The beloved Pennsylvania news anchor who was fatally hit by a train earlier this week was “happy and proud” as she cooked lasagna and discussed Christmas gift ideas with her mother just three days before her death.
Emily Matson, 42, smiled from ear to ear as she held a glass of wine and helped her mother, Patricia, cook on December 8.
“Teaching Emily how to make salsa and lasagna last Friday,” Patricia Matson said of her daughter in a Facebook post on Tuesday. She “was so happy and proud…she wanted a picture taken to show her brother Travis that she had made lasagna just for him!”
The mother-daughter duo even talked about Christmas gifts, which the news anchor seemed eager to celebrate.
“I mentioned I was getting her a lasagna pan for Christmas and she said she would love a lasagna pan for Christmas!” Patricia Matson concluded.
The newly revealed photos were released hours before the Erie County Coroner’s Office ruled Matson’s death a suicide.
Erie County officials received a call on Dec. 11 around 12:45 a.m. that an individual was hit by a train in Fairview Township, where Matson lived, according to the Erie Times-News.
In a separate post, Matson’s mother shared another photo of her daughter smiling alongside her husband, Ryan, while they sat at a table in Cabo San Lucas.
Meanwhile, Matson’s brother Travis had revealed that he had already bought his “Secret Santa” gifts.
Emily Matson, 42, smiled from ear to ear as she held a glass of wine and helped her mother, Patricia, cook on December 8. Patricia Matson/Facebook The mother-daughter duo even talked about Christmas gifts, which the news anchor seemed eager to celebrate. Patricia Matson/Facebook
Matson’s grieving daughter also honored the news anchor with a heartbreaking tribute.
“The most beautiful person I know, inside and out,” Emily Onderko wrote in a Facebook post with her and her mother on a beach.
Matson, a 19-year news veteran who most recently anchored Erie News Now for the 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. time slots, was remembered by colleagues as a “bright light” in her newsroom.
Erie County officials received a call on Dec. 11 around 12:45 a.m. that an individual was hit by a train in Fairview Township, where Matson lived, according to the Erie Times-News. Facebook / Emily Matson News Matson, a 19-year news veteran who most recently anchored Erie News Now for the 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. timeslots, was remembered by her colleagues as a “bright light” in the her newsroom. Facebook / Emily Matson News
“It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of our beloved Erie News Now anchor Emily Matson,” Lilly Broadcasting, the parent company of Erie News Now, said in a statement announcing Matson’s death.
“Emily was a bright light in our newsroom, delivering news with the passion and love she had for the Erie and northwestern Pennsylvania community.
One of Matson’s former colleagues remembered her as a “voice of reason and a fiercely loyal friend.”
In a separate post, Matson’s mother shared another photo of her daughter smiling alongside her husband, Ryan, as they sat at a table in Cabo San Lucas. Patricia Matson/Facebook
“She was the voice of reason, the brightest light, an incredibly hard worker, a goofball and your biggest cheerleader,” WVLT Tennessee anchor and reporter Christyn Allen wrote on Instagram.
“She was a tremendously loyal friend and, if you were lucky enough to be one of her people, you would hit the jackpot. She always made sure her people were taken care of. “I am so grateful that our paths crossed and we never lost touch.”
If you are having suicidal thoughts, you can call the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or visit SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
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