Harry D. Slaughter

Harry D. Slaughter, Jr., of Easton, MD, died at the Talbot Hospice House on December 5, 2017. He was 93. Born in Cordova, MD on July 22, 1924, he was the son of the late Harry D. Slaughter, Sr. and Kathleen M. (Easby-Smith) Slaughter. He attended school in Cordova, MD, and then continued his education at Loyola College in Maryland, graduating in 1944. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving his country from 1944 to 1946 at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital and the U.S. Naval Veterans Administration Hospital in Georgia. On November 7, 1945, he married Margaret L. Cross at St. William of York Catholic Church in Baltimore, MD, with whom he shared a devoted marriage of 65 years. After the Navy, he worked for the Veterans Administration’s regional office in Baltimore. While there, he studied microbiology at the University of Maryland and became a certified medical technologist. He then took a position at Ravenswood Hospital in Chicago, where he continued his studies in Cytology at Loyola University Chicago. In 1952, Harry and his family moved to Easton, MD, where Harry assumed the position as Chief Medical Technologist for Easton Memorial Hospital, until 1966 when they moved to Randallstown, MD. Harry served as the Administrative Director of the Department of Pathology at Baltimore County General Hospital until 1987, when he retired and returned to Easton. Harry was an avid gardener and craftsman, and was dedicated to his family, his friends, and his faith. He had an inventive mind and was always fining an innovative solution to a unique need. He was a lifelong member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, and has been active in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He was a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Lodge #1622 where he served as Exalted Ruler. He served as President of the Maryland Society of Medical Technologists from 1963 to 1964, and was an Emeritus member of the Alpha Mu Tau society. He was a twenty-year volunteer with the Waterfowl festival. Harry is survived by his children, Harry D. Slaughter III, and his wife Martha van den Berg Slaughter of Easton, his daughter Carole Ann S. Hilberg and her husband Charles F. Hilberg, Jr, of Hereford, MD, and daughter-in-law Harriett Downes Slaughter of Easton; sisters, K. Patricia Roe and her husband Stanley of Cordova, Mary Ann Whiteley of Easton, and M. Rita Grossnickle of Forest Hill, MD; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Harry was preceded in death by his wife, his son, Richard M. Slaughter, and a sister, Nina M. Startt. A receiving of family and friends will be held on Saturday, December 9, from 9:00 – 10:00 am at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 1210 South Washington Street, in Easton, with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10:30 am. An interment will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Cordova. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Harry Slaughter Memorial Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 783, Easton, MD 21601.

Harry D. Slaughter

July 22, 1924 - December 5, 2017