Funeral Arrangements Announced for NRHA Legend John Slack

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ANNOUNCED:  John’s service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 6, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 East Park Ave., Port Angeles, WA. There will be a reception following the service. Directions and hotel reservations are available by emailing [email protected]. For those of you who may travel by air, there is a airport in Port Angeles, Kenmore Air Airlines.

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MORE NEWS: Click on this link to watch a memorial video of the last show that John Slack ever competed. Courtesy of Washington Reining Horse website, www.wrha.net and www.horsevidz.com. You may also visit his Facebook page to leave your thoughts as well as some of his friends just started a “Remembering John Slack” Facebook page as well. His funeral arrangements have yet to be announced.

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UPDATE: This information was taken from the Washington Reining Horse Association Facebook Page. We will provide funeral information as soon as we receive the information.

WRHA expresses condolences to the family and friends of NRHA Futurity winner and successful NRHA trainer John Slack, who passed away unexpectedly Wednesday April 20th in Port Angeles. John just competed successfully in the WRHA Spring Fling and Derby on Reining in Seattle owned by Chuck Schramm, winning the first slate NRHA Open class and placing second in the NRHA Intermediate Open class and the second slate NRHA Open class. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced but will be scheduled to allow those traveling to attend. In lieu of flowers, a trust fund is being established for the children of John Slack. Donations for the trust fund, condolences, and any pictures that could be shared with the family of John may be sent to John’s mother:

Ann Wood
227 NE 12th
Port Angeles, WA 98362

A John Slack Memorial class will be held at the upcoming WRHA Classic in Monroe June 3-5, 2011. The class will have Beginner Rider eligibility, and a buckle will be awarded to the winner, sponsored by Chuck Schramm.

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“Goodbye to a great horseman, teacher and most of all amazing person and special friend,” Charlie Cole posted on Slack’s Facebook page. “Thoughts and prayers to the family.”

If you are friends with John, please visit his Facebook page and share your condolences. You can also share your memories of him here on our site and we will post them.