Fond
memories of pair's happy lives
Monday, February 06, 206 • By
ANDREA EILENBERGER • The
Express-Times
PHILLIPSBURG | After a sleepless Saturday
night, Kenneth Matlock on Sunday afternoon remembered his
younger daughter as a fan of classic music and classic
cars.
"There are so many memories of all the
good times we had together," he said a day after his
daughter, Amber, 15, of Phillipsburg, and Charles J. Slack
III, 18, of Alpha, were killed when the car in which they
were traveling crossed the Route 22 median and slammed into
a bus. "She's going to be missed."
She was a special, happy teen who had a
close relationship with her parents, especially her mother,
Vicky, he said.
In between her schoolwork and her
part-time job at the Dunkin' Donuts, she found time to
volunteer at her family's church, Wesley United Methodist
Church in Phillipsburg.
The Dunkin' Donuts closed operations
Sunday in memory of Amber Lynn Matlock, her father
said.
She had a passion for old music, and a
poster of Elvis Presley hangs in her room.
"She loved Frank Sinatra," he
said.
She also loved classic cars, particularly
1950s Cadillacs, and Kenneth Matlock said he planned to buy
her one some day.
Joann Hassan, Slack's aunt, said Saturday
night that he was skilled in auto mechanics and worked at
Judy's Auto Repair in Phillipsburg.
Slack was a "really great kid -- just all
heart," Hassan said Saturday. "And we're going to miss
him."
The teen graduated one year early in
2005. He enjoyed hunting, camping, snowboarding,
four-wheeling, motorcycles and "simply enjoyed life,"
according to his obituary.
Kenneth Matlock said he thought Slack was
driving Saturday afternoon.
Police on Sunday afternoon could not
provide any information as to the crash or who was driving,
and said further information would not be available until
the investigation is complete.
Slack's funeral will be held 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the Finegan Funeral Home in Alpha. Interment
will be at the Stewartsville Lutheran Cemetery in
Stewartsville, Greenwich Township.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9
p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Matlock's funeral will be held 11 a.m.
Friday at Wesley United Methodist Church in
Phillipsburg.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 5
p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Rupell Funeral
Home in Phillipsburg. The burial will be at the Fairmount
Cemetery in Phillipsburg.
© 2006 The Express-Times. Used with
permission.
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