Full Text of SR0609 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Melvin H. Matter of Minonk, who passed | 4 | | away on October 21, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matter was born to Herman and Rosina | 6 | | (Gastmann) Matter in Woodford on June 29, 1926; he started | 7 | | school at Dixie Grade School in Paulding, Ohio; after the | 8 | | family moved back to Illinois, he attended Center Country | 9 | | School in Groveland Township and graduated from Rutland High | 10 | | School in 1944; he served in the U.S. Army during World War II | 11 | | in the 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Infantry Division | 12 | | and was stationed in Kokura, Japan; he married Phyllis M. | 13 | | Voigts in Ransom on March 1, 1953, and they lived in rural Dana | 14 | | until retirement, when they moved to Minonk; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Melvin Matter | 16 | | went into farming; upon his return from the Army, he farmed in | 17 | | the Rutland/Dana area; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matter served as the Groveland Township | 19 | | Clerk from 1977 to 1997; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matter was actively involved in his | 21 | | community; he served on the LaSalle County Farm Bureau Board |
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| 1 | | and the Minonk-Dana-Rutland School Board and was Precinct | 2 | | Committeeman in LaSalle and Woodford Counties; he taught | 3 | | Sunday School for over 30 years and served on the Church | 4 | | Council for 14 years at St. Paul's Church in Minonk; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matter was an active member of Minonk | 6 | | American Legion Post 142, where he served as commander; he | 7 | | helped coordinate many Memorial Day and Veteran's Day Services | 8 | | and was an advocate for veterans; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matter was a man of great character and | 10 | | wisdom; he enjoyed having conversations with everyone he met; | 11 | | he rode his bicycle around Minonk, danced, and played cards | 12 | | until his passing; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matter was preceded in death by his | 14 | | parents and his wife; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Matter is survived by his two daughters, | 16 | | Judith Matter and Janis (Brent) Hamer; his two grandchildren, | 17 | | John and Carolyn Megow; his brother, Raymond Matter; and his | 18 | | sister, Dorothy Kuhl; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Melvin H. Matter and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Melvin Matter as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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