John D. Slaney, a U.S. Air Force seasoned who worked successful ophthalmology with the Redlands Eye Medical Group and was adjunct objective prof of ophthalmology astatine UCLA, died connected Dec. 23, 2022. He was 86.
Born connected Aug. 21, 1936, to Dr. John G. and Dorothy B. Slaney successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama, successful the Midwest, became an Eagle Scout and graduated from Schlarman High School successful Danville, Illinois.
After receiving a grade from St. Ambrose College and his aesculapian grade from Northwestern University Medical School.
He spent a twelvemonth internship astatine USC-LA County Hospital. He past spent 3 years successful the Air Force arsenic a skipper and formation surgeon.
He was main of aerospace medicine astatine Langley Air Force Base successful Virginia and received the aerial medal for combat missions successful Vietnam.
After the work helium did an ophthalmology residency astatine Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, which is wherever helium met and joined Maureen A. Trierweiler. After residency they moved to Redlands, and helium joined Dr. Robert Tarter’s ophthalmology signifier successful the Redlands Eye Medical Group. He maintained a narration with UCLA arsenic an adjunct objective prof of ophthalmology.
He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and served arsenic main of country astatine Redlands Community Hospital.
He besides was a past president of the Tri-County Society of Ophthalmology.
When helium and Dr. Tarter closed their office, helium practiced astatine the Beaver Medical Group until his status successful 2001.
He was predeceased by his woman and is survived by his lad John S. Slaney of San Diego; girl Anne M. Carney and her hubby Kevin; and grandchildren Grace and Sean Carney of San Jose; and his member Paul R. Slaney of Spirit Lake, Idaho.
A wide was held astatine the astatine Holy Name of Jesus Church connected Tuesday, followed by a backstage burial.
In lieu of flowers, donations tin beryllium sent to the Gary Sinise Foundation garysinisefoundation.org.
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