Bobby Eugene Slaughter
May 30, 1931 ~ January 6, 2022
Born in:
Wymore, Nebraska
Resided in:
Pueblo, Colorado
Bobby Eugene Slaughter, 90, passed away January 6, 2022. Survived by his wife of 66 years, Claudette Slaughter; daughter-in-law, Janice Slaughter; children, Mike (Virginia) Slaughter, Steve (Darla) Slaughter, Gregg (Shelly) Slaughter, Dan (Connie) Slaughter, Kimberly (Kevin) Butler and Kevin (Erika) Slaughter; grandchildren, Jeremy, Megan, Heather, Josh, Jason, Andy, Cara, Nathan, Cassie, Levi, Brooke, Jonathan, Jeffrey, Brandon, Chris, Haylee, Luke, Brooke, Zach and Kayla; and 28 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his sons, Dave Slaughter and Mark Slaughter. Bobby was born May 30, 1931, in Wymore, Nebraska. He retired from Pueblo School District 60 as a teacher, after 31 years of service. He was an avid Nebraska Cornhuskers fan, loved backpacking, fishing and sports. Bobby attended Pueblo Christian Center and Amazing Grace Fellowship. He served as a Gideon and was a devoted husband, father and grandpa. Cremation, Montgomery & Steward Crematorium. Memorial service, 10 a.m. Saturday, January 15, at Pueblo Christian Center, 1605 S. Pueblo Blvd. Those who desire may make memorials to the Pueblo Gideons. Online condolences, www.montgomerysteward.com
Services
Memorial Service: January 15, 2022 10:00 am
Pueblo Christian Center
1605 S. Pueblo Boulevard
Pueblo, CO 81005
719-566-6097
Dear Slaughter Family…..today is August 18, 2023. I began researching one of my favorite teachers this morning randomly and saw that my awesome 5th grade teacher at Columbian had passed away. Wow what an impact Mr. Slaughter made in my life. Our classroom was in a separate building from the school (all of 5th grade had separate modular buildings). I used to love running papers and such to the office.
I remember it was going to be his birthday (I believe….or some special occasion). The class all decided to throw him a surprise birthday party. I was so poor and lived in the projects. I wanted to be included and had gotten a dollar from my moms purse that morning. I ran across to the county market and proudly found a 2 pack of disposable razors and wrapped them in newspaper. We had all gotten our classroom decorated with paper chains streaming form one corner to the next. I remember the shocked locked on his face when we all yelled surprise and he walked into our classroom. I would assume now that some adult must have helped us to plan this surprise party, but I certainly don’t remember an adult being around….just us kids. As we all anxiously waited for Mr Slaughter to open our gifts, I was filled with excitement for him to open up my gift. I remember someone laughing and saying….those are girl razors when he opened them. I felt bad and as my head dropped knowing I had somehow mixed up the guy and girl razors, Mr Slaughter beamed at me with his incredible smile and told me…Janessa, these are perfect and I have been needing some new razors…thank you. He made sure that no matter what, each of us always felt special and loved. Not too long after that, I ended up in foster care (until I graduated high school) and many many moves, homes later, ended up graduating high school with some of my classmates at Central High School that I in that 5th grade class. I wanted to share with the Slaughter family how special you dad/husband/grandfather/brother was to me and all other students. He made such an everlasting impact. I have an identical twin sister and I remember we both wanted to have Mr Slaughter be our teacher. I was blessed with that honor. Thank you Slaughter family for sharing Mr Slaughter with us. He will always be remembered. In reading the above comments about the loss of his child, I cannot imagine. I am glad that he is with our Heavenly Father and able to join his sons.
I don’t know if any of his family will ever see this, since it’s August of 2023….but I just wanted to reach out and share how much he meant to me. Blessings to each of you. May God continue to bless each of you the way your dad blessed my life.
Dear Slaughter Crew:
I write to share my condolences as your dad and husband has “left the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.”
I first met Bob in 1979 when I played Old Timers baseball with his son Mark. At the time, I had no idea how close my bond with the Slaughter family would become. As Mark and I drew closer, I loved coming over to hang out with Mark and then actually spend hours with Bob in the TV room watching or talking sports, mostly football.
