Ellen (Helen) Slator lived a full life, helping to raise her siblings after her mother passed away,
going off to war as a young woman,
working and supporting herself in a long career at the University of Manitoba,
and providing a strong, religious, moral role-model
at the center of her extended family.
She was kind, funny, smart, opinionated, argumentative, and never at a loss for words.
She will be missed.
Brian M. Slator, September, 2008
Contact: bslator@cableone.net; Modified: 11Sep08, 28Sep08
Note: each image in this collection is clickable, showing a MUCH larger version of the image
My apologies if I have mis-labeled anything. Send corrections and I will update.
One of the last photos I have of Helen is from Sept. 22, 2007
at the wedding of David and Leann
Later that same day we visited the Hooper household
and had a short visit with Bob and Peggy
The evening before the memorial service we gathered at the Norwood Hotel and ate dinner together.
(l to r) Kevin, Shannon
(l to r) Terry, Theresa, Ryan, Kevin
(l to r) Kevin, Ree, Megan, Betty, Terry, Theresa
(l to r) Kevin, Shannon, Isabel, Rita
(l to r) Betty, Terry, Theresa, Ryan
(l to r) Kevin, Shannon, Patrick, Isabel, Rita
(l to r) Kevin, Shannon, Patrick, Isabel, Rita
(l to r) Betty, Terry, Sandy, Theresa, Ryan
(l to r) Betty, Terry, Sandy, Theresa, Ryan
(l to r) Megan, Isabel
(l to r) Ree, Megan, Rita
(l to r) Isabel, Allison, Shannon
(l to r) Allison, Theresa, Shannon, Terry, Betty, Patrick
(l to r) Theresa, Terry, Betty, Patrick, Ryan, Sandy, Gordon
(l to r) Shannon, Theresa, Terry, Betty, Patrick, Ryan, Sandy, Gordon
(l to r) Shannon, Theresa, Terry, Betty, Patrick, Ryan, Sandy, Gordon
(l to r) Ree, Megan, Isabel, Allison, Patrick, Kevin
(l to r) Gordon, Sandy, Patrick, Shannon, Theresa, Terry, Betty
Artistic Photo with Shannon and Sandy
(l to r) Shannon, Theresa, Terry, Patrick, Kevin
The Blue Bomber fans join us for dinner (l to r) David, Michael,
(l to r) Terry, Betty, David, Leann
(l to r) Michael, Leann, Gordon, Sandy, Terry, David
(l to r) Isabel, David, Michael, Allison
(l to r) Ree and Megan
(l to r) Allison, Shannon, Theresa, Terry, Ryan, Patrick
(l to r) Megan, Sandy, Ryan, Patrick, Kevin, Brian
(l to r) Megan, Sandy, Ryan, Patrick, Kevin, Brian
(l to r) Megan, Isabel, Allison, Shannon, Brian
(l to r) Allison, Sandy, Ryan, Patrick
(l to r) Patrick, Kevin, Brian, Allison, Isabel
(l to r) David, Betty, Mark, Leann
(l to r) Sandy, Ryan, Patrick, Kevin, Brian
(l to r) Theresa, Terry, Betty, David, Michael,
Leann, Gordon, Sandy, Ryan, Patrick, Kevin
(l to r) Ree and Megan
(l to r) Rita and Terry
(l to r) Betty, David, Leann, Gordon, Sandy, Ryan
(l to r) Ree, Megan, Isabel, Allison, Shannon,
Theresa, Terry, Ryan, Patrick, Kevin, Rita
(l to r) Ree, Megan, Isabel, Allison, Shannon, Theresa,
Terry, Betty, David, Michael, Leann, Gordon, Sandy,
Ryan, Patrick, Kevin, Rita
Same, except too dark to see
Waitress took this one
And this one
(l to r) Ree, Megan, Isabel, Allison, Shannon, Theresa,
Terry, Betty, David, Michael, Leann, Gordon, Sandy,
Ryan, Patrick, Kevin, Brian, Rita
(l to r) Michael, Leann, Gordon, Sandy, Ryan, Theresa,
Terry, Betty, David
In the dark from high up
and again
Later some of us went over to 134 Traverse to talk about the 'readings' for the service
(l to r) Isabel and Theresa at Helen's
(l to r) Patrick, Sandy, Isabel, Theresa
(l to r) Patrick, Sandy, Isabel, Theresa
(l to r) Patrick, Sandy, Isabel, Theresa
(l to r) Kevin, Gordon, Patrick
The kitchen at 134 Traverse
The computer room
Before the memorial service a number of us waited in the basement of the church.
