2025 SESSION

ENROLLED

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 741

Celebrating the life of Augustine Joseph Matson.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 18, 2025

Agreed to by the Senate, February 20, 2025

WHEREAS, Augustine Joseph Matson, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, and a respected member of the Alexandria community, died on December 9, 2024; and

WHEREAS, Augustine “Gus” Joseph Matson grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School; he studied at Mount Saint Mary College and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Saint Joseph's University; and

WHEREAS, Gus Matson began his career as a special agent with the Internal Revenue Service, then worked as a certified public accountant in private practice; after relocating to the Commonwealth in 1997, he changed careers and worked in computer programming; and

WHEREAS, Gus Matson was a devoted volunteer who fostered a sense of fellowship and inspired others to take a more active role in their communities wherever he went; he was an active leader in the Hollin Hills neighborhood of Alexandria, where he served as president of the pool committee and president and treasurer of the civic association; and

WHEREAS, Gus Matson will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 37 years, Barbara Liggett; their daughter Carly, and her family; his children from a previous marriage, Christopher, David, Peter, Mary Kate, Kevin, and Susan, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Augustine Joseph Matson, a highly admired resident of Alexandria; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Augustine Joseph Matson as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.