George Slover Jr.'s Obituary
George Slover, Jr., 93, Dallas attorney, loving and beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, mentor and role model to many, passed away peacefully at home in Dallas on the morning of Saturday, October 31.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, December 15, 1926. Boyhood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Knoxville, Tennessee. Began school at home, taught by his mother. Graduated high school at age 15, and from the University of Tennessee at age 18. Enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and after WW II, attended Harvard Law School on the GI Bill. Editor, Harvard Law Review.
Passing on opportunities in New York, he chose Dallas, where he practiced law for more than 40 years with the same firm, Carrington, Johnson & Gowan, later known as Johnson, Bromberg & Leeds. Renowned as “a lawyer’s lawyer.” Member, Texas State Bar Committee on Revision of Corporation Law. A principal author of the Texas Limited Partnership Act. Elected member, American Law Institute. Helped lead legal work to acquire the land for Texas Stadium, home to the Dallas Cowboys for 38 seasons, and the land for NorthPark Center Shopping Mall.
Married Jane Prescott Grayson, October 3, 1953, at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, where they have remained active members. They were also members of Woodvale Fishing Club, near Mineola, Texas, where they and the family enjoyed spending several weekends every year for 35 years. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Jane; four children, George (Annelise Hafer), John (Lorrie McDonald), Elizabeth Howard (Bob), and Tom (Chun); and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The memorial service at Saint Michael’s will be closed to attendance by anyone but immediate family, due to COVID precautions. It will be live- streamed beginning at 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, November 13. The memorial service may be watched live, or may be watched later, by clicking this link
https://evt.live/cnote/slover-funeral.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a contribution to the Dallas Bar's Volunteer Attorney Program, dallasvolunteerattorneyprogram.org, or to the Jubilee Park and Community Center, jubileecenter.org.
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