- Ron Slate, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather was carried by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to his heavenly home on October 9, 2012 at the age of 76. He was born October 18, 1935 to Claude and Bertha Slate in Garden Grove.
He met Mary Moore in July of 1958 and they married only four short months later. He graduated from USC in 1962 as a CPA and practiced accounting for 25 years before becoming a franchisee of 3 Taco Bell restaurants. He had many other business ventures throughout his life.
He was a founding member of Lodi Crime Stoppers. He was a member of the Lodi Lions Club where he served as president in 1981-82 and received the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship award. He was also a member of the Woodbridge Golf and Country Club and was its president in 1999. He thoroughly enjoyed the time he served as a Police Partner. Ron was the CFO of the Lodi Memorial Hospital Foundation and was an eager supporter and an enthusiastic advocate for the Hospital. He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church for 37 years and served on multiple boards for the church and school.
Ron enjoyed fishing, golfing, having coffee every afternoon with friends, playing gin with his buddies, and volunteering. He was the happiest when surrounded by his large loving family and enjoyed many vacations and activities with them. He loved family trips to Alaska, Panama, Hawaii, Sedona and was eagerly looking forward to the next trip the family could all take together.
He will forever be in the hearts of his loving wife of 54 years, Mary Slate of Lodi, his sons, daughter and grandchildren.
He was welcomed into heaven by his precious daughter Renee Slate, his son-in-law Marc Boriack, his parents and many many other relatives and friends.
A celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, October 15, 2012 as St. Peter Lutheran Church in Lodi, with a private committal preceding the services at Cherokee Memorial Park. Visitation will take place from 2-6 pm on Sunday, October 14, at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial Way in Lodi.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lodi Memorial Hospital Foundation, St. Peter Lutheran School, or NCIRE ? for Challenge Failure 4140 Clement St. (151 NC) San Francisco, CA 94121
Lodi News-Sentinel Oct 11, 2012
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- Ronald Dean Slate, Sr
BIRTH 18 Oct 1935
Garden Grove, Orange County, California, USA
DEATH 9 Oct 2012 (aged 76)
Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA
BURIAL
Cherokee Memorial Park
Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA Show Map
PLOT Garden of Trees . Blk 6646 . Sp 1
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1935 - 2012 (76 years)
