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Matthew Slagle Obituary

SLAGLE, Matthew Matthew Lee Slagle, 37, husband of April Slagle and a resident of Hanahan, died Thursday, February 28, 2008 in Wando. Matthew was born in Jamestown, New York on May 11, 1970 to John Slagle and Kathy Herrick and was an employee of Creative Foods. He is survived and will be deeply missed by his wife; daughters, Brittany and Jordan Slagle, all of Charleston; two brothers, Patrick PJ Slagle and wife Leona of Seattle, WA and Nathan Slagle and wife Jessie of Jamestown, NY; two sisters, Ashley Slagle of Jamestown, NY, Nicole Frasier and husband Jay of East Aurora, NY; maternal grandmother, Frances Herrick of Jamestown, NY; paternal grandparents, Don and Sue Slagle of Titusville, PA; as well as eight nieces and nephews. Visitation for Matthew will be held from 6-8PM, Tuesday, March 4 at MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 100 S. GOOSE CREEK BLVD., with a funeral service to be held at 1:00PM, Wednesday, March 5th in the funeral home chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to MUSC Children's Hospital, 171 Ashley Ave., Charleston, SC 29425 or to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, 875 N. Randolph St., Arlington, VA 22203. MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, GOOSE CREEK CHAPEL, is serving the Slagle family. Online condolences can be sent via www.mcalister-smith.com. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Mar. 3 to Mar. 4, 2008.

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Adina Garner

March 8, 2008

April and girls,
I want you all to know that we constantly are thinking of you. We may not know the right words to say, nor the right things to do, but please always remember you have friends that love you.
Our love Greg and Adina Garner

Jim Pearson

March 6, 2008

April, Matt and I served onboard the USS Sturgeon. I was proud to have called him shipmate and friend.

lamor

March 5, 2008

april,
i was deeply saddened to hear of your loss, my prayers are with you and your family.
lamor

Lisa Bevacqua

March 5, 2008

April,
Please know that Matt touched many lives just as you have. You supported him and all the teams he coached. You, Matt and the girls have shared in the shaping of many young girls lives and for that we are eternally grateful. Please know that you and all your family are in our constant thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
The Bevacqua family.

Jim Willaims

March 5, 2008

April & family,
I was on the USS Sturgeon with Matt. I am so sorry to learn of his passing. I wish I could do or say more to help ease your pain.

Tony Cox

March 4, 2008

April, We are sorry to hear of Matt's passing. Know that our family is keeping you and your loved ones in our prayers.

Peter Wimmer

March 4, 2008

Our Thoughts and prayers are with you and your girls. I served with Matt on the USS STURGEON and have great memories of him. May GOD bless you and look out after you in this time of sorrow.

Donna Johnson

March 4, 2008

Dear April,

My thoughts and prayers are with you, Brittany and Jordan.

Love,

Anaysa Smith

March 4, 2008

We are so sorry to hear about your lost. Matthew was a wonderful person and will always be in our hearts. God Bless and may his peace be with until you meet again.
The Guest Services Family

Sheryl Greene

March 4, 2008

-Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal- May your memories sustain you and your daughters during this time and always.
Jeremy and Sheryl Greene

Debbie Jones

March 4, 2008

April and family you are in my thoughts and prayers. May our loving God comfort you during this difficult time.

Ruth Slagle

March 4, 2008

April, Brittany and Jordan,
You are in my thoughts and prayers. My deepest sympathy to all of the family.

Mark and Shannon Constantino

March 4, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Lori and Bryan Richardson

March 4, 2008

April, you and the girls are in our thoughts and prayers. Matthew will be missed terribly. We love you and will be here whenever/ ifever you need us. Matt we will always remember the good times we had and will always be grateful for introducing us to each other. You will forever be my Navy Buddy!!!!!!

Bob and Jean Slagle

March 4, 2008

Our thoughts and prayes are with you in this time of sorrow. We send our love to you and your girls.

Charlie and Charlene Rucker

March 3, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of sorrow.

March 3, 2008

April and family, We are deeply sorry for your loss. Matt touched many young lives and was able to make a difference. Our sympathies,
Parker, Katie,& Sydney Taie

Francisco, Susan, Joshua, and Esperanza Agbunag

March 3, 2008

April, Brittany and Jordan you are in our prayers along with all of your other family members. Matt was such a great community activist and strived to enrich so many lives with his love of soccer. We will miss him. God Bless to all of you.

Dion Martin

March 3, 2008

Slagle Family, I am very sorry for your loss. Matthew will be missed by myself and the hundreds of children he has coached in soccer over the years, my/our prayers are with your family.

Haley Rabon

March 3, 2008

Matt was a great co-worker. Being an avid Gamecock fan was a plus. There are no words to express the pain and sorrow that you (April) and your girls (Brittany and Jordan) are going through, just know that Matt is still here in spirit smiling down on all of us.

Kind Regards,
Haley Rabon
Office Manager and Co-worker
Creative Foods
Hanahan

Harvey Family

March 3, 2008

Slagle Family,

We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Matt did such a wonderful job working with the young people on the soccer field. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Harvey Family

March 3, 2008

Slagle Family,
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Matt was such a great leader to all of the young people he has coached. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Kristie Matthews

March 3, 2008

April, Brittany, Jordan and family, We are so sorry for your loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with you. Matt will be sadly missed. Kristie and Mike Matthews and kids, John and Frankie Gallacher.

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