George Willard Slagle

George Willard Slagle was born on August 20, 1942, He died on February 9th, 2023 due to complications at Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance with his family by his side. After completing school in his hometown of Arlington, MA, George attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, before joining his father in the operation of Slagle’s restaurant in Boston’s financial district. As an adult, he lived in Wakefield, MA. He also owned a beautiful apple farm in South Paris, ME, which he loved to visit on weekends as he worked to restore the large farmhouse. In 1974, he moved to south Texas, where he farmed for several years, growing primarily cotton and milo. In subsequent years, he obtained his real estate license and established Hip Pocket Realty in McAllen. He met Nelva Sosa Slagle in 1988 and married her in 1994. He worked as Regional Sales Manager with Sysco Corporation, and he enjoyed working in the food service industry for sixteen years. He eventually set up a residential construction business, Slagle-Sosa Construction, which he operated with his son, George Jr. He finally managed real estate properties in Edinburg for before retiring. During his time in south Texas, George lived in Donna, McAllen, and Edinburg. George was a generous and kind man whose sense of humor sustained him and those around him even in the adversity he faced. He made lifelong friends in every stage of his life. He loved Nelva until the day he died. He loved his two sons and was so proud of them both. He lived a full and happy life in the Valley for almost 50 years but always considered himself a Yankee at heart. George is preceded in death by his parents, Willard and Ellen Slagle of Arlington, MA, and by his sister, Cindy Quine, of Duxbury, MA. He is survived by his wife, Nelva, by his sons George Jr. (with Rebecca) of Kerrville, TX, and Stephen (with Mollie Zahn) of Los Angeles, CA, and by his sister, Bonnie Armstrong of Duxbury, MA. He also leaves behind three grandchildren (Sgt. Caleb Slagle of El Paso, and Tobias and Megan Slagle of Kerrville) as well as nephews and nieces from New England—Stephanie Raftery, Meredith Murphy, and James Quine as well as David Armstrong, Scott Armstrong, Jeff Armstrong, and Katherine Kane. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm at Kreidler Funeral Home in McAllen with a Memorial Service beginning at 2:00pm. Inurnment will follow at Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission, Tx.

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George Willard Slagle

February 9, 2023