THE FUNERAL SERVICES SCHEDULED FOR COACH BOB MATTOS..........

The Sacramento Bee's sportswriter Joe Davidson, in his "Hometown Report", this morning did a nice job in the Sports Section, remembering Coach Bob Mattos' after his Sac State coaching days, for the success of his 5 years as Athletic Director at Elk Grove High School, where under his leadership those high school athletes won 66 league titles. He also portrayed him as the true man he was, one who did things the right way and was not intimadated by parents or unhappy fans............Coach Mattos' Funeral Services have been scheduled by his Family, for this Thursday night and Friday morning, March 18th + 19th, at St. Joachim's Church, in Newman, CA, Bob's hometown in the San Joaquin Valley. There will be a Public Viewing from 5-7 pm on Thursday, followed by a Rosary Vigil Service at 7 pm. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday at 10 am, all the above at St. Joachim's Church, located at 1121 Main Street, in Newman. A Reception will follow the Mass in the local Portuguese Hall. In early to mid April, a Public Memorial Service for Coach Mattos will be held at Sacramento State University. I will blog about the details of that service, once the date and time are finalized.....I am truly grateful to the Coach, his wife Maureen, and sons Bruce and Douglas, for asking me to preside both at the Vigil and Funeral, as well as at the Memorial Service next month..........Today, Msgr. Walton and I completed the Sacred Heart Parish School students Confessions for Lent/Easter this morning, then I made three more Anointing, Reconciliation, and Eucharist, sick calls on homebound parishioners, and then worked on arrangements for the Mattos Funeral with the Pator of St. Joachim's, Fr. Hector Villegas, the Pastorin Newman, who graciously granted me full delegation to preside at the funeral rites. I also spoke with Bob's son Bruce, my Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity brother, about the funeral Vigil and Mass, and selection of the Scripture Readings and Speakers of Remembrance, his Family want to include, at what they desire be an uplifting, Celebration of the Coach's Life..........In, "The Light And Salvation", Of Jesus The Christ, Fr. Troy