The Twinsburg school district is mourning the loss of a high school counselor, who died over the winter break after a tree-cutting accident.
Matthew Peter Rutkowski, 46, died Dec. 27. A memorial service was held Saturday at Twinsburg High School.
Rutkowski had been a school counselor at Twinsburg High School since August 2014, said Twinsburg Superintendent Kathryn Powers. She said the district is making counselors available to students mourning Rutkowski.
“Losing a trusted educator is very difficult for our students,” Powers said. “I know Mr. Rutkowski will be missed by all who had the good fortune to know him. Please continue to keep the Rutkowski family in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.”
A resident of Gates Mills for the past eight years, Rutkowski was born on Aug. 28, 1978, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Peter and Louise Rutkowski. He grew up in South Russell, Ohio and attended Chagrin Falls schools, Miami University, John Carroll University and Cleveland State University.