Jeffrey Sloan Obituary (1958 - 2022)

Born Aug 10, 1958, Jeffrey Sloan attended Sisler High School in Winnipeg, MB. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Jeffrey Sloan.

Graduation Year	Class of 1976
Date of Birth	Aug 10, 1958
Date of Passing	May 01, 2022
About	Please double check the years… He passed away in Rochester, Minnesota. He was a friend married to another friend of mine and we all went to Sisler and played in the school band for several years. He had a PhD and worked as a Statistician for the Mayo Clinic. His obituary should be online somewhere if you look it up. His wife is Vesna Kruc.
Events	E-Newsletter - May 2022 In Memoriam REMEMBERING JEFF A. SLOAN, PHD PROFESSOR OF BIOSTATISTICS AND ONCOLOGY, MAYO CLINIC Jeff A. Sloan, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics and Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, passed away on May 1, 2022. He had been in ill health due to cancer for quite some time and passed away peacefully with his family at his side. At the time of his death, Dr. Sloan held his position at Mayo Clinic since 1995. He was trained as a mathematical statistician, obtaining his doctorate from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 1991. He brought more than 30 years of experience as a clinical trials statistical consultant and researcher to the Alliance, becoming a key leader of the Cancer Control Program. In addition to furthering the work of many others, Dr. Sloan’s research showed that simple single item measures of patient QOL domains can predict duration of survival for cancer patients. This work led to routine incorporation of QOL measures into oncology clinical practice for every patient visit at Mayo. To be around Dr. Sloan was always to be enlightened and entertained! He was cheerful, quirky and quick with the answers that we needed to move research forward. He will be dearly missed. The Alliance extends sincere condolences to Dr. Sloan's family and friends.

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Greg Ferguson '75 said:

Jeffrey Sloan Obituary
Jeff A. Sloan was a lifelong proponent for Quality of Life research. Unfortunately, his QOL suffered in the last months, up until he lost his battle with cancer on May 1, 2022. Jeff passed away peacefully, yet much too soon at the age of 62, in a serene setting at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, Minnesota.

Jeff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He met the love of his life, Vesna Kruc, in the band room of Sisler High School, when they were both 15. She became his wife 8 years later. Their first baby girl, Elizabeth, was born in 1990, and their second little sweetie, Marilyn, was born in 1993, in Winnipeg. Son, Alan, was born in 1996, a couple of months after the family joined Jeff in Rochester, Minnesota. Jeff's pride and joy was his family. He was never happier than when they were around to go to the park, or spend an evening playing cards and games together. He loved his fuzzy buddies, the family puppers, Ryu, Loki and Kaia, and he was totally enamored with his sweet little chinchilla, Freya. Jeff had a larger-than-life persona, which was equaled by his 6'6"+ size. Jeff had a fun loving, gregarious personality that could hold the attention of a board room or a convention center full of people! It was often noted that he missed his calling by not becoming a comedian.

Jeff received his Masters Degree in Statistics in 1982, and after working for a couple of years, he went back to the University of Manitoba to pursue his Ph.D. Jeff earned his doctorate in 1991, then he worked in a variety of health related fields, most notably as an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Manitoba. When he was offered a position at Mayo Clinic, he went south to MN to check it out. He has been with Mayo for almost 27 years. Jeff was a Professor of Biostatistics and a Professor of Oncology. He was a Consultant of the Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Department of Health Sciences Research; Lead Statistician in the Division of Biomedical Statistics & Informatics, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences; and a Consultant (Joint Appointment) of the Department of Surgery - at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Jeff has over 562 peer-reviewed published articles.

Jeff was predeceased by his parents, Elmer & Olive, and his two sisters Sandra Sloan and Vivian Kostyk, also father-in-law Jakob Kruc.
A Memorial service will be held 3:00 pm, Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes (5421 Royal Pl. NW, Rochester, MN 55901). Visitation will be held Friday, May 6, 2022, from 5-8 pm at the funeral home as well as one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be at Oakwood Columbarium.

Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Sloan family; to share a special memory or condolence please visit www.ranfranzandvinefh.com

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Peter Blanchard '77 said:

Saddened to here of Jeff's passing last year. He was always positive in everything that he did and never had a bad word about anyone. His contribution to academia is quite amazing.

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