(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

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