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Slyfield, Commander Frederick J. Jack
Commander Frederick J. Jack Slyfield, USN, 84, of McGregor, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, after a short battle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Dawn D. Slyfield of West Union; his sister, Julie Setterlun of Prairie du Chien, Wis.; his daughter, Shannon J. Silvestre of Houston, Texas; and his son, F.J. Skip Slyfield of Park City, Utah.
A combat veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, he retired after 26 years as a naval aviator. He returned to his beloved Mississippi River and hometown of McGregor to start his second career as an industrial arts teacher at Mar-Mac High School. He spent 15 years on the Mar-Mac Rescue Squad as an EMT for Clayton County. He served as mayor of McGregor in 1998.
Memorial visitation with the family will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Thornburg - De Vries Funeral Home, 625 Main, McGregor. Inurnment services with military honors, Warbird flyovers and multiple celebrations will be held May 26 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in McGregor.
Published in The Gazette Jan. 17, 2012.
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