Friday, June 16, 2017
I first met Sloan Watters right here in our parish community, of St John Chrysostom, as a volunteer, We soon bonded, and formed a good friendship, that I will cherish for my remaining days, he was a very precise and organized man, always pulling out his little notes with instructions for us to follow, or to make new ones.
He was a great outdoorsman, and naturalist , and spent time involved in various related organizations , and of course his beloved northern Ontario retreat, he was a wealth of knowledge on the plant and animal world, I would marvel at him explaining some plant and its place in the ecosystem, that I just considered a weed.
Sloan managed an old, time honored Canadian tradition, of making maple syrup, of which I had the privilege of getting involved with, There was always lots of work to be done but it was fun, we spent many hours cutting,piling wood, fixing broken equipment, making trails, the list goes on. Sloan at the end of each day or task that was carried out would say “hallelujah job well done “ We the (3 remaining sugar bush boys) spent many days and years together with our friend enjoying each others company, and will always be cherished.
To Elaine, Marjorie, Bill, & Jim, my deepest sympathy , I will miss him greatly. and so to quote my old friend “hallelujah job well done “ RIP ...Sloan your work on earth is done
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