Ugh I’ve never seen such an outpouring of sorrow for a prolife leader. He was 68 and had a three year battle with cancer.
We have a special bond with Chris, since our second son Tim came to us through his efforts. He wouldn’t be a Faranda without Chris and Expectant Mother Care. Brigid had a conversation with Chris a few years back when he told her that his motivation to leave the advertising business and start some organization looking to help women in unexpected/difficult/crisis pregnancies began after hearing a homily by then Cardinal O’Connor at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The result – 40 years of immensely hard work – and at times very frustrating work as he was constantly harassed by the incredibly well organized and well funded pro abortion forces in NY City. On the other hand, that’s how he met his beautiful wife Eileen (result: four children), who joined Expectant Mother Care as a volunteer in the early days!
You can read about him here Chris Slattery R.I.P. and below are a few pictures.
This was six or eight years ago in Manhattan.
Chris in June, 2019, at a White Plains fundraiser with abortion survivor Melissa Ohden (not shown). They were raising money for sonogram machines. His cancer manifested itself shortly after this.
And here are two pictures when we were with Chris, Eileen and a few other folks for a few days in the Shenandoah Valley, November, 2021. The effects of the disease are starting to show.
Chris with Eileen and Reverend Patrick Mahoney, an ordained Presbyterian Minister and a close friend of the Slatterys. As the sun sets in Shenandoah!
Heartbreaking for so many people. But for Chris -he’s now in touch with the whole universe in ways we can only imagine!
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