"Eva" Matacia, 56, of Atlanta, died Sept. 24, 2004, at Northside Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer.  A native of Charlottesville, Ms. Matacia was born in 1948.  She was a graduate of Roanoke College in Salem, and lived in Atlanta for over 35 years.  She formerly worked for WXIA-TV as a broadcast writer and producer and for WAGA-TV as promotion manager. During her career, she won numerous awards, including a Southern Regional Emmy, a finalist citation in the Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Fraternity Green Eyeshade competition, and Copywriter and Promotion Manager of the Year from the Atlanta Chapter of the American Women in Radio and Television.  For the past 15 years she worked as an independent writer/producer for a variety of companies, nonprofit organizations and television stations including WPBA Channel 30, where she served as producer of the weekly series, The Layman's Lawyer.  Her freelance articles appeared in TV Guide, Glamour, Variety, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Atlanta Journal/Constitution Women's Wear Daily, Atlanta Magazine and numerous broadcasting publications and local newspapers.  She was past president of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Women in Radio and Television and served two terms as secretary, on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.  She also served on the Boards of Directors of the Women's Chamber of Commerce, and Women in Film.  A member of Alpha Phi Sorority in college, she served as Vice-President of the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter and was voted Member of the Year.  She also received the Ursa Major Award from the National Alpha Phi Association for her professional accomplishments.

    She was an active member of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling and had white-water rafted all the major rafting rivers in America, as well as, others outside the U.S.

    Ms. Matacia is survived by her father, Ernest Matacia of Phoenix, Ariz., her sister, Theresa Matacia Scanlon and her husband, Patrick Scanlon of San Francisco, Calif.; and her brother, Stephen Matacia and his wife, Cheryl, of Phoenix, Ariz.; as well as numerous aunts, uncles and step-nieces and step-nephews.

    A memorial, service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church.

      In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at Our Lady of the Assumption Church or to Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, 1350 Hearst Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319.

H.M. Patterson and Son, Oglethorpe Hill, 4550 Peachtree Road of Atlanta, Ga., (404) 261-3510, is in charge of arrangements.

 Information submitted by Sam Clarke.