HR0991 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Patricia Faye Mateer of Mt. Vernon on Sunday, May 16, 2004; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Mateer was born on April 2, 1915, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to John Edward and Dora Pearl (Widiman) Fogarty; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Mateer moved to Mt. Vernon in the summer of 1931 from Des Plaines; she attended Mt. Vernon Township High School and graduated in 1932; she married Walter Coyn Mateer on January 9, 1942, in Mayfield, Kentucky; he preceded her in death on March 9, 1998; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Mateer was a homemaker and worked at Mt. Vernon Car Manufacturing in the payroll office; she had been a member of the Whippoorwill Club since 1952 and was a member of Mt. Vernon Elks Lodge 819; she had been a member of First United Methodist Church since 1942; she loved her family more than anything else in the world; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Mrs. Mateer has been deeply felt by many, especially her sons, Sam Mateer and wife Jo Ann and Mike Mateer and wife Brenda; her grandsons, Michael Coyn Mateer and fiancee Erin Street, Brian Christopher Mateer, and Samuel Coyn Mateer; her granddaughters, Patricia Ashley Mateer, Lindsay Ann Mateer, and Courtney Merideth Mateer; her brother, E.R. "Ed" Fogarty and wife Velma; and her beloved nieces and nephews, Pat Atkinson, Judy Andrews, Janice Aycock, D'Ann Berson, John Ham, Marty McCrady, Gail Richardson, and Coyn Richardson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Patricia Faye Mateer, and we extend our deepest sympathy to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Patricia Faye Mateer as an expression of our sincere condolences during their time of bereavement.