Harvey F. Sloan

SLOAN HARVEY F.
Age 91, died on April 27, 2009, in Gainesville, Florida. A long-time resident of Bellevue, PA, Mr. Sloan graduated from Bellevue High School, Duke University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. After serving as an officer in the Army Signal Corps during World War II, he practiced law in Pittsburgh and taught business law at Carnegie Mellon University until the late 1990s. Mr. Sloan was actively involved in his community. He served in various capacities at Northminster Presbyterian Church for many years. An Eagle Scout, he remained active in scouting and received awards for his dedicated service. He was also a key founder of Bellevue's youth center, Bellevue Recreation Activities for Teens (BRAT), and was honored as Bellevue's Man of the Year. A devoted family man, Mr. Sloan is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Marjorie B. Sloan; their five children, Virginia Sloan (FL), Barbara Sloan (DC), Robert Sloan (IA), Betsy Remnant (CO) and Dee Stegeman (Guyana); sons-in-law Louis Kuritzky, James Remnant and Ray Stegman and daughter-in-law Ann Sloan; nine grandchildren, Arielle and Zeth Kuritzky, Michael, Steven and Wendy Sloan, Andrew and Julia Remnant, and Hannah and Luke Stegeman; in-laws Fred and Jean Anne Black, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Millie and Doug Milliken (WY), and grandson, Jeffrey Remnant. Services will be held at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 45 N. Fremont Avenue, Bellevue, PA at 2:00pm Saturday May 2, 2009, followed by a reception. A private burial is planned. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either Northminster Presbyterian Church or the Alzheimer's Association, (NPH Research), 225 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601. Arrangements by ORION C. PINKERTON FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1014 California Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15202 412-766-5600
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