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Volume 60 l Number 129
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The Voice of Seguin
WEEKEND EDITION
TODAY
City of Seguin officials remember former Mayor Betty Ann Matthies Darren Dunn
(Seguin) -- City officials, past and present, are remembering the life and legacy of former Seguin Mayor Betty Ann Matthies. Matthies died on Monday at the age of 90. Current Mayor Donna Dodgen says Matthies was instrumental to her getting involved in city government. “She’s the reason I am where I am. I mean, she asked me — actually, she told me because that’s how Betty Ann did things and got things done. You just didn’t tell...Betty Ann, no. I don’t know that may people told her no, said Dodgen. Dodgen says that Matthies was a driving force in this community for decades. She says she did everything that she could be make the city better in every possible way. “She saw the potential for the city and worked on every aspect of moving it forward and ensure that it continued to move forward — putting people in place that would
do those things. I mean, she really cared about this town and wanted to see it prosper and grow and maintain a hometown (feel) and have all the things people needed. She was a true servant. She was a true server and a powerful woman, and set an incredible example,” said Dodgen. Dodgen says Matthies not only ushered in some big projects, like the Caterpillar plant, which brought 1,400 new jobs to Seguin, but she says that Matthies was also part of many other long lasting projects. She says Matthies is a big part of the growth that is seen today in Seguin. “If you look around town at the things that have been created, many of them have her name on it. That says volumes. You know the hospital is where it is (now), and she was an integral part of that, an integral part of our history of healthcare in town and taking care of people. Matthies, pg. 2