Randall S. Slick

Randall S. Slick, age 59 of Thomson, Illinois, died Friday, May 29, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center North Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 7:30 p.m., Monday, June 1, 2009 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 1, 2009, prior to the service at the Funeral Home. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service. A memorial fund has been established in Randy’s memory.

Randy was born on December 17, 1949, the son of Floyd L. and Erma C. (Ethridge) Slick in Savanna, Illinois. He attended Mount Carroll area schools. Randy married Judith A. Smith on February 20, 1970 at the Mount Carroll Church of God, Mount Carroll.

Randy worked for Kelly Springfield, Freeport and later Elkay Manufacturing in Lanark and Savanna. He also worked for several local implement dealers, including Handel Implement, Chadwick, Illinois, Polo Equipment, Polo, Illinois, and Maloney Equipment in Fulton, Illinois. He also worked at Irv’s Repair in Chadwick, he was self-employed delivering campers from Indiana to their final destinations, and Advance Auto, Clinton, IA. Randy was a member of the Hope United Methodist Church, Chadwick, and was a past member of the Chadwick Lions Club and the Chadwick Fire Department. Randy loved tractors, especially his Allis Chalmers that he would drive in local parades and took to area shows. He also enjoyed camping, boating, and fishing. Most of all, Randy cherished spending time with his grandchildren.

Randy will be dearly missed by his wife, Judy; a daughter, Renae (Todd) Bartels of Freeport, Illinois; a son, Ron (Casey) Slick of Edgerton, Wisconsin; four grandchildren, Clara Bartels, Brandon, Lillyann, and Melanie Slick; two brothers, James (Betty) Slick of Freeport, and Donald (Merille) Slick of Mount Carroll, and many nieces and nephews.

Randy is preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, Jamison; and one sister Joan Barrett.