Joel was 20 years old. He graduated from Reading High School in 2001. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 2002 and served in Iraq.
Article Dated 12/14/2004
City man is charged in killing
Matos is remembered as a kind person who went out of his way to help others and serve his country. He was also was an amateur boxer who fought out of King’s Gym in Reading.
Joel was shot and killed as he stood on the sidewalk waiting for a friend in the 300 Block of North 8th Street.
