Samuel Dean Diana

Sam, again, was a really good guy. He was a bit moody as mentioned by others. But Sam got a very bad break in life with his MS diagnosis. I, having been a RN for 40 years have heard of major benefits of marijuana. I remember in the early 1980's after working cattle with my wifes grandfather herein Oklahoma I was listening to the news and it mentioned the first person to be given permission to grow and consume mj for the MS. When they said it was Sam I thought that is a major improvement in...

I knew Sam back in the day, I remember him as being one of the bad boys of Spokane - and also as one of the nicest guys to sit down and have a talk with, my ex was one of those bad boys too and Sam really helped me get through some tough times and stood up for me against his bad boy friend. I am so sorry to hear of his passing, he had a rep but it wasn't all bad, not by any means - he had a great sense of humor too and could talk music and bands non stop! Ahhh... the good old days of the...

I remember going to Uncle Sam & Aunt Dianna's as a kid. They had the best collection of record albums ever. My sister & I would go through it for hours, thinking "they are the coolest aunt and uncle". They also had the funnest kid games to play, even though they didn't have kids of their own. They were just prepared for guests w/ kids. I'm sure he's finally at peace now, and I send my deepest condolences to the rest of the Diana family.

Sams ability to throw hands was a small part of who he was. At, Glover, not knowing who he was, I picked a fight with Sam. When I found out it might be my last day on earth I went to Sam and said "lets rethink this fight thing". He shook my hand and said "forget it". My brother and I will miss this kind and gentle man. David Jukich, RN

I'll never forget Sam. He had a heart of gold. I remember one day after school someone older and bigger was picking on me. For some reason, which I will never understand, Sam stood up for me. I never had to worry about anyone picking a fight with me for the rest of our high school career. We became friends. I am sorry to hear of his passing

With Sam, what you saw was what you got. He was the school tough guy, but had a penchant for finding those people in trouble and giving them a hand up. He was, what I call today, a walking contradiction. But Im glad I could call him my friend.

To the family Sam Diana,I knew Sam in HS, he was one tough guy but he had a soft side he will be missed.

I didn't know Sam but he was the subject of endless debate between us Hillyard boys and guys that grew up on the west side. There was an unofficial list of the 5 toughest guys in town back in the sixties and we all agreed on 4 of them but the debate was whether the 5th guy was Doug Bissotte like we argued or Sam Diana like the West side preppies argued. This debate went on for years between me and my brother in law and we still yap it up now and then and I'm almost 60.

M.A. Bing