life was his family. He began dating his high school sweetheart, Aimie Richards, in 1984. They married on April 12, 1999 and had three beautiful girls: Zoey (23), Addisyn (21), and Avery Jo (Jodie, 18). They were his life and he was their biggest cheerleader. There wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do for them and they knew it. He never missed a cheer competition or game the last 15 years and he loved every minute of it. Jodie and Aimie created a life for their girls that they can be proud of, squeezing in more memories and experiences than you can imagine. As a family, some of their favorite things were attending Utes games for the past 21 years, boating at Lake Powell and Bear Lake, and showing their girls the world.

Like everything else Jodie gave 110% to, his work ethic was no different. He was so well respected amongst his co-workers and peers; it wasn’t unusual for some of them to join him when he moved on to different positions or companies. He was responsible for launching more careers for his friends than we count. No matter their background or work experience, he gave everyone a chance. He was currently employed at Proofpoint, where he served as the VP of Commercial Sales for the last 8 1/2years. The impact he made with his team is unmatched.

How do you sum up a life so well lived and to the max? There are more memories than we can count or list and we can never do it justice. Pink Floyd (!!!), longboarding, snowboarding, red vines, daily drive thru Beanie visits with Canyon, epic, wicked, boating, surfing, tie dye cut off muscle tank top uniform and other interesting yard attire, RZR rides, his compliments, the legendary Mattinson boys of Spanish Fork, cheese sanwidge, his laugh and smile, hype man, Gatorade Zero, skiing, salmon fishing with his brothers, epic 80s mullet, potato chips, yearly Carlsbad trips, Europe, Bear Lake, Lake Powell, thoughtful, spotting back tucks, kayaking, YODE, bullet bike, the favorite uncle, selfless, texting I LOVE YOU.

Jodie is survived by his wife, Aimie; children: Zoey, Addi, Avery Jo; parents: Larry and Kathy Mattinson; brothers: Bret, Bodie, Shad, and sister-in-law Angie. He is preceded in death by his brother, Adem, and sister, Stephanie.

The family wishes to express their appreciation and love for all those that have reached out to them. It has been incredible and also unsurprising at the amount of people that Jodie has touched and that LOVE him. What was amazing about Jodie is that we all knew how he felt about us. He told us often and showed how he felt. There will never be a question of how much he loved and adored Aimie and his girls, and we are incredibly grateful for that. We will forever remember our super hero, husband, dad, son, brother, uncle and legend, Jodie Mattinson.

Shine on, you crazy diamond.

Family and friends can help Jodie’s family with his final expenses by donating to his Go-Fund-Me account at: https://gofund.me/98cf1c8f

Due to technical difficulties, Jodie's funeral service broadcast will not be available for viewing until Monday, October 21, 2024.

We apologize for the inconvenience!