Rennard Sylvester Slacum, 66

CAMBRIDGE - Rennard Sylvester Slacum, departed this life Saturday, October 10, 2009, in Dorchester General Hospital after a brief illness. He was 66. He was born August 14, 1943, to the late Rennard (Hank) Humaine and Leotha Slacum. Rennard was a graduate of the class of 1961 of Maces Lane High School. Rennard will be cherished and remembered by his wife, Joann; two daughters, Desiree Watson (Joe) of Kentucky, and Chei Slacum of Georgia; four sons, Terrence Thomas of New Jersey, Rennard Slacum III (Tonya) of Georgia, Tracy Slacum (Roxanne) of South Carolina, and Ray "Chillz" Cornish of Cambridge; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; his mother, Leotha Slacum; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Doris and Luther Cornish; one sister, Fay Waters (Leon); four brothers, Donald Willis, Michael Robinson, Alfred Slacum and Wayne Robinson; three brothers-in-law; two sisters-in-law; one aunt; two uncles-in-law; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other friends; and a very devoted friend, Danny Chester. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, October 17, 2009, at Refuge Temple Church of God, 800 Robbins St., Cambridge, with a viewing Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Henry Funeral Home, PA, 510 Washington St., Cambridge. Condolences sent to www.henryfuneralhomepa.com.