<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/matthew_cruz.html" dsn="news"><item_date>03/19/2026 12:14:25 AM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="/_images/matthewcruz.png" alt="Matthew Cruz"/></image><firstname/><middlename/><maidenname/><lastname/><suffix/><graduation-Year/><relationship-to-university/><degree-program-completed/><position-held-at-the-university/><title>Matthew Cruz</title><description/><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships/><main-content>Matthew Cruz, 23, of Krugerville, a senior audiology and speech-language pathology major, died Feb. 4, 2026. His family describes him as a “gentle soul” who loved LEGOs, reading, art projects with his mother, and collecting rocks and knickknacks.</main-content></item>