We were saddened to learn of the death of our dear friend, Slade O’donnell. His wife, Jean, and their one-year-old daughter, Emma, were among those who knew him best. Slade will be sadly missed by everyone at SLADEGOOD.
Odonnell was a longtime employee of SLADEGOOD, whose funeral was held this past Saturday at the funeral home in town.
Slade wasn’t just a friend to the staff and customers of SLADEGOOD; he was a friend to SLADEGOOD itself. The funeral home was his second home, and he would have been thrilled to have been able to attend the funeral service. We wish him a full and speedy recovery.
Slade was very fond of his home and family, and it is with very heavy hearts that we mourn his passing. We love all of our employees, and we know that he will be greatly missed, but he will never be forgotten.
We had a good run of funerals. I have many memories of him at the funeral home, including being the person to get Slade’s ashes from the funeral home and place them in his coffin. I think our best was a funeral at the funeral home that Slade attended in an attempt to make a deal with the devil, but I don’t care what the devil wanted.
The funeral home is a very old, very large, and very creepy place. Everyone talks about the history of the building, but no one talks about the history of the dead. It feels like the place was built to house the ghosts of the deceased, and that’s exactly what you get in this one. The place is creepy, there is no quietness in it, no peace, no quiet.
This is a sad story. I have a friend who worked for Slade’s. They were doing this for a long time and he was with Slade for a long time. When we worked at Slade’s we were the guys who did all the back stories, and I’m sure he used to talk to some of the ghosts of the departed. When I saw Slade’s obituary I was like “Oh, my god.” It’s really creepy.
It’s not just the ghosts though. Slades also had some very interesting stories. One of the stories you’ll hear is of a man who went to work for Slade, but died before getting his paycheck. He had been sick and was dying. During his last moments he asked the manager if he could be allowed to use Slade’s kitchen and he was allowed to. Unfortunately, he was in the process of digging a grave and he died.
I think that the story of Slade’s deceased employee is pretty interesting, but I’ll save that one for another post. The other story is of a man who went to work for Slade, but was never paid. Instead he found himself being watched by an alien, who he was determined to kill. The man got mad at the alien and used his body to attack the alien instead.
We have to hand it to Slade. He did a remarkable job of keeping the office moving, but I can’t help but wonder how that story could have ended. The only part of the story I found interesting was the alien’s reaction to the man’s body (I don’t know if it was the alien or the man himself, but it did make me think about the alien), but it still left me wanting more.
