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Obituary for Allen James Slater

Allen James Slater
SLATER, ALLEN JAMES, age 74, of Sanford passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at his home.

Funeral Services for Allen will be held at Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Gym on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. with Minister Fred Cantu, Jr. officiating. A Luncheon will immediately follow in the Tribal Gym. The family will receive friends at Clark Family Funeral Chapel on Friday, September 2, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Visitation will continue at the Tribal Gym the day of the service from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Envelopes will be available at the funeral chapel and the Tribal Gym.

Allen was born February 24, 1942 in Mt. Pleasant, MI, the son of George and Emma (Peters) Slater. He married Cheryl George in Lansing on December 19, 1986. Allen retired from General Motors in 1996, after 32 years of service. He was a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. Allen was a loving man. He loved his family and playing with his grandchildren. Allen liked to watch boxing, basketball, football, and wrestling. He was an avid MSU and Detroit Tigers fan and loved to ride his quad.

Allen is survived by his wife Cheryl Slater of Sanford; 5 children Allan (Diane) Slater of Riverdale, Jason (Loretta) Slater of Cedar Springs, Shane (Tamah) Slater of Cedar Park, TX, John Slater of Sanford, Carol Slater of Mt. Pleasant; 20 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; mother-in-law Dorothy George of Cadillac; 2 brothers Gerald Slater of Mt. Pleasant, George (Debra) Slater of Mt. Pleasant; and 3 sisters Sharon (Ralph) Matthews of Mt. Pleasant, Bonnie (Fred) Cantu Sr. of Mt. Pleasant, Colleen (David) Sisco of Lake.

Allen was preceded in death by his parents, father-in-law Harvey “Wayne” George, sisters Helen, Lorraine, Sandra, Kelly and infant sister Elizabeth and infant brother Freeman.

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