John William Sloan
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John William Sloan, 85, of Fredericktown, passed away peacefully, Saturday, January 6, 2018, in his home.
He was born May 31, 1932, in Pitt Gas, a son of the late David and Bessie White Sloan.
Mr. Sloan was a 1950 graduate of East Bethlehem High School and a graduate of California State College with a degree in teaching.
In February 1953, he signed a letter of intent to play minor league baseball with the St. Louis Browns. Shortly after his arrival at training camp, he was drafted into the U.S. Army.
Before deploying to Korea, on July 6, 1953, he married his high school sweetheart, Elizabeth Ann Colborn. On December 17, 1954, he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army as a sergeant.
His first teaching position was in Slippery Rock and soon obtained a teaching position at Bethlehem-Center School District, where he taught industrial arts and photography for 32 years. During his tenure at Bethlehem-Center, he held several positions of teacher, athletic director and baseball coach. After his retirement in 1992, he served 10 years on the Bethlehem-Center School Board, where he held the position of secretary and board president.
Mr. Sloan was a member of Hanson-Cole American Legion Post 391 of Fredericktown, a past master and 50-year member of Beallsville Lodge 237 F&AM and executive director of the Bethlehem-Center Community Education Foundation, which he founded in 1996.
He was a loyal fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he worked as a scouting director and signed several local players. He was an avid and loyal Pittsburgh Steelers fan; he rarely missed a game with his close friend Bill Rohland.
He is survived by a daughter, Beth Ann; son-in-law, caretaker and buddy Mario LaBrasca; grandchildren Brandt Michael and wife Kelly and Brooke Elizabeth; son Scott and daughter-in-law Stephanie Sloan; three granddaughters, Evelyn, Chloe and Lillian; a sister, Bonnie Cott; brother-in-law John of Beaver; and several cherished nieces and nephews.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are the love of his life and wife, Elizabeth Colborn Sloan, who passed away October 14, 2007, and two brothers, Daniel Sloan, who passed away in 1978, and David Sloan, who passed away in 2012.
Friends will be received from 1 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in Greenlee Funeral Home, 42 Bank Street at Crawford Road, Fredericktown, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 12, with the Rev. Rick Bowser officiating. Interment will follow in LaFayette Memorial Park. Beallsville Lodge 237 F&AM will hold masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Military rites will be accorded by Hanson-Cole American Legion Post 391 Fredericktown.
Memorial contribution may be made to Bethlehem-Center Community Education Foundation, care of Beth LeBrasca, P.O. Box 385, Fredericktown, PA 15333. The contributions will be used to establish a scholarship in Mr. Sloan’s name.
A guest book and personal condolences may be accessed at www.GreenleeFuneralHome.com.