Terrence M. Slaven, ’77, 1949-2024
Terrence M. Slaven
Terrence M. Slaven, known to everyone as Terry, died on October 28. A loving husband, father and grandfather, Terry practiced law for 42 years in Arizona, where he leaves many friends who remember him for his intellect, wit and kind heart.
Terry was born in Buffalo, N.Y. on July 26, 1949, the fourth and youngest child of Edith (Ludwig) and Ralph Slaven, and grew up in Amherst, N.Y. After graduating from Amherst Central High School, he received an A.B. in 1971 from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, edited the student newspaper, and was senior class president. He attended the University of Virginia as a Thomas Jefferson Foundation Fellow, receiving an M.A. in History in 1972, and received a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1977.
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