(l to r) Kevin, Patrick, Gordon,
Sandy, Ted and Ken Hooper
(l to r) Patrick, Kevin, Isabel, Peggy, Ted,
Sandy, Megan, Ken
(l to r) Patrick, Megan, Kevin, Isabel, Ted,
David Ken, Sandy
(l to r) Megan, Patrick, Kevin, Isabel,
Ted, Gordon
(l to r) Ree and Rita
(l to r) Ree and Rita
(l to r) Mother Theresa and Ree
(l to r) Kevin, Patrick, Isabel, Gordon,
Sandy, Megan, Ted
(l to r) Kevin, Isabel, Ken, Sandy
Not sure
(l to r) Kevin, Isabel, Ken, Sandy
(l to r) Sandy, Ted, Peggy, Gordon,
Ree, Megan, Rita
(l to r) Rita, Isabel, Peggy, Ken,
Sandy, Gordon
(l to r) Rita, Isabel, Peggy, Ken,
Gordon, Sandy
(l to r) Patrick, Kevin, Rita, Isabel
(l to r) Ken, Sandy, Ted, Gordon
(l to r) Kevin, Ryan, Ben, and Shannon
(l to r) Allison and Christian Gagne'
a funeral home official
(l to r) Patrick, Kevin, Allison, Isabel,
Peggy, Gordon, and Christian Gagne
(l to r) Patrick, Ryan, Isabel, Father Barnard,
the priest, and Gordon
(l to r) Isabel, Allison, Father Barnard,
the priest, and Gordon
(l to r) Isabel, Allison, Shannon, Father Barnard, Peggy, Gordon
It was a nice memorial Mass ... The church was full or her friends and family, which was nice to see. There were three priests (or maybe two priests and a deacon), but ... the pastor was apparently away in Edmonton, tending to someone who was dying.
A decent organist and a wonderful woman singer did the music. Helen chose all the music, and also chose one song that would NOT be done -- Amazing Grace. The sololist did a version of "Lord of the Dance" that I've heard several times before (I think it's an Aaron Copeland arrangement) and love, ... I got a bit teary-eyed during this song and also during "On Eagles Wings," knowing that they meant so much to Helen.
After the memorial service we gathered in the church basement again for a reception.
(l to r) Betty, Rita, Theresa, Christian Gagne,
Sandy, Ted
(l to r) Patrick, Isabel, Ryan ...
(l to r) Ree, Megan, Kevin, Patrick, Isabel, ...
(l to r) Ree, Megan, Kevin, Patrick, Allison,
Peggy, Sandy, Christian Gagne, Kathy, David, ...
(l to r) Megan, Peggy, Christian Gagne, Kathy,
Terry, Michael, David
The urn on a table in the church foyer
Anna Bedard
About 30 people on this side
Another 20 on this side
Theresa is talking to some University friends of Helen
Some of those gathered were from the Franciscan community
A parishoner
The priest speaks with people afterwards
Ken Hooper delivered the snacks
Many people were not known to me
Rita Tan would bring communion to
Helen at home. Peggy is wearing a sweater that Helen knit
I believe the yellow sweater was knit by Helen
(l to r) Ree, Patrick, Isabel, Theresa, Ken
(l to r) Ken, Gordon, Kathy, Kevin,
Sandy, Isabel, Shannon, Ben
(l to r) Isabel, Theresa, Rita, Megan, Ree
(l to r) Isabel, Theresa, Rita, Megan
The rest of these are here because I never throw a photo away. These below are not worth keeping...but here they are.
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http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/slator/Descendants_Nugent.htm
http://myweb.cableone.net/bslator/
http://www.slator.net/
http://wwwic.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/~slator/html/slator-family-tree.html