Jay Slifer, 89, died May 23, 2002.
Jay was the founder and chairman of the board of Watersaver Company, Inc. located in Commerce City.
Jay was born in Kansas City, MO on September 3, 1912 and raised in Siloam Springs, AR. He graduated from the University of Tulsa (1934). He worked for the Graham Paper Company, Oklahoma City, OK until joining the Navy in 1940.
Jay was a lieutenant in convoy communications for the Post Director of New York and was later on the staff of Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll, Deputy Chief of naval operations in the Atlantic.
After the war, Jay moved to Denver in 1948 and opened the Arrow Bag Company of Colorado. In 1953, Jay started the Watersaver Company, Inc. in order to save water in the arid west. In 1981, he started Western Allied Systems, a supplier of single ply roofing systems in the western US.
Jay was a member of the Denver Rotary and a Paul Harris Fellow. He was active in various civic affairs. A past member of the Valley Country Club, Petroleum Club, Knife & Ford Club and the American Water Works Association.
Jay enjoyed gardening and raising his prize dahlias and begonias.
He was a true patriot, loving his country and his "Colorful Colorado". Jay was most of all a loving husband, father to his three children, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend.
Funeral service, Wednesday 11 a.m., Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 1091 S. Colorado Blvd. Interment, Fort Logan National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Published in The Denver Post.
Jay Slifer, 89, died May 23, 2002.
Jay was the founder and chairman of the board of Watersaver Company, Inc. located in Commerce City.
Jay was born in Kansas City, MO on September 3, 1912 and raised in Siloam Springs, AR. He graduated from the University of Tulsa (1934). He worked for the Graham Paper Company, Oklahoma City, OK until joining the Navy in 1940.
Jay was a lieutenant in convoy communications for the Post Director of New York and was later on the staff of Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll, Deputy Chief of naval operations in the Atlantic.
After the war, Jay moved to Denver in 1948 and opened the Arrow Bag Company of Colorado. In 1953, Jay started the Watersaver Company, Inc. in order to save water in the arid west. In 1981, he started Western Allied Systems, a supplier of single ply roofing systems in the western US.
Jay was a member of the Denver Rotary and a Paul Harris Fellow. He was active in various civic affairs. A past member of the Valley Country Club, Petroleum Club, Knife & Ford Club and the American Water Works Association.
Jay enjoyed gardening and raising his prize dahlias and begonias.
He was a true patriot, loving his country and his "Colorful Colorado". Jay was most of all a loving husband, father to his three children, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend.
Funeral service, Wednesday 11 a.m., Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 1091 S. Colorado Blvd. Interment, Fort Logan National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Published in The Denver Post.
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LT US NAVY WWII
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burried with his wife, Helen R Slifer
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