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Mathew Gurney is the father of Aaron and Nate Gurney.

Matthew is homophobic, and is extremely upset when he discovers his son Nate is gay.

His son Aaron was a soldier, and was killed in Afghanistan. Tom Clarkson offered to set up a foundation in Aaron's name, but Matthew reacted to this by beating Tom to a pulp in the pub, leaving Tom with PTSD from the incident. After the attack, Matthew walked out of the pub and is not seen again.