Full Text of SR0241 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 Eugene Joseph Mattecheck of Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on March 17, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Mattecheck was born in Webster, South | 6 | | Dakota to Joseph and Mayme (Premus) Mattecheck on June 13, | 7 | | 1932; he married Barbara Jo Nelson in Moline on November 8, | 8 | | 1952; he served in the United States Army for two years, one | 9 | | year in Korea from 1953 to 1954, and was honorably discharged | 10 | | in November of 1960; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Mattecheck was employed at John Deere | 12 | | Harvester for 12 years; he then joined the Moline Police | 13 | | Department, where he became the first full-time range officer; | 14 | | he proudly served the city for 16 years; during his time on the | 15 | | force, he attended special tactical firearms training at the | 16 | | F.B.I Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Mattecheck was affectionately known as | 18 | | "EJ"; he enjoyed hunting, especially squirrels, crows, and | 19 | | coyotes; he traveled to Wyoming to hunt prairie dogs, | 20 | | antelope, and deer, making the trip 18 times in his lifetime; | 21 | | he was a life-long member of the N.R.A. and a member of the | 22 | | Milan Rifle Club for over 42 years; he also belonged to the |
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| 1 | | Illinois Police Association; he enjoyed visiting and having | 2 | | coffee with friends and family; he was an excellent father and | 3 | | a great role model, known to be generous to a fault; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Mattecheck was preceded in death by his | 5 | | son, Stephen Moore Mattecheck; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Mattecheck is survived by his wife of 68 | 7 | | years, Barbara; his sons, Eugene Jr. (Clarisa) and Neal | 8 | | (Debbie); his daughters, Gayla and Darla; his son, Paul | 9 | | Robert; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; his | 10 | | brother, Roger (Teresa); and many nieces and nephews; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Eugene Joseph Mattecheck and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Eugene Mattecheck as an expression | 19 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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