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Natalynndria Lucy
Slim
Died 7/13/06
Natalynndria Lucy Slim died at the
Adolescent Residential Treatment Center operated by the Presbyterian
Medical Services. She had been a resident of the facility since
April 6, 2006. She was found by a friend hanging from a computer
cord. Her death is considered a suicide, but continues to be
investigated.
Birth
Oct. 20, 1989
Shiprock
San Juan County
New Mexico, USA
Death
Jul. 13, 2006
Farmington
San Juan County
New Mexico, USA
Natalynndria Lucy Slim, our beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter
and niece passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2006, in Farmington. She
was born Oct. 20, 1989, in Shiprock to Jacaranda Sloan of Shiprock,
and Nathaniel Slim of Teec Nos Pos, Ariz.
Natalynndria was born into the Naakai Diné' (Mexican Clan), and born
for Kinyaaaanii (Tower House) clan. She was raised in Shiprock and
had completed her sophomore year at Aztec High School. She also
attended Bloomfield High School and Shiprock High School. She was an
active basketball and volleyball player. She was also a member of
the National Honor Society Organization. She participated in the
school orchestra as well as being a skater.
Natalynndria enjoyed being among family and friends. Her hobbies
were listening to music, shopping, drawing, writing poems, writing
song lyrics, singing hanging out with her skater friends and
chatting on the Internet.
Natalynndria was a brilliant and talented girl with so much
potential and many goals. She loved animals and had dreams of
becoming a veterinarian; she was also very photogenic and had dreams
of becoming a photographer.
We will miss her sweet and pretty smile, her sense of humor, her
laughter, companionship and her willingness to lend a hand with open
arms and an open heart. We will always love you Baby "Gurl!"
Natalynndria is preceded in death by her father, Nathaniel Slim of
Teec Nos Pos; maternal great-grandmother, Sarah D. Slowman of
Shiprock; maternal grandfather, David Sloan Sr. of Mexican Hat,
Utah; and paternal grandparents, Thomas and Lucy Slim of Teec Nos
Pos.
She is survived by her mother, Jacaranda (Jackie) Sloan and
significant other, Gilmore Morgan of Shiprock; sisters, Natasha Slim
of Teec Nos Pos; Tanya and Vanessa Lister of Shiprock; brothers,
Ryan J. Lowe and Aralias D. Morgan of Shiprock; grandmother, Nellie
Sloan of Shiprock; and great-grandfather, Elwood Slowman of Shiprock.
She is also survived by her godmother, Clara S. King of Farmington;
maternal aunts, Jackie Benally, Aqunetta Tom, Garianna and Karrie
Martin, all of Shiprock; maternal uncles, David Sloan Jr. and Alonzo
Sloan, both of Shiprock; her other maternal grandmothers, Loretta
Bennett and Marietta Lister, both of Shiprock; Clara S. King and
Lucita Slowman, both of Farmington; paternal aunts, Rita Slim and
Lorraine Tsosie, both of Farmington; and paternal uncles, Edison
Slim and Melvin Willie, both of Teec Nos Pos; and Alvin Willie of
Kimbeto.
She will missed by numerous cousins, nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., today, at Victory Life
Fellowship Church (Rattlesnake) in Shiprock. Interment will follow
at Greenlawn Cemetery in Farmington. A reception will follow in
Shiprock at Slowman's residence on Mesa Farm Road.
Pallbearers will be David Sloan Jr., Lanfort J. King, Sheldon
Benally, Michael Walker, Justin Dedios and Alonzo Sloan. Alternate
pallbearers are Charles Wilson Jr. and Sterling Benally.
Honorary pallbearers are all family, relatives and friends.
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