In loving memory of
Stephon Mathis
April 1, 2018
Stephon Mathis, a 26-year-old from Oxon Hill, is remembered for the life he led among family and neighbors — a young man whose loss was felt by his community on April 1, 2018.
Remembering Stephon
A life held close in memory
Stephon Mathis was a 26-year-old resident of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Public records and press accounts identify him as a young man known to his neighborhood and living in the community around Maury Avenue. While public details about his personal life, work, and family are limited in the sources available, the records show he was a person with ties to Oxon Hill whose life mattered to those who knew him.
On the evening of April 1, 2018, Stephon was found seriously wounded on the 600 block of Maury Avenue and later died at a local hospital. News and law-enforcement notices from the time report that his passing prompted a police investigation and an arrest was made in connection with the fatal shooting. Those factual details are part of the public record, but they are not the measure of Stephon’s life. He was more than the day he died: he was a neighbor, a member of his hometown community, and a person whose presence was part of the everyday fabric of Oxon Hill.
Because there is no publicly posted family-authored obituary matching his name and the April 1, 2018 date in the sources located, many personal details that a family notice would normally provide — such as surviving relatives, work, hobbies, or community roles — are not available in authoritative public records. This absence of a published family memorial does not diminish his humanity. It means that the fuller, private story of Stephon’s life remains with those who knew him best.
This remembrance honors Stephon by acknowledging what is verifiable and by recognizing the quiet value of an ordinary life lived among others: the daily conversations, friendships, and small acts that knit a neighborhood together. For those looking to pay respects or learn more, the contemporary news and official police release record the date and place where his life ended, and they stand as public documents of a loss felt by his community. Stephon’s life — not the circumstances of his death — is at the heart of this page, and he is remembered here with dignity and restraint.
Shared moments
From the gallery
Words from family and friends
Recent remembrances
Stephon was gone far too soon. May the love, memories, and moments connected to this life continue to be treasured, and may those mourning find comfort in remembering what mattered most.