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     Paul Millard Slade was born on April 13, 1917 in Rochester, New York.^2,3,4 He was the son of Harry Street Slade and Elizabeth Kate Millard.²
     Paul married Lucille Alma Schmidt, daughter of Walter C. Schmidt, on September 23, 1942 in McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹ Paul died on December 5, 1997 at age 80³ and was buried in Rolling Green Cemetery, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.⁴ His obituary read as follows:

      Paul M. Slade, 80, of 12 E. Woodland Dr., Mechanicsburg, died Friday, Dec. 5, 1997 at home.

Born April 13, 1917 in Rochester, N.Y., he was a son of the late Harry S. and Elizabeth K. Millard Slade.

An Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Slade was retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources. He was a former employee of Slade's Jewelry Store in McKeesport.

He was a member of Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church, its men's Bible class and men's Friday Club.

Surviving are his wife, Lucille A. Schmidt Slade; two daughters, D. Jeanne Bruce of Camp Hill and Carole J. Matter of Cullman, Ala; one brother, William D. of Lakeland, Fla; five grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church, 300 E. Simpson St., with the Revs. Thomas H. Schmid and Donald E. Potter officiating. Burial will be in Rolling Green Cemetery, Lower Allen Township.

Viewing will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Malpezzi Funeral Home, 8 Market Plaza Way, Mechanicsburg. Friends may also call from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to his church or to Compassionate Care Hospice, 301 Union St., Middletown, Pa. 17057.⁴

     Lucille Alma Schmidt was born on June 22, 1918 in East McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.² She was the daughter of Walter C. Schmidt.^3,2
     Lucille married Paul Millard Slade, son of Harry Street Slade and Elizabeth Kate Millard, on September 23, 1942 in McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.³ Lucille died on May 27, 2014 at age 95.² She was buried in Rolling Green Cemetery, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.² Her obituary read as follows:

      Lucille Alma Slade, age 95, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2014 at Messiah Village. Born June 22, 1918 in East McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Alma (Kim) Schmidt.
Lucille retired from the Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission in 1980 and had been a member of Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church since 1961. Lucille moved to Messiah Village in 2007, and her family wishes to thank all of Lucille's caregivers in the Wagner and Manchester neighborhoods for the loving and devoted care that they provided daily during her time of need.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul M. Slade and by her brother, Walter C. Schmidt, Jr. Surviving are her two daughters, Jeanne Bruce (James) of Camp Hill and Carole Matter of Dunwoody, GA. She was a loving grandmother to Susan Bruce (Neal Fitch), Timothy Bruce (Meghan Voorhees), Christopher Bruce (Diane), Mark Tomich (Shelley), and Keith Tomich; and great-grandmother to Lucy, Evie, and Julie Tomich, Jude Bruce, and Foster Fitch. Also surviving is her sister, Dolores Witherow of St. Clairsville, OH.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 31 at the Messiah Village Chapel, 100 Mt. Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg. There will be a visitation prior to the service, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. Burial will take place privately in Rolling Green Cemetery.
Memorial contributions made be made to either Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church, 300 E. Simpson Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 or to the Messiah Lifeways Employee Christmas Fund, 100 Mt. Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.
Published in Patriot-News on May 29, 2014.²

     Bernard Slade was born on December 23, 1923 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa.¹ He was the son of William Charles Slotsky and Katherine G. [?]^1,2
     Bernard married Margot Friedlein, daughter of Adolf Friedlein.³ Bernard died on July 6, 2013 in Dutchess County, New York, at age 89.¹ His obituary read as follows:

