Johnny Lee “Slick” Dahlem passed away June 30, 2023.
He was born March 10, 1945 in Shawnee, OK, to John Marcus and Hazel (Gilley) Dahlem. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1963.
He married Madeline G. “Trudy” Bayliss in Shreveport, LA in 1978.
He worked for many years as a Supervisor at Tinker Air Force Base and retired in 2003. He was a member of the Shawnee Masonic Lodge and was a 32nd Degree Mason.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and five siblings.
He is survived by his Wife, Trudy Dahlem, two daughters; Michelle Ross & Jim, Ginger Dahlem, four grandchildren; Katie, Nicole, Desiree, and Austin, three great-grandchildren; Aiden, Zeek, and Morgan, two sisters; Bea Churchwell, and Debbie Munoz, sister-in-laws; Linda Farris and Gerald, Jackie Bayliss, nephews; Terry Moore, Steven Bayliss, Chanz Bayliss, and Jackson Bayliss, loving neice; Kim Gillert, great neighbors; Boyd and Selma Lane, and of course his Poker Buddies, and other family and friends. Graveside Services will be held 10:00 AM Thursday, July 6, 2023 at the Tecumseh Cemetery Pavilion, with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating, under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home.
