Comments on: Beers In Heaven

By: Flasshe

Flasshe — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:06:01 +0000

George, thank you for posting your remembrances. It sounds like Jeff held a very special place in your life and your heart, like he did for the rest of us.

By: george charles gray

george charles gray — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:54:04 +0000

It was 1971 when I met Jeff Slaten. We were in high school. We had classic muscle cars. Jeff had a ‘69 Camaro and i had a ‘66 Pontiac GTO. We had fun on the streets. Our favorite bands were Pink Floyd and the Doors. Jeff also turned me onto science fiction and fantasy for which i will be eternally grateful. After high school, i was in the US Army and stationed in Germany. Due to Jeff’s situation, his Dad was an airlines pilot so his kids could fly anywhere in the world for free up to age 21, Jeff visited me in Germany. I took a week’s leave and we had the most king hell time. I was stationed at the 188th General Dispensary in Bamberg, Germany. I was a medic. We saw Frankfurt, Munich, Nurnberg and Heidelberg. Heidelberg was the one that we liked the most. There was a restaurant on the river that was an old sailing ship. We had beers there, many beers. We visited the ancestral home of Col. Klaus von Stauffenberg, the German officer who tried to assassinate Hitler with a bomb. What blew us away was that it was a castle and had an armory. There were swords and crossbows from medieval times to a 50mm. Russian anti-tank gun from World War 2.
Jeff was a good friend. When I was in the Army, I had some family problems and he helped my family out while I was overseas.
When i got out of the Army, it was Jeff who picked me up at the airport. He took me to his favorite restaurant in Albuquerque, The Quarters. It still stands and I still go there.
I also owe Jeff for something else. It was back in
those nights when we hung out at the coffee shops. We talked about the things that high school kids talked about. It was Jeff who helped me realize what I liked to do and that was to write. I became a journalist and a documentary filmmaker.
So, old friend, rest easy and take care. We’ll have some tales to swap when we see each other next. We’ll meet on the deck of that boat in Heidelberg where they never run out of beer.

By: Flasshe

Flasshe — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:37:36 +0000

No, Jeff Slaten of Denver, CO.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:34:52 +0000

Are you referring to Jeff W. Slaten of Columbus GA?

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:51:44 +0000

Strange, I just happened to review this site on May 6th. Jeff is still very much in our hearts, and will always be remembered. Still can’t believe he is gone. Who is Aunt Mindy?

By: Flasshe

Flasshe — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:53:10 +0000

Thanks for your thoughts, Mindy, and I’m sorry for your loss. Even though it’s been a few years since Jeff passed away, I still think of him and wish that I had gotten to talk to him that one last time too. It had been way too long since I’d seen or talked to him, and then he was gone. Yeah, you never know what tomorrow will bring.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:30:25 +0000

Hi, I’m Jeff’s aunt. I just googled Jeff’s name to see what was out there and I found this site. It’s nice to hear how much he was loved and looked up to. I miss him so much and still can’t believe he is gone. It’s great to know the positive affect Jeff had on people. I missed a call from Jeff the Friday before he died and I just wanted to remind everyone that I talk to that you never know what tomorrow brings. I never really took that seriously until this happened. I regret to this day that I didn’t get to that call. I wish so much that I could get that Friday back and talk to him one more time.

By: Flasshe

Flasshe — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 01:08:20 +0000

Donna, thanks so much for posting, and I’m very sorry for the loss of your brother-in-law. I believe I talked to Dave briefly at the funeral, but I’m sorry I don’t think I met you. I envy you and Dave for having contact with him in recent years. Everything you say is true. I’m still reeling a bit from this, and I hope that wherever Jeff is now, he’s his old happy self.

By: Donna Slaten

Donna Slaten — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:50:24 +0000

Dear Friend, I was sitting here, unwinding after work-on my laptop. I decided to “Google” Jeff, and found your kind, comforting words about my brother-in-law. It is comforting to read your sentiments, and others as well. Jeff WAS an awesome guy. I have been married to his brother for about 26yrs now. I remember the early days and how Jeff and I clicked so well right from the start. Dave remembers when we went up to visit in Denver. We went to a Japanese restaurant where Jeff and I REALLY enjoyed the Sake. Your words are true, Jeff could easily talk to people he had just met, and they would consider him like an old friend. We have seen Jeff more in the last several years than we had in years previous. We are so thankful for that, we miss him greatly. I have passed your page on to Dave, Thanks…..Donna

By: Flasshe

Flasshe — Sun, 15 May 2005 17:08:14 +0000

Bill, my most enduring memory of you and Jeff together was that one Mile Hi Con where you ripped open the doors of the hotel elevator between floors while you, Jeff, me and Ray (?) were in it. I had seen you do the trick before and so was unfazed, but Jeff totally freaked out! I think it was the only time I saw him lose his cool.