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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Melvin H. Matter of Minonk, who passed
4away 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
7school at Dixie Grade School in Paulding, Ohio; after the
8family moved back to Illinois, he attended Center Country
9School in Groveland Township and graduated from Rutland High
10School in 1944; he served in the U.S. Army during World War II
11in the 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Infantry Division
12and was stationed in Kokura, Japan; he married Phyllis M.
13Voigts in Ransom on March 1, 1953, and they lived in rural Dana
14until retirement, when they moved to Minonk; and
 
15    WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Melvin Matter
16went into farming; upon his return from the Army, he farmed in
17the Rutland/Dana area; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Melvin Matter served as the Groveland Township
19Clerk from 1977 to 1997; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Melvin Matter was actively involved in his
21community; he served on the LaSalle County Farm Bureau Board

 

 

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1and the Minonk-Dana-Rutland School Board and was Precinct
2Committeeman in LaSalle and Woodford Counties; he taught
3Sunday School for over 30 years and served on the Church
4Council for 14 years at St. Paul's Church in Minonk; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Melvin Matter was an active member of Minonk
6American Legion Post 142, where he served as commander; he
7helped coordinate many Memorial Day and Veteran's Day Services
8and was an advocate for veterans; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Melvin Matter was a man of great character and
10wisdom; he enjoyed having conversations with everyone he met;
11he rode his bicycle around Minonk, danced, and played cards
12until his passing; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Melvin Matter was preceded in death by his
14parents and his wife; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Melvin Matter is survived by his two daughters,
16Judith Matter and Janis (Brent) Hamer; his two grandchildren,
17John and Carolyn Megow; his brother, Raymond Matter; and his
18sister, Dorothy Kuhl; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
21Melvin H. Matter and extend our sincere condolences to his

 

 

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1family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Melvin Matter as an expression of
5our deepest sympathy.