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SLOAN, OSCAR L. Born in Albuquerque Feb 28, 1930. Died at the Veteran's Hospital in Albuquerque on July 23, 2013. Oscar graduated from Austin High School in El Paso, Texas in 1948 and entered the Air Force that same year. After completing almost 22 year of service, he returned to El Paso and graduated with a BA degree from UTEP. He moved back to Belen where he attended Grade School and Jr. High in the mid 90's to be closer to family. He moved to Albuquerque in 2012. Oscar traveled extensively with the Air Force, Korea, Thailand, Japan in the middle East and Germany, Italy, France, England in Europe. He had one son Phillip who was killed in an auto accident when he was 13 years old. He was also preceded in death, by his father, Oscar O. Sloan, his mother, Henrietta Sloan, his sister Henry Anne Hendren. He has one surviving sister, Nancy (Karas) Maese, in Albuquerque; one brother, Thomas Sloan in Sanford, Florida; as well as many beloved nieces and nephews. Oscar never met a stranger. He loved to talk to everyone he met and had many friends. Funeral will be held at graveside at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 1:30pm. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity in his memory.
        Published on: Sat July 27, 2013