Michael Allen Slaughter

Michael Allen Slaughter, the love of my life and soulmate, passed into the arms of Jesus on January 8, 2024 at 1:49 P.M. at Texoma Medical Center, Denison Texas.  He is no longer in pain.  He had battled several chronic medical issues for the past two years.

Michael was born September 4, 1951 in Dallas County, Texas to David P. Slaughter and Margie Ruth (Frye) Slaughter.  The family lived in Harlingen, Texas for a time and moved later to Howe, Texas when he was a small child.

He attended Sherman Schools and was a 1969 graduate of Sherman High School.  He later attended Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas.

He worked for the school system for a time in the early 1970's. He had a fifteen-year stint at Texas Instruments where he performed many different tasks in different departments over the years.  He later went to work for
Grayson Exterminating and fell in love with the job.  He loved his customers and their families, and they loved him and treated him as family.  He started working there in 1984 and stayed there and even tried to continue working when he got sick.  I went with him for awhile to help drive some while he tried his best to work.  It was heartbreaking, but he wanted to do it.  That's how much he loved his job and his customers who had become like family to him. The illness finally forced him to stop.

Michael had two previous marriages that produced a son and daughter.  Michael Ryan Slaughter and Ashley (Cardwell) Magar.

He met Sharon Neill in 1962 in the sixth grade at Washington School in Sherman, Texas.  She was the new girl at Washington School.  She walked in, the teacher introduced her to the class and told her she could sit by the window behind a girl named Linda or she could sit behind Michael in the very first row.  Michael turned around and grinned at her and she chose to sit behind him.  That girl was me.  I liked him from the first time I saw him.  I had a crush on him from that very first day, but never told him or anyone else.  We never had another class together and never talked again until one day in the eighth grade, we were walking in the same direction, and he offered to walk with me and carry my books.  I had his name plastered all over my books and he never said a word.  I was mortified that he may have seen it.  He later told me he saw it and wondered why I had written Mrs. Sharon Slaughter on my book covers.  He laughed and said he never was a lady's man.  That is one of the reasons I loved him.

We never had any more conversations after that.  I never saw him except maybe passing in the halls. We both grew up and married other people and had families.  We ran into each other thirty-two years later.  We both had been divorced for ten years and he recognized me first.  We started dating in 1996.  Michael accepted Jesus as his Lord and Saviour about a year after we started dating.   He told everyone that his life just got better after he met Sharon and she introduced me to Jesus. We married on June 27, 1998. Our commitment only got stronger through the years.  Everyone should be so fortunate to have the kind of love we had.

Michael loved sports, especially the Dallas Cowboys.  He also enjoyed watching Dirk on the basketball court.  He enjoyed the lake, traveling, concerts, classic car shows, old movies, and old rock-n-roll. He loved dogs (especially labradors), and all kinds of animals. The animals would just gravitate towards him.  He would feed them, talk to them, pet them, and rescue them if they needed rescued.  He didn't care if the owner got mad.  If he thought, they were being mistreated he would do something about it.

He loved life and he loved people.  He was an encourager.  It didn't matter your station in life.  He would always find something positive to brag about and one would walk away feeling better about themselves.  He used to carry change around in his work truck so if someone needed help, he could at least get them something to eat or drink.  Some people figured that out and would take advantage of him, but he said he remembered when he was down on his luck people helped him and he vowed to do the same.

Michael was the sweetest, kindest, most encouraging, generous, most loving and humble man one could ever meet.  He had a million-dollar smile and a personality to match it.  He could entertain you with his stories and animation (arms flailing) all day long and keep you laughing.  We laughed all through our marriage and had fun doing absolutely nothing!

Together, Michael and I created the most beautiful, blended family. He is known as "Mikey" in our family.  The grandchildren took up my nickname for him and it stuck. He would always tell each grandchild they were his favorite and not to tell the others. Mikey made life fun for everyone!  Our daughters are so wonderful and supportive.  They love him so.  Our grandchildren and great grandchildren are the light of our lives.  God has richly blessed us, and Michael has left a great legacy of love.  He set the bar and didn't even know he was doing it!

Michael is survived by the love of his life, Sharon Slaughter, son, Ryan Slaughter, daughters Ashley Magar and husband Roland, Teresa Dudley and partner Keith Parks, Angela Ottwell, grandchildren, Justin Magar, Kaylin Magar, Austin Magar,  Brooklin Magar, Tyler Pellman, Alyssa Pellman, Brianne Ottwell, Dylan Ottwell, Great grandchildren, Paislee Tyree, and Noah Pellman, and brother, Jerry Orr and wife Dana and children.  Brothers and Sisters in laws, Rhonda amd Phil Hudson, Barbara and Larry White, Steve Killgo, Brenda Evans, and many neices and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, David P. Slaughter and Margie (Frye) Orr, brother David P. Slaughter Jr., sister, Carol Sample, and Grandparents

Visitation will be held Friday, January 12, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. to 2: P.M. with funeral services beginning at 2:00 P.M. located at Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman with Pastor Raymond England officiating.  Roland Magar, Justin Magar, Tyler Pellman, and Dylan Ottwell will serve as Pallbearers.

There will be no graveside service.

In lieu of flowers you may consider making a donation to some of Michaels's favorite charities.  The Sherman Animal Shelter, ASPCA, The American Heart Association, The American Cancer Association, any studies of Chronic Illnesses.

To carry on Michael's legacy of love and encouragement, please consider finding one person per day to be kind to and encourage, give them your love, your respect and a smile.  You will be better for it and so will they.  They will never forget how you made them feel...

Thank you, from Michael

The online register may be signed at www.waldo funeralhome.com.