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William Laurie SLOSSON

Male 1919 - 2012  (92 years)


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  • Name William Laurie SLOSSON  [2, 3] 
    • William "Bill" L. Slosson, 92, died peacefully at home in the early morning hours of May 18th, 2012. Bill Slosson was born on November 7, 1919, in Anaconda, Montana. He was the eldest of four children of Albert Slosson and Anna Larson Slosson. Bill's siblings were Jim Slosson (1921-2008), Stiles Slosson (1926-1999), and Betty Ann Slosson Henderson (1928-1996).

      Bill graduated from the Montana School of Mines in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering. The day after he graduated, he married the love of his life, Mary Ellen Ryan. Bill and Mary Ellen celebrated 70 years of marriage on May 9th, 2012. They had two children, Christine and Thomas (1964-1978).

      Bill worked in the aircraft technology field for 41 years. In 1946, Bill and Mary Ellen moved from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Seattle, Washington, where he began his 37-year career at Boeing as a metallurgical engineer. They lived in the Lakeridge neighborhood of Seattle until 1986, when they sold their home and moved to Providence Point in Issaquah, Washington. They also spent many years as snowbirds in Apache Junction, Arizona. In 2011 they moved from Providence Point to University House in Issaquah, Washington.

      Bill loved to travel the U.S., fly-fish Montana and Washington rivers, and play his piano. We will always remember him for the effortless, beautiful old songs that he played by ear on the piano. We still have his piano CD's to enjoy for years to come. In his later years, Bill also enjoyed his morning "coffee-klatch" buddies who met every morning.

      Bill was blessed to have spent the last month of his life surrounded by his wife Mary Ellen, daughter Christine, granddaughters Sheila and Lisa, and his wonderful caregivers from University House of Issaquah and the Visiting Angels.

      Bill is survived by his beloved wife Mary Ellen, daughter Christine and son-in-law Jerry Britt, granddaughter Sheila and her husband John Barlow, great-granddaughters Skye and Reese Barlow, and granddaughter Lisa and her husband William Rugen.

      One of Bill's Favorite Quotes from A River Runs Through It by Norman McLean:

      ''In our family, there was no clear line between religion and flyfishing.
      We lived at the junction of great trout rivers in western Montana, and our father was a Presbyterian minister and a fly fisherman who tied his own flies and taught others.
      He told us about Christ's disciples being fishermen, and we were left to assume, as my brother and I did,
      that all first-class fishermen on the Sea of Galilee were fly fishermen and that John, the favorite, was a dry-fly fisherman.''

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    Birth 07 Nov 1919  Anaconda, Deer Lodge Co., Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Living with parents in Anaconda, Deer Lodge Co, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1930  Living with parents in Anaconda, Deer Lodge Co, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence Between 1942 and 1946  Cincinnati, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Education May 1942  [3] 
    Graduated from M S M, degree in Metallurgical Engineering 
    Residence Between 1946 and 1987  Moved to Seattle Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1987  Issaquah, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 18 May 2012  Issaquah, King Co., Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, King Co., Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I53124  Main Tree
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2020 

    Father Albert Laurie SLOSSON,   b. 10 Nov 1898, Jetmore, Hodgeman Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1957, Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Anna A. LARSON,   b. 20 Nov 1897, Boulder, Montana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Dec 1960, Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 30 Aug 1918  Butte, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6] 
    Family ID F10663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ellen RYAN,   b. 07 Oct 1922, La Crosse, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 2016, Gilbert, Maricopa Co., Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage May 1942  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Laurie SLOSSON,   b. 17 Jan 1962   d. 17 Aug 1978, Renton, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)  [Natural]
     2. Christine Louise SLOSSON
    Family ID F10670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 07 Nov 1919 - Anaconda, Deer Lodge Co., Montana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Living with parents in Anaconda, Deer Lodge Co, Montana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Living with parents in Anaconda, Deer Lodge Co, Montana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1942 and 1946 - Cincinnati, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1987 - Issaquah, Washington Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S12086] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for William Louis Slosson.

    2. [S01193] 1920 Census Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana.

    3. [S02904] Personal Information from Bill and Mary Ellen Slosson.

    4. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.

    5. [S01415] 1930 Census Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana.

    6. [S03517] USGenWeb-Archives: Marriages Jefferson Co., Montana.


  

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