Slavko married Milica Stijakovic on New Year’s Eve in 1958, who was raised in Cerovijani by Joka and Peter Stijakovic.
In 1970 Slavko immigrated to Sacramento with wife and three young children as permanent residents to be with Milica’s five brothers. Slavko started working at Robert’s Fish Grotto in downtown Sacramento to support his family.
In early 1970s Slavko and wife Milica started to buy fixer uppers as well as keeping a full time job to be able to support the family. Slavko moved to Fai Oaks with Milica in 1989 to be closer to his church.
He continued to manage few rentals even after he retired to stay active.
Dad was the best father one could ask for. Great husband, wonderful Dedo (Didi) to his grandchildren Josh, Steve, Nicole, Danica, and Zoe. He always made time for his family, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Slavko was a very active and fairly healthy person most of his adult life. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2011. He stayed active with some slowing down until he took a fall in June 2017 when he broke his lumbar vertebrae.
It took almost a year to recover and heal from the fall. Dad continued to improve with physical therapy and was fairly stable according to his doctors. Unfortunately on October 10, 2018 dad went into cardiac arrest. This was the day we lost our beautiful and beloved dad.
Slavko (dad) is survived by his wife Milica, daughters Gordana and Rada, son Zoran, grandchildren Josh, Steve, Nicole, Danica, and Zoe, great grandchildren James, Xavier, Mario, and Miguel, sister Stana Cvetkovic of Slovenia and many nieces and nephews.
Slavko and Milica celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on New Years 2018.
Slavko was predeceased by older brother Rajko Turjacanin of Bosnia.
Services: Dad was laid to rest on 10-16-2018 at Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, California.
Dad was the love of our life. He was the rock of our home (in Serbian, podamenta od hase kuce). He was loving, caring, and compassionate in everything he did. You considered yourself lucky if you just knew him. We will miss him terribly, but will never forget him and will keep his spirit alive for the rest of our lives.
This sums up our beloved Dad and husband:
Miss Me, But Let Me Go
When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room,
Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little but not too long,
And not with your head bowed low,
Remember the love th t we once shared.
Miss me...but let me go.
For this is a journey that we all must take,
And each must go alone.
It’s all part of the master plan
A step on the road home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart,
Go to the friends we know,
And bury your sorrow in doing good deeds,
Miss me...but let me go.
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