, of Houston, TX, passed away suddenly but peacefully after an unexpected stroke on July 4, 2026, in Houston, TX, surrounded by his wife, Sue, their seven children, their spouses, and grandchildren.

He was born on February 7, 1949, in Coleman, TX, to Robert Bryan Sloan and Maggie Simonton Sloan.

After growing up in Abilene, TX, where he was a standout baseball player and was elected to the Abilene Cooper High School Hall of Fame, he attended Baylor University and was a member of the baseball team his freshman year.