James F. Slattery, Jr.
September 10, 1950 - November 25, 2014
Obituary
FITCHBURG-James Francis Slattery, age 64, died on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at his home, after a lengthy cancer illness. He was born on Sept. 10, 1950, in Freeport, Ill., the son of James F. Slattery and Mildred (Krell) Slattery. James married Bobbie King in 1988. They had one son, James. He graduated from Aquin High School in Freeport in 1968. James attended Arizona State University. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force and was awarded the American Spirit Honor Medal. James worked on the railroad as did his father and grandfather for 10 years. In 1984, he started a telephone company in Madison and worked in telecommunications until 2012. James was an avid skier, a member of the ski patrol and race team at Tyrol Basin. He was a volunteer coach for his son’s basketball, football, and rollerblade teams. James raced cars and was a member of the 150 MPH Club at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He is survived by his wife Bobbie; son, James; brothers, Randall and Robert; sister, Gloria; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE, 401 S. Owen Dr., Madison, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held at GUNDERSON FITCHBURG FUNERAL HOME, 2950 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, and at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson Fitchburg
Funeral & Cremation Care
2950 Chapel Valley Road
(608)442-5002
Events
Visitation
Mon Dec 1, 2014 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care - Fitchburg • 2950 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg, WI 53711
Service
Tue Dec 2, 2014 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church (Madison) • 401 S. Owen Drive, Madison, WI null
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Memories
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Ken Thurman
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Jim has been my good friend almost from the day we met in summer of 1972 when I first arrived for duty in the 609th TAC control Squadron , at Cannon AFB, NM. He always had a smile and a joke, and quick to laugh, even when he was diagnosed with cancer.
When I first met him in NM he was renting an old ranch house (for some reason he like to rent old farm houses) about 10 miles from the base and I remember racing motorcycles on a track we made in the pasture by the house, and he would always say that you weren't going fast enough if you never crashed, and we did a lot of crashing in the dirt .
I will truly miss my friend Jim, but I am glad that his pain has finally ended.
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Geri
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From Geri (and Tom)
I have been a friend of Bobbie's for 40 years and met Jim 26 years ago when he married my friend. While they were dating, I had the opportunity to experience Jim's boating skills. I got a call to come rescue he and Bobbie from Lake Monona after their small sailboat had capsized. From then on, Jim had many boats....they always got bigger and better (well, not necessarily better) and our last experience was with he and Bobbie on the Mississippi in his big cruiser. It would be one of the last times he got on the water as his cancer was taking a toll. I will never meet a man with as much tenacity in not letting the cancer stop him from making life matter, whatever little he had left. I will miss him and think of him whenever I am boating, knowing he is helping me steer.
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Elizabeth George
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Dear Bobbie,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time.
Elizabeth George and family
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Eric Strennen
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Bobbie, you and Jimmy have our deepest condolences. Jim was a wonderful man and he will be missed. Sincerely, Eric Strennen and family
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Shari Sarles
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Bobbie , Jimmy and family I am sorry to read of Jim's passing. We had very good times together. many good memories. I am thinking of all of you. I am on the way to Florida. I will call and speak to you Bobbie as we have had so many conversations. Jim's positive attitude gave him these extra years here on earth. I will miss him. He and his cousin Jim will be reunited in Heaven. along with the other friends and family members. love, Shari
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brian murphy
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Jim
I can hear you laughing...And really, this is how I shall always remember you...I'll always remember you as big as a mountain, with a heart of gold...See you next time, Big Jim...