Brian E. Matthias, insurance company owner

Brian E. Matthias, 59, of Georgetown, businessman, musician, but most of all a loving, thoughtful and kind husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford after a brief but courageous battle with cancer Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. 

Brian was born Feb. 4, 1958, in Allentown, Pa. He graduated from Sussex Central High School in 1976, where he was a top musician in both band and choir. He went on to graduate with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education and a minor in music in 1980 from Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pa. It was in Kutztown that he started Matthias Insurance, which he owned for 37 years. The legacy of Matthias Insurance will continue under the leadership of Brian's son, Zachary Matthias, who has teamed with his father in the business since 2005.

Brian moved back to Georgetown in 2015 to take care of his mother and her husband. He acquired and lovingly remodeled a historic home in Georgetown, in which he showcased his restoration and artistic abilities. It was in Georgetown that Brian married his husband Mario Salgueiro Aug. 31, 2013. He enjoyed traveling, photography and a good craft beer!

Brian is survived by his husband, Mario Salgueiro; his sons Zachary Matthias, Nathan Matthias and Brandon Matthias; his mother Bessie Esposito; his brother Kenneth Matthias; his soulmate and mother of his children, Deb Bortz; and one beloved granddaughter, Kayla Matthias.

There will be no services. Memorial contributions can be made in honor of Brian Matthias to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, National Office, 1500 Rosecrans Ave/, Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 or to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Watson Funeral Home, 211 S. Washington St., Millsboro.

Electronic condolences via watsonfh.com