Bill Text: IL HR1406 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mary Jean DeMattei of Marion.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1406 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1406-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mary Jean | ||||||
4 | DeMattei of Marion, who passed away on July 17, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Mary DeMattei was born in Benton to James G. and | ||||||
6 | Marie (Huelbig) O'Hara on
December 17, 1930; she graduated from | ||||||
7 | Benton High School in 1948 and attended Bethel Women's College | ||||||
8 | from 1948 to 1950; she earned her bachelor's degree in | ||||||
9 | education from Southern Illinois University in 1952; she | ||||||
10 | married Clarence E. DeMattei in 1954; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Mary DeMattei's teaching career lasted over 25 | ||||||
12 | years; her passion was kindergarten and she had a positive | ||||||
13 | impact on hundreds of children and colleagues; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Mary DeMattei was active in her community; she was | ||||||
15 | a member of the First Baptist Church in Marion for 60 years, | ||||||
16 | where she belonged to the Dorcas class; she was a life member | ||||||
17 | of the Marion Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and later, the | ||||||
18 | Heartland Regional Medical Center; she donated blood for the | ||||||
19 | American Red Cross for many years; she served as a member of | ||||||
20 | the Marion Cultural and Civic Center Foundation and as a | ||||||
21 | member, volunteer, and curator for the Williamson County | ||||||
22 | Historical Museum in Marion; she was a retired member of the |
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1 | National, Illinois, and Marion Education Associations, the | ||||||
2 | Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Sorority for Women Educators, and | ||||||
3 | the National Society for Daughters of the American Revolution; | ||||||
4 | and
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5 | WHEREAS, Mary DeMattei was an avid reader; she enjoyed yard | ||||||
6 | work, uncovering family genealogy, knitting, quilting, and | ||||||
7 | building homes and completing renovations; she had multiple | ||||||
8 | collections and spent many hours "coining" with her children | ||||||
9 | and grandchildren and teaching them the history and value of | ||||||
10 | United States currency; she worked with her husband to tackle | ||||||
11 | many jobs and was able to help her six children build or | ||||||
12 | renovate homes; she and her husband spent 10 years restoring | ||||||
13 | and saving the now historic Stotlar-DeMattei Home in Marion and | ||||||
14 | their home was listed on the National Register of Historic | ||||||
15 | Places in 2002; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Mary DeMattei was a sports fan; she attended | ||||||
17 | family sporting events without fail, and if she was not | ||||||
18 | attending a game, meet, or match, there was sure to be one | ||||||
19 | playing on her television; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Mary DeMattei was preceded in death by her | ||||||
21 | parents; her brother, James O'Hara; her sister-in-law, Mary Lee | ||||||
22 | O'Hara; her nieces, Jama King and Susan O'Hara; and her | ||||||
23 | great-niece, Sara Beth Phillips; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Mary DeMattei is survived by her husband of 61 | ||||||
2 | years, Clarence; her children, J.J. (Teresa), Clay (Lety), Mike | ||||||
3 | (Ronda), Gina (Larry) Crippen, John, and Jenna (John) Fletcher; | ||||||
4 | her grandchildren, Brad (Britni) DeMattei, Bryan (Kellee) | ||||||
5 | DeMattei, Emily DeMattei, Brody DeMattei, Kevin Crippen, Clay | ||||||
6 | (McKenzie) Crippen, Caroline Fletcher, and David Fletcher; and | ||||||
7 | her nephew, Jimmy O'Hara; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
9 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, we | ||||||
10 | mourn the passing of Mary Jean DeMattei, and extend our sincere | ||||||
11 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
12 | her; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Mary DeMattei as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our deepest sympathy.
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