SR1095 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dallas C. Matlock of Edwardsville, who passed away on December 1, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born on July 25, 1942, in Greenville, the son of the late Kermit and Opal (Fowler) Matlock; he worked for the City of Edwardsville Water Department and retired in 2007 after 38 years of dedicated service; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the Edwardsville Masonic Lodge, Edwardsville Moose Lodge, Scottish Rite of Southern Illinois, Ainad Shriners Drum and Bugle Corp of East St Louis, and the Labor Local 397 in Edwardsville; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Matlock loved the outdoors and camping with his family and friends; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Troy Matlock; his sister, Nina Ridgeway; his brothers, Eugene and Don Matlock; and his former wife, Darlene Matlock; and

WHEREAS, Dallas Matlock is survived by his beloved wife, Vicki L. Matlock; his son, Michael and Karen Brown; his daughters, Lisa and Kenny Bertrand and Sherri Howarth; his daughter-in-law, Melinda and Kenneth Scott; his sisters, Dovie Force and Faye Hamby; his grandchildren, Randi Rains, Christopher Brown Sr., Noah Greer IIII, Nikolas Greer, Conner Brown, Dallas Bertrand, and Rosalyn Bertrand; his great-grandson Christopher Brown Jr.; and many extended family and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dallas Matlock; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dallas Matlock as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.