The passing of John Edward Slater (Ed) of Woodstock, NB occured on Friday, April 01, 2011, at the age of 61.

Born on August 25, 1949 in Woodstock, NB, Ed was the son of the late Marion and John Douglas Slater of Kirkland, NB. Ed's passion in the last 45 years was professionally driving transport trucks where he was employed at Valley Express of Woodstock. In Ed's early years of trucking, he was employed with Grimshaw Trucking of Alberta, Dysarts in Bangor, ME as owner operator. Ed immensely enjoyed driving transport and working for several companies both in the United States and in Canada.

Ed is survived by his loving wife Donna Davidson-Slater; two sisters, Anne (Derek) Brown of Fredericton, NB, and Jan (Gerry) Benson of Sussex, NB; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Ed is also survived by four step-children; mother-in-law Loverine Davidson; four brother-in-laws, Blair (Donna) Davidson, Robert (Mary) Davidson, Terry (Tammy) Davidson, and Brian Davidson.

Ed is predeceased by his parents Marion and John Douglas Slater; and his father-in-law Harold Davidson.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 from the Scott Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Dale McDonald officiated with internment in the Hillman-Ritchie Cemetery at a later date.