MATTHEW J. DILLANE Jr.,

Matthew Joseph Dillane Jr., 62, Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Indianapolis, passed away Monday, July 19, 2010. He was born in Indianapolis on September 7, 1947, to Matthew J. and Anna L. Matthews Dillane. Matt attended St. Philip Neri Grade School and was a 1965 graduate of Cathedral High School. He also attended Purdue University and was a member of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. Matt spent 28 years in the banking and investments services business. His career began at Indiana National Bank in Indianapolis, Ind. In 1983 he moved to Kansas City to become a senior manager in the Cash Management and Corporate Services Departments at Boatmen's First National Bank of Kansas City. His career at Boatmen's included the positions of senior vice president of Boatmen's Investment Services' Kansas City office. He went on to become president of Boatmen's Investment Services at the corporate offices in St. Louis, Mo. In 1998, after a 28-year career in banking and investments, Matt became a managing partner at Arwood and Associates, a recruiting firm in Overland Park, Kan. In July 2002, Matt expanded his career horizons when he became president of Junior Achievement of Middle America. He guided non- profit work at Junior Achievement for seven years and was instrumental in helping equip hundreds of school children in the Kansas City area toward a bright future. Prior to coming to Junior Achievement as its president, Matt spent six years as a member of its board of directors and a member of its executive committee. He served three years on Junior Achievement's Funding Finance Committee and was a recipient of the Junior Achievement Bronze Leadership Award. Matt's other non-profit work included serving time as a member of the board of directors of the Marillac Center for Children in Kansas City. Matt was a member of Kansas City's Downtown Rotary Club, and an active member of Church of the Ascension in Overland Park. Matt was preceded in death by his father and is survived by his wife, Diane Dillane; children Stephen, Michael, Slavie and Toni Dillane; grandchild Marti Dillane; mother, Anna Dillane; sisters Susan M. Powell (Michael), Theresa A. Dillane, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, July 26, 2010, at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, 535 E. Edgewood Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46227. Visitation will be held at St. Mark Church on Monday from 11 a.m. until the time of Mass. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund for Matt Dillane at Metcalf Bank, 15100 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66223, payable to Diane Dillane. Online condolences may be shared with the family at orileyfuneralhome.com.