Sam Pool

Dr. Pool and I used to share ham radio stories. He once took me up in his plane where I did some testing with packet radio. Dr. Ed Good was also in the cockpit.

My sincere condolences on your great loss. May you find peace and comfort during this sad time…Psalms 25:16,17

Dr. Pool is a legend, and I always felt priveleged to be in his presence. Godspeed.

Nan H. Lovejoy

I was away but will miss both Sam andJane.

My good fortune that Sam Pool was the fist person I met upon moving into Nassau Bay, TX. He lived two houses down the street and we chatted frequently. We kept our airplanes at the same air port – I also loved flying a Mooney! Stunned by Sam's death as he never hinted of his illness. How grateful I am to have known Sam Pool and how very much he is missed. Us former Navy flight surgeons still have Jon Clark to lead the way set forth by Sam, we remain fortunate for his life, even in his...

When I joined human space program in 1993, he was there at JSC. We attended numerous international space medicine meetings. He lead the discussion as a great fascilitator. We did talk about our flying, but as he had so many topics, we did not have a chance to talk on Amateur Radio.
KG2O / JK1PZZ

Sam was special – a sharing colleague, a knowledgeable physician, and a caring friend. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

During my 20 years at NASA, Dr. Pool was always an inspiration to me professionally and a friend to me personally. He was a man of immense intelligence and high moral character. The World was a better place because of him and he will be missed by all those who had the good fortune to know and work with him. I remember his many stories about living in Oklahoma and had the pleasure of flying with him in his favorite airplane and talking with him on ham radio. God speed, Dr. Pool.

Sam was a great mentor to me at NASA and was passionate about providing the best health care for astronauts. We both started as Navy flight surgeons and loved flying Mooneys. He left an enduring legacy for our nation's space program. God Speed Sam.