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In Memoriam: Leo Slaggie


E. Leo Slaggie died Aug. 20 at the age of 89. An extensive obituary in the Washington Post emphasizes his "lifelong passion for outdoor adventure," which led him to mountain climbing and rock climbing as well as kayaking and other sports. "An avid whitewater kayaker on the most challenging rivers of Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, he was a regular at Mather Gorge, on the Potomac, and once ran Great Falls," the account says.


The obituary, well worth reading, points to a legal career that included several decades at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; describes Leo, who was deaf, as "a passionate advocate of research into the cause and cure of deafness"; and includes some wild anecdotes about him.

Leo Slaggie

Photo by Phoebe Hamill

Leo Slaggie

Photo by Mike Gilcrist