NewsMarch 2, 2004
Former St. Louis representative dies
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former state Rep. Matthew W. O'Neill, a Democrat who served the 66th District in south St. Louis from 1985 to 1997, has died. O'Neill died Sunday at Forest Park Hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home. He was 66. O'Neill served on the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission from 1997 to 2002...
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former state Rep. Matthew W. O'Neill, a Democrat who served the 66th District in south St. Louis from 1985 to 1997, has died.
O'Neill died Sunday at Forest Park Hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home. He was 66.
O'Neill served on the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission from 1997 to 2002.
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O'Neill was elected recording secretary, vice president and president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1 for 21 years. He was active in the Ancient Order of Hibernians and served as the group's state president from 1991 to 1993.
O'Neill served in the Army for three years.
A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, followed by burial at Calvary Cemetery.
In addition to his wife of more than 40 years, Maureen, survivors include a son, a daughter, five grandchildren and two sisters.
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