Dr. Marlow Sloan, a beloved doctor, husband, father, grandfather, friend, and animal lover, native of Pueblo and longtime resident of Pueblo and Westcliffe, passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 11, at his home in Westcliffe. He was 86 years old. Marlow is best known for his work as an oncologist in Pueblo from 1982 to 2004, and as the founding medical director of Sangre de Cristo Hospice, where he worked from 1985 to 2017. Marlow is remembered fondly for the time, care, patience, respect, and attention he devoted to his patients, both in his medical practice and in hospice care. Marlow was famous for his dry, quick wit and excellent bedside manner. He was a mentor and guidepost to decades-worth of the healthcare…