Stephan J. Slesar, a resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at his home. He was 83 years old.
Stephan is the beloved husband to Corinne J. (Domine) Slesar for 55 years. He is the loving father to Tara of Reston, Virginia; Joseph and his wife Amy of Charlestown. He was the loving “Obi” (grandfather) to Kailey, Dominic and Ionie of Charlestown; father to Stephan Jr. & his wife Jennifer of Medfield, “Obi” (grandfather) to Sophia and Stephan M. of Medfield. He is the loving brother to the late Rudolph of Ottawa, Ontario and Stella of St. Catharines, Ontario.
Stephan lived an extraordinary life. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 1932 to Czechoslovakian immigrant parents Jozef and Pauline Slesar. With their support, he received a B.A. from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario in 1955 and M.D., C.M. from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec in 1959. He interned at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the E.J. Meyer Memorial Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Dr. Slesar became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and enjoyed a long and successful career as a Cardiologist at hospitals in Toronto, St. Catharines and Ottawa and his private practice. Dr. Slesar and his wife, whom he met while students in Montreal, moved to Boston in 2001 to be close to his children and their growing families. While he suffered a physically debilitating stroke in 2002, he remained mentally acute and enjoyed his grand-children until his recent decline.
He will be remembered by his wife, and by his children and their children, for whom he encouraged and made it possible for them to attend undergraduate and graduate programs at schools in the United States, and for his support in the endeavors afterwards. He will be remembered by his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law and nieces and nephews.
Stephan's funeral arrangements are private.
In honor of his life and family, donations of new children’s books may be sent to “Sam’s Library at Beth Israel Deaconess Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”.