Jay Edward Mattingly, MD, 64 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away suddenly of a heart attack Monday, May 5, 2014. Jay was born in Memphis on April 7, 1950. He graduated from Christian Brothers High School as valedictorian, received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his Medical Degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. He completed his internship at Los Angeles County General Hospital and his residency at the University of California at San Francisco. He began his medical career at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California before returning to Memphis as a tenured associate professor and director of clinical affairs at the Department of Anesthesiology at UTHSC. He was recently appointed as a joint faculty member in the UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology. He was a board certified Anesthesiologist and a board certified Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Jay was a BIG man. A man of big passions, big laughs, a big heart and even bigger dreams. Jay believed that better things were always just ahead and never tired of going after those dreams in a big way. He loved his family, his friends, his community, his work, but most of all he loved his children. Jay was preceded in death by his parents Dr. and Mrs. Edward H. Mattingly. He is survived by his two beloved children Morgan Brown Mattingly and Cole Johnson Mattingly, of whom he was very proud, his sisters Sue Ellen Haaga (Rayford) of Memphis, Tennessee, Jane Smith (Tom) of Nashville, Tennessee, and seven nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly. Countless others grieve his loss but celebrate for having known him. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 8 at St. Louis Catholic Church, 203 S. White Station Road, Memphis, TN. The Memorial Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 9th also at St. Louis Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christian Brothers High School, 5900 Walnut Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38120 or World Vision International, P.O. Box 9716, Federal Way, WA 98063. Canale Funeral Directors (Published in The Commercial Appeal on May 8, 2014)