      Bernard N. Slade, 89, a resident of the Town of La Grange, died on July 6, 2013 after battling a short term illness. He is the son of the late William and Katherine Slotsky and was born in Sioux City, Iowa on December 21, 1923.After graduating from Central High School in Sioux City in 1941, he attended the University of Minnesota until 1943 when he joined the United States Army during World War II. He became a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. After his discharge from the Army in 1946, he attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison where he received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in June of 1948. He later attended Stevens Institute of Technology where he earned a Master of Science degree. Mr. Slade was a pioneer in transistor and semiconductor technology. He spent eight years in research and advance development at the Radio Corporation of America where he invented the industry's first transistors used in television and FM radio as well as the first transistors used in high performance audio amplification. He then spent 28 years at the IBM Corporation where he served as Manager of Component Product Operations at the IBM plant in Fishkill, NY and Director of Manufacturing Technology in Armonk. After his retirement from IBM in 1984, he was engaged in management consulting for 16 years as well as a founder and board member of several companies in the field of semiconductors. Mr. Slade holds several patents and has published widely in the field of transistor technology. He has published two books, Compressing the Product Development Cycle, and Winning the Productivity Race, the latter which he co-authored with Raj Mohindra. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Margot Slade and two sons, Steven of Milan, Italy, and Eric of Corona del Mar, California, his daughter-in-law, Joy, and his grandson, Michael. His also survived by his adopted Vietnamese family, Kathy and Bau Tran, their children, Kim Ngan, Ha, and Hieu and great granddaughter, Angela of Kent, Washington, and numerous cousins, nephews, and nieces. There will be no calling hours or services. Memorial donations can be made to The Hudson Valley Philharmonic and Dutchess Outreach. Arrangements are under the direction of the William G. Miller & Son Funeral Home, Inc., 371 Hooker Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603. If you would like to send an online condolence, please visit us at www.wmgmillerfuneralhome.com. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/poughkeepsiejournal/obituary.aspx?n=bernard-n-slade&pid=165757989#sthash.7atVAIpp.dpuf.

     Margot Friedlein was born in 1923 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of Adolf Friedlein.¹
     Margot married Bernard Slade, son of William Charles Slotsky and Katherine G. [?].¹ Margot died on February 10, 2015 in Dutchess County, New York.¹ Her obituary read as follows:

      Margot F. Slade, 92, a resident of the Town of La Grange, died on February 10, 2015 after battling a long illness. She was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to

Adolf and Selma Friedlein on July 12, 1922. Because of Nazi persecution, she went to England when she was thirteen years old, where she studied for four years, earning The School Certificate and Matriculation to the University of London. In 1940 she came to the United States. She worked at a number of jobs for several years including at the New York City Institute of International Education in New York City where she was in charge of a re-education program for German college students. She then attended the University of Wisconsin where she earned a Bachelors Degree in 1947 and a Masters Degree in 1948, both in Economics. While at college in Wisconsin she met her future husband, Bernard Slade, who predeceased her. They were married for sixty-seven years. In 1956, she and her husband moved to Poughkeepsie. There she was active in a number of organizations, including the League of Women Voters, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and the Poughkeepsie Day School. She was also co-chairman of the Stevenson for President Committee.
In 1969 she began working as an administrator at Vassar College, where she was Assistant Director of Financial Aid and later the head of the Junior Year Abroad program. After her retirement in 1989, she was active in the Center for Lifetime Studies.
She loved music, literature and hiking.
She is survived by her two sons,

Steven of Milan, Italy and

Eric of Corona del Mar, California, her daughter-in-law Joy; her grandson, Michael and her sister, Ruth Epstein. She is also survived by her adopted Vietnamese family, daughter Kathy and her husband Bau, grandchildren Kim-Ngan, Ha and Hieu and great granddaughter Angela of Kent, Washington, as well as numerous nephews and nieces. There will be no calling hours or services. Memorial donations can be made to The Hudson Valley Philharmonic Competition Barbara Van Itallie, Treasurer 17 Croft Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603. Checks should be made out to: HVP String Competition.
Published in the Poughkeepsie Journal from Feb. 12 to Feb. 16, 2015.¹

     Louis S. Slade Sr. was born on September 1, 1931 in Norfolk County, Virginia.² He was the son of Lester Cornelius Slade and Mary E. Watson.³
     Louis married Dorothy Elizabeth Leonard, daughter of Burrell Pink Leonard and Pearl Avery.⁴
     Louis married second Debbie [?].² Louis died on January 5, 1995 at age 63² and was buried in Essex Cemetery, Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia.²

     Dorothy Elizabeth Leonard was born on June 18, 1931 in Erwin, Harnett County, North Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of Burrell Pink Leonard and Pearl Avery.¹
     Dorothy married Louis S. Slade Sr., son of Lester Cornelius Slade and Mary E. Watson.¹ Dorothy died on February 26, 2008 in Colonial Heights, Virginia, at age 76.¹ She was buried in Erwin Memorial Park, Erwin, Harnett County, North Carolina.¹