Birth date: Mar 30, 1927 Death date: Nov 29, 2020
Edward Joseph Slattery, Jr., age 93, of Belleair, FL captained his final flight on November 29, 2020. This flight touched down where he could meet the Lord, his predeceased son, Eddie, his siblings Shirley Pettit, Pixie O’Connor, Read Obituary
Always thinking of you dad! You are the best dad to ever be awarded to a kid.
Miss you Grandpa ♥️
A BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING TRIBUTE TO A FINE MAN AND WONDERFUL FAMILY. MY CONDOLENCES . BILL TAMMARO
My dad, William Tammaro, says he was like a big brother to so many kids in their neighborhood growing up. Patsy was my dad's age. He says they were special people, a great family.
So sorry to hear of the passing of Mr. Slattery. Our condolences to the Slattery family and all the grand children 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Very sad to learn that the great Ed Slattery has died. Indelible memories of the Slattery home in the Palisades, the open arms of Nancee and Ed warmly welcoming one and all. Wasn’t there a Slattery in every grade at Our Lady of Victory? Many years later, Ed let me shoot a short 5 min. film at his gas station on MacArthur Blvd. Always, he was interested, super-positive and encouraging. He made you feel all things were possible. Sending all of my love to the great Slattery clan; especially, to you Nancee and to my former classmate Matt and to Danny and Terry. Wishing you all heath and happiness. Love, Rick Macsherry
Ed was an amazing man. I met him through his son Eddie and he was such a wonderful warm loving man. He loved all of his friends and children dearly. Ed could fix ANYTHING. He loved to figure stuff out and help you with whatever issue you had. His love for Nancee was amazing. Although I haven't seen Ed in a while he has never left my thoughts. I have such fond memories of my visits with him and the entire Slattery family. I also felt like a part of the family. Ed, you will be missed. My prayers go out to all of the family.
As one of his many grandchildren, I was always amazed that grandpa could remember so many details about me. He remembered what schoolwork I was most interested in, what sports I was playing, what college I wanted to go to...even though we lived states away and didn’t see each other often in the high school and college days. I am often nostalgic for his plane rides as a young child, where he would fly us over the ocean and point to how close the sharks were to the people swimming. One time, my brother (Brendan) threw up on the plane and grandpa acted like it was no big deal. He laughed it off and cleaned it up with coke! Whenever we would visit, grandpa loved to enjoy a meal with us and find something that was broken so he could show us how to fix it. I think a lot of us have hoarding tendencies that we might have gotten from him. I believe my love of family history and stories comes right from him. While many others of his generation were quiet and stoic, he was always chatty, jolly, and seemingly carefree while still being passionate about his beliefs. With his grandchildren, he was always wanting to partake in the prank of the moment or show us something interesting that he found in his piles of stuff. When I had my first car and the many troubles that come along with it, grandpa always had a solution to fix it without having to take it in - or could tell me what the problem was so I didn’t get a mechanic ripping me off. He was so supportive of all of those around him and you couldn’t help but feel the love and kindness that radiated off of him. He will be missed dearly.
Dear friends and family, doctors and healthcare workers, I know I speak for my mother and siblings as I thank you for honoring dad with your thoughts, prayers, friendship, care, stories, and love.
What a unique man our dear, old dad, Ed Slattery was! He was a generous and loving man who found good in everyone, wonder in science and nature, and worth in every creature and thing. Eddie Joe was a natural born teacher and along with his siblings, Ed was blessed with “the gift of gab” and a true knack for storytelling.
Ed valued his family and faith. If you knew Ed Slattery, you were part of his family! It was always “The more the merrier!” in our family. Over the years, we had many crew members,
and old and new friends,
sharing a beer, a meal, or a holiday, some even staying for extended periods of time. Our doors were always open and we never knew who would be sitting at our large, cherry kitchen table that Ed made, waiting for him and his open arms to return. Dad shared his comforting faith in God and went the extra mile to help another. Every Sunday, after going to Mass, and often after fixing someone’s car in the church parking lot, we would visit his parents, the remarkable Kathleen and Ed, and brother Mike. Kathleen’s constant laughter was contagious!
“Live, love, and laughter” could have been Ed Slattery’s own phrase. I have so many memories of a childhood filled with love, laughter, and really living. Ed was an impulsive man, and at any given time, he would pile us all into the station wagon for an impromptu trip. He would often take the entire neighborhood on rides in his yellow Model A or short jaunts on his Harley. Dad made bonfires for us in the park across the street from our DC home and took us to the C&O Canal and the Potomac River to hike, swim, fish, and ice skate. He played in our street sports and supported our school sports. Often, dad would take the whole crew to Palisades Playground and Glen Echo Amusement Park, but the thrilling “roller coaster” rides in various small planes were the best! One of our favorite allowances, against mom’s wishes, was climbing a tall tower on the route to Rehoboth Beach. We knew we were living after moving to Florida and Ed and Nancee bought a house with a pool and a couple more bathrooms, dad parked his airstream on undeveloped Clearwater Beach, and parked his small planes in a hangar at Clearwater Airpark!
Not only did Ed Slattery, or “Slats”, play hard, he worked hard. Dad was the ultimate “fix-it” man. Wearing one of his notorious flannel shirts, dad would invent creative ways to fix anything with anything that was available at the moment. Ed worked hard at his commercial airline pilot job and his service station businesses and on his homes, cars, motorcycles, planes, and projects. He was known to try and fix anyone and any problem that anyone would bring to him. The one thing that I believe he did not have to work hard on was his marriage of almost 73 years, as there was never any doubt about the love Ed and Nancee shared. In the last few months and years, dad read many health manuals and ordered many elixirs to even try and fix his ailing body. We all take comfort that, in the end, his soul was fixed and he was ready to go in peace to be with the Lord.
Dad, you had a wonderful, well-lived life and you will be greatly missed!
You were so much to so many...Farewell until we meet again, and Rest In Peace
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RIP my friend. I am going to miss the Wed. lunches & QB meetings with you. I know you are in a better place. Strong tailwinds Slats. Burro, Dennis