After Mark died, I remember spending time with Bob and feeling, as much as I could, his deep pain. I did not have my own children yet and therefore could not understand the love a father has for a son. At this time, I also saw Bob walk around Belmont several times a day. I used to pray for Bob, I don’t remember specifically, but I think I asked God to comfort him and give him peace.
Fast forward from 1987 to 2014 and my family was asked to drink of the same bitter cup of child/sibling loss when our 17-year-old Beau was killed in a car crash. Several days after the crash, I was walking in my backyard and saw someone who looked like an older Kevin Slaughter. Lo and behold it was Kevin and walking next to him, just a bit slower than the last time I saw him, was Bob Slaughter.
Bob told me that when Kevin told him the news of our Beau he immediately went and found the letter I wrote to him when Mark died (in 1987 I was in Basic Training and unable to attend Mark’s service). He said that he told Claudette that it was his turn to comfort me and he asked Kevin to drive him to our home in Monument, Colorado. That was the last day I would spend with Bob Slaughter and I can tell you he truly brought comfort. Just hearing his voice as he sat on the back patio was soothing to my soul. I knew he knew what I was feeling. He was so gentle with my wife Gina and my two daughters, Brenna and Kendall. I am forever grateful for him taking the time to comfort us.
As he left that day, he hugged my youngest daughter Kendall and said, “I am sorry for your loss and I know what you are feeling, and yet I don’t know because each of us feels this type of loss uniquely.” That comment sums up the wisdom of Bob Slaughter, a man I am honored to have known and I am a better person for his impact in my life.
Bob, I am jealous as I know you got to hug your boys Dave and Mark again, say hello to Chris Scully and meet my boy Beau! What a scene that must have been! I’ll see you on the streets of gold before we know it!
Peace to the entire Slaughter family and thank for sharing your husband and dad with so many times in the TV room, you have no idea how profoundly that impacted my life.
Love and Peace
Don Begier
Love you Don. I am sitting her with my mom at a retirement center as she navigates dementia and the loss of her husband, our dad. Don, you were a huge part of our family and my brother Mark’s best friend. My parents are proud of the man you have become. Thank you for loving our family. Soon we who are on Christ will be together again in glory! What a day that will be! Thank You Jesus for loving a wretch like me.
Dear Claudette and family, I’m so very sorry for your loss. You have been in my thoughts and prayers. May God comfort and bless you.
Eula Mae Godfrey
Sincere condolences to the Family! Obviously Mr. Slaughter touched a ton of lives throughout his teaching career, and I can proudly say that mine was one of them. Mr. Slaughter was my teacher back in the 60’s, so you can tell that he made a profound impact on me. God Bless and Peace be with you!
Mr. Slaughter was my 6th grade teacher at Columbian Elementary School years & years & years ago. He was everyone’s favorite teacher. Each year he had his classes memorize “The Gettysburg Address” and then take turns reciting it by standing up in front of the class. He recorded each student’s version. As a fairly shy girl, this was not one of my favorite things to have to do. As an adult, I saw Mr. Slaughter several times and he always remembered me for my “unique” version of “The Gettysburg Address”. I stood in front of the class and started by saying “The Gettysburg Address” by George Washing…I mean…Abraham Lincoln. He always reminded me of it and told me he always played my recording each year before his new students began their same assignment.
My husband was also an elementary school teacher and passed away 10 years ago. I’d like to think he and Mr. Slaughter are in Heaven teaching the little ones and passing their caring and loving attitudes on to them.
My thoughts and prayers go to all of Mr. Slaughter’s family. You are so fortunate to have had him and all his love in your lives.
Claudette, What a wonderful man your Bob was! How blessed we were to have known him and you and some of your children. Our paths have crossed in so many ways over the years. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Praying for God’s comfort and strength for each of you. (Special thoughts for Kevin and Erika. You both mean so much to me.)
Bob will be missed so much. It was an honor to have known him and to take care of him. Bob always made me laugh even when I was having a bad day. May he be at peace prayers to claudette and the whole family love always Esther Manchego
Bob will be missed so much it was an honor to have taken care of him. He made me laugh everyday even when I was having a bad day. He will always have a special place in my heart may he be at peace always a friend
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Mr. Slaughter was a great teacher for both my brother and I in the early 70’s at Columbian Elementary School! I believe every student that was able to attend his class, were very fond off him! R.I.P. Thank you for being an influence to my life!
Thank you Daniel! Thank you to everyone who has commented. You all are very dear to our family.
I knew Mr. Slaughter from my days at Columbian in the ’60s. He was such an admirable person and a great teacher. We knew his brother George (and Charlotte) and of course we are still friends with Maria and Darrin, their children. Such a difficult time to bear more grief but we shall remember the good times with the Slaughter family.
I cannot think of the strengthening of my walk of faith without thinking of the beloved Bob and Claudette Slaughter, dear Pastor and friend Gregg, and the Slaughter family. We shared so much together at PCC when we all attended. Bob was already a retired teacher by then, but I loved to hear his great stories and his wisdom as an educator was so helpful and enlightened me as a teacher, as well. But this couple personified true Christianity to me. Kind, caring, warm, welcoming, charitable, compassionate, helpful, fun, joyous and inspirational is just a short list of how they lived and behaved toward others. Life took many of us in a different direction, but I know that Bob remained a devoted, faithful, humble and willing servant of God. I will always remember him with a smile and love and tremendous respect. Life was not perfect for the Slaughter family, as is the case with all of us, but Bob and Claudette knew who to turn to when all was challenged and turned upside down at times. That faith and their willingness to share it is a testimony to a life of faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these IS love. My heartfelt love and condolences to Claudette, Pastor Gregg and his family, and the additional Slaughter siblings and their families. Mr. Slaughter has left a wonderful legacy here, but I rejoice in knowing he is now reaping the joy and fulfillment of living his life for Christ and is being rewarded for his undying trust and faith in the promise of eternal life through his Lord and Savior. Gone from our presence, but forever in the presence of Almighty God.
Be blessed and celebrate a long, wonderful, fulfilling life and one awesome and Godly man!!!
Sincerely,
Lois Conatore-Houpe
Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter was my rock growing up… Living next door for years they both played a major roll with my childhood… They were always there for me with kind words and words of encouragement… If Mr. Slaughter ever drove by while I was walking he would stop and ask if I needed a lift back home… He was a great man and will be dearly missed by so many… We know he is now in Heaven and having great conversations with his other 2 sons, he is filling them in with how the family is continuously growing and he is so proud of them… I am sending my love to Mrs. Slaughter and the rest of the family, always, Sharon Luster Martin XXOO
Thank you Sharon❤
My condolences go out to the “Slaughter Family”, I met Bob when he & Claudette would come back to Lincoln, Ne., to see his sister Patsy. From when I met him the 1st time, I could tell he was a special person, his friendliness and compassion shined brightly through his personality. He will be truly missed by many, until the day we all meet again with the Lord Above. Sincerely, Jeff Loos (Lincoln, Ne.)
What a wonderful legacy Bob left…..What a wonderful life he lived…..Blessings on each member of this wonderful family. You are loved! Julie and Spud DeMent
Sorry for the your loss. Our prayers for your family. John and Sherry Baker
I am so sorry to hear of your dad’s passing. My dad enjoyed having coffee at McDonald’s and sharing stories with a fellow educator from Nebraska. My prayers and thoughts are with the family
Such a pillar of a man. I am so thankful to have known him. Our love and prayers are with all of you. Praise God for the salvation we have in Christ and the peace it brings us during times like these. If you need anything we are here.
My thoughts and prayers to all the Slaughter family and friends. Bob was a wonderful man whom I respected tremendously. May he rest in peace with his heavenly father.
Tear Mrs. Slaughter and family,
Our heartfelt condolences.
Bob’s life impacted my life and so many others too. His devotion and dedication to God, his wife and family, and his church was unparalleled!
We love you all,
Pastor Mark & Jeanette
Please accept our love & sincere sympathy at this difficult time. We now live in Texas and have not been in recent contact, but have many fond and pleasant memories of times spent with your family while in Pueblo. He was a good man….may he rest in peace safe in the Arms of Jesus. May the Lord’s love, peace, strength and encouragement be with you now and in time to come. We care and share this time with you.
Lovingly,
Verne and Nancy Luellen and Family
My heart hurts, I’m so, so sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences!! He is in good hands with God our savior and reunited with 2 of his sons now and their rejoicing. Prayers to your family.
Love you Slaughter family, our thoughts, prayers, love and hugs are with you all.
Love, Becky and Victor Verner and Donny Trujillo and Jodi Verner
My heart goes out to the family đź’”. God is good.