Mattie Rousseau came to live in Union City 38 years ago. Her family has lived in the same house since moving here. Mattie and her husband Gentry, who passed away in 1993, have four children.
Mattie retired from BART in 1994 after working there for 14 years. She also worked for the Union City Police Department. Mattie was the longest serving commissioner in Union City. She served in different commisions; as a Planning commissioner, she helped approve new developments in the City. In June 2000, Mattie was part of the task force that returned the Union City Fire Department to Union City.
"It's in the blood," she says, and is still busy with community work. Mattie is a member of the Fireworks Task Force, a group of people helping to raise funds for the 28 groups who used sales of fireworks as a fundraising activity.
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