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Matthew Wuest passes away due to colon cancer

03/19/2015 at 8:36pm EDT

Now we know, per Metro Halifax's Kristen Lipscombe:

Matthew Wuest poured his heart into his work.

The former Metro Halifax sports reporter and CapGeek founder was always the one writing the stories, often shying away from having stories written about him.

Wuest died during the early morning hours Thursday at Victoria General Hospital in Halifax, wife Melanie Patten by his side, following a two-and-a-half year battle with colon cancer.

While he was never one to have the media spotlight shining his way, Wuest’s story is one that deserves to be told.

“He was just a great guy who really loved what he did,” Metro Halifax managing editor Philip Croucher said Thursday. “I’ve never seen anyone do it better.”

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