MONTAGUE- Samuel Green, 77, of Montague, died peacefully at home on Sept. 24, 2012, from heart failure.
He was born April 7, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pa.
He was buried at Temple Israel Cemetery in Greenfield.
He had a Ph.D in Engineering from MIT (1971) and an MA from Antioch in Psychology (1983). These 2 degrees point to his varied career. During is first career he designed computers and programs and taught at Northeastern. During his second career he was a psychotherapist with a private practice, West River Center, in Brattleboro, Vt. He used all these skills to help many people. He was loved by his therapy clients. He built data bases for a number of local non-profits including Music in Deerfield, Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, Hitchcock Center, and Dharma Seed.
He leaves his survivors in great sadness: his wife, Micky McKinley, his daughter, Shoshanna Green, his son-in-law, Geoff Hart, his son, Jonas Green, and his daughter-in-law, Mary-Alice Green.
He took great joy in the garden and natural beauty. He was a wonderful dancer as well as music lover, traveler and excellent father, husband and friend.
Samuel was a man of enormous generosity and a supporter of progressive causes. Donations in his honor may be made to Hitchcock Center, 525 S. Pleasant St. Amherst 01002. There will be a Memorial on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. at the Montague Retreat Center, 177 Ripley Rd, Montague.
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Dear Mickey, Shoshanna and Jonas
My belated condolences to you all, the Green family. Im so sorry for your loss. Samuel was one of a kind. I can still see his smile. He was a wonderful, friendly and a joy to know and talk to. He had a heart of gold. He sadly will be missed by many who knew him or knew of him. May you Rest In Peace my friend. You will always be remembered.
Alta Riddick
Friend
December 21, 2017
Dear Micky,
I am so sorry to read of Samuel's death. My thoughts are with you at this time.
Joanna Brown
Joanna Brown
October 12, 2012
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