Tag Archives: Bobbie Slayton

It's our job to continue building upon what they started and to never forget where it (or we) came from. The sacrifices made and lessons learned along the way. The names, their faces and all those stories in between that were told on the back step or around the kitchen table. They define us ...it's who we are.

Ok, it was more like a "slide" rather than a grab ... plus we did require a little help from "The Deuce" .

Ok, the past week or so has been scattered and sporatic at best.  Locally, we’ve had two deaths and subsequent funerals to attend to ( Chief Bobbie Slayton and Luella Banks, wife of retired Captain Mike Banks ) so my normal hi-jinx and shenanigans just wasn’t appropriate. I did manage to squeeze in a few posts containing some decent content ...

Working… with a ways to go yet. The past few weeks have been emotionally draining and I’m spent. I have not yet posted the names of the City Brothers and Sisters who filled the stations and manned the rigs so that the B-shift Brother could attend the funeral. Captain Bedwell has assured me that I will receive a copy and ...

I wanted t include Chief Slayton’s  Obituary in case you didn’t hit the link to it in last night’s post. You can tell that it was written by his children and really gives a feeling of the man Chief Slayton was. This was published in our local paper, The Roanoke Times; and can also be found on Roanoke.com  HERE. Bobbie ...

I haven’t posted in a few days because I couldn’t ..I’m not real sure I can now but I’m gonna try … Retired Battalion Chief  Bobbie (I’ve been spelling it with a “Y” by mistake) Slayton has passed away from complications due to a stroke suffered on December 26th, 2010.  The Chief will be missed by many!  His passing was ...