March 3, 2005
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the
Enforcement Division join the family and friends of Senior Agent Jim
Matkin in mourning his passing.
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Sr. Agent Matkin, 30, was a native of Pineville who joined the agency
in November of 1999. He was assigned to the LDWF Enforcement Division
Statewide Strike Force and lived in Monterey.
Sr. Agent Matkin was patrolling Highway 565 near Wildsville on the
morning of March 2. His vehicle left the roadway sometime between 4
a.m. and 4:45 a.m. and struck a tree. Matkin was killed instantly. A
passerby discovered the accident shortly before 5 a.m. and reported
it to the Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office.
Matkin is survived by his parents, Mr. James B. and Mrs. Rosella W.
Matkin of Pineville, his sisters Bridget Clark and Mickey White, and
his stepson Taylor James Perron, age 7.
Visitation is scheduled from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. March 4, and
funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. March 5, at Forest Lawn
Memorial Funeral Home in Pineville. |
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