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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Dr. Carl Peter Mattioda of Spring Valley, |
| 4 | | formerly of Streator, who passed away on June 2, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mattioda was born in Spring Valley to Joseph |
| 6 | | and Mollie (Muzzarelli) Mattioda on August 20, 1929; he |
| 7 | | graduated from St. Bede Academy in 1947, St. Bede Junior |
| 8 | | College in 1949, and then Loyola Medical School; he married |
| 9 | | Alice Marie Crisp in Hagerstown, Maryland on May 4, 1957; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mattioda established his OB/GYN practice in |
| 11 | | Streator in 1963; for the next 52 years, he compassionately |
| 12 | | cared for the health of women and brought thousands of babies |
| 13 | | into the world; he was known to be very compassionate; in |
| 14 | | reference to being a doctor, he noted, "There's a lot more to |
| 15 | | medicine. Maybe you could help them with problems besides |
| 16 | | medical just by listening"; he never got tired of hearing a |
| 17 | | baby's first cry and said, "It was the most exciting moment |
| 18 | | from the first baby to the last"; he retired on his 86th |
| 19 | | birthday in August 2015; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mattioda served in the United States Navy |
| 21 | | Reserves; he was a longtime former member of St. Anthony's |
| 22 | | Parish in Streator and was currently a member of the Nativity |
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| 1 | | of Our Lord Parish in Spring Valley; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mattioda enjoyed playing solitaire and |
| 3 | | watching sports; he was a dedicated fan of the University of |
| 4 | | Notre Dame football; he was devoted to reciting the rosary |
| 5 | | every day; he loved his faith, his family, and being a |
| 6 | | dedicated physician; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mattioda was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 8 | | and his wife, Alice; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mattioda is survived by his daughters, Maureen |
| 10 | | (James Sr.) Polster and Molliann (Jody) Gualandri; his son, |
| 11 | | Mark (Mary) Mattioda; his grandchildren, Courtney (Edward) |
| 12 | | Ator, Carlee (Matthew) Frkol, James (fiancee Paige Polzen) |
| 13 | | Polster Jr., Paul, Joseph, Kyle, and Kurt Mattioda, Christopher |
| 14 | | (Nicole) Mattioda, Elizabeth (Jeff) Stenoish, Dr. Katie (Ryan) |
| 15 | | Crawley, Joseph (Elizabeth) Gualandri, and Michael and Anna |
| 16 | | Gualandri; his great-grandchildren, Alice and Jack Ator, |
| 17 | | Shaylee, Luke, and Dominic Mattioda, Abigail and Emma Stenoish, |
| 18 | | and Ezekiel, Lillian, and Ignatius Gualandri; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Dr. Carl Peter Mattioda and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 22 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |