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Samuel Baum, father, grandfather and soul mate to Hilda Baum transitioned his spirit on December 2nd, 2018. He had friends throughout the world and will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him. Sam was born to Morris and Frieda Baum on November 3, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA. Sam shared his early life with his two older brothers, Joe and Nathan in Brooklyn, New York. He was always a stellar student and was admitted to Stuyvesant High School in New York, one of the most prestigious high schools in the United States. Following his high school years, he attended Brooklyn College graduating with a degree in Sociology. He continued his graduate education at the University of North Carolina. It is here that he met his wife of over 59 years, Hilda. They were married on September 7, 1952 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sam had a distinguished career that included multiple positions teaching at universities across the world. As one of the leading experts in international population, he published countless papers as well as spoke at conferences throughout the world. After teaching during the early portion of his career, he accepted a position with the International Population division at the Census Bureau just outside of Washington DC where he rose to become the Bureau Chief of the International Demographic Data Center. Sam was a tennis enthusiast and played throughout his life. He also enjoyed board games and excelled in Scrabble and Rummikub. He and Hilda enjoyed the opera as well as any form of art. They travelled the world together embracing different cultures and sharing his highly sought knowledge of population demographics. His love of travelling and diversity passed on to his children and grandchildren who also frequent travelling to other countries. Sam loved spending time with his family and following his retirement from the Census Bureau, he and Hilda moved to Colorado to be near their children and grandchildren. Sam and Hilda settled down in Longmont, Colorado where he became a member of the Longmont Shabbat group as well as a local senior tennis club and a group of friends who gathered for a friendly game of poker each week. Sam is survived by his two brothers, Nathan and Joe as well as his three children, Mike, Carol and Rob and his four grandchildren Joey, Rachel, Jackie and Eric. Sam was loved by all he came in contact with. His physical presence will be sorely missed but his spirit and compassion will live on in our memories. In lieu of gifts and flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Longmont Humane Society.
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I was sorry to learn that Sam had passed away.
We played tennis many times at the East Boulder Rec courts when I lived in Boulder. He certainly
had an interesting career and I enjoyed knowing him.
Don Saunders
December 6, 2018
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