On Dec. 1, 2018, Peters Township
resident Andrew E. Slavonic celebrated
his 101st birthday surrounded by family,
including his two children—Bob Slavonic
and Sue Melzer along with grandchildren
Jason and Jamie Melzer.
Slavonic was born in 1917 in
Pittsburgh. He celebrated 47 years
of marriage with his wife Patricia
until her passing in 2005. The couple
lived in Whitehall before moving to
Peters Township.
Slavonic graduated from Central
Catholic High School in 1934 and began
working at a local machining company.
During World War II, he enlisted in
the Army Air Corps, serving as a nose
gunner on the B24 Liberator and top
turret gunner on the B17 Flying Fortress.
He also trained new pilots who were
transitioning from two-engine to four-
engine planes.
After the military, he began working
in stainless sales for U.S. Steel while
attending night school at the University
of Pittsburgh to obtain his bachelor’s
degree. After graduating from Pitt,
Slavonic worked for a few other local
steel companies and retired from
Allegheny Ludlum in 1996.
Overall, Slavonic is in excellent health,
and—at 101 years old—he is just starting
to slow down. The family still gets
together for weekly dinners.
Slavonic attributes his longevity to his
daily 4 p.m. Coors Light. Learning of his
love for the beer, the company flew him
and his family to visit the brewery in the
Rockies. There he had lunch with Pete
Coors and his son and had a VIP tour of
the plant, where he got to drink Coors
Light straight out of the “pigtail.”
First row L to R: Dabria Dicenso, David Batchelder,
Chris McKay, Paige Feltner, Becky Schneirov, Kate
Hardy, Juliette Langley
Back row: Hannah Rhodes, Caitlyn Williams,
Alexandra Milchovich, Sophia Wilson, Morgan
Powell, Jasmine Thompson, Amelia D’Addieco,
Gordon Hardy
PTHS STUDENTS
PARTICIPATE IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY
BAND AND CHORAL
FESTIVAL
Students from Peters Township High
School participated in the Washington
County Band and Choral Festival on
February 15. Fourteen schools from
Washington County were represented,
and the concerts were conducted by Clem
Rolin and Lorraine Milovac.
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ANDREW SLAVONIC
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Four students from Peters Township
Middle School participated in the PMEA
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held at Central Catholic High School.
Students worked with guest conductor
Stacey Brett Conner, Director of Choral
Activities at Chatham University, and
presented a concert in the afternoon
on March 9.